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."

truly die. This was a one-time thing, and your life is 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

a deep

Gravis," Siral

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

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

problem," Gravis answered. He was happy that Siral was alive, but he still

cost him the life of

Life Ring and

Ferris shouted with excitement. "I thought

looked at Ferris

I actually died. Luckily, I was saved by Gravis

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

Siral grimaced.

simple mind made him blurt out

didn't mean these comments as an

don't remember undergoing Samsara," Siral said. "My power

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

Siral only laughed bitterly.

I see it?"

are super powerful. It's

Siral sighed.

my attacks might be very powerful, but I can only launch one

"Why?" Ferris asked.

my presence, I have to flee,"

"Why?" Ferris asked again.

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

remained silent for

don't get it," Ferris said.

still difficult if my opponent can see through the Laws that allow

as he tilted his head. "If my opponent sees through my Laws, I will also

fight. I'm missing a way of coming close to

how Gravis did that a lot, and

remind me of

"Dorian?" Siral asked.

The guy

Siral said with a bit of annoyance.

reminded me of the time I saw Dorian fight," Ferris said. "I once followed Dorian as insurance since we had a mission

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

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

many ways to get

doing weird and funny stuff while provoking his opponent to follow him. I

Dorian killed him when the guy

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

Dorian does the same stuff you do, and he managed to

wasn't able to

Siral thought about what Ferris had

Dorian's fighting style was actually very similar to his own but

Dorian seemingly did the same thing but with

but Ferris is right. Dorian

Siral only thought about