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!

realized this, fear

built on comprehending Laws that were

had nothing to do with

Law Comprehension experience became useless

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

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

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

status, mindset, personality, and everything

was the same in front

they had

Gravis realized another terrifying

couldn't use any

Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and

as Gravis tried to use any Law, it

was like the process of using a Law

was like throwing a ball at the

The ball simply vanished.

about the Laws of Perceived Reality,

exist!'

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

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

fully focused on comprehending the force around him as he

entire body

had made

he had ever

this force

of them just couldn't connect with

filled with

while,

thought as

can't,' Gravis thought.

is how

sure have

"You already gave up?"

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

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his

breaking apart, and his entire being was

However, Mortis…

surrounded by

had already completely fallen apart, and the

How!?

just as powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could

was he already so close to

my emotional independence, the reality

power, and I fully knew that chasing power would end

I still ignored

all positive Emotions left me, I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me

was nothing inside

situation was already filling me with pointlessness, and the realization that

"I'm unable to love."

to

I will

point of power when freedom has

point of life

sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly that tone filled

was someone that truly lost his

died inside

you serious!?" Gravis shouted

just like

a way forward

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

get out of this,

do that

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

give up when others are able to climb

teeth as he shouted

I would have

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to be

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far away from each other

literally the reason why Gravis knew so

reason why Gravis had been able to win against

calling himself a

Mortis said. "How can I

emotions