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

had

in here

in shock as she saw a grey shadow appear in front

a second, she

what this was,

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

could even do

that, Stella didn't

the shadow only hovered

slowly went to

Creeaak.

door slowly creaked

BANG!

door slammed

creaked

you doing?" Stella

spooky ghost,"

ghost?" Stella

Gravis asked. "How about I make

only look in shock at

to Orthar, the

your doing?" she

spooky ghost," the

couldn't properly react to the

you playing a joke

joking?" the

Stella's

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

looked over when she heard a sound,

shadow was wearing a suit of armor, and

for legs!" the

situations,

She could only laugh.

he heard Stella's

he missed

…

Time passed.

…

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

her about what had actually happened and that her mind

Gravis came to the changed reality the

wanted to remember her life with

all his other friends and

also all wanted to

which meant that they had survived the

the

the assault

the perfect level of power to survive both of

end, the Opposer replaced the current reality with his altered

and added

remembered him, and they were all so incredibly happy when they knew that he

not everyone

death hit Azure hard, but Gravis knew that

the death of a loved one. They had

how to deal

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

cultivate could live in the world with

Law Comprehension, the

they decided to take a break or retire,

as long as

Energy in that world, and the Laws

years, the Opposer had created the opposite, a Cosmos that people

was still