Black was in a bedroom tied up.
His body full of cuts and wounds as a naked Woman played around with him.
She said, "Ah. The Apocalypse Demon royal family. I never thought someone as insignificant as me would get to have you."
Black spat on her face and said, "Go fuck yourself!"
She wiped the spit off and her playful smile dissapeared and she slapped Black across the face, "A mere mutt dares?"
Black laughed, "Mutt? You are nothing! An insect. No one will ever look upon you as more. The only reason you could touch me was because of the strong. You are just a way for the true masters to use and throw away. You think that your mutation can handle my bloodline? You will die, I will die and those above will smile. How about this you let me go and I might let you become my servant."
Black was slapped again.
He laughed, "Did you really think that the heavens had given you hope with that charm? No that's a demons curse! Hahaha!"
Black again was slapped.
Black then felt a frightening cold wrap around his chest. He looked down and a knife pressed against him.
He coughed up blood and he was slowly dying.
Normally this strike although problematic wouldn't mean death. Yet his bloodline was suppressed.
Black mumbled in contemplation, "Am I going to die here? Like a nothing? Ah, what difference does it make between the coldness of death and coldness of life. Even grandfather has thrown me away. What's the point. Yet I wonder why he even gave me an opportunity to cultivate if he was going to kill me off like this. Ah. It's too cold. I hate the cold."
*Click* *Click* *Click"
"Who is it! I told you to not let anyone in you shitty guards."
*Click* *Click*
"Ryuk..." Black said with his last breath for some absurd reason that perhaps only the Universe would know. A awkward smile on Blacks handsome face as he said those words in a ghostly tongue. His eyes turning into shaded windows never to pass light again.
"Brother." A voice echoed causing the air to become rigid and weird.
The stagnant smell of blood from inside the room smashed against an even bloodier scent coming from outside.
"Black wake up!"
...
In a gloomy darkness where no light could pass a boy sat on the ground playing with a weird doll. The boy could hear faint whispers and feel sharp glares.
The boy said "Was it fate? Bad karma? Why did I meet that person. Why does everything seem to revolve around him. Why did I forget my nature and who I am when I was with him? I stopped looking at the world as a enemy when he was near, but why? Why when I'm going to die do I pray to him? Ask for help from him?"
A cold breeze wrapped the boy and he began to shiver uncontrollably.
He looked behind to where the coldness came from.
He stood up and walked.
As the boy crossed the bright road frontwards in the darkness he saw a body a woman not beautiful or ugly simply there. Her clothing torn and her body cut up like a pig. He could see a pained expression on her face and he could only contort.
He went going forward, but the gold road below had become very dim.
He then saw a person getting beat up, insulted and tossed away.
He saw a child killing a adult. He saw a child getting beaten by a brother. He saw a father dismissing a son. A innocent child looked on disgustingly. A child who even by trash was bullied.
He then felt a blue light swallow him and he saw those scenes albeit with a few differences. This boy was originally handsome, but later ugly. Yet that boy didn't blame himself or hate anyone he just continued. He felt his anger, his sorrow, his desire to be more. He then saw him become beautiful.
The first boy recognized the second boy and muttered "Is the reason we are so drawn to each other because we are so similar?"
The beautiful boy looked upon the prior boy and shot a radiant smile. He threw his hand forward and said "Black wake up."
The first boy rapidly grew turning into a tearful Black.
"Why do I feel so full with you? Why? I should be jealous, but why do I feel comforted? You asshole Ryuk. You're beautiful even in my head."
...
Black opened his eyes and saw the Woman from before who slapped him, the woman who led the Vampires the princess fighting Ryuk.
He was shocked beyond belief.
Ryuk was fighting against a jade upon with a figure came out. The figure was similar to the deity in terms of being like a hologram. He had heavy demonic qi and power comparable to a truth sage.
Black tried to move to protect Ryuk as if by second nature.
Yet Ryuk looked at him and said, "Just live man. Let your brother handle this guy."
Blacks eyes twinkled their original shade turning vibrant and warm as if all his blood churned violently.
He looked at Ryuk and Ryuk looked back. Their gazes showed the true affection the two had just developed, but Ryuk also saw something there that shook his core.
"Ara? That piercing gaze... It cant be. I'm stupid for thinking that."
A pink blush appeared on Blacks pale skin as if infected.
Ryuk coughed as he felt a bad premonition falling "There's no way... There's no way."
Black looked at the illusion of the demon and said "King? My king? You have no right! My god? No way! No one I have and will ever meet can compare to Ryuk. He is a person far greater than you cronies! He is someone everyone should fall to their knees for just to simply serve him! He is the kind but uncompromising, the truthful yet trickster, the most intelligent and singular perfect being I have ever met. He is my everything, he is my love and he is now my sole reason to live. I won't Cultivate for respect or power I Cultivate to protect this person. To stand by his side. My blood covered in the deep cruel heritage of demons, the one smeared in brutality and inhumanity. The one that killed everything I saw as warm and nice turning me into a true demon as dark as my name suggests and as cold as ice. I used to fear the warmth because I thought I could lose it, but now I understand how amazing it is. I want that warmth to keep flowing through me and if anyone dares take it I the servant of Ryuk shall plunge it into eternal darkness as black as the most cruel demon!"
Ryuk was shocked, but then felt from Black a heavy Demonic aura spread out and it seemed to Suppress the figure in the jade.
If the Figure in the jade could be compared to a large ocean, Black would be an entire world of demonic qi.
Black waved his hand and the jade shattered a and dissipated. He fell to the ground and said, "A drop from the Demon Godking and it took so much effort to destroy. Hah."
Ryuk grabbed Black and sent vitality into him causing the chest wound to heal.
Black smiled at Ryuk the whole time. Ryuk could only reply with an awkward smile.
Ryuk picked him up and asked, "What happened while I was gone?"
Black asked, "Didn't you come here knowing the whole situation?"
Ryuk replied, "How could I find out? I heard from some street vendor that a demon got captured or something. I guessed it was you and I rushed to free you. Who knows you might've died if I came a little later."
Black laughed, "How did you know their weren't any traps? If you got injured wouldn't you make a loss?"
Ryuk scoffed, "Wah. What do you think of me? I'm not so cruel to let my family die for profit. Plus It's not that I do things expressly for profit. Lets say I marry someone. I marry that person for love and then if later I become rich that's an add on. You do thing's and do your best to get the most out of it. That's my principal. You be true to yourself and then get the most from it."
Black felt his heart beat he asked, "Im your family?"
Ryuk said, "You're my brother aren't you?"
Black laughed, "Yes. Yes, I am your brother. Come let's go."
Ryuk laughed and then began to walk with Black in his arms.
The vampire Princess was sitting on the floor with an arm missing. She screamed, "Vampires assemble! We have an enemy!"
Black said, "Ryuk hurry. I'm too weak to fight with you and we are severely outnumbered."
Ryuk snorted "They outnumber us? Haha! In fact this is good! An Emperor of course needs subjects!"
Ryuk stood up and went grandly into full view.
Black was confused at what Ryuk was doing.
The vampires had noticed Ryuk and began to snarl their large canines expanded as they smelt the delectable and powerful blood inside Ryuk, yet if they knew a drop of it could poison them all it would be wonder how their faces would be.
Ryuk showed a confident smile full of pride and Bloodlust, and not one of fear.
He took out his sword and held it high up and compounded his existence in his sword causing it to ring violently and show red lines as if becoming a living organism Aswell.
Sword intent is sending your feelings into the sword and sword heart is becoming the sword.
The sword began to pulsate rapidly soon after a fierce roar could be heard spreading outwards causing the earth to shake and the world to silence.
The swords in the vampires hands all began to quiver rattling violently to leave their owners grip.
Many of them were Spiritual swords which could be bonded with through blood and thus controlled yet that didn't matter all the swords revolted and flew towards Ryuk.
Sword heart unlike intent isn't specific to a feeling or emotion such like hope intent or chaos intent for example. It is the owner, a complex and ever changing living organism.
Before Ryuks sword heart could be said to be like a crashing wave constantly smashing into each other with no beauty or strength just chaos. Yet now after Ryuk had inherited the desire to protect Riel and Ryo and had acknowledged who he was everything changed no longer an immature aspect such as a wave. Ryuk was an Emperor. If you wanted to say one thing that had drastically changed with Ryuks new mindset it was calmness, pride and arrogance. Although he wouldn't call himself the sole protagonist of everything he believed himself now worthy of what he desires.
If Ryuk could be said to be someone the most comparable would be an all encompassing Emperor.
A pressure fell and causes the vampires to all stumble down. The weaker ones Kowtowed, the stronger one's knelt and the strongest bowed. The swords that had flown to Ryuk stood dancing in the sky, each singing a cacophony of violence and war all for Ryuk.
Ryuk moved his hand down and the thousands of swords all fell down with his command. Each striking at a Vampire.
Some could dodge and some could parry, but against Ryuks fierce attacks and seemingly infinite control all the vampires were massacred.
Ryuk breathed out and all the swords in the air fell. Ryuk rubbed his head as a headache descended. Although what he did was mostly because of his sword heart, alot of his soul energy was used.
Ryuk stumbled and picked Black up who looked dumbfounded at Ryuk.
Ryuk summoned the Rank 7 Sifting Wyvern which took him to a small cave nearby where Ryuk and Black both recuperated.
...
Ryuk had now broken down about five percent of the Spirit Emperors soul, but of course made sure to make a copy of the spirit Emperors soul and then made a spare soul fragment from that which he stored in hell. Yes although Technically the Spirit Emperor was dead, he could still be born back if Ryuk transplanted this soul to an empty body.
Black even though he seemed to have recovered was still in a state of mediation.
One day Ryuk opened his eyes and saw Black slowly floating as he mediated.
He touched his chin and said, "State of enlightenment? Must be a big change as he is even floating and absorbing qi as food like a sage would. He's undergoing Dharma observance."
...
Inside Blacks head he remembered various points in his life. In his life he had been ostracized, insulted and let down. He had felt the coldest of winters, and now Ryuk had seemingly shown him the brightest Summer.
He thought about many things. Then he remembered the hand that pulled out for him, that had dragged him from death. He remembered that his life wasn't to be decided by others. Those that left him would regret and those that stayed by him he would protect and do his most for them. For Ryuk he would conquer the world if need be. He wouldn't choose to be forgotten, just fading in to the Blackness of the abyss. He would become the darkest most blinding Black that would consume the world.
Black said, "I am hungry for his warmth, no I want all warmth!"
...
Blacks eyes opened and two Black beams ran out and hit against the sky.
On Blacks chest a pig danced and on his right hand a spiraling symbol as if endless appeared.
His eyes gradually became normal and he sighed.
Ryuk tossed a bottle with water and said, "Congratulations."
Black smiled and said, "Thanks brother."