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.

would only need to pull the shell of

Gravis had

in

shock as she saw a grey shadow appear

second, she became incredibly

this was, but

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

even do

that, Stella

while, the shadow only hovered in front

slowly went to the

Creeaak.

slowly creaked

BANG!

the door slammed

it creaked

you

spooky

ghost?"

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

in shock

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

your

spooky ghost," the Opposer

properly react to the

playing a joke on me?" she

joking?" the Opposer answered with a neutral

Stella's

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

heard a

wearing a suit of armor, and

I have swords for legs!" the armored ghost

assault of confusing situations, Stella

She could only laugh.

smiled when he heard Stella's

how he

…

Time passed.

…

Even though Stella had no memory of Gravis, it was like they

told her about what had actually happened and that

came to the changed reality the

to remember her life with

Gravis went to all

wanted to remember

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

had been the

been the assault

at the perfect level of

the current reality

been recreated and added to the reality

incredibly happy

not everyone had

but Gravis knew that she would

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

knew how to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

Opposer created

that wanted to cultivate could live in the world

tempering, Law Comprehension,

break or retire,

they could live for as long as

no Energy in that world, and the Laws couldn't be

the Opposer had created the opposite,

course, it was still