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

Nothing!

this, fear took hold

of his Law Comprehension experience was built

had nothing to do with

of his Law Comprehension experience became

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

comprehensions, his mindset, his

Heaven's Cosmos, he became just

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

same in

they had

Gravis realized

couldn't use any

Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this

to use any

was like the process of using a Law had been

at the

The ball simply vanished.

of Perceived

exist!' Gravis thought with

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

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

comprehending the force around him as

entire body now

had made no

had

like this force was from

two of them just couldn't connect with each

filled with cracks, and his perception

while,

thought as he

can't,' Gravis

is how it

sure have

"You already gave up?"

but he

It was Mortis.

at Mortis, his

was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by

fallen apart, and the force was slowly

How!?

if Gravis could hold out

was he already so close

said calmly, "When I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my

chasing power, and I fully knew that

still ignored

me, I realized how it felt to

"Everything became meaningless."

the positive emotions you sent

was nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

to be

the point of freedom when I will feel just as empty

the point of power when freedom has

point of life when everything

neutral, and collected, but exactly that tone filled

someone that

already died inside long

you serious!?" Gravis

just like

can't see a way forward now

plenty of times when I wasn't able to

in order to get out of this, you

do that

that even the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has actually

up when others are able

his teeth as he shouted with all

me!? I would have done my best to help

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

two concepts were about as far away from each

the reason why

had been able to win against the Black Demon

was calling himself a

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

remember, emotions aren't