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

was uncomfortable for them to

had avoided talking to him. It wasn't that they disliked him but that they simply didn't feel any connection to

was like Gravis

now showed the same

supposed to

what

Heavenly Senior

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

looking with the same expression

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

even interact with Gravis before

was no point in

were people

at each other and left

very interested in Gravis. Maybe Gravis could

of estrangement as the other ones, and they felt that

was for the best to let

looked at Gravis with a

felt like he and Gravis were rather close. After all, Gravis had helped him

on the basis that Master Linus was the one

than Master Linus by such a degree, Master Linus felt like

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 the

like a different person had taken on

what Master Linus felt right

Gravis, but he also felt like he

too occupied with

Master Linus couldn't even imagine,

polite words, Master Linus also

Zero's Essence, her feelings towards Gravis hadn't

always seen Gravis as a very distant brother. They were theoretically related, but they had nothing that really connected

just like an

Zero's Essence only talked with Gravis

much in common, which made a conversation

Mortis' and Gravis'

they didn't need to talk to know what the other

of them felt what

and

irrelevant place and that Mortis had more than enough qualities to

were overshadowed by

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

of them knew that both of them felt that all of these

future in mind, any current