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.

this force had nothing to

Nothing!

this, fear took

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

nothing

Law Comprehension experience became

that didn't even know a level four Law was

comprehensions, his mindset,

Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just as useless and aimless

power, status, mindset, personality, and everything they were,

the same in front of

had

realized another

couldn't use any

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this

tried to use any Law, it simply

like the process of

like throwing a ball at

The ball simply vanished.

Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able

exist!' Gravis

because reality allows me to manifest

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

force around him as he

body now became filled

had made no

had ever

this force was from a different

them just

was now filled with cracks, and

a while, Gravis

can't,' he thought as

Gravis thought.

how

have

"You already gave up?"

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

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

body was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

an Avatar surrounded by his personality Law

and the

How!?

and if Gravis could hold

already so close

my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has finally

was chasing power, and I fully knew that chasing power would

I still ignored

Emotions left me, I realized how it

"Everything became meaningless."

emotions you sent me vanished, leaving

was nothing

pointlessness, and the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even made

"I'm unable to love."

to

freedom when I will

of power when freedom has become

life when everything is

but exactly

was someone that truly lost

had already died inside

you serious!?" Gravis

was just like

a way forward

been plenty of times when I wasn't able to find

get out of this,

do

Black Magnate feels better now, and he

you give up when others are

gritted his teeth as he

you tell me!? I would

Silence.

More silence.

want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each

why Gravis

Gravis had been able to win against the Black Demon and

Mortis was calling himself a

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

remember, emotions aren't