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.

force had nothing to do

Nothing!

realized this, fear took hold of

Law Comprehension experience was built on

nothing to

Law Comprehension experience became

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

comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything became

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

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

the same in front of

had ever

Gravis realized another terrifying

couldn't use any

based on Energy, and this world

to use any Law, it simply

process of using a Law had been

was like throwing a ball at the floor,

The ball simply vanished.

Perceived Reality, he was able to guess why

doesn't exist!'

to use Laws because reality allows me to manifest them. Yet, there is no

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

focused on comprehending the force around him as he slowly

time, his entire body now became filled

had

had ever

this force was from a different

just couldn't connect with

with cracks, and

while,

can't,' he thought as he calmed

Gravis

this is how it ends,

have

"You already gave up?"

left out of reflex, but he could

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

his

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded

already completely fallen apart, and

How!?

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

why was he already so close

said calmly, "When I have gained my emotional independence,

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

still

I realized how it felt

"Everything became meaningless."

emotions you sent me vanished,

nothing inside

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

"I'm unable to love."

unable to be

when I will feel just as

of power when freedom has become

of life when everything is

calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly that

was someone that truly lost his

died

serious!?" Gravis

just like

a way forward now doesn't mean that there isn't

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

in order to get out

do

the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has actually

others are able to climb out of the same

Gravis gritted his teeth as

me!? I would

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far

why

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

was calling himself a

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

remember, emotions aren't always