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 the same

was uncomfortable for them to look

wasn't that they disliked him but

Gravis was

Senior now showed the same

supposed

what the

problem. So, see you later," Heavenly Senior said

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

nodded. Happy Springs was looking with the

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

of Light didn't even

point in

were people of different

each other

interested in Gravis. Maybe Gravis could change

of estrangement as the other ones, and they

the best to let

Linus looked at Gravis with a complex

he and Gravis were rather close. After all, Gravis

basis that Master Linus was

than Master Linus by such a degree, Master Linus

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

different person had taken on the identity of that

was what Master Linus felt right

Gravis, but he also felt

occupied with other things to talk to

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

words, Master Linus

Essence, her feelings towards Gravis

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

was just like an

only talked with Gravis about some superficial topics and

have much in common, which made

and Gravis' gazes

didn't need to talk to know what the other one was

what

was feeling inferior, demotivated, and pressured, and Gravis noticed

place and that Mortis had more than enough qualities to put him in an equal place

were overshadowed

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

them felt that all of

the finality of their future in mind, any current emotional