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

Nothing!

Gravis realized this, fear took hold

Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based on

nothing to

his Law Comprehension

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

of Gravis' preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became

status, mindset, personality, and everything

same in front of

had ever

realized another terrifying

use

were based on

to use any Law,

like the process of using a Law

ball at

The ball simply vanished.

of Perceived Reality, he was able

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis thought with

reality allows me to manifest them.

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

force around him as he

his entire body now became filled with

Gravis had

that he had ever learned became

force was from a

just

now filled with cracks,

while, Gravis

he thought as

simply can't,' Gravis thought.

this is how

sure have

"You already gave up?"

of reflex, but he could only

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

his

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by his personality Law

and the

How!?

and if Gravis could hold out until now, Mortis

why was he already so

I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of

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

I still ignored

when all positive Emotions left me, I

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me

was nothing

and the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even made my future

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

point of freedom when I

of power when freedom has become

life when everything is

voice sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

someone that

died inside

Gravis shouted with his

was just like you

can't see a way forward

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

out of

do

feels better now, and

others are able to climb out of the

gritted his teeth as he

tell me!? I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each other

why Gravis knew

why Gravis had been able to win against the Black Demon and

Mortis was calling

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

remember, emotions aren't