Lightning Is the Only Way

"Oh, lookie here. Look who's come out of his cave to join the family," Meadow said as Gravis walked closer to her and Narcissus.

At the moment, Meadow and Narcissus were staying under the Heavenly Divine Sect. The Core Plant had allowed them to stay here for the time being, but it had also made clear that it wouldn't give up its spot. At some point, the two of them would have to leave.

Of course, Meadow and Narcissus had planned that anyway. Plants on that level didn't need to fight anymore. After all, plants didn't have Will-Auras. The only things they needed were Laws and some combat experience.

There was no reason to fight the Core Plant of the Heavenly Divine Sect over its spot. They could literally go anywhere else.

Surprisingly, Gravis didn't clap back at Meadow. Instead, he only looked at her with concern. "Is everything alright with you two? A lot of our friends have died."

"Aw, look! He's worried about us. How cute," Meadow answered with a ridiculing sneer. "What? You think that I'm some baby that can't handle some death? Death is normal. So what if some people died?"

Gravis also looked at Narcissus, who didn't answer.

When Gravis saw their Law fragments, he realized once again that plants were very different from humans and beasts.

Meadow said she didn't care about the death of so many of their friends.

Was that the truth?

Yes, it was the truth.

Plants were mostly devoid of empathy. Yes, Meadow had enjoyed being around everyone, but that joy had no added feelings of companionship or closeness.

Having someone close to Meadow die wasn't much different from just saying goodbye to a person she had met on a trip. She had enjoyed their company, and they had laughed a lot, but after the person left, she wouldn't drop into grief.

It was just normal.

Hello and goodbye.

Sure, she couldn't have more fun with the dead person anymore, but that wasn't so bad. It sucked to some degree, but it wasn't hard to accept the change.

That also wouldn't change if Narcissus died. Meadow and Narcissus simply stayed together since they were useful to each other. They would both fight together, which meant that they both were safer than if they were alone.

Having children? It was just a fun side-activity.

When they both reached the Peak Divine God Realm, they would also split up. After all, it wouldn't make much sense to stay together after that.

This cold feeling of uncaring apathy would turn away many people, but that was just how plants were.

They loved having fun, but they would never bond with anyone.

It was simply impossible for them.

Gravis knew that, but he still enjoyed being in Meadow's company. He knew that Meadow had no close connection to him from her side, but that wasn't actually important. Gravis had chosen to have her as his friend.

level of the Divine God Realm now. Seems like you

take chances," Narcissus

Silence.

you living for?" Gravis asked

Law fragments. Gravis wanted to be alive to feel love, happiness, and freedom. He wanted to see more of the world, and he wanted to spend time with his loved ones.

for plants, everything

care about

care

as long as it

cared about nothing but

mind, that seemed pointless and aimless. It was like they were living for

was why Gravis

"Life," Narcissus answered.

"Life?" Gravis asked.

a circle at its fundamentals. Those who want to survive, survive, and those who don't

to be alive. If you didn't, you would simply disperse into Energy. Friendship, love, power, vanity, all of these things are additional purposes. On the fundamentals, you are simply alive because you want to

am alive because I want to be alive, and I want to be alive because I am alive,"

was very abstract, but

to stay alive because you are already alive?"

"Correct," Narcissus answered.

if you died?" Gravis

will be dead,"

"Would that bother you?"

am dead, I can't feel. Therefore,

asked. "After all, dying

I want to,"

"That's it?" Gravis asked.

explained it enough times to you," Narcissus

he

also true for you, Meadow?"

Meadow

clarify

the Law of Freedom. Yet, their very existence is

want to stay alive because of many different reasons. I rely on these other reasons to fuel my desire to survive, but plants

live because

simple, yet so incredibly robust and strong. Humans and beasts can lose their desire

is the ability to choose death also a

choose wanting to die, would that

come from my other goals vanishing

had gained

the Laws of Perceived Reality, but their existence is rooted very