When Ryuk imagined hell he had all kinds of thoughts, but they filtered to a few words. An endless punishment. Ryuk thought long and hard about what an endless punishment would be like and he was frightened as to where his mind went. Some part of Ryuk believed that the monster in him was responsible for these ugly thoughts, but eventually he realized it was his will, but emphasized. Ryuk figured it out he survived that horrid test that attacked his will. Ryuks every thought was enhanced every emotion, all the good and all the bad. Ryuk sighed thinking about what would happen in the future, but decided to toss it to the back of his mind and focused solely on building a hell within himself. Ryuk couldnt help, but chuckle in an evil manner as he finished his touches on hell.
Ryuk made a technique which created a world inside his soul. Inside that world the victims soul would be sucked in. The soul experiences tragedy and suffering by losing what matter to them over and over again through many terrible ways. The soul power would be used up as he dealt with all these terrible things. This would power the world with Ryuk and also supply soul energy. Ryuk was making his victims work for their own prison and also making them his generator. A lot of the details were sloppy and inconsistent when Ryuk first devised the technique, but surprisingly the monster was helpful occasionally snorting arrogantly and correcting Ryuk. Ryuk believed the monster was either trying to help because it had given up or because like a master seeing a fool work they couldnt stand it. Ryuk knew it was the second option and curled like lips in an evil manner.
Ryuk found out from the monster that if Ryuk didn't find a way to balance the negative mental energy with the positive mental energy he would lose himself. So Ryuk made up another punishment for the sinners. He would make them reincarnate within his world and the reincarnation would have happy times with his family and loved ones, but one day a person would come and ruin their lives and that person would be the sinner doing his own sins on his own loved ones. This balanced the mental energies and even the monster was shocked albeit slightly.
Ryuk drew Rivera into his soul world. At first Rivera struggled, but against the might of Ryuks will the soul of Rivera became a slave to Ryuk. Ryuk was pridefully strutting when a pain shot out from his head. Ryuk coughed up a mouthful of blood his internal organs were shaking wildly. "Haha. Although I made the technique it seems my souls too weak to handle the backlash. At least with my generator Ill be able to advance faster." Ryuk said as he went unconscious.
Ryuk woke up a week later. His head was pounding, but his soul sea was noticably more exuberant and full. Ryuk looked in Hell and saw Rivera suffering it seemed it was the 2nd cycle. Ryuk got up from the floor and walked out to the garden in the back and had a dip in the pond the koi flopped around angrily. A loud knock erupted from Ryuks door causing him to get out. Drenched Ryuk reached a door and Ryuk saw Mongoose, Dede and Luther. Ryuk welcomed them in. Mongoose first passed some pills to Ryuk and said to use them to hurry and become strong. Luther passed Ryuk some talismans. Dede gave Ryuk a red crystal. Ryuk looked at all his gifts and smiled like a little kid causing Mongoose to awkwardly cough to prevent his boiling emotions reaching the surface. Ryuk asked "What's all this?" Mongoose replied "You know just some stuff from here and there. You have to become strong fast so we thought it would be better if you had these." Ryuk was about to reply when he saw Dede pinch Mongooses fat tightly. "Listen Ryuk while you were cultivating this week an elder from the beast god sect came and demanded our lives. We three are semi protected by out affiliations like me with the alchemist association and Dede and her sister so they wont attack us openly atleast, but you dont have that. The elders were put into a hard place as if they gave you up they would look weak, but if they didn't their relationship with the beast god sect would be fragmented leading to problems between the other 3 sects. The elder and some colored elders were about to give you up when the sect master told him to leave for now. Although you're safe now... If an elder took you as his or her disciple you would be fine, but now no one wants to be the reason the beast god and imperial sect fall out. Ryuk take this stuff and run now!" Mongoose told Ryuk. Ryuk was initially shocked as although he knew there would be problems he didnt think his sect would bend over for connections when it was the beast god sect in the wrong. "I mean they realize their disciples were schemed against by this sect right?! They realize we could have died?! What right does he have to ask for me! Our sect should have gone to their door and asked whats the business, but no they rather bend over backwards?! I knew humans were dirty and ugly. I knew that a wife would kill her husband for a coin, but... Maybe I was a fool. I tried to look for the best like she told me, but thats probably a stupid humans Naivety. Hahahahaha. Fine. Fine. Come you fuck! You want my life then come! Ill slaughter you! Even if my blood dries and I have to crawl Ill slaughter you." Ryuk said his golden eye seemed to disappear turning entirely black for a moment. Something changed within Ryuk it was small, but very much present. Like a seed this thing that was borne within Ryuk would grow and the end result with Ryuks abilities is unimaginable. "Yeah Im a fool. I should have learnt my lesson in green doe village. From my mother's death. To being made ugly and isolated. To the constant death threats. I should have known better, but I hoped. Why? Because Im a devil? I won the tournament? Im really a fool for believing in the good of people!"
With a loud crash an Elder with his skin stuck tightly to his bones broke the roof of the house. The figure handcuffed Ryuk with two bracelets on his hands and feet. The handcuffs seemed to weigh more than a planet causing Ryuk to fall dead to ground. "Hmph. How do you like the gravitational cuffs. They add 100× our gravitational pull. Cmon now you scum." The elder also known as old ghost picked up Ryuk seemingly easy, but in fact the gravitational cuffs only work on the person who has it on. As Ryuk was carried into the sect he could hear the faint whispers that followed him. "Is that him? Ryuk? I heard he killed the beast god sects wyvern lords granddaughter and nearly cost us our friendship with them." "I know I heard the beast god sect was willing to go to war. Can you imagine going to war for a runt like that?" "I heard that the granddaughter of the beast god sect collaborated with Rivera from the missions department because of love. That princess and the prince didnt even love each other, but just for some magic crystals he tried to ruin someones life. Cheh. How ugly!" "Did you know that Ryuk cheated the golden pillar and lots of other elders out of their belongings?" "Huh! How dare this punk! If it wasnt for the elders I would have gone up to that punk and slapped him across the face this he became a porker!" "Did you hear I heard he molested sister Mooneye! And there was this other girl Ryuk supposedly tortured her until she pissed and shit herself then he hung her off a mountain!" "I know! I heard he made lil sis Carol piss herself because of his dog! Can you believe that! Pure scum! We should put him to death!" "Put him to death!" "Put him to death!"
Hearing all this Ryuks soul warped his kind eyes turned cold and detached. The monster within Ryuk didnt say anything unlike what Ryuk thought. The monster seemed to relate to Ryuks situation and just 'slept'. Elder ghost had an evil smile on his face as he heard Ryuks reputation fall. Ryuk was like a pig being strutted around before being killed.
Ryuks tree in his soul seemed to grow it seemed to mature no longer the ordinary tree now it had scars and wounds, but it still stood tall.
Ryuk looked at all these preachers and at elder ghost. He hated them to the core, but he couldnt stop laughing at some point. Elder ghost didnt care because he thought Ryuk was just crazy, and that was true Ryuk was going insane.
"Yo monster! I aint giving up, but mind giving me a hand?" Ryuk asked in a crazed manner. "Hmph! Is this scum the one who beat me? Are you going to let some humans boss you around? Are you going to stand by and be persecuted by mortals?! Is that all you are?! I've been with you since you were born! Don't you remember that one dream! The one the day your mother died. The memory lost in the despair and chaos?" The monster knew it was a perfect time to take Ryuk over, when Ryuk had lost his faith in justice and good, but the story seemed too close to home so it acted awkwardly. "What are you talking about?" Ryuk asked angrily. "Don't you remember. The you with long black hair and dotted eyes. The you who was at the center of the..." The monster was cut short. "universe. Then I raised a hand and when it fell the universe was split into two and I fixed it back..." Ryuk muttered. "Why?" The monster asked. "Because I could." Ryuk replied. The tree within his soul seemed to hear Ryuk and began growing thicker and more mature. "So are you going to let that remain a dream? Don't you want power? In the quest to that does any betrayal matter? Why do you care about the human race or kindness? In the end all that matters is power. Don't let your mind muddle and your will alter for others! So what if their ugly let them be! Why dont you be beautiful!" The monster grunted angrily. Ryuk laughed and said "What are you my enemy or my friend? Make up your mind will ya!" "Hmph! Even the creator of the universe isnt your enemy its me! I'll be the one that haunts your every thought ya cunt! Im the one who'll kill you thats why I aint gonna let you be done in by these weaklings! Don't get me wrong!" The monster roared it as nothingness had never been so insulted. Ryuk laughed and said "Alright! alright!' Ryuk was about to leave when he said "Thanks by the way. I got a little dumb because of my mothers request to not be alone and of my recent achievements that I forgot Im alone in this journey. I nearly lost myself to these nothings. If it ever happens again I hope that you'll eat me." Ryuks tone was solemn and self deprecating. The monster nodded and looked away. When Ryuk disappeared the emotionless laws seemed to move up and down. "Shut up! You shitty origin beasts!" The monster snorted.
Ryuk stopped laughing on the outside and he had also entered the punishment hall. Around Ryuk their were colored pillars as well as many other types of elders arguing. At the center was a man who still looked at Ryuk gently.
"We have to give up Ryuk. He's a outer sect disciple and dosent have a elder as a master. His connection to the sect is not enough for us to look like weaklings sucking up, furthermore I believe it will make the disciples work harder to become inner sect disciples." A fat man said. "I agree with Elder Raphael. Ryuk isnt affiliated deeply with the sect so it should be a simple matter to give him away. Furthermore the relationship we have with the beast god sect has been there since the former sect master. We would be considered unfilial to break that relationship." Another man with a curved nose like an eagle said. "He's the most talented disciple we have had in 10000 years probably ever. How many years has it been since a disciple of any of the 5 Sects had a special Tribute and not any Tribute one that caused the sect master to have fear! Furthermore his comprehensive ability is unimaginable it is comparative to Lady Mooneye and we know her background dont we!" Goboro shouted angrily. "He's only talented if he can live long you fool. This kid has a way of making enemies. First he angered Lady Mooneye then the elder of the beast god sect. He might incur the wrath of even god at this rate!" The green cloaked elder shouted in his usual disdain. "Hmph. our relationship with the other sects in anyway strained. We are bound to be eliminated in a few 100 years looking at how its going! Furthermore it wasnt Ryuk who caused a problem in both situations. The first time it was Lady Mooneyes own misjudgement and the second time it was the beast god sect trying to take our disciples lives!" Said the purple cloaked elder. "Sect master. Please make a decision!" The elders noticing time was running out shouted. "Ah. So now you ask me huh? Well I know my answer already... but id like to hear Young Ryuks opinion." The silent Ryuk finally raised his head. His clear eyes seemed desolate and uncourteous, but focused and mature. "I did as I did. What happens is in your hands. That might be what you think, but it isnt. It's in my hands. Let me talk to the elder and if he has a suitable reason I'll go, but I hope if he dosent you stand with me. Unless our sect dosent even support justice? Unless you admit that the Imperial sect is weak? Unless our sect is so capitalistic that even the truth matters not? " Ryuk asked in a provocative manner. Ryuk used what every cultivator had against them their pride. No one would stand being called weak or evil especially sect elders who enjoyed a very high degree of life, so even this simple provocation that could not affect even normal kids was 10x more effective. "Fine!" The sect leader said and the angry sect elders waited for the beast god sect elder to come. Soon a man on a yellow wyvern with brown skin came. The man shot at Ryuk, but as his hand was about to reach Ryuk a hand stopped him. The sect master said "wait." Ryuk smiled.
"What's meaning of this!? Do you wish for our sects relationship to be broken!" The elder said. "Wait. Your reason needs to be justified otherwise how are we supposed to face our ancestors?" The sect master said. "What? reasons? He killed my granddaughter?!" The elder shouted loudly one could see the love he even brought out a dried head with his grand daughters face and said "I found her at dragon valley where your disciples went! Not only that he killed two other elders!" "How do you know I killed her?" Ryuk asked with a chuckle. "Because you were the only ones passing dragon valley at the time!" He shouted. "First theres no eye witness to back your claim about us being the one who killed her you are just making accusations. Furthermore what if it was another group? How do you know that no other groups passed through there and killed your granddaughter and then just left. You found your granddaughters head right you didnt do anything else did you? Like making it so that only our sect and your sect could enter right?" Ryuk asked. "Of course not why would I do that!" The elder shouted. "Exactly so you can't be sure, and even if it was only us who went in why would we engage each other. Like you said our sects have a relationship we would have no reason to fight. Unless you believe there might be?" Ryuk said. "This..." The elder knew that if he said the truth it would be him implicated rather than Ryuk. "Elder the information you have is insufficient and doesn't correlate with facts, but it also seems like you have some other information that we are not privy too and by doing that you are not respecting me or my sect." Ryuk explained. Ryuk felt excitement streamline through his entire body as he defended himself he didn't use external help or his devil abilities he used his skill to defeat an undefeatable foe.
The elder had an ugly expression, but as the chatter and angry glares shot at him he realized he wasnt in control anymore and commanded the Wyvern to leave.
The elders entered the punishment hall again Ryuk now standing tall like a great mountain. The elders shot Ryuk complicated glances. cultivators as they became stronger stopped relying on reason and consideration. It was common for someone in power to just take and do what they want, but Ryuk just broke that age old scenario. They questioned how Ryuk did it. Whether they could do it in his position and what would happen if they were in the elders position. Some planned ugly and unpleasant plans to control Ryuk. others looked at Ryuk curiously. The sect master looked at Ryuk with a smile.
Old ghost looked like an actual ghost the anger and frustration had made him cough up blood again and again making him pale. "Sect master, colored pillars, and fellow elders. Ryuk was lucky today. I still suggest we destroy his cultivation and kick him out of the sect. If we allow him to keep growing he might bring more problems to us or he might come after us because of animosity created today." Old Ghost said politely.