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.

the shell

Gravis had entered

in here

as she saw a grey shadow appear in front

second, she became incredibly

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

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

even

of that, Stella didn't

a while, the shadow only hovered

it slowly went to the

Creeaak.

door slowly creaked

BANG!

the door

creaked open

are you doing?" Stella

spooky ghost," Gravis

ghost?" Stella

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

could only look in shock at the

to Orthar, the Opposer

your

spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a

properly react to the Opposer's

a joke on me?" she asked

the Opposer

threw Stella's mind into

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

looked over when she heard a sound, and her

grey shadow was wearing a suit of armor,

have swords for legs!" the armored ghost

situations, Stella could only do

She could only laugh.

smiled when he

he missed

…

Time passed.

…

love was reignited. Even though Stella had no memory

had actually happened and that her

changed reality the

to remember her life

Gravis went to all his other

also all wanted

Divine Gods, which meant

the

had been the assault of the Opposer's

of power to survive both

the

recreated and added to

so incredibly happy when

not everyone

death hit Azure hard, but Gravis

of a loved one. They had all gone through enough

to deal with

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

Opposer created separate

cultivate could live

Comprehension,

retire, they could go to a separate part of

for as long as

Energy in that world, and the

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

was still their