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!

Gravis realized this, fear took

built on comprehending Laws

nothing to do

his Law Comprehension experience

level four Law was just as experienced

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

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

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

the same in front

they had ever

realized another terrifying

couldn't use any

Laws were based on Energy, and this world had

soon as Gravis tried to use any Law, it

of using a

like throwing a ball at

The ball simply vanished.

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

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis

am able to use Laws because reality allows me to manifest them. Yet, there

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

comprehending the force around him as

body now became

had made

that he had ever learned

like this force was from

just couldn't connect with

with cracks, and his perception

while, Gravis simply

can't,' he thought as he calmed

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

this is how

sure have overestimated

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

was breaking apart, and his entire

However, Mortis…

only an Avatar surrounded by

had already completely fallen apart, and the

How!?

if Gravis could

already so close to

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

power, and I fully knew that

still ignored

all positive Emotions left me, I realized how

"Everything became meaningless."

sent me vanished,

nothing inside

the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even made my

"I'm unable to love."

unable to be

of freedom when I

power when freedom has

point of life when everything is

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

was someone that truly

had already died inside long

you serious!?" Gravis shouted with

was just like

see a way forward now doesn't mean that

have been plenty of times when I wasn't able to

to get out

do

the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has

can you give up when others are able

his teeth as he shouted with all

I would have done

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

two concepts were about as far away from each other as

the reason why Gravis

Gravis had been able to

calling himself a

you are thinking," Mortis

remember, emotions aren't always