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 took

of his Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending

nothing to

of his Law Comprehension experience became

know a level four Law was just as

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

how outstanding Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he

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

the same in front of

had ever

realized another

couldn't use any

based on Energy, and this

tried to use any Law, it simply

of using a Law had been

throwing a ball at

The ball simply vanished.

of Perceived Reality, he was able to

exist!'

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

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

Laws!? This must be the key to understanding

on comprehending the force around

entire body now

had made no

that he had ever learned became

was like this force was from a

just couldn't connect with each

now filled with cracks,

while, Gravis

he thought as he calmed

Gravis thought.

is how it ends,

have

"You already gave up?"

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

It was Mortis.

at Mortis, his mind nearly

his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded

completely fallen apart, and the force was

How!?

was just as powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out

why was he already so close to

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

was chasing power, and I fully knew that

I still

left me, I realized

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me vanished,

was nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

to

freedom when I will feel just as

power when freedom has become

point of life when everything

sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly

someone that truly lost

died

you serious!?" Gravis shouted with his

just like you

see a way forward now doesn't mean that there

able to find a solution, but I

order to get out of

do that

Magnate feels better now, and he has

you give up when others are able to climb

as

tell me!? 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?

two concepts were about as far

literally the reason why Gravis knew so

Gravis had been able to win against the Black

was calling himself a

are thinking," Mortis

emotions aren't always