Changes

A few years has passed since the marriage of Ryuk and Yael, but not much has changed in their relationship dynamics. Maybe the title of husband and wife was the only change? They did not act any differently than how they were. They still talked and traveled as friends. Maybe because they were not humans, their views and perspective on the thing called love was different. 

Ryuk and Yael had come to enjoy Hell and were intrigued by the changes the Willow Tree will continue to bring. It was kind of odd calling a tree that gave birth to demons, and could bathe in flames, a Willow Tree, but it seemed to like the name and didn't want to change it.

The Willow Tree, maybe because it's a creation of Lord Blue Planet and because it gained the blessing of Lord Momonga, completely dominated Hell, covering every corner with either its branches or its roots. 

The demons born with their affinity for Fire, began to spread fire and destruction, causing the land that was otherwise barren to become colorful. 

Large swaths of land were turned into lava rivers and oceans with demons swimming in it. The only place that was not changed was the center of the realm, the Palace of Death or maybe it was more accurate to call it the Palace of Demons. 

The demons would first start out as petals on the tree, before becoming fruits that drop to the ground as demons. The demons had no fixed appearance with some looking like Wyverns, some looked like typical demons with horns and tails. Some look like giant eyeballs. The only thing they have in common is that they could grow stronger as time goes on. 

The Willow Tree, after creating who knows how many demons, stopped and began nurturing a petal that emitted stronger aura than all the demons combined. The petal resides in the throne room, and could become a demon any minute.

Ryuk and Yael were looking forward to what monstrosity would be born, so they named it. Every demon of notable power will be named by them, something they came to enjoy. They were not worried for their safety since Yael and the Willow Tree had a weird relationship. (AN: I was going for something similar to how God told Adam to name the animals. But in this case, no one told them to.)

As the two lovers were inside the palace with their demon servants, the two sat up and rushed towards the throne room with excitement. 

"It's about to be born!"

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Ever since defeating the universal demons, the universe had no choice but to accept the mountain that is Momonga, and his factions. 

Although the universe was not a living being, it knew it did not make sense to continue attacking Momonga, as that would be weakening itself.

It takes a long time to recover and spawn demons. After all, apart from Momonga and realms, there were few who could withstand such an onslaught. If these demons were allowed to do as they please, no one could stop them.

Momonga had expected a new wave of attack but was surprised when the universal demons vanished, like they never existed. 

There were no heads or tails to follow. Which was a let down, since he wanted to see if he could locate the source of the universe through them. If he could, one could only imagine how strong he could get. (AN: This is saying if he took control of the source, he would gain infinite power.)

However, while the vision was clear, the obstacles were obvious.

Currently in Paradise, Blue Planet and Momonga were playing a game of chess, which for the hundredth time ended with Momonga lost. 

Momonga did not mind, as he was not a master of the game and he was improving. It was getting harder and harder for Blue Planet to win. 

The burden he had from being the only Player, the only one from Nazarick, faded with the appearance of Blue Planet. Though, just as he thought, Blue Planet is a copy of the original, he was not the real Blue Planet. 

This was obvious since the information that Blue Planet could talk to Momonga about was solely Yggdrasil knowledge, not the real world. This could also be Yggdrasil magic being limited by what it can do, but he doubts it. If he could resurrect someone, the memories from the real world should still carry over. 

Blue Planet could grow in power and knowledge however his human body is a visible burden. While he was enjoying this moment of peace, Momonga knew it was short lived. Unlike him, Blue Planet was mortal and could die. 

There were exceptions to that rule as some Players chose the Immortal Human race. Sadly his friend was not of the race. 

To solve Blue Planet's issue, Momonga thought of a couple options, before narrowing it down to two. Firstly, he could get a Death Note and make Blue Planet live like a Grim Reaper. Secondly he could use a race change scroll and have Blue Planet live as an Heteromorphic race. Both options were good but with their own flaws. 

Relying on the Death Note will create a kind of dependency on it that will be hard to fix, which means that Blue Planet will always have a weakness. The only thing that changed was what the weakness was. 

If Momonga chose the Death Note option, what if a human can only gain a limited amount of lifespan? Also, what if the Death Note got stolen? What will he do? Also, would Blue Planet agree to such a thing? Knowing his friend, though a fake, he wouldn't.

The other option was not without its flaws too. Blue Planet had earned all his strength and power, by roleplaying as a Green Dragon. Usually Players were not allowed to roleplay as full blown dragons, however there were exceptions.

Dragons are the strongest beings within Yggdrasil, no matter how strong one was, a dragon could still win if the level gap was not too wide. Because of this, the Devs did not allow people to play as Dragons, the closest they could get is, a Draconian and even then one would be extremely powerful. 

A Green Dragon, although a dragon, was not recognized as one by Players, because of how weak they were. Their attack power and defense was not good. However, Blue Planet was able to use this race to his advantage. He was a nature lover, so of course he would not care about strength especially when his friends were powerhouses themselves. All he cared about was mastering and exploring nature. 

Green Dragons were masters of nature, they had great vitality, making them hard to kill. Their entire body was a treasure unto itself. Wherever they go, it was like nature was following not too far behind. To a roleplayer and nature lover, this race was ideal. Unfortunately, because of the rarity of this race, only Blue Planet had it.

Because of the fact he did not have a race change scroll for Green Dragon, Momonga was worried that Blue Planet would lose a great deal of strength. If it was him, he would not agree to such a deal, but it was not him.

He had delayed this for quite some time and he could see the presence of time on his friend's face. No wonder they say, time was the ultimate winner, because none could escape it. Eventually he will have to make a decision, one that his friend will not like. 

"Checkmate." Blue Planet said as he moved the Knight in the place of the Queen, cornering Momonga's King. 

"You win again." Momonga chuckled, while looking at the Mirror of Remote Viewing, which was split in three equal parts, showing the scenes of Hell, Human World and Paradise. 

In Hell, Ryuk and Yael were inside the Palace of Demons, looking at a throne inside the throne room. The two were observing and examining the throne with excitement on their faces. He watched as Yael attempted to sit on the throne but was sent flying. (AN: From here on, assume that everyone began to call the Palace of Death, the Palace of Demons.)

Narrowing his eyes, Momonga noticed that the throne was a legendary tier item, making him surprised. How come this Willow Tree could create something like this? Also he saw the moment Yael butt touched the seat, black smoke flew out. 

"The item is evil or i guess in this case it was demonic." Blue Planet also noticed the scene, "Holy and Demonic are direct counterparts, so what happened to Yael makes sense." 

Momonga nodded and turned his gaze to the Mirror of Remote Viewing as he replied, "It seems our power has undergone a noticeable change. The Willow Tree should not be able to do this but it can. The aura I cast the Goal of All Life is Death, is completely empty. The demons cannot survive there, even lava. Anything that enters will die."

"It's not a bad thing for us. The stronger we are the better." Blue Planet said as he begin to reset the chess board.

'When did Blue Planet become concerned with strength?'  Momonga didn't say anything but took note of it.

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In the Human World, the effect of Kira and Life Bringer was still apparent on the world at large. The Police Task Force announces the capture of Kira and the investigation has ended, however they did not reveal Kira's true identity. They were worried what the public would think when they learned Kira's age and close proximity to the case. That kind of backlash could paint the law enforcement agencies in a negative light. 

Sirochico Yagami retired soon after the case was over. He and his family left Tokyo and seemed to vanish. It was only a couple years later did people learn that the Yagami Household were all murdered. There were no leads or reasons, so it was simply labeled as a serial killer on the loose. (AN: Remember, since Light's identity was never revealed, the public would not think that the Police Chief was indirectly involved in the Kira killings, by fathering Light.)

Raye Penbar and Noami, after the case was closed, settled down in japan and got married. They were reluctant to forget about the Life and Death Note but after the fruit of their love was born, they never looked back. 

They sent the information about the Notes to the Task Force via one of the detectives they spotted following them. They were concerned as to why they were under observation, before remembering that Raye had sent a letter to L, which gave information as to why Light Yagami was Kira. 

There was no way the world's finest detective would let go of someone who knew so much, but after learning his identity, L had chosen to observe rather than to contact, as Raye's loyalty was not questioned. The observation was most likely to make sure that Raye didn't have a Note in his possession. 

Inside the Holy Palace' Throne Room, the Fairy Queen Titania and her advisors move around like working bees. Many of them could be seen exhausted, with sweat dripping from their brows, with many documents in their hands.

However, Titania's expression was cold. Ever since she was reprimanded she has taken her duties seriously. The leniency was not allowed, because that might undermine her rule. 

None dared to do their own thing, making Paradise became a heavenly burearcy. The Grim Reapers didn't continue their lazy ways as they will be punished. Their leader, Ryuk, was nowhere to be seen, so none could stand up for them.

"Momonga, what are you going to do? Since the universal demons no longer attack us, this world is now ours, however how do we command it?" Ever since he realized that his Super Tier Spells still existed, Blue Planet's view changed. He was no longer a burden to Momonga, and he could actually help him. However, what he cared about was fixing Hell and Paradise.

The terrain was not up to par with his vision, and he was worried about the Human World, so he decided to set up his own department called Environmental Conservation. 

There was no guarantee this world would not follow down the same path as his old one. Whenever a species is about to go extinct, he would bring some to Paradise and have their population grow before returning them back. Also the department will monitor all countries military advances, if it is disastrous to the world's environment, it will be banned. 

"I have already thought of that. This world is now complete with Heaven(Paradise), Hell(Shinigami Realm) and Earth(Human World). However, we are lacking decision makers." As he spoke, Momonga put a young man's picture on the mirror, "Light Yagami is a talented person, it's a pity to let him fade into oblivion, I will bring him back and let him be the Deacon of Hell. Yael is only there because of the curse, once the curse is lifted she will return with Ryuk to Paradise. Light Yagami's duty will be to maintain the balance between the three realms. He will imprison anyone that breaks the rules, no matter who it is. Once he completes his own punishment, we can begin with conquering the seal worlds." Momonga's eyes burned with ambition at the conquest ahead. Somewhere out there, he believes his friends are. Until he reaches the end of these worlds, he will still hold faith in this. 

"It seem you have already thought of it. I know this is not my place, but I will advise you nonetheless. Be careful of the power you wield because absolute power corrupts, absolutely. I think the Death Note and Life Notes should be banned from the Human World. Just look at the impact and fear caused by them."

"I hear you and agree. However, I think these humans can be used to protect us. Take Light Yagami for example, if we did not exist in this world, it's very likely he would indeed become the god of the New World. Such talent should not be wasted. So in order to find these talents, i will send some notes down and have the humans utilize their full potential." 

Blue Planet and Momonga stared at each, tension rising high in the room. Blue Planet was the first one to move his gaze, making Momonga sigh a breath of relief. This was the first time they have disagreed about something, but he could see it happening more in the future, not that he was worried but he noticed it might cause problems. 

Momonga stood up and opened a Gate, "I will be back, I still need to beat you once." 

Looking at the chess board, Blue Planet moves a chess piece, while thinking.

'Chess' is such an interesting game, but it's a fantasy. Why would the game be over if you kill the King? There are many underneath that wish they could become King themselves, so the game should have continued, until all that is left is the Queen.'