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!

fear took hold of

Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws

this had nothing to do with

Law Comprehension

four Law was just as experienced in this form

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

the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just as useless and aimless as everyone else

death, one's power, status, mindset,

same in front

had

Gravis realized another

couldn't use any

based on

soon as Gravis tried to

of using

was like throwing a ball at the floor, but there was no

The ball simply vanished.

Perceived Reality, he was able

exist!' Gravis thought

able to use Laws because reality allows me to

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

stop the usage of Laws!? This must be the key to understanding

comprehending the force around him

entire body now became filled

had made

had ever learned became

force was from

two of them just

was now filled with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis

he thought as

Gravis

how it ends,

sure have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

of reflex, but he could only see with his breaking

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his

and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

Avatar surrounded by his personality

and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

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

he already so close to

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

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

still

positive Emotions left me, I realized how it

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent

nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

the point of freedom when I will feel just as empty as

of power

the point of life

but exactly that tone

was someone that

had already died

serious!?" Gravis shouted with

just like

see a way forward now doesn't mean that

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

order to get out of

can't do that

better

can you give up when others are able to climb out of

Gravis gritted his teeth as

tell me!? I would have done

Silence.

More silence.

to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far away from each

literally the reason why Gravis knew

reason why Gravis had been able to win against the Black Demon

Mortis was calling

thinking," Mortis said. "How can

remember, emotions