Ryuk in his subconscious could feel strange tentacle like substances meddling around his body stretching and expanding vividly turning from a jelly like substance soon into a black liquid that flowed seemingly unobstructed throughout his body. Ryuk felt a biting cold infect his newly developed body and a chilling numbness affected his mind. Every thought every moment seemed slow. Soon Ryuks body feeling a connection with this black liquid and began to circulate it. The black blood tried to enter his blood yet was denied. Suddenly a white anomaly in Ryuks blood detached. The black blood was obviously stronger and began to devour the white yet through a seemingly unique, symbiotic the two opposing forces began to grow and stabilize. The chilling cold switched to scalding hot and back. The two forces eventually formed a new force. The shifting black and white blood slowly emulated itself back into Ryuks red blood. Ryuks body shook violently as his green tower and tree in his dantian shook. Ryuks muscles automatically loosed and somehow his devil form appeared. Ryuks body had begun some very unique changes. Normally the modification of the body when a bloodline awakens is very minute like their aura changing or their defense getting better or the likes. Yet Ryuks change seemed to be far greater. His tiger paws became more muscular and detailed. His dragon horns and lungs became sharp and contained some defined meaning. His wings one a beautiful bright red and the other a commanding dark red. His tortoise shell began to shine as ancient inscriptions began to silently carve themselves onto Ryuks shell. His golden eyes warped for a second and returned back to normal the black sclera and gold pupil yet it seemed incomplete as if awaiting something like a hungry ghost. Ryuks face became more mature and more beautiful no longer possessing a handsome charm of a gentleman rather now having a rather devilish look that made all seemingly fall in love instinctively. Honestly his now sharp chin and his eyes which appeared to have been made with eyeliner which made him seem like a villain was more fitting for his aura and personality. Ryuks patched black hair became completely black with white highlights with grey tips.
[Kind of like this https://images.app.goo.gl/yYqeD4pqNgF6cywy9 or if you want just check the hair of Habaek in the divine realm in the the Korean drama Bride of Habaek.]
Days passed as more of that black blood assimilated with Ryuks blood. Soon 7 months passed by.
Ryuk felt a bit of comprehension as these cold and hot energies spread throughout his body. In a mindless state he whispered "Yin and Yang. Is it male and female? Cold and hot? Sun and Moon? No. There are two Yin and Yangs. One dealing with life and the other with the structure of everything. The Yin and Yang in our bodies, the Yin and Yang harnessed in the moon and sun, the yin and yang dealing with ghosts and spirits are like the outer layer of Yin and Yang. True Yin and Yang I will call inner or Primordial Yin and Yang is more elusive, more frightening, more beautiful. Primordial Yin and Yang exists within Nothingness and everything. Natural law and Oblivion. Primordial Yin and Yang is simple yet supreme. All encompassing yet nowhere. That bright light shifting in hues rings through like a drum in the still chaos. It striking of difference brings about similarily. The end brings about beginning and the beauty of all creates harmony." Ryuk suddenly opened his eyes wide they were pale as if a ghost. He moved his head around and whispered softly "The birth of you is the birth of me. Striking the cold labyrinth with a heated palm. Becoming a principle of me is, but a false truth. You shall be by your right take me. I shall await in endless. You decide not me, but I choose you." With a strong shaking of his body Ryuk then fell over. The yin and Yang law in his head shone brightly and then faded looking exactly as before. Ryuk slowly rose up as if waking up from a night of drinking. He rubbed his head and pondered "What did that fruit do to me?" Ryuk confused and seemed to remember some comprehension on Yin and Yang laws yet he couldn't remember past that.
Ryuk stood up and found dust forming on his body. He shook his body and then stretched. He looked at the willow tree. "Eh?" Ryuk said in surprise as his entire book stiffened. Two small eyes were looking into two big red eyes. Ryuk mouth opened wide as he tried grasping for breath. He stepped back slowly. A loud overbearing voice echoed "Young Devil stay still." Ryuk straighted and stayed still. The voice said in amusement "Are you scared of little me?" Ryuk swore in his head "If im not scared of you I would be considered a retard. You are a giant ape who looks 1000000x more powerful than any person I have ever met. Furthermore you voice itself makes my hairs raise violently and scrambles my brain. You are literally the type of person who with a breath can kill me! And you have the audacity to ask whether Im scared? Fuck you!"
Ryuk shook his head and felt a cold sensation fill his rushing blood and his thoughts became sharp no longer tinted in fear, anxiety. A calmness spread from his gaze as he went over every scenario. "Nothing! I have nothing to get on equal grounds with this monster! Every move, every breath ends in a loss. If I only had something... My spirit guide? Why in this kind of situation are my sense telling me to call upon it?" Ryuk left with no choice called his spirit guide out. A beautiful man with hollow eyes wearing a white robe with a white hat and veil; 5 red wings one blue with long silk entwined mid air. Ryuk had forgotten about the spirit guide for some time, yet he knew how it looked. Although similar it had changed. Instead of white silk they were blue all to similar to the fire Ryuk had bore furthermore one of the red wings had turned blue as well. Furthermore Ryuk could see the ghosts of more wings... 4. The ape was shocked into fear. The spirit guide removed the blue wing it became a blue fan. The blue silk caught the fan. Ryuk felt his soul call out to him asking him a question. Ryuk felt indescribable power, yet the vitality in his body seemed to quiver and shake violently like a turbid lake. Ryuk knew if he made this move he would die. There was no other meaning. The giant ape quickly shouted "Stop! Stop! Stop! I was just having some fun! Im not your enemy!" Ryuk fell out of his shock and said with a smile as a scheme prepared in his head. "Stop? Are you stupid? Doing that is akin to killing myself! Ah! Fine, fine give me your arm and all your treasures and Ill spare you. If your hiding anything this thing here will take you to the yellow road! The last person I used it on was the Riverbend god! Now that fool is dead. I am too merciful! Quick, quick im getting tired." The ape was both stupefied and fearful. The spirit guide looked at the ape then Ryuk. Finally after looking at where it was it laughed in a girly manner and bowed to Ryuk and entered his figure. Ryuk and the giant ape "Eh?" Ryuk muttered "Did that thing... Just laugh and then bow? Don't I control it what the fuck was that?" The giant ape said with a cheeky smile "Heh. Brat seems your Trump card disappeared... Keke." Ryuk started sweating when a voice appeared from his head. "You monkey. Stop aggravating this kid and just tell talk to him. I swear you are truly the most foolish origin beast." The ape widened its eyes wide "Big bro Nothingness?"
Ryuk was shocked and quickly listened to the conversation between the two. The ape "Big Bro you used to always say I was the dumbest of the origin beasts always caring about killing and murder instead of thinking. Yet you in your desire for revenge chose someone who is even scarier than you and now like a tamed dog you reappear in front of me how comical!" Nothingness shouted "You! Regardless of my situation you are truly the runt of the universe along with that fish being because its fate is tied to you. Furthermore how would I know this brat would defy the Universe it happened before I awoke so now like a chain it holds me. Furthermore this kid isn't as simple as that either. That lizard, turtle, chicken and kitten have chosen him as their beloved." The ape stunned "The four Primordials? They chose this kid as their beloved a being they view greater and in more Reverence than their own universe? Bullshit! Those four were extremely patriotic why would they ever choose someone as their beloved?" Nothingness said "You should know. This Universe they loved, yet its creator they hated. This boy is a hope for them." The giant ape said "That makes sense. I thought he was just accepted by them through some new ritual done like with the Sa Ra ka. Yet something that confuses me is that when Great White died it was Great blue who stormed his territory to steal his cubs egg. They were already mortal enemies, yet that occured and that day Silent hill was struck by a rain of fury. I won't go into detail, but they were beyond the natural anger they felt for each other so why would this boy make them change their opinions?" Nothingness said "Who knows what those bastards think. Yet one thing is for sure you should treat him as your senior. Not only am I in here, those four are. Furthermore the Qilin has chosen him as a beloved as well. Just cut to the chase. Im going back to sleep." The ape nodded It looked at Ryuk and said in contemplation under its breath " To become the beloved of the origin beasts not only does he not face any resistance from the four laws. His legacy no matter how weak will be mighty. Furthermore to become the Qilins beloved one is to become the wind of change. A bringer of nuisance. That blue flame is by most assurance not a weak belief if he makes it truth I wonder how the skies shall be burnt." The ape faced Ryuk and said "Kid I'll cut to the chase like Big bro Nothingness said. You are my successor. That fruit contains the heritage of the Yin. Your bloodline is now of the original Yin from what I was born. Although you are not my beloved you still have many benefits. You have the powerful Yin bloodline making you immune to all Yin yet vulnerable to yang. In general you will have all the benefits granted to me by my right, yet none of the burden."
Ryuk looked shocked and later he drowned in the taste of pure ecstasy. Seeing Ryuks attitude the ape felt both proud, yet confused and muttered "This is the beloved of the 5 Primordial beings. The master of Nothingness. The defier of the universe?"
The ape had finished what it needed to tell to Ryuk, but perhaps it was due to Ryuk being his successor or as a gift to his fallen brothers The giant ape began to talk "Young one shall I tell you about the origin beasts and universal beings?...
In the begining when the Universe was created only the creator and his progeny existed. Slowly life began to sprout. From the water they were born, from the earth the survived, from the air they lived and from the fire they were reborn. This is how life began. Yes there were life forms such as Viruses and bacteria yet they also were affected by those elements. This although did not mean the Universe only was made from these elements. There are infinite laws and principle's that govern the universe. Origin beasts are born to make sure the laws are present and balanced they are the ones that introduce the practices of life to the new born. Universal beings such as the Buddha and the three pure ones are there to guide and teach the life. When I first awoke I knew who and what I had to do I was the origin beast representing Yin qi. From me all demon kind were born. The lower class demons are beings I taught and the Apocalypse demons are my kin. I existed and began to think and form my own opinion such as is fate. Yet I was stuck... Do you now see why all these powerful beings exist? I'll continue. Did you know that although Big bro nothingness came into existence late he is called big bro because his law is higher than mine. In truth big bro nothingness shouldn't exist... He exists because the universe is dying and the nothingness is consuming it. Although I say that doesn't mean this always happens. Big bro exists because there is an enemy that needs to be killed for the natural cycle to take place. The creator of the universe. We Origin beasts typically respect and kneel to the creator, but this one was cruel egotistic and ugly. He desired more and killed many origin beasts and universal beings and saints and gods and immortals!... Sorry. Anyway he was a cruel tyrant who made people suffer yet we could not do anything as we should not a creator has total free will. While he tried to upgrade he died his soul shattered. Although he is dead he is also alive.
I can feel the creators will its ugly and putrid its running amok in the universe and fixing events manipulating people for his agenda."
Ryuk shook he proclaimed that he would become the creator yet the creator before him was alive. Furthermore he was twisting fate. Yet Ryuk knew there was a greater problem he faced that although not apparent now later it would be. So Ryuk said "Tell me about nothingness." The ape obliged and said "When big bro nothingness was born he acted upon his duty and engaged in battle against the creators remnants. This caused the already unstable Universe to become more chaotic. The saints, 5 primordial beings and the remaining Origin beasts worked together to seal him. Yet they knew if he was killed because of the increasing amount of Nothingness and the decreasing universe he would be reborn again and again so they sealed him in the samsara palace. Later I felt his re-emergence and found he had escaped the Samsara palace with the aid of your past life. Then you went through samsara and he fell asleep until you could produce him." Ryuk nodded it wasn't too difficult to accept he had a past life almost everyone did yet that didn't mean he would recognize or familiarize that him. Ryuk then asked "Tell me about you and the yang origin beast aswell as the powers you people contain." The beast explained "I was born with 7 Ideas. Greed, Envy, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony. These ideas were either principles on which to fix myself and those who followed me or my greatest weapon. Yin isn't inheritly evil or bad yet my ideas are called sins its funny and the 7 ideas of Yang are Chastity, Temperance, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, Humility. They seem good yet are also pretentious and harmful to mentality. Yin isnt inheritly bad and Yang isn't inheritly good. Apocalypse demons contain about 80 percent of my power if they become god. That's not as simple as it seems either. That just means that if they can become gods they as a baseline have 80% of my full strength who knows what other abilities they have. Same with angels. The current situation is unknown to me, but before I died the situation should have been in the demons favor." Ryuk nodded then raised his head and asked "Your dead?" The ape nodded seemingly not caring about Ryuks temperament. Ryuk then said "I see. If I become the creator Ill find some way to help you. Can you send me back then?" The ape seemed to be thinking about something and then firmed and said "Defier of the Universe I have a request for you." Ryuk looked and asked "What is it?" The ape said "Take my son with you." Then a golden and yellow egg came. Ryuk looked at the egg doubtfully "This is a egg. You are a Mammal... Furthermore you are Yin this is obviously Yang." The ape seemed to be dealing with some problems very embarrassing ones. The ape said through his teeth "Yang and Yin are opposite yet... cough! cough! There is a you know relationship..." Ryuk didn't understand his underlying meaning, yet immediately he drew his brows up and with an ugly expression he asked "With a fish..." Ryuk obviously knew the Yang origin beast nothingness mentioned a fish sharing a fate with the ape and obviously figured out the connection. The ape shouted loudly "Enough! Tell me will you accept my request?" Ryuk thought it over and accepted "Fine I do feel thankful for the bloodline orginally I just wanted a yin blood to counterattack my Yang." he thought. The ape jovially passed the egg to Ryuk who stuffed it into his ring. The ape said "If you become the creator to hatch him just send some qi inside. His other parent gave him a name so if he awaken give it to him. Sun Wukong." Ryuk nodded. Like that Ryuk felt his surroundings turn black and he dissapeared. His journey to the Demon sacred grounds brought about plentiful amounts of rewards, enough problems and a knowledge on the threat he faced.
Volume 1~END
Volume 1 is about Ryuks power gains mostly now it'll focus on his journey to reach the place beyond the stars. Volume 2 has battles, romance and a cruel battle within in his own psyche.