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.

had created his Will-Aura, his classmates had looked

was uncomfortable for them to look

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

like Gravis was

now showed the

supposed to

was what the expression

later," Heavenly Senior said

said with a smile that didn't reach her

only nodded. Happy Springs was looking

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

even

was no point in talking

were people of

three old foggies looked at each other and left without a

were very interested in Gravis. Maybe

estrangement as the other ones, and

the best

at Gravis with

Gravis were rather close.

the basis that Master

had become more powerful than Master Linus by such a degree, Master Linus

suddenly managed to find success on a global or cosmic scale. It was like the person they

had

was what Master Linus felt right

desired to talk with Gravis, but

with other things

had reached places that Master Linus couldn't even imagine, and he felt like he should leave Gravis to

words, Master Linus also

Essence, her feelings

They were theoretically related, but they had nothing that really

was just

Essence only talked with Gravis

much in

Mortis' and

didn't need to

what the other one

feeling inferior, demotivated, and pressured,

came from an irrelevant place and that Mortis had more than enough

were overshadowed by one shared

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

that all of

the finality of their future in mind, any current emotional problems lost all impact and