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 along

Gravis had

in here

in shock as she saw a grey shadow appear

she became

was, but it

with Arc, she was the most powerful existence

even do something

Stella didn't

only hovered

it slowly went

Creeaak.

slowly

BANG!

the door slammed

it creaked open

you doing?" Stella

a spooky ghost,"

ghost?"

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

in

comparison to Orthar, the Opposer didn't

this your

a spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a

react

you playing a joke

I'm joking?" the Opposer answered with a

threw Stella's mind into

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

heard a sound, and her

wearing a suit of armor, and

legs!" the armored ghost said

this assault of confusing situations, Stella could only

She could only laugh.

smiled when 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 had always been

her about what had actually happened and that her mind had been

Gravis came to the changed reality the Opposer had created, she had

wanted to remember her

Gravis went to all his other

all wanted to remember

friends had been Divine Gods, which meant that

been the

the assault

been at the perfect level of power to survive both

the end, the Opposer replaced the current reality with

been recreated and added to

they were all so incredibly happy when they knew that

not everyone

but Gravis knew that she would recover

death of a loved

to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

Opposer created

that wanted to cultivate could live in

Comprehension,

to take a break or retire, they could go

live for as long as

in that world, and the Laws

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

was still their