Lightning Is the Only Way

"Like this?"

"No, not like this. I cut off part of my femur to make a blade. You should know what a blade looks like."

"Yes, but I haven't done that before."

"Just imagine it."

"So, like this?"

"Wrong cut. It's more of a diagonal one."

The Opposer frowned.

He was just recreating reality to include Gravis again.

Gravis had told his father his story, and the Opposer very quickly realized that Gravis was speaking the truth.

First of all, the Opposer knew about the ultimate price one had to pay to become the Will of Death.

Second, after Gravis highlighting weird parts in the Opposer's memory, the Opposer realized that his memories didn't make much sense in some parts.

Sure, to him, they felt natural.

However, the Opposer could see that Gravis' explanation made more sense.

The Opposer was still unused to having another son, but he tried his best to accept Gravis.

"Why is our last name Bauer anyway?" Gravis asked.

"What's with that question?" the Opposer asked.

"Well, I just thought of it," Gravis answered.

"Back in the old world, we spoke a different language. Bauer means farmer in that language. I think the old bastard changed the language so that no one would ever think about creating the word Bauer again."

"Wait, so I'm literally called Gravis Farmer? All this time without knowing my last name, and it's just straight-up farmer?" Gravis asked.

"What did you expect? You saw my past. I was born into a farmer's family, and mortals often have very straightforward last names," the Opposer answered matter-of-factly.

"The great Will of Death, Mr. Bauer," Gravis mocked.

"You can change it if you want. Who's going to stop you?" the Opposer asked.

"Nah, I don't wanna," Gravis answered. "It's my name, and I'll just have to deal with it. Also, the entire name thing doesn't really matter anymore. After all, I don't have a Cosmos."

Then, Gravis frowned. "That might actually be for the better. The only time I created a Cosmos, I made a land of suffering."

"You had good intentions," the Opposer said.

"So? You should've seen it. I think I went even crazier than you."

"I doubt that," the Opposer answered.

As Gravis and his father continued to bicker lightheartedly, the Opposer was focusing on adapting the reality of his Cosmos to include Gravis.

It was a lot of work since Gravis couldn't directly create images since he had no access to Energy, but eventually, they managed to somewhat make it fit.

A couple of minor details were different, but everything important was there.

And then, when they were finally done, the Opposer was just waiting for the go-ahead.

"Wait here. I wanna test something," Gravis said before vanishing.

The Opposer lifted an eyebrow, but he quickly saw what Gravis meant.

Inside a room, a grey shadow appeared.

Grey?

Hadn't Gravis been a black shadow?

Well, the Opposer had created a shell of Balance around Gravis. With that, Gravis could interact with Energy without using the filter of the Cosmos.

pull the shell

had entered wasn't

in

as she saw a grey shadow appear in

second, she became incredibly

what this was, but it also

as the most powerful Peak Divine God together with Arc, she was the most powerful existence

could even do

Stella

a while, the shadow only hovered in

it slowly went

Creeaak.

door slowly creaked

BANG!

the door

creaked

are you doing?" Stella

spooky ghost,"

spooky ghost?" Stella

"How about I make some

only look in shock at the

the Opposer. In comparison to Orthar, the Opposer

your

a spooky ghost," the

properly react to

joke on me?" she asked

joking?" the Opposer answered with a

Stella's mind into

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

heard

of armor, and

I have swords for legs!" the armored

of confusing situations, Stella could only

She could only laugh.

smiled when he

he

…

Time passed.

…

Stella, and their love was reignited. Even though Stella had no

what had actually happened and that

came to the changed reality the Opposer had created, she had immediately

remember her life with

that, Gravis went to all his other friends and

also all wanted

which meant that

been the absorption of

had been the assault of

perfect level of

the Opposer replaced the current

had been recreated and added to the

all so incredibly happy when they knew that

not everyone

death hit Azure hard, but Gravis knew that

rarely got stopped by the death of a loved one. They had all gone through

knew how to deal

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

Opposer created

could live

tempering, Law Comprehension,

or retire, they

long as

there was nearly no Energy in that world, and the Laws couldn't be

years, the Opposer

was still