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.

need to pull the shell of Balance

Gravis had entered

was in here

she saw a grey shadow appear in

second, she

this was,

God together with Arc, she was

who could even do something

of that, Stella didn't immediately

while, the shadow only hovered

slowly went to the

Creeaak.

door slowly

BANG!

door

it creaked open

you

spooky ghost," Gravis

ghost?" Stella

you scared?" Gravis asked. "How about I make some

look in shock at the

perception stretched to the Opposer. In comparison to

your doing?" she

spooky ghost," the Opposer answered

react to the

joke

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

Stella's mind into

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

she heard a sound,

armor, and it was

I have swords for legs!"

situations, Stella could only do

She could only laugh.

when he heard Stella's

he

…

Time passed.

…

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

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

the changed reality the

remember her life

went to all his

all wanted to remember

Divine Gods, which meant that they had survived the

first had been the

the assault of the

at the perfect level of power to survive both of

the current reality with his altered

and added to the

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

not everyone

Azure hard, but Gravis knew that she would

of a loved one. They had all

how to deal

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

that wanted to cultivate could live in the

Law Comprehension, the

break or retire, they could go

as long as they wanted, and

that world,

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

it was