Lightning Is the Only Way

It was difficult for Gravis to comprehend his current situation.

The things Peaceful Serenity was talking about were as far away from the truth as they could get.

Heaven wants allies?

Definitely not!

Gravis knew how Heaven Breakers got their power, and letting someone with so much Energy and power leave their Cosmos would weaken them massively!

Sure, the new Heaven Breaker might repay their previous Heaven, but that was an uncertainty. It relied fully on trust.

Was Orthar a trustful person?

Was Orthar someone that gave others a selfless present just to hope that they might repay him in the future?

Definitely not.

Orthar valued control above everything else!

Everything must be within Orthar's control at all times.

After a while of trying to grasp his current situation, Gravis realized that Peaceful Serenity's thoughts actually weren't absurd.

If one didn't know about the Primordial Chaos and Heaven Breakers, one might actually believe that Heaven wanted allies.

After all, why would Heaven allow them to reach the Heaven Realm if it didn't want them to succeed?

It would just kill them.

Of course, one might still doubt Orthar's sincerity. After all, there were also the three old foggies. They believed that they were destined to die, no matter what they did.

If someone knew all the information, one might believe Peaceful Serenity's beliefs to be ridiculous. However, if one were in the same situation, the chances were very high that they would believe the same thing.

Why?

Ambition and optimism.

If one had strived to reach their goal for their entire lives, the realization that the goal led to a dead-end would be too hard to handle.

It would invalidate their entire existence.

The Heaven's Magnates had worked harder than anyone else to reach their current spot, and that realization would hit them that much harder because of that.

They couldn't accept that, after everything they had invested, they would walk right into death.

There had to be a different reason, right?

Life couldn't be this hopeless, right?

And with no one directly telling them the truth, they were more likely to believe something that was easier to swallow.

As Gravis thought more about this, he realized how terrifyingly effective Orthar's conduct had been.

Orthar was raising valuable crops just to harvest them.

And even more, the crops happily jumped into the sickle.

Peaceful Serenity was the perfect example. She had told Gravis all of the secrets of the Cosmos.

Sadly, these secrets weren't the actual secrets.

were a

a perceived

They didn't exist.

beautiful picture of the outside world, filled with

that picture was a picture of

but he couldn't. This was still Orthar's Cosmos, and Orthar wouldn't allow any

were Orthar's crops, and he wouldn't allow anyone

Orthar.

have decided to try to make Peaceful Serenity understand regardless. After all, he didn't

didn't really matter

what

or a bit later while

let her go on

how to overcome the

obstacle before the Heaven Realm. Only after overcoming the lightning tribulation can you make your Cosmos

Heaven attacking your Cosmos with lightning as you try to create

of your Cosmos. Without them, our Cosmos might be born in an incomplete

Energy to help us. This is the last and most costly sacrifice Heaven can give for its children,"

really react to anything Peaceful Serenity

perspective, the surroundings were

optimistic child shortly before the enemy army raided

It didn't matter.

It made no difference.

It changed nothing.

whatever you like," Gravis

way, Gravis felt a bit of pain and

power was so

was

that it was

of the

Gravis pitied Peaceful Serenity.

took a deep breath and nodded with a

is a good day," she said with a bright voice. "I have remained in this Cosmos for far too long. It is interesting to watch life go on,

leave this Cosmos and see the wider world. What else is out there? Are the previous Heaven's Magnates that managed to leave this Cosmos still alive? Will I meet them? How unimaginably powerful are the people out there? What have they

Serenity's mind was filled

silently watched her with a bit of pain in

said. "I will show you how to

Gravis only absentmindedly nodded.

expression, Peaceful Serenity flew far

WHOOOM!

but her world was different from

in

This was a Cosmos.

This filter protected the Cosmos against forces

use to create worlds. At the moment, there was only

Peaceful Serenity summoned her Cosmos, the sky began to darken

lightning bolts shot throughout

Gravis felt these lightning bolts,

thought. 'How naïve I have

am one with lightning,

just lightning. This is Orthar's lightning. I can't control

tiny ember of hope that hadn't been extinguished yet left

began

already seen that coming, and she had managed to shape it into a form that

second

And the third.