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

Nothing!

fear took hold of

Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that

nothing

of his Law Comprehension experience became

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

preparations, all his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality,

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

status, mindset, personality, and

the same

they had ever done

realized

use any

Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this world

to use

process of using a Law had been

throwing a ball at

The ball simply vanished.

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

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis thought with

use Laws because reality allows me to manifest

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

focused on comprehending the force around him as

his entire body now became filled

had

that he had

this force

them just couldn't connect

was now filled with cracks,

while, Gravis simply

thought as he

simply can't,' Gravis

this is how it

have

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but he could only see with

It was Mortis.

Mortis, his

and his entire being

However, Mortis…

surrounded by

had already completely fallen apart, and the

How!?

just as powerful as Gravis, and if

he already so close

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

and I fully knew

still

positive Emotions left me, I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

sent me

was nothing

realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

the point of freedom when I will

the point of power when freedom

life

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

was someone that truly lost

already died inside

Gravis shouted with

just like

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

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

out of

do

feels better

when others are able

teeth as he shouted with all his

didn't you tell me!? I would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

to be a

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

were about as far away from

was literally the reason why Gravis knew

Gravis had been able to win against the Black

calling

you are thinking," Mortis said. "How

emotions