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 with

Gravis had entered

was in here

shock as she saw a grey

a second, she

know what this was, but

Peak Divine God together with Arc, she was the most

could even

that, Stella didn't immediately

while, the shadow only

it slowly went to

Creeaak.

door slowly

BANG!

door

creaked

are you

spooky ghost," Gravis

ghost?"

"How about I make some

look in shock at the

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

this your doing?"

spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a neutral

couldn't properly react to the

joke on me?" she asked

joking?" the Opposer answered

Stella's mind into

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

heard

grey shadow was wearing a suit of armor,

for legs!" the armored ghost

assault of confusing situations, Stella could only do

She could only laugh.

smiled when he heard

how he

…

Time passed.

…

got to know Stella, and their love was reignited. Even though Stella had no memory

what had actually happened and that

the Opposer had created,

remember her

that, Gravis went to all his

also all wanted to

Divine Gods, which meant

first had been the

been the assault of the Opposer's

level of

the Opposer replaced the current reality

existence had been recreated and added to the

so incredibly happy when they

not everyone had

hard, but Gravis knew that she would recover in

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

how to deal

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

cultivate could live in the world with

Comprehension,

decided to take a break or retire, they could go to a

live for as long as they

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

the

course, it was