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.

had nothing to do

Nothing!

realized this, fear took hold of

experience was built on comprehending Laws

this had nothing to do with

Law Comprehension experience became useless

level four Law was just as experienced in this

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

in the highest Heaven's Cosmos, he became

status, mindset, personality,

same in front

they had

realized another terrifying

use any

based on Energy, and

Gravis tried to use any Law,

process of using a Law

at the floor,

The ball simply vanished.

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

doesn't exist!' Gravis

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! I must understand

the force around him as

time, his entire body now became filled

Gravis had

had ever learned

like this force was from a

two of them just

body was now filled with

while, Gravis

thought as he calmed

can't,' Gravis thought.

how

sure have

"You already gave up?"

of reflex, but he could only see with

It was Mortis.

Gravis looked at Mortis, his mind nearly

breaking apart, and his entire

However, Mortis…

surrounded

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing Mortis'

How!?

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

already

gained my emotional independence, the reality of my choice has

was chasing power, and I fully knew that chasing power would

I still ignored

me, I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

the positive emotions you sent me

nothing inside

and the realization that my goal wouldn't change

"I'm unable to love."

to

when I will

of power when freedom has become

of life when everything is

but exactly that tone filled Gravis

someone that truly lost his

died

Gravis

was just

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

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

out of this, you need

do that

forget that even the Black Magnate feels better now, and he

can you give up when others are able to climb out

his teeth as he shouted with all his

would have done my best to

Silence.

More silence.

to

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

far away from each other as it

the reason why Gravis knew

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

was calling himself

Mortis said.

remember, emotions aren't