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.

would only need to pull the shell of

Gravis had entered

was in here

in shock as she saw a

she became incredibly

didn't know what this was, but it also

Arc, she was the most powerful existence in this Cosmos below the

who could even do something like

Stella didn't

a while, the shadow only hovered in front

it slowly went to

Creeaak.

slowly creaked

BANG!

door slammed

it creaked open

you

a spooky

spooky ghost?"

scared?" Gravis asked. "How about I make some of the furniture float? Would

in shock at

the Opposer. In comparison to Orthar, the Opposer didn't keep his whereabouts

your

spooky ghost," the Opposer answered

properly react

you playing a joke on me?"

joking?" the Opposer answered with a

Stella's mind

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

heard a

of armor, and it was using

have swords for legs!" the armored ghost said with

of confusing situations, Stella could only

She could only laugh.

smiled when he heard

he missed

…

Time passed.

…

Stella had

actually happened and that her mind had

the Opposer had created, she had

to remember her

went to all his other friends

also all wanted to remember

of his friends had been Divine Gods, which meant

had been the absorption of

second had been the assault of the

level of power to survive

the Opposer replaced the current reality with his altered

recreated and

so incredibly happy when they knew that he

not everyone

Gravis knew that she would recover in

by the death of a loved one. They had all gone through enough pain in

how to deal

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created

that wanted to cultivate could live in the world with

Comprehension,

retire, they could

for as long as

in that world, and the Laws couldn't be

the Opposer had created the opposite, a Cosmos that

course, it was still their