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.

force had nothing

Nothing!

Gravis realized this, fear took hold

Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending

had nothing to do with

Law Comprehension experience

level four Law was just as experienced in this

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything

Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just

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

was the same

they had

Gravis realized another terrifying

use any

Laws were based on Energy,

as Gravis tried to use any Law, it simply

of

like throwing a ball at the floor,

The ball simply vanished.

a lot about the Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able to

exist!' Gravis

me to manifest

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

of Laws!? This must be

on comprehending the force around him as

entire body now became filled

had made

had ever learned

force was

of them just couldn't connect with

filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis

thought as he calmed

simply can't,' Gravis

how it ends,

have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but he could

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded

apart, and the force was slowly

How!?

just as powerful as Gravis, and if

why was he already so

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

chasing power, and I fully knew that chasing

still

I realized how it felt to reach true

"Everything became meaningless."

the positive emotions you sent me

was nothing inside

current situation was already filling me with pointlessness, and the realization that my goal wouldn't change

"I'm unable to love."

to be

the point of freedom when I will feel just as empty as

point of power when freedom

of life

neutral, and collected, but exactly

that truly

died inside long

Gravis shouted

was just

see a way forward now doesn't mean

wasn't able to find a solution, but

order to get out of this, you

do

Black Magnate feels better now,

can you give up when others are able to climb out of the

his teeth as he shouted

didn't you tell me!? I would

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

as far

why

reason why Gravis had been able to win against the

calling

imagine what you are thinking," Mortis

remember, emotions