Lightning Is the Only Way

The two of them entered the Gate of Death.

And the effect was immediate.

BANG!

Before Gravis and Mortis could even look at their surroundings, a violent impact hit both of their Spirits.

It was like a sledgehammer had hit their Spirits, severely cracking them.

Then, they felt like they had been thrown into the coldest thing in existence.

However, their bodies weren't freezing.

This feeling of coldness came from a mysterious force that was consuming their Life Energy.

It wasn't the Darkness Element, but something very different.

It was like they had reached the end of their natural life.

Their organs were no longer producing Life Energy, and the remaining Life Energy they had was leaving their body.

There was no Energy in the surroundings.

There was no air.

There was no earth.

There was nothing.

Everything was black.

The cracks in their Spirits slowly grew, and their Life Energy couldn't heal the cracks.

It was like their Life Energy had become useless.

Gravis immediately fell over, his body covered in sweat.

Creating coherent thoughts became more difficult as his Spirit broke down more and more.

Slight cuts slowly appeared all over his body, making Gravis leak even more Life Energy.

This was not a world of the living.

Life Energy didn't belong here.

Everything that used Life Energy didn't belong here.

Life Energy became completely useless, and it was consumed.

Everything that had anything to do with life wasn't allowed to stay here.

Gravis' mind immediately fell into a panic.

'This is way worse than I had anticipated.'

Gravis tried to look at his hand, but he couldn't see them.

There was no light.

Luckily, Gravis' Spirit Sense still worked, but it shrunk rapidly as his Spirit was being destroyed.

'I must comprehend this process of dying!' Gravis thought. 'I need to comprehend the Major Law of Death, or I won't escape!'

Gravis closed his eyes and focused on the process, and the more he watched the process, the more shocked he became.

'I have never felt this force before! It's different than everything I have ever seen!' Gravis thought with shock.

'All the Laws I know have one thing in common.'

'They all work with Energy or by using things created with Energy, like my Will-Aura.'

'Yet…'

'There is no Energy in this force!'

'The very fundamentals are different!'

This was the greatest difference between this force and all the others.

The highest Heaven's Cosmos was built with Energy.

Everything was built with Energy.

Matter was built with Energy.

Souls were built with Energy.

Gravity was built with Energy.

Time was built with Energy.

Space was built with Energy.

Even the very Laws themselves were built with Energy.

Even Gravis' Void Lightning was just a different form of Energy.

this force had nothing to do

Nothing!

realized this, fear

of his Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that

had nothing

Law Comprehension experience

a level four Law was just as experienced in this form of

of Gravis' preparations, all his comprehensions, his

highest Heaven's Cosmos, he

of death, one's power, status, mindset,

same in front

had ever done

realized another

use any

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and

to use any Law,

the process of

was like throwing a ball at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

of Perceived Reality, he was able

exist!' Gravis thought

because reality allows me to manifest them. Yet, there is no reality in

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

the usage of Laws!? This must be the

focused on comprehending the force

his entire body now became filled with

Gravis had made

had

was like this force was from a different

them just couldn't connect

now filled with cracks, and his

a while,

can't,' he thought as he calmed

can't,' Gravis thought. 'It's

this is how it

sure have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

of reflex, but he

It was Mortis.

Mortis, his mind

apart, and his entire

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by his personality Law

completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

and if Gravis

why was he already so close

know," Mortis said calmly, "When I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice

was chasing power, and I fully knew that chasing power

I still ignored

left me, I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

sent me vanished,

was nothing

with pointlessness, and the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even made

"I'm unable to love."

unable to be

of freedom when I

point of power when freedom has become

the point of life

neutral, and collected, but exactly that

that truly

already died inside

serious!?" Gravis

was just like you

because you can't see a way forward now doesn't mean that

been plenty of times when I wasn't able to find a solution, but

get out of this,

do that

the Black Magnate feels better

when others are able to

teeth as he shouted with all his

me!? I would have

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each

was literally the reason why Gravis knew

was the reason why Gravis had been able to win against the Black Demon

was calling

you are thinking," Mortis said.

emotions