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 with

Nothing!

this, fear took hold

Law Comprehension experience was built on comprehending Laws that were based

nothing to do

his Law Comprehension

know a level four Law was just as

preparations, all his comprehensions,

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

status, mindset, personality,

was the same in front of

had ever done

Gravis realized another terrifying

use any

on Energy, and this world

soon as Gravis tried to use any Law,

of using

at the floor, but there was

The ball simply vanished.

about the Laws of Perceived Reality, he was able to guess why his Laws didn't

Reality doesn't exist!' Gravis thought

allows me to manifest them. Yet, there is no reality

'There's just nothing!'

'There's only death!'

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

comprehending the force

time, his entire body now became

had

had

like this force was

just couldn't

body was now filled with cracks,

a while, Gravis

can't,' he thought as

Gravis thought. 'It's

how

have

"You already gave up?"

left out of reflex, but he could only see

It was Mortis.

looked at Mortis,

was breaking apart, and his entire being was filled with

However, Mortis…

was only an Avatar surrounded by

already completely fallen apart, and the force was slowly swallowing

How!?

powerful as Gravis, and if Gravis

was he already so close to

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

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

I still

Emotions left me, I realized how it felt to

"Everything became meaningless."

positive emotions you sent me

nothing

the realization that my goal wouldn't change anything even

"I'm unable to love."

to

point of freedom when I will feel just as empty

power when freedom has become

of life when everything is

but exactly that tone filled Gravis with

someone that

died inside long

you serious!?" Gravis

just like

you can't see a way forward

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

get out of this, you

can't do

better now, and he

you give up when others are able

his teeth as he shouted with

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?

as far away from

literally the reason why Gravis knew so many

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

was calling himself a

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

remember, emotions