Lightning Is the Only Way

A long period of silence passed in the air.

A new Heaven's Magnate had been born, but this occasion wasn't as joyous as it always had been.

It was a frustrating and sad occasion.

Everyone had believed that they would receive a new colleague.

Yet, they had turned out to be someone that wasn't a part of them.

He wasn't like them.

He didn't share the same problems as them.

He didn't fight like them.

He didn't use the same powers as them.

He was different.

He didn't belong.

They had looked forward to Gravis joining them. After all, most of them had watched Gravis after he had caused the Heaven Clash. They had known that he was different in a way, but they had believed that he would eventually join them.

Yet, in their minds, he didn't.

"Wow, eh," Heavenly Senior said through an awkward laugh. "I wanted to welcome you, but you don't seem like you need my welcome. You look like you're doing very well on your own."

At the Heaven's Magnate Realm, Gravis couldn't see the Law fragments of the other Heaven's Magnates. Because of that, he couldn't completely be certain of what Heavenly Senior was thinking.

Gravis only turned his gaze to Heavenly Senior.

When Heavenly Senior saw Gravis looking at him, he felt a cold shiver run down his spine.

It was like that time the Opposer had looked at him.

He didn't like that sensation.

"So, anyway, welcome," Heavenly Senior said awkwardly. "If you need anything, just call me, okay?"

Gravis nodded. "Thank you."

Gravis didn't fully know what Heavenly Senior was thinking, but Gravis recognized that expression.

He had seen very similar expressions a very long time ago.

Back when Gravis had joined the Research Institute to become a Research Apprentice, he had become part of a class.

created his Will-Aura, his classmates had looked at him

uncomfortable for them to look at

talking to him. It wasn't that they disliked

was like Gravis

now showed the

wasn't supposed to be

was what

see you later," Heavenly Senior said with an

a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "If you need anything,

was looking with the

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

Light didn't even interact

no point in

were people

at each other and left without

Gravis.

also felt the same feeling of estrangement as the other ones, and they felt that it was better not to come into contact with

for the best to let things play

looked at Gravis

he and Gravis were rather close. After

basis that Master Linus was the one with the power

than Master Linus by such a degree,

feeling of estrangement when their friend suddenly managed to find success on a global or cosmic scale. It was like the person they had always been friends

like a different person had taken on the identity of

Master Linus felt

desired to talk with Gravis, but he also

probably too occupied with other

Linus couldn't even imagine, and he

words, Master

for Zero's Essence, her feelings

as a very distant brother. They

just like

talked with Gravis about some

didn't have much in common, which

and Gravis'

perfectly, and they didn't need to talk to know what the

of them felt what the other

feeling inferior, demotivated, and pressured, and Gravis noticed

an irrelevant place and that Mortis had more than enough qualities to put him in an equal place to Gravis, and Mortis noticed

overshadowed by one

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

them knew that both of them felt that all

their future in mind, any current emotional problems lost