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Coming to terms with his power, Light Yagami appeared outside the towering black palace. The palace gave him a feeling of smallness and oppression just by standing before it.

In front of the palace, a golden apple tree grows, making his eyes twitch, with annoyance. He wanted the regular red apples, not some whatever these are.

It wasn't a big deal, as long as the apples were still edible. 

Walking up the stairs to the front door, before he could knock, the door opened with a familiar person behind it. 

Ryuk and Light looked at each other's eyes, with varying emotions. 

Ryuk was confused as to what a demon that looked similar to Light Yagami was doing in Hell. He did not equate this person to being the real Light because there were big differences between them.

Light was surprised that Ryuk was here. He assumed that since this was a place now considered Hell, it would make sense for the Shinigamis to reside in Paradise. 

On the way here, he did not see any other creatures apart from demons that submitted to him.

'Could a Shinigami kill me? I'm no longer Human so it should not be possible. I must figure out the limits of my newfound strength.'

"Long time no see, Ryuk." Reaching out in an inviting gesture, Light and Ryuk shook hands.

"Light, you became a demon?" Ryuk was aware that once a person died their souls would vanish, there was no afterlife waiting for them. He learned that Light had died. But that was all to it. Yael did not say that Light was alive, and definitely not a demon.

The only person he knew that could revive people was his wife but she has been by his side this entire time. If it was not her, it must be other angels or even Lo..Momonga. 

"I have gained the power I've long for." Looking at his hands, Light sighed with complicated feelings. He gain this power but has no one to protect,"I'm here to do my job. Momonga has made me the ruler of Hell, this place is my new home."

Ryuk looked surprised as he knew what that meant. That means that he and Yael could return to Paradise, but why didn't Momonga notify them? 

As he and Light spoke, an angelic voice and aura appeared above them.

"He is not lying. The power that has been keeping me here has disappeared. My brother told me that Lord Blue Planet has regained his strength." Yael said as she appeared next to Ryuk, looking at the enemy of her human, with warmth.

Light looked at Yael and remembered when Ryuk told him about an angel that descended Paradise because her Life Note and the memory about Life Bringer. It was strange that he didn't have any resentment towards these two. One lied to him, the other caused his death.

"You are no longer restricted here, you can return to Paradise. I have a job to do." Light motioned for them to leave as he strode inside the palace taking in the view. 

Remembering something, before he wandered off, Light turned to Ryuk, "There is an apple tree outside, take one before leaving. My gift to you."

Ryuk looked at the man, no demon he only saw as entertainment and awkwardly nodded. Just as he once said back then, he had Light were not friends, they never were. However was that truly the case? He was not so sure anymore.

With a deep look of confusion and pride, Ryuk held Yael's hand, flew into the skies and disappeared into a Gate that appeared. 

'So that is how one travels between the realms?'

Closing his eyes, Light searches for a spell that matches what he saw and realizes he indeed has it, but it was inaccessible by him. He didn't have enough mana. 

He could feel mana premeat around him, meaning it will just take time before he completely masters how to control it, but as a demon, time was all he had.

Walking throughout the palace, Light did not find anything of importance. There were no artifacts, no information, it was just a palace with rooms and a throne room with a black obsidian throne. 

Walking up to the throne, Light sat on it, causing his body to tremble with shock as his strength and power experienced a terrifying boost. He could feel everything within Hell. 

Frowning, Light realized he was wrong, he could only feel what the throne felt. 

Turning his head, he looked outside the throne room at the willow tree rustling without wind. It was weird, he could feel it staring at him, but he didn't feel any negative feelings towards him. 

"So this is how I, as the Deacon of Hell, can rule over the Demons. My strength is undoubtedly the strongest of them, I was in essence created by Momonga. It would be quite dumb to make me weak, when demons only respect strength." 

"Now let's begin. Since I'm in charge of Hell, the first thing on my agenda is organizing and strengthening it." Light was not dumb, since he was given this power, it means it can be taken back. However, if he could subvert that by using methods other than his power, this realm shall be his. Though he was curious about Paradise, that place is not for him. He can only achieve his goals in Hell or the Human World, he already failed in the Human World, so this is his last chance.

Light wanted to create ranks for the demons, which will help him control everything. A demon could govern an area, being like a mayor and then above them another demon would govern a territory, and this process will continue until it reaches him. 

This would have been hard to implement, but since he and the Willow Tree were connected, he could enforce his will. 

After thinking, he decided to separate the rank of demons into four ranks: Demon Official, Demon General, Demon Lord and Demon King. 

Demon Officials are basically demons that prove themselves by possessing intelligence. 

Demon Generals are demons that prowess great power and excel in combat. 

Demon Lords rule over demons in an area. From this level up, one can receive direct commands and meet with the Deacon of Hell. 

Demon Kings are the four rulers of Hell, each ruling a direction, with the Palace of Death, no, the Palace of Demons in the center.

With this idea, Light used his connection with the Willow Tree and embedded these tier systems into the demon's mind. 

There was no commotion, the demons simply accepted this as this aligned with their beliefs that strength is everything.

As he was implementing his will, Light noticed something weird in a corner of Hell. With his own eyes he could not sense anything but with his connection, he could see that someone or something was hidden, moving around as if searching for something or someone.

Curious, Light asked, "Who are you? Why have you intruded into my domain?" He was sure it was not a demon, because no demon could exist outside of the Willow Tree influence. 

Every demon with the exception of him was born of the Willow Tree.

An audible gasp escaped the figure's mouth as they looked around, trying to find the sort of the voice.

"No need to look around. My will exist everywhere in Hell." Technically not a lie, but also not the truth.

Maybe pondering or maybe still in disbelief, the figure chose to speak, "My name is Oculus, I didn't mean to intrude. I came here to speak with the King of Death, but it seems he…." The voice stopped, not continuing but the implications were obvious. 

Light was curious about this as well. How did Momonga gain control of this world? He stated that the King of Death gave it to him but was that the truth? At least he didn't believe it. 

"I'm Light Yagami, also known as the Deacon of Hell. I don't know this King of Death you speak of, but I'm appointed the ruler of this realm, by Lord Momonga." Light's words implied a lot of things. Firstly, if you are upset about this, take it up with Momonga. Even if you kill him, Momonga would just appoint someone else. 

Light is not stupid, he was placed here because he was useful but he was not going to die as a tool for anyone. 

Oculus, still hidden from view, ponders on the title 'Deacon of Hell'. He had to admit, it sounded better than 'Second In line to God'. 

He had decided to come here to check on his nephew, the King of Death, but found himself in this situation, an opportunity. 

He could see himself getting a boost in popularity, which speeds up the process to Godhood. 

"Light Yagami, I wonder if you are willing to work with me? I'm sure this will turn out good for you."

"What kind of work?" He was not against working with this person if it would benefit him. That said, he was not willing to betray Momonga, at least until there is guarantee he could escape his grasp. 

Just like how the Willow Tree, who created the demons have influence over them, the same could be said about Momonga who granted him this power. 

Showing his appearance for the first time, Oculus with his hand behind his back spoke, "I'm the leader of a realm separate from this. We deal in the afterlife. Once someone commits a sin or crime in life, once they die, we judge their souls to determine if they are evil or good. Evil is eradicated and good is rewarded. However, since this is Hell, we can send the evil souls here to wash away their sins. With this, our two realms can work in conjunction with one another." 

Light pondered on his throne, feeling it was a good proposition but there were some uncertainties. These souls that are judged are they from this universe? If so, would this affect the three realms? Also, once these souls are cleansed, where would they go? Back to Occlus realm or here?

This was a very important problem. He couldn't make this decision but since he was given complete authority over Hell, he could justify his stance. 

Thinking for a while, Light decided to accept, "This is good, but I must ask, what method will you use to send the souls here?"

Oculus smiled with relife, "That's easy, I will open a rift here between our two realms. Only souls can enter through it, however, hope you understand." 'Hehe, this will relieve the burden on us by a lot. Who knows how many souls we have and how many souls that keep funnel in.'

'What an old goat. That will mean my realm can only accept what he shits out, but I can't do anything about it. Hmmm, let's try this method.'

"Very well, since we have come to this conclusion, let's sign a contract." A black contract manifested in front of Oculus, seemingly made of wood. 

'Just as I thought, the Willow Tree while sentient is not very smart. As long as we are connected and I want something to happen, as long as it's within the tree's power, it will do it.'

Oculus looks at the contract, not feeling surprised with a furrowed brow. The contract did not seem weird, as it included things they agreed on, but there were a couple more lines. For example: Oculus and his faction cannot invade Hell. Oculus must make his presence known when entering Hell. Light Yagami and his faction cannot invade the Oculus realm etc.

Oculus signs the contract and it vanishes into flames. 

Light was laughing his face off, watching the contract vanish, 

'As long as I use this correctly, I can gain great benefits. I said my faction cannot attack him but this is not my faction, it's Momonga! Maybe I can kill Momonga this way or prove my loyalty?'