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.

his Will-Aura, his classmates had looked at him

uncomfortable for them to look

wasn't that they disliked him but that they simply didn't feel any connection to

like Gravis was

showed

wasn't supposed to be

what

problem. So, see you later," Heavenly Senior said with an awkward smile before

didn't reach her eyes. "If you need anything, just

Springs was looking with the same expression

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

didn't even interact with Gravis

no point in talking to

were people of

three old foggies looked at each other and left without

in Gravis. Maybe Gravis could

the other ones, and

for the best to let things

Gravis

rather close. After all, Gravis had helped him

been on the basis that Master

Master Linus by such a degree, Master Linus felt like they weren't in the same world

cosmic scale. It was like

person had taken on the identity of that

Master

with Gravis, but he also

was probably too occupied with other things to talk to

imagine, and he felt like he should leave Gravis to

after some polite words, Master Linus

her feelings towards Gravis hadn't

brother. They were theoretically related, but they had nothing that really connected

was just

talked with Gravis about some superficial topics

didn't have much in

and Gravis'

they didn't need to talk to know what

felt what the other one

and pressured, and

from an irrelevant place and that Mortis had more than enough

feelings were overshadowed by one

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

felt that all

the finality of their future in mind, any current emotional