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.

only need to pull the shell of Balance along with his

room Gravis had entered

was in here

she saw a grey shadow appear

second, she became incredibly

what this was, but it also

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

even do something like

of that, Stella didn't immediately

while, the shadow only

it slowly went to the

Creeaak.

slowly creaked

BANG!

the door

creaked open

are you doing?" Stella

a spooky

spooky ghost?"

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

look in

perception stretched to the Opposer. In comparison to Orthar, the

your doing?"

spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with

properly react

you playing a joke on me?"

joking?" the Opposer answered

threw Stella's mind

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

she heard a sound, and her eyes

was wearing a suit of armor, and it was using swords as legs and

I have swords for legs!" the armored ghost said

of confusing situations, Stella

She could only laugh.

when he heard

he missed

…

Time passed.

…

Even though Stella had no memory of Gravis,

had actually happened and

the changed reality the Opposer had created, she

to remember her life

all his other friends

also all wanted to remember

friends had been Divine Gods, which meant that they had

first had been the absorption of the

had been the assault of

level of power to survive both of

the Opposer replaced the current reality

existence had been recreated and added to

incredibly happy when they knew

not everyone had

death hit Azure hard, but Gravis knew

their level only very rarely got stopped by the death of a loved one. They had all gone through enough

to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

Opposer created

cultivate could live in the world with

Law Comprehension,

decided to take a break or retire,

as long as they wanted, and fighting was

no Energy in that

of suffering for 50 billion years, the Opposer had created the opposite, a Cosmos that people could live

course, it was still their