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

Nothing!

fear

built on comprehending Laws that were based on

nothing to do with

all of his Law

level four Law was just as experienced in this form of

all his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything became

Cosmos, he became just as

power, status, mindset,

same in front

had ever done

realized another

couldn't use

were based on Energy, and this world had

tried to use any Law, it

of using a Law had

a ball at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

knew a lot about the Laws of Perceived Reality, he was

doesn't exist!' Gravis

able to use Laws because reality allows me to

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

How can this force even stop the usage of Laws!? This must be the key to understanding it! I must understand how

on comprehending the force around him

entire body now became filled with

Gravis had

he had ever learned became

force was from

two of them just couldn't

was now filled with cracks, and his perception

a while, Gravis

thought as he

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

how it

sure have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but he could only see with his breaking

It was Mortis.

at Mortis, his mind nearly

body was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

surrounded by his personality

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

and if Gravis could hold out

was he already so close

gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice

power, and I fully knew that chasing

I still

when all positive Emotions left me, I realized how it

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me vanished,

nothing inside

pointlessness, and the realization that my

"I'm unable to love."

to be

freedom when I will feel just as empty

point of power when

life when

but exactly that tone

that truly lost his

already died

Gravis

just

can't see a way forward now doesn't

when I wasn't able

get out

can't do that

feels better now, and he has

you give up when others are able to climb out of

as he shouted

tell me!? I would have done my best

Silence.

More silence.

want to be

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each other as

reason why Gravis knew so many

the reason why Gravis had been able to win against the

Mortis was calling himself

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

remember, emotions