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 to do

Nothing!

this, fear

Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that

had nothing

all of his Law Comprehension experience became useless

Law was just as

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

he became just as useless and aimless as everyone

power, status, mindset, personality, and

was the same in front of

had

realized

couldn't use any

on Energy,

soon as Gravis tried to use any Law, it simply

like the process of using a Law had been

was like throwing a ball at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

Perceived Reality, he was able

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis

me to manifest them. Yet,

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

the usage of Laws!? This must be the key to

comprehending the force

time, his entire body now became filled

Gravis had made

had

was like this force was from a different

of them just couldn't connect with each

filled with

a while, Gravis

can't,' he thought as he

Gravis thought. 'It's

this is how it

sure have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

his left out of reflex, but he could only see

It was Mortis.

Mortis, his mind nearly

body was breaking apart, and his

However, Mortis…

was only an Avatar surrounded by his personality Law

had already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing Mortis'

How!?

if Gravis could hold

already

my emotional independence, the reality of my choice

I fully knew that chasing power would end

I still

when all positive Emotions left me, I

"Everything became meaningless."

sent me

nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

point of freedom when I will

of power when

point of life

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

was someone that truly lost

already died

serious!?" Gravis shouted with his

just like you

you can't see a way forward now doesn't

of times when I wasn't able to

in order to get out of

do

Magnate feels better now, and he has

can you give up when others are able to climb out

his teeth as he shouted

you tell me!? I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

want to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

were about as far away

literally the reason why Gravis knew so

able to win against the

was calling himself a

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

emotions aren't