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 Balance along with

room Gravis had entered wasn't

in

as she saw a grey shadow appear in front of

she became incredibly

didn't know what this was, but it also didn't

most powerful Peak Divine God together with Arc, she was the most powerful existence in this Cosmos below

who could even do

Stella didn't

shadow only hovered in front

slowly went to the

Creeaak.

door slowly

BANG!

the door

it creaked

are you

a spooky ghost,"

ghost?" Stella

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

only look in shock at the grey

stretched to the Opposer. In comparison to Orthar, the

this your doing?"

this is a spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a neutral

react to the

joke

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

threw Stella's mind

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

when she heard a

suit of armor, and it

I have swords for legs!" the armored ghost

assault of confusing situations, Stella

She could only laugh.

he heard

he

…

Time passed.

…

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

told her about what had actually happened and that

changed reality the Opposer had

to remember her life

went to all his other

also all wanted to

Gods, which meant

the absorption of

the

all been at the perfect level of

Opposer replaced the current reality with his altered

and added

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

everyone

Azure hard, but Gravis knew that she would recover in

the death of a loved one. They had all gone through enough pain in

knew how to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created

cultivate could live in the world

Comprehension,

decided to take a break or retire, they

as long as they wanted,

in that world, and

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

was still