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.

Will-Aura, his classmates had looked at him the same

for them to

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

was like Gravis

showed

supposed

was what the expression

So, see you later," Heavenly Senior

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

only nodded. Happy Springs was looking with the same expression at

SHING!

Happy Springs also vanished.

Light didn't even interact

was no point

people of

each other

very interested in Gravis. Maybe Gravis could change

estrangement as the other ones, and they felt that it was better not to come into contact with

was for the best

Gravis with

and Gravis were rather close. After all, Gravis

been on the basis that Master Linus was

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

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 same person

different person had taken on the identity of that

what Master Linus felt right

talk with Gravis, but he also felt like

probably too occupied with

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

words, Master Linus

for Zero's Essence, her

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

was just like

with Gravis about some superficial

in common,

and Gravis' gazes

perfectly, and they didn't need to talk to know what the other

them felt what the other

was feeling inferior, demotivated, and

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

were overshadowed by

Unimportance.

Irrelevance.

them knew that both of them felt that

finality of their future in mind, any current emotional problems lost