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

had entered wasn't

was in here

in shock as she saw a grey

she

didn't know what this was,

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

could even do

of that, Stella didn't immediately

while, the shadow only hovered in front

slowly went

Creeaak.

door slowly creaked

BANG!

door

creaked open

are you doing?"

a spooky

spooky ghost?"

asked. "How about I make some of the furniture

look in

to the Opposer. In comparison to

your

is a spooky ghost," the Opposer answered with a

react to the Opposer's

playing a joke on me?" she asked

joking?" the Opposer

Stella's mind

He… was he?

Clank, clank!

when she heard a sound,

a suit of armor, and

I have swords for legs!" the armored ghost said

this assault of confusing situations, Stella could only

She could only laugh.

when he heard

how he

…

Time passed.

…

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

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

the changed reality the Opposer had

remember her life

to all his other friends

wanted to

which meant

had been the absorption of the

the assault of the Opposer's

had all been at the perfect level of power to survive both

the

recreated and added

all so incredibly happy when they

everyone had

but Gravis

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

to

And survival?

That didn't matter anymore.

created separate

cultivate could live in the world with the

tempering, Law Comprehension, the entire

or retire, they could

live for as long as they wanted, and fighting

nearly no Energy in that world, and the

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

was still