Ryuk smirked as he faced Luther and Dede.
Ryuk passed a few cups and said "You two are the only people I can trust and know are influential in the sect."
Luther said "Ryuk I'm glad you called, but what do you want to do?"
Ryuk smiled charmingly and said "Make my masters enemies suffer. For now the formation division head."
Luther spat out his tea and said "What?!"
Dede laughed slightly "Ryuk you say that so casually. No one else even the colored elders would talk like that."
Luther said "Yeah! That's a capital offence! Even though my mother isnt on his side and is neutral even she dares not make any ideas. I mean she even bows to that arrogant fuck!"
Ryuk looked off and said "I don't care who he is. He's trying to make trouble for me. That's bad enough, but he dares conspire against my master I won't allow that."
Ryuk showed a sweet smile like that of a childs "I can't bare to see them carrying burden. Even if they look cool and badass not giving face in front of heavy waves, I don't want and can't allow Master to suffer even a bit."
That smile and pure intention infected Luther and Dede.
Luther chugged his tea and said "Ah! Fine, fine! Let's do this! Let's get that greasy, arrogant punk on his knees!"
Dede nodded as she picked a fork and ate some beast meat.
A laugh slightly filled the room and near the door a shadow uprooted and Dion appeared.
Ryuk said with his eyes closed enjoying the taste of the meat in his mouth as well as the cold beer mixing into a dizzying mix, "So you finally show yourself. I thought you would keep hiding."
Dion said with a surprised expression "You knew?"
Ryuk pointed his fork at Dion and said "What suprised? Let's be honest friend you are really arrogant aren't you? You think that you're the only one with skills? I'll be honest your face annoys me."
Dion laughed "Is that so? I thought I had the earned the right to be arrogant. I suppose I'll have to defeat you to earn it. I'll be waiting for a fight Worthy of your praise during the sect competition."
Ryuk snorted "Who wants to fight you! I get nothing so why should I."
Dion said "Aren't you the jealous type? I'm very close to the girl you like - Mooneye. If you defeat me It will look good."
Ryuk stood up and said with heavy exaggeration and emphasis "Me? Haha! Me like that brute! Never! Absolutely never!"
Dion laughed and inside his eyes a playful spark and dazzling gleam danced. It was hidden, but it seemed to have caught Ryuk in its aim.
Ryuk sat down and said "Enough playing around. I let you listen because I could use your help aswell. As much I hate to admit it. Even if I scheme perfectly I need a person of identity and power to make the final push."
Dion sat down and without any pleasantries or manners took a big chunk of meat and began to gobble it down.
Dion said "Well I suppose I could help."
Ryuk said "What's your price."
Dion said with a fiery glint in his eyes "Hm. How about we just say you owe me a favor which I can cash in whenever."
Ryuk thought about it and said "Fine as long as it isn't related to those I love and it isn't too far off the line."
Dion sent a hand out and said "Deal."
Ryuk reluctantly shook his hand.
Dede took a cup and handed it to Dion with a blush on her face saying in a cute voice "Senior brother."
Dede was obviously in awe of Ryuk, but Ryuks appearance was truly as that of a deity or goddess of unimaginable beauty. She felt herself too insignificant to try and enter his eyes. She had a crush on Dion not only for his status, good looks and Cultivation, but also because in comparison to someone like Ryuk she felt she had a chance.
Luther took the cup from Dede's hands instead and snorted giving Dion a sharp look.
Dede and Luther then got into a fight with them tossing around.
Ryuk and Dion laughed having guessed Luther had been charmed by Dede.
Dion said "Doing this could ruin that mans life. We are being so reckless I can't help, but feel we aren't the morally good ones here."
Ryuk said "I don't need to be good. I'll be the scummiest person, but I won't let those I love suffer."
...
In the coming days Ryuk continued to work in the formation department. He set up spy ants with all of the main associates in the formation division head - Fairo's faction.
Also Ryuk alongside Luther and Dede paid close attention and affection to neutral groups.
Ryuk had managed to convince the forging division who was neutral to join Riels. The Alchemy division already was on Riels side.
Ryuk had managed to also modify the arrays ever so slightly around the sect. Especially newer redone ones which the formation division head had done.
Slowly but surely the tides turned against Fairo. He was being called inept and incapable as if those were normal words to use. He lost the support he had worked so hard for resulting in his falling even more.
The greatest knife in his burial was he was said to be stealing from the spiritual mines which produce magic stones. This of course was true after all Ryuk himself had done research and spying. Ryuk wasn't competent in accounting and got Mongoose to do it.
Soon enough Fairo was dangling by a thread or perhaps tip toeing on a rope.
He had gone mad, but it still wasn't enough Fairo in the end was a strong Cultivator who had done many services and many older generations still held Fairo upwards.
Perhaps Ryuk couldn't get everyone on Riels side, but through manipulation, deception and even threatening Riels faction had grown several levels.
Ryuk could be said to be the most informed person in the sect having ants everywhere soaking up information.
Ryuk had even diversified forming pet contracts with mosquitos, flies. Ryuk had eyes and ears everywhere. The pets were completely loyal to Ryuk and once they developed intelligence by reaching the first few levels of their demonic beast stage they were able to coordinate without Ryuk and assist him without any need for him to do anything. They even formed a union where they met once a week and drank and ate things they stole from high ranking Cultivators. In fact Ryuk was shocked at their intelligence and communal behavior especially between races. They almost seemed human. Yet even as they got smarter they served and lived only for Ryuk. In fact perhaps due to their insignificant race they quickly became strong Demonic beasts.
Seeing this intense growth Ryuk even sent a few groups to the beast god sect and the other great sects.
...
Ryuk knocked on a door.
Dion came out a smile on his face.
Ryuk said "It's time."
Dion nodded and began to climb up towards the crystal palace.
Once Dion reached all the patriarchs came out to interact with him.
Dion said directly "My Cultivation room seems to be having problems. I can feel malevolent qi entering and trying to poison my Cultivation. It was fine until a few days ago when one of your formation people handled it. I expect a proper response."
The patriarchs looked wide eyed and quickly bowed and left to investigate personally.
Soon enough Fairo was in front of the patriarchs who released intense Bloodlust towards Fairo.
Ryuk looked on and deep inside he felt a sagging sadness feeling consume him, but he held on. Ryuk had killed many, but they tried to kill him and he held no remorse. Although Fairo as a last resort wanted to kill Ryuk it wasn't that he wanted to do it, he meant it as a final card to receive what he had always dreamed of. Ryuk wouldn't allow it, but he still held some feelings towards the struggles for a dream. Mostly Ryuk felt bad as Fairo's whole life was being shattered even though all he was guilty of was having a dream. Ryuk felt like shit, but he had to for his master to be freed of his pain and struggle. Furthermore the character of Fairo could also be questioned, but that was just excuses and Ryuk knew that.
Ryuk tightened his grip as he saw a man he put on deaths row for no good reason being looked at with sharp dagger like eyes.
Ryuk bit his lips as he recollected himself on that very place being stared at exactly like that and for no good reason he was disowned. He remembered how it felt for those he trusted and worked for - his family to turn their eyes in disgust. He remembered the tower of Babel and the way it made him feel and he felt sick.
Ryuk wanted to hold the burden of his master, but he questioned whether for his ambition it was worth throwing away people for no reason.
Ryuk grabbed his chest and whispered "What should I do?"
Ryuk remembered bits of memories of his past life of his anger of being betrayed and he remembered how his mother was a casual mistake of that same god who killed his past life plan to kill him again. He remembered how he suffered.
Ryuk knew that no matter what one did others would suffer and caring about them would not do any good.
Ryuk looked at Fairo's crying face and remembered the ugliness that consumed him when he was called out by the beast god sect.
Ryuk bit his lip causing blood to flow slowly down.
Ryuk looked down at his hands and asked "Who am I? I'm the person willing to put my enemies through the cruelest punishments for hurting those I love. I'm someone who wants to defy the universes will and being soft won't do any good. I want to see only beautiful things and only do beautiful things..."
This would be one of the most important days in Ryuks entire life. This decision would alter everything. Would he become a mad slaughterer killing all simply for his own corrupt desire and by consequence driving away those he did this for or would he become more - Someone worthy of being the creator. Would he view life as wild grass thereby forgoing the beauty of existence.
Ryuk looked up his eyes sparked in azure light as a faint shadow appeared behind. It was beauty and it wrapped its arms around Ryuk.
Ryuk said firmly as a dark blue light in his soul surged madly flooding his entire existence as well an all encompassing omnipotent light beamed "Either way I will do anything to protect those I love, but I will never become an ugly person willing to throw away others for my own benefit. I am Ryuk, I am not scum willing to make a road on the bodies of Innocents. My enemies may come and pressure me to the ground making me crawl, but I shall never forgo who I am - The Beautiful, but Bloody Devil."
Ryuk flew down to where Fairo was and got on his knees.
He said solemnly "Patriarchs do not punish Senior Fairo. I am the one responsible for all the recent activities regarding Senior Fairo. I ask that you punish Senior based on his own mistakes rather than what I have made up. I also ask that you punish me for my actions. I accept all responsibility solely."