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.

classmates had looked at him the same

uncomfortable for them

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

like Gravis was

showed the

supposed to

what the

you later," Heavenly Senior said with an awkward smile

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

Springs was looking with the same

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

of Light didn't even interact with Gravis

no point in talking

people

three old foggies looked at each other and left

were very interested in Gravis. Maybe Gravis could change

and they felt that it was better not to come into

the best to

Gravis

rather close. After

that had been on the basis that Master Linus

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

their friend suddenly managed to find success on a global or cosmic scale. It was like the person they had always been friends

had taken on the identity

what Master Linus felt right

talk with Gravis, but he

occupied with other things to

vision had reached places that Master Linus couldn't even imagine, and he

words, Master Linus also

for Zero's Essence, her

very distant brother. They were theoretically related, but they had

just like

Essence only talked with Gravis

have much in

and Gravis'

perfectly, and they didn't need to talk to

of them felt what the other one was

feeling inferior, demotivated, and pressured, and

had more than enough qualities to

feelings were overshadowed by one shared

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

of them knew that both of them felt that all of

of their future in mind, any current emotional