Lightning Is the Only Way

As Siral woke up, Gravis could see confusion in his eyes.

As far as Siral knew, he was just about to undergo Samsara. But now, he was lying on the ground.

"Did something happen?" Siral asked as he stood up in confusion.

Gravis sighed.

"Samsara killed you," Gravis answered.

Siral's mind stopped.

Killed him?

He had died?

"But then, how am I here?" he asked in shock.

"Arc deleted all the new memories and restored your old ones. Then, I recreated your personality based on your Law fragments before you underwent Samsara. You are still in the same body with the same Spirit and same mind. We simply repaired you, in a sense," Gravis answered.

Siral still tried to come to terms with the fact that he had died.

"Why did I die?" Siral asked.

"I'm not sure," Gravis said. "I can't watch someone's soul while undergoing Samsara. Arc didn't tell me. I can only make an educated guess, which is that it probably has something to do with your chosen path to power. However, I can't be sure."

Siral didn't speak for a while.

He simply tried to come to terms with everything he was hearing.

"So, I was the only one of the group that died," Siral answered with a lost voice.

"Sadly, yes," Gravis said. "However, you can't put it like that. Everyone in the group has a very powerful and stable personality. Samsara is very destructive, and surviving it isn't easy. Nearly everyone struggled while overcoming it, and they had all been changed."

Siral could understand Gravis' words, but that didn't help him much.

He was still the only one that died to Samsara.

This made him feel inferior to the others.

"Also," Gravis added, "don't forget that you are actually not the only one."

"What do you mean?" Siral asked.

"Joyce," Gravis answered. "Joyce would have died just like you. However, in comparison to her, you actually had a chance of overcoming Samsara. If she undergoes Samsara, her death is basically a certainty."

Siral thought about Joyce.

Joyce had a powerful Battle-Strength, but even she would have died to Samsara.

This thought made it easier for Siral to accept his current situation.

"I can help you undergo Samsara again, but not now," Gravis said. "If you want to survive, you need to think about your life and think about the things you regret. Additionally, I would advise you to wait for at least 200,000 years. Your perception of time needs to be expanded. Otherwise, you will simply die again."

in your hands. I will let you undergo Samsara whenever you want. I won't warn you if I think that you will die again. It's your life. So, only ask for Samsara when

took a

you, Gravis,"

one of the cruelest deaths imaginable. You went through thousands of years of torture that pushed you

fact that you will allow me to undergo Samsara

alive, but he still

it had nearly cost

of them left Gravis' Life Ring and returned to the

back!" Ferris shouted with excitement.

at Ferris

was saved by Gravis and Arc,"

You died!?" Ferris asked in shock. "That's super bad! Everyone's so powerful

Siral grimaced.

mind

knew that Ferris didn't

Samsara," Siral said. "My

That sucks," Ferris said.

Siral only laughed bitterly.

can't I

with several nods. "Your attacks are super powerful. It's like

Siral sighed.

powerful, but I

"Why?" Ferris asked.

as my opponent notices my presence,

"Why?" Ferris asked again.

attacking and good at fleeing. Sadly, I'm not good at everything else," Siral

remained silent for a

don't get it," Ferris said. "Isn't fleeing

if my opponent can

"If my opponent sees through my

still very different from how you fight. I'm missing a way of coming close to my enemy and making my attacks hit when they know I'm

saw how Gravis

me of

"Dorian?" Siral asked.

Dorian. The guy in our

a bit of annoyance. "I want to know why I remind

reminded me of the time I saw Dorian fight," Ferris said. "I once followed Dorian as insurance since we had a mission to take out a Peak Immortal Emperor that knew three level six Laws. The

I thought Dorian was only making a joke. After all, Dorian knows only a single level six Law, well, two now, but he only

was super weird," Ferris said with a solemn nod. "Like, super, super weird. Dorian attacked the guy but

get away from

to follow him. I tell

killed him when the

said you can only flee and attack. In that fight, Dorian also

he managed to win against someone that knew three level six Laws. That's not weak! That's like,

like Ferris wasn't able

a second, Siral thought about what

a bit, Siral realized that Dorian's fighting style was actually very similar to

seemingly

Gravis said from the side. "I actually hadn't noticed that, but Ferris is right. Dorian is basically a more flexible version of

thought about what Ferris and Gravis had