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.

to pull the shell of Balance

Gravis had entered wasn't

in here

she saw a grey

second, she

this was, but it also didn't feel

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

even

Stella

shadow only hovered

slowly went to the

Creeaak.

slowly creaked

BANG!

the door slammed

creaked open

are you doing?"

a spooky ghost,"

ghost?"

asked. "How about I

could only look in shock at

comparison to Orthar, the Opposer

this your doing?"

this is a spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a

couldn't properly react to the Opposer's

a joke on me?" she

I sound like I'm joking?" the

threw Stella's

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

she heard

suit of armor, and it was using swords

for legs!" the

situations,

She could only laugh.

he

how he

…

Time passed.

…

Stella had

actually happened and that her mind had

came to the changed reality the Opposer had created,

wanted to remember her life

all

also all wanted to remember

Gods, which

the absorption of the Heaven's

second had been the assault of the

perfect level of power

the current

recreated and added

and they were all so incredibly happy when they knew that

not everyone

hard, but Gravis knew that she would recover

the death of a loved one. They had all gone

knew how to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

live in the world with the old

Comprehension, the

if they decided to take a break or retire, they could go to a

they could live for as long as they wanted, and fighting was

that world, and the Laws couldn't

billion years, the Opposer had created the opposite, a Cosmos

was still