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.

Gravis had created his Will-Aura, his classmates

them to

classmates had avoided talking to him. It wasn't that they disliked him but that they simply

Gravis

Senior now showed the same

supposed to

what

see you later," Heavenly Senior said with an awkward smile

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

only nodded. Happy Springs was looking with the same

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

didn't even interact with

was no point

people

looked at each other

very interested in Gravis.

estrangement as the other ones, and they felt that it was better not to come into contact

for the best to let things

Linus looked at Gravis with a complex

Gravis were rather close. After all, Gravis had helped him back

Master Linus was the one with the power

more powerful than Master Linus by such a degree, Master Linus felt like they weren't

feel a 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 with was no longer

person had taken on the

was what Master Linus

to talk with Gravis, but he also felt like

occupied with other

that Master Linus couldn't even imagine,

some polite words, Master Linus also

Zero's Essence, her feelings

brother. They were theoretically related, but

just like

talked with Gravis about some superficial topics

much in common, which made a conversation

Mortis' and Gravis' gazes

each other perfectly, and they didn't need to talk to know what the other one was

what the other one was

and pressured, and Gravis noticed

feelings came from an irrelevant place and that Mortis had more than enough qualities to put him

were overshadowed by one

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

both of them felt that all of these feelings were unimportant

their future in mind, any current emotional problems lost