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!

realized this, fear took hold of

of his Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based

nothing to do with

Law Comprehension experience

was just as experienced in this form of force

preparations, all his comprehensions,

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

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

same in

they had

realized another

couldn't use any

on Energy, and

tried to use any Law,

of using a Law had

ball at

The ball simply vanished.

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

doesn't exist!' Gravis thought

Laws because reality allows me to

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

the force

body now became filled

Gravis had

he had

this force was from a different

of them just

now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis

thought as he calmed

can't,' Gravis thought.

is how

have

"You already gave up?"

his left out of reflex, but he could only

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his mind

his entire being was

However, Mortis…

an Avatar surrounded by his

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

How!?

Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out until

why was he already so close

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

knew that chasing

still

positive Emotions left me, I realized how it

"Everything became meaningless."

you sent me vanished,

was nothing

with pointlessness, and the realization that my

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

freedom when I will

of power when freedom has become

the point of life when everything is

voice sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

was someone that

had already died

Gravis shouted with his

just

you can't see a way forward now doesn't mean that there isn't

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

out of this,

can't do that

feels better

others are able to climb out

as he shouted with

didn't you tell me!? I would have done my best to help

Silence.

More silence.

to

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

been able to win against the

Mortis was calling himself a

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

remember, emotions