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.

nothing to do

Nothing!

fear took

of his Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based

nothing to do with

Law

didn't even know a level four Law was just as experienced in this form of force as

his comprehensions, his mindset, his personality, everything

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

of death, one's power, status, mindset,

same

had ever done

Gravis realized another terrifying

couldn't use

of Gravis' Laws were based on Energy, and this world

tried to use any Law, it simply

was like the process of using a

a ball at the floor, but there was no

The ball simply vanished.

Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able to guess why his

doesn't exist!' Gravis

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

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

must be the key to understanding it! I

on comprehending the force around him as he

entire body now became

Gravis had made no

had ever learned

like this force was from a

them just couldn't connect

body was now filled with cracks, and his

a while, Gravis simply

thought as

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

this is how

sure have

"You already gave up?"

out of reflex, but he could only see

It was Mortis.

at Mortis, his

was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

was only an Avatar surrounded by his

and the force was

How!?

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

why was he already so

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

and I fully knew that

I still

I realized how it felt to reach

"Everything became meaningless."

you sent me vanished, leaving me

nothing inside

already filling me with pointlessness, and the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even made my future

"I'm unable to love."

unable to

when I will feel just as

of power when freedom has become

life when everything is

and collected, but exactly that tone

was someone that

died inside long

serious!?" Gravis shouted

just

forward now

wasn't able to

order to get out of this,

can't do

the Black Magnate feels better now, and he has

up when others are able to climb out of the

gritted his teeth as he shouted with all his

me!? I would have

Silence.

More silence.

don't want to be

This sentence destroyed Gravis.

Was this truly Mortis?

Gravis couldn't answer.

Mortis?

A burden?

about as far away from each other as

reason why Gravis

was the reason why Gravis had been able

calling himself a

imagine what you are thinking," Mortis said. "How can I be

remember, emotions aren't