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

Nothing!

this, fear took hold

experience was built

had nothing

his Law Comprehension experience became useless

didn't even know a level four Law was just as experienced in this form of force as

preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just

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

the same

had ever done

Gravis realized another

use

were based on Energy, and this world

tried to use any Law, it

like the process of

a ball at the

The ball simply vanished.

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

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis thought with

to use Laws because reality allows me to

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

fully focused on comprehending the force around him as he

body now became

Gravis had

he had ever learned

was like this force was

them just couldn't

was now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis simply

thought as he

Gravis thought.

is how it ends,

have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

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

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis,

was breaking apart, and his entire

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded

apart, and the force

How!?

and if Gravis could hold out until now, Mortis

was he already so

I have gained my emotional independence,

fully knew that chasing power would end in

I still

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

"Everything became meaningless."

you sent me vanished,

nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

to

of freedom when I will feel just

point of power when

of life when everything

but exactly that tone filled

that truly lost

died inside

serious!?" Gravis

was just

a way forward now doesn't mean that

of times when I wasn't able to find a

in order to get out of this, you need

can't do

even the Black Magnate feels better

give up when others are

Gravis gritted his teeth as he shouted

you tell me!? I would have done

Silence.

More silence.

to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each other

was literally the reason why

been able to win against the Black Demon

calling

thinking," Mortis said. "How

remember, emotions aren't