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 with

Nothing!

Gravis realized this, fear took

experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based

this had nothing to do with

of his Law Comprehension

didn't even know a level four Law was just

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

matter how outstanding Gravis was in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became just as useless

power, status, mindset, personality, and everything

the same in

they had ever done

realized

use any

on Energy, and

to use any Law, it simply

process of using a Law had

like throwing a ball at the floor, but there

The ball simply vanished.

Perceived Reality, he was able

exist!'

am able to use Laws because reality allows me

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

on comprehending the force around him as he slowly

time, his entire body now became

had made no

he had ever

force

them just couldn't

with cracks, and his

while, Gravis

can't,' he thought as

can't,' Gravis

is how it ends,

sure have

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but he could only

It was Mortis.

Mortis, his

body was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled

However, Mortis…

an Avatar surrounded by his personality Law

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

just as powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis could hold out

why was he already so close

Mortis said calmly, "When I have gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has finally hit

knew that chasing power would

I still

Emotions left me, I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

you sent me

was nothing inside

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

I will feel just as

of power when

the point of life when

voice sounded calm, neutral, and collected, but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

was someone that truly lost

died

you serious!?" Gravis

just

way forward now doesn't mean

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

in order to get out of this, you need

can't do

better now, and he has actually achieved supreme

you give up when others are

as he shouted

I would have done

Silence.

More silence.

to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

concepts were about as far away from

the reason why Gravis knew so many

reason why Gravis had been able to win

was calling himself

Mortis said. "How can I

remember, emotions aren't