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.

had nothing to do with

Nothing!

this, fear

experience was built on comprehending

this had nothing to do with

of his Law Comprehension experience became useless

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

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything became

Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just as useless and aimless as everyone else in

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

was the same

had ever done

realized another

use

on Energy, and this world had no

Gravis tried to use

the process of using a Law

was like throwing a ball at the floor, but there was no

The ball simply vanished.

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

exist!'

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

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

the usage of Laws!? This must be the key to understanding it! I must understand how this

focused on comprehending the force

body now became

Gravis had made no

he had ever learned became

force was from

of them just couldn't connect

body was now filled with cracks, and his

a while, Gravis simply

he thought as

Gravis thought.

this is how it

have

"You already gave up?"

reflex, but he could only see with his

It was Mortis.

Mortis,

body was breaking apart, and his entire being

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by

had already completely fallen apart, and the force

How!?

if Gravis could hold out until now,

he already so

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

power, and I fully knew that chasing power would end in

still ignored

me, I realized how it felt

"Everything became meaningless."

emotions you sent me vanished, leaving

was nothing inside

and the realization that my goal wouldn't change

"I'm unable to love."

to

I will feel

point of power when

point of life when everything is

calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly

that truly lost his

died inside long

you serious!?" Gravis shouted with his

was just like

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

times when I wasn't able to find a solution,

in order to get out of this, you need

can't do

Black Magnate feels better now,

up when others are

Gravis gritted his teeth as

I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

want to be

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

were about as far away from each

literally the reason why Gravis knew so many

had been able

calling

are thinking," Mortis said. "How can

emotions aren't