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.

the shell of Balance along

Gravis had entered

in here

saw a grey shadow appear

second, she became

didn't know what this was, but it also

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

even

Stella didn't immediately

a while, the shadow only

it slowly went

Creeaak.

door slowly

BANG!

door slammed

creaked

are you

spooky ghost,"

ghost?"

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

could only look in shock at

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

your doing?" she

ghost," the Opposer answered with a neutral

react

a joke on me?"

sound like I'm joking?" the Opposer answered with a

Stella's

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

she heard a sound,

suit of armor, and

have swords for legs!" the

situations, Stella

She could only laugh.

smiled when he heard

he

…

Time passed.

…

to know Stella, and their love was reignited. Even though Stella had no memory of Gravis,

what had actually happened and that her mind had

the Opposer had created, she

remember

Gravis went to all his other friends and

wanted

friends had been Divine Gods, which meant that they had survived the first

been the

been the assault of

the perfect level of power to survive both of

the current reality with

been recreated and added to the reality

they were all so incredibly happy

not everyone

Gravis knew that she would

by the death of a loved one. They had all gone

how to deal with

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

could live in the

tempering, Law Comprehension,

to take a break or retire, they could go to a separate part of

for as long as they wanted, and fighting was

there was nearly no Energy in that

of suffering for 50 billion years, the Opposer had created the opposite, a

it was still their