Lightning Is the Only Way

Mortis nodded.

Both of them had wished to gain emotional independence for an extremely long time.

And now, they finally achieved it.

However, deep inside, Mortis felt nervous for some reason.

He didn't know why, but a part of him didn't want to sever this connection with Gravis.

Meanwhile, Gravis wasn't nervous in the least.

Instead, he was excited.

Finally, he could feel whatever he wanted without having to think about how his feelings would impact Mortis.

Gravis flew over to Mortis and put his hand on his chest.

"This might hurt a bit, but you should already know that," Gravis said with a smile.

Mortis nodded, still uncertain.

Mortis closed his eyes and didn't resist.

Then, Gravis' hand exploded with Divine Lightning.

BANG!

Mortis was blown apart, leaving behind a grey ball that showed all the different facets of reality.

In essence, Mortis had died just now, leaving behind Gravis' Avatar.

As Mortis was destroyed, his personal concepts of Perceived Reality and his Emotions started vanishing into nothingness as they returned to Energy.

Gravis lifted his hand and clamped his fingers.

CRK!

All the Laws Mortis had been comprised of had been captured. It was impossible for them to escape now.

If it had been before, Gravis would have only been able to capture Mortis' ideology, but not his personality.

Yet, with the Major Law of Emotions, Gravis could also capture Mortis' Emotions.

Emotions and ideology created a personality.

So, in essence, Gravis held control over Mortis' entire personality right now.

Gravis downgraded the Law of Emotions since it was too powerful to be incorporated into his Avatar of Perceived Reality.

After that, Gravis fused the level four Law of Emotions with his Avatar.

Some seconds later, many concepts appeared inside Gravis' Avatar.

Freedom, Suppression, Control, Safety, Danger.

Yet, these concepts didn't exist on their own anymore.

Now, a complex mix of emotions was fused into every concept, pushing it further from Perceived Reality to physical reality.

Suppression could be used by the prideful to suppress the humble.

The humble could be suppressed by the prideful.

A father's love might suppress his child for their good, giving it an empathetic effect.

A ruthless ruler could suppress their soldiers to follow every order, even if it killed them. This gave Suppression an apathetic effect.

Someone could be suppressed out of revenge, which reflected rage.

Someone could seek solace in servitude, giving up all forms of control in exchange for safety. This reflected calm.

All the concepts of Perceived Reality were connected to the Emotions in some way, creating an infinite number of personalities and possibilities.

some seconds, a colorful world appeared in Gravis' Avatar, representing all the Emotions

BZZZZ!

Lightning into his Avatar while fusing

had been born, Mortis slowly took shape

later, Mortis stood in front of Gravis with a complex

"Everything alright?" Gravis asked.

myself," Mortis answered as he

are literally only connected by

does it feel?" Gravis asked with a

looking at his

different to before,"

be excited for once?" he asked with some

honest," Mortis answered

if you're not excited, I will be! I'm glad that I finally got emotional freedom. Now, I can feel whatever I want without

silent for

it so bad?" Mortis

Are you sure you are still yourself? You should be just as excited as I am. Do

what he should

Yes, he desired freedom.

why does this

his newfound freedom wasn't

made no

to

wanted to

wanted to

Mortis was both.

about

longer has to think about what he should feel in case it affects me,' Mortis thought to

I can't empathize

Silence.

about Gravis' feelings

think for

at Mortis with concern since he hadn't answered Gravis' question

never did,' Mortis thought as some

thought about how Gravis feels when

'Why?'

right hand

I don't dare to

his right hand

'Why?'

'Because I don't feel.'

Mortis' chest

However, it wasn't darkness.

it was

appeared in his chest and inside

Was nothing.

'I'm empty inside.'

because that means that I will never feel love or happiness

Gravis' feelings of warmth, happiness, and love are a

have lost them, do

'I wanted them.'

'I needed them.'

'It felt nice.'

of happiness and love

was the one that felt

everything

and day out. It gives me

feeling of excitement, accomplishment, and

else do

…

don't do

only look at Laws

'That's all I do.'

'That's all I am.'

only feel accomplishment, excitement, pride,

feel happiness, sadness, love,

goal is not

'It's power.'