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.

nothing to do

Nothing!

realized this, fear took hold of

built on comprehending

nothing to do

all of his Law Comprehension experience became

that didn't even know a level four Law was just as experienced

his comprehensions, his

highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just

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

was the same

had

realized

couldn't use any

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy,

to use any Law, it

of using a Law

ball at the floor, but there

The ball simply vanished.

knew a lot about the Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able to guess why

doesn't exist!'

use Laws because reality allows me to manifest them. Yet,

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

Laws!? This must be the key to understanding it! I

the force

his entire body now

had

he had ever learned

force was from a

two of them just couldn't connect with

was now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis

he thought as he

simply can't,' Gravis

this is how it

have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

looked to his left out of reflex, but

It was Mortis.

at Mortis, his mind nearly

apart, and his entire being was filled

However, Mortis…

an Avatar surrounded by

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing Mortis'

How!?

was just as powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out until

he already

have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has finally hit

and I fully knew that chasing power would

I still ignored

Emotions left me, I realized how it felt to reach true

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me vanished, leaving me

was nothing inside

me with pointlessness, and the realization that my goal wouldn't change

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

of freedom when I

point of power when freedom has

life

neutral, and collected, but

was someone that truly lost

already died

serious!?" Gravis shouted with his

was just like

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

I wasn't able to find a solution, but I always found

out

do that

forget that even the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has actually achieved supreme

up when others are able to climb out of the same

as he shouted with all his

tell me!? I would have done my best to help

Silence.

More silence.

want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far away

reason why

why Gravis had been able to win against the Black

Mortis was calling

what you are thinking," Mortis said. "How can

emotions aren't