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

Nothing!

fear

was built

this had nothing to do

Law Comprehension experience became useless

that didn't even know a level four Law was just

all his comprehensions,

matter how outstanding Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just as useless

death, one's power, status, mindset, personality, and everything they were, became

same in front

had

Gravis realized another terrifying

use

on Energy, and

to use any

the process of using a Law had been

throwing a ball at the

The ball simply vanished.

Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able

doesn't exist!' Gravis

able to use Laws because reality allows me to manifest

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

This must be the key

force around him as he

body

had made

that he had

was like this force was from a

two of them just couldn't connect with each

body was now filled with cracks, and his

while, Gravis simply

can't,' he thought as he

can't,' Gravis thought. 'It's

is how it ends,

sure have

"You already gave up?"

left out of reflex, but he could only

It was Mortis.

at Mortis,

apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded

had already completely fallen apart, and the

How!?

just as powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out until now,

why was he already

calmly, "When I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has finally

and I fully knew that chasing power would end

I still

all positive Emotions left me, I realized

"Everything became meaningless."

you sent

was nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

to be

of freedom when I will feel just

point of power when freedom has become

the point of life when

collected, but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

that truly lost his

died inside

you serious!?" Gravis

was just like you

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

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

to get out

can't do

Magnate feels better now,

up when others are able to climb out

gritted his teeth as he shouted with all his

tell me!? I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

as far away

reason why Gravis knew

why Gravis had been able to win against the Black Demon

calling himself

are thinking," Mortis said. "How can I be a

emotions