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 to do with

Nothing!

this, fear took hold

was built on

this had nothing to

his Law Comprehension experience

know a level four Law was just as experienced in this form of

preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything

Cosmos, he became

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

was the same in front of

they had ever done

Gravis realized another

couldn't use any

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this world had no

soon as Gravis tried to use any Law, it

like the process of using a Law had

like throwing a ball at the

The ball simply vanished.

since Gravis knew a lot about the Laws of Perceived Reality,

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis

allows me to manifest them. Yet, there is

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

stop the usage of Laws!? This must

on comprehending the force around him as

body now became filled with

Gravis had made no

he had ever learned became

this force was from a

them just couldn't connect with each

with

while, Gravis

he thought as he

simply can't,' Gravis

this is how it

have

"You already gave up?"

left out of reflex, but he could only see

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his

apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded by his personality

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out until now, Mortis

he already so close

have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has

I fully knew that

still ignored

positive Emotions left me, I realized how

"Everything became meaningless."

the positive emotions you sent me vanished, leaving

nothing

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

"I'm unable to love."

to be

I will

the point of power when

the point of life when everything is

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

was someone that truly lost

already died inside

you serious!?" Gravis shouted with

just like you

because you can't see a way forward now

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

to get out of this, you

do that

better

can you give up when others are able to

his teeth as he shouted with

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

Silence.

More silence.

want to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far

was literally the reason why Gravis

able to win against the Black

was calling himself

Mortis said. "How can I

remember, emotions aren't