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

Nothing!

Gravis realized this, fear took hold of

experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based

this had nothing to do

all of his Law Comprehension experience became useless

didn't even know a level four Law was just as experienced in this form of force as

Gravis' preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset, his

he became

of death, one's power, status, mindset,

the same in front

had

Gravis realized another

use

based on Energy, and this world

soon as Gravis tried to use any Law, it simply

was like the process of

at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

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

doesn't exist!' Gravis

because reality allows me to

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

force around

time, his entire body now

Gravis had made

had ever

like this force was from

them just

body was now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis

thought as he calmed

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

this is how it ends,

have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

but

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his mind

his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

was only an Avatar surrounded

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

How!?

powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could hold

he already so close to

I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of

knew

I still ignored

all positive Emotions left me, I realized how it felt

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me vanished,

nothing

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

"I'm unable to love."

unable to be

I will

point of power when freedom has

of life when everything is

voice sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but

that truly lost his

already died inside

serious!?" Gravis shouted

was just like you

forward now doesn't mean that

times when I wasn't able to find a

to get out of this,

do

the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has actually achieved

are able to climb out

his teeth as he shouted with

me!? I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

to be

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

two concepts were about as far away

the reason why Gravis knew

able to win against the Black

calling himself

imagine what you are thinking," Mortis

remember, emotions aren't always