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 do

Nothing!

this, fear took hold of

built on comprehending Laws that were

had nothing to do

all of his Law Comprehension experience became useless

Law was just as experienced

Gravis' preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset,

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

one's power, status, mindset,

the same in front

had

realized

couldn't use any

based on Energy, and

to use

was like the process of

throwing a ball at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

of Perceived Reality, he was able

exist!' Gravis thought

allows me to manifest

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

fully focused on comprehending the force

entire body

Gravis had made

that he had

this force was from a different

just couldn't connect with

was now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis simply

can't,' he thought as he

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

how it

have

"You already gave up?"

but he could

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his mind

was breaking apart, and his entire

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by

fallen apart, and the force was slowly

How!?

if Gravis could hold out until now, Mortis

why was he already so close to

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

power, and I fully knew that chasing power would end

still ignored

all positive Emotions left me, I

"Everything became meaningless."

the positive emotions you sent

nothing inside

situation was already filling me with pointlessness, and the realization that my goal

"I'm unable to love."

to be

I will feel

of power

the point of life when everything

collected, but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

someone that truly

died inside long

serious!?" Gravis

was just like

see a way forward now

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

get out of this, you need

can't do

feels better now, and

give up when others are

teeth as he shouted

you tell me!? I would have done my

Silence.

More silence.

want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far away from each other as

literally the reason why Gravis knew so

been able to win against the Black Demon

calling

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

remember, emotions