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!

this, fear took hold of

built on comprehending Laws that were based on

nothing to do with

of his Law Comprehension experience became useless

was just as experienced

his comprehensions, his mindset,

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

status, mindset, personality, and everything they were,

same in front

they had ever

realized

use any

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this

tried to use any Law, it

was like the process of using

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

The ball simply vanished.

since Gravis knew a lot about the Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able to guess

exist!' Gravis

because reality allows me to manifest

'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 this force

the force around him

entire body now

Gravis had made no

that he had ever

force was from a different

them just

body was now filled with cracks, and his

a while, Gravis

thought as he calmed

can't,' Gravis

this is how

sure have

"You already gave up?"

left out of reflex, but

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his

body was breaking apart, and his entire being was

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded by

already completely fallen apart, and the force

How!?

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

was he already so close to

my emotional independence, the reality of my choice

was chasing power, and I fully knew that chasing

still ignored

me, I realized

"Everything became meaningless."

emotions you sent me vanished, leaving me

nothing inside

and the realization that

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

I will feel just

point of power when

of life

neutral, and collected, but

that truly lost

had already died

you serious!?" Gravis shouted with his

just

you can't see a way forward now doesn't

wasn't able

in order to get out

do that

forget that even the Black Magnate feels better

can you give up when others are

gritted his teeth as he shouted with all his

you tell 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

reason why

been able to win against the Black Demon and

was calling himself

what you are thinking," Mortis said. "How

remember, emotions aren't always