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."

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

took a deep

you, Gravis," Siral

imaginable. You went through thousands of

Siral said, "but I'm talking more about the fact that you will allow me to undergo Samsara again in the future. This opportunity is

was happy that Siral was alive, but he still wasn't in the mood to smile right

cost him the life of one of

left Gravis' Life Ring and returned to

hey, you're back!" Ferris shouted

at Ferris with a

I actually died. Luckily, I was saved by Gravis

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

Siral grimaced.

his simple mind made him blurt out things without

that Ferris didn't mean these comments as an

Siral said. "My power hasn't

okay. That sucks," Ferris said. "But you're still very

Siral only laughed bitterly.

can't I

attacks are super powerful. It's like

Siral sighed.

but I can only launch one at

"Why?" Ferris asked.

my opponent notices my presence, I have to flee,"

"Why?" Ferris asked again.

not good at direct confrontations. I'm good at attacking and good at fleeing.

remained silent for

Ferris

still difficult if my opponent can see through the Laws that

isn't that normal?" Ferris asked as he tilted his head. "If my

but it's still very different from how you fight. I'm missing a way of coming close to my enemy

chin in thought. He saw how Gravis did that a lot, and he liked

remind me of

"Dorian?" Siral asked.

you know, Dorian. The guy in

of annoyance. "I want to know why I remind you 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 guy was

of him alone. I thought Dorian was only making a joke. After all, Dorian knows only a single level six Law,

a solemn nod. "Like, super, super weird. Dorian attacked the guy but

Dorian used so many ways to get

funny stuff while provoking his opponent to follow him. I tell you, I

killed him when the guy became

You said you can only flee and attack. In

that you are not powerful? Dorian does the same stuff you do, and he managed to win against someone that knew three level

Ferris wasn't

for a second, Siral thought about what

Dorian's fighting style was actually very similar

on one hand, but Dorian seemingly did the same thing but with

Ferris is right. Dorian is basically a more

only thought about what Ferris