chapter 1 - the end or the beginning

My name is Ryuk. I'd have to say I had been just a slightly above average high school student. I'm not that bad looking or anything, rather I'd say that I had been on the more handsome side of life. I was also blessed with a talent for sports which I took advantage of, I was never amazing at any one sport but I would always be quite good, the saying a jack of all trades but a master of none comes to mind. During high school, I had somehow managed to become quite popular and was labeled as the "ice prince." People would call me heartless because I would always turn down any girls that had confessed their feelings to me, it's not that I disliked or had a phobia of girls or something, and I'm quite sure I'm not gay, it's just that I'd never really hung out with girls which caused my nerves to kick when they confessed, which made it so I was unable to control my speech, so wanting to avoid making myself into an idiot, I would ignore the problem, hence the name "ice prince."

On a particularly unfortunate day, I had been planning to head to an arcade, as I had was interested in a new game which had come out. But alas fate had other plans for me on this day as I covered my ears from a, particularly loud scream. When I turned around I noticed an old lady chasing a guy wearing a hoody, which is obviously a suspicious scene so I started to give chase wanting to help (author: wow what a kind-hearted man) but as I caught the mans hand after his attempted escape of running onto the road to shake me, I looking up and saw a truck coming towards my way, luckily a had enough time to move out of the way, or I should have until the bastard grabbed my hand and pushed me into the path of the truck because I was now on a one way trip to heaven I tried to pull the bastard with me but to no avail *sigh* when the truck finally hit me it flung me through the air, which in my adrenalin induced state I only notice myself flying that is until I apparently really wanted to taste the concrete as I was heading towards some at an incredible speed I closed my eyes as I heard a *thud* followed by an eternity of darkness *sigh*.... or that's what I thought until these bright lights were shining directly into my eye lids. The light was rather irritating so I opened my eyes in a groggy state and was greeted with a large white room.

"... is this the place grandma always told me about" I started to think maybe I had been sent to heaven until I heard an old man's voice.

"Nope this is not your heaven but I suppose it's close enough." I looked towards the voice and saw an old man dressed in a white robe, sporting an equally white beard with a black cane in his hand with a snake that looks like a python spiraling upwards of said cane, *this feels extremely cliche or this guy is cosplaying*

"Well I'm not cosplaying, this is the usual wear for a god like myself you know"

*wait....... a god? Oh I get it I'm on a hidden T.V show or something, wait no that doesn't make sense why would I be in one and I'm quite sure I died...* "So.... you're a god, will you be the one to decide my fate?

"Eh... hey? aren't you surprised to be dead or maybe, I don't know, do you not want to ask a question of me such as the reason why you died so young or something?

"Well it isn't as if I'm not surprised to be dead or something, it's just that I feel nothing will change even if I were to ask such a question, so, anyway where will I be heading, heaven or hell?"

".... Hmmm you're quite the interesting one aren't you, from all the humans I've seen you're the first that appeared unfazed even when in my presence"

"Ah ok I understand, so could we move this along, is it going to be heaven or will my new residence be hell?"

".....Ok.... how about option c, I will give you 5 wishes which I will grant and then send you off into another world, so child, tell me your desires."

"Hey, God I'm not going to tell you how to run the place but are you sure? I mean, it isn't as if I don't want to be apart of the land of the living again but are you even allowed to give me a second chance, especially with an additional 5 wishes, it just seems irresponsible, although I'm not complaining."

"If I say so then you can be reborn but not in your old world, due to the fact your old worlds gods may notice a soul being reborn and kill you at birth to ensure balance."

*hmm should I say yes? well this deal only seems like a plus for me I mean he's giving this deal for free so why not accept it* "ok God I accept your offer or rather thanks for giving me this opportunity" I decide to bow to give my utmost respect. "But I do have one question, why send give me all of this?"

"Well life becomes boring over time and when you can do whatever you want why not, and you have left an impression on me, so what do you desire? I will remind you again 5 wishes, understood?"

"Yes but first could you explain my new world to me? what kind of world is it?"

"The world you will be sent is a world of cultivation were to become strong people cultivate. If you manage to reach powerful stage in cultivation perhaps we may meet again"

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*Oh, I think I understand kind of like a novel* "so God can you tell of these stages you speak of?"

"Oh, so a stage is when a person breaks through into a higher understanding of cultivation and with a greater understanding comes greater control leading to greater strength, anyway there are 9 stages of cultivation in your new world known as earth realm, wind realm, sky realm, space realm, Saint realm, demi-god realm, god realm, pure god realm, and the last one is known as godly realm, but there are still greater cultivation stages above the godly realm, but no human in your new world has accomplished cultivation of a higher stage however maybe you can, after all I'm giving you 5 wishes."

*Higher than godly realm? but he's only a god why would he say that I may be able to reach a stage above this your realm* "ok but if you don't mind me asking which stage in cultivation are you? you're in the godly realm right?"

"ha ha ha ha, no. I'm not in that kind of realm, I'm the one you know as a god because I'm above all, nobody is stronger than me, I'm only called God because that is what people in your world called me but in reality, I'm above all."

" Wow, you must be powerful, ok I'd like to make my wishes now."

"Go ahead child what do you desire?"

"Ok here is my first wish, I'd like it if you gave me a system in this new world where I can track progress through levels and I'd like the system to come with a skill so like rapid growth which will enable myself to become stronger, faster to become stronger than the cultivators of this world, and I'd like for this skill to be known as demonic growth."

"...you're a greedy one aren't you, but ok so what else."

"Well don't blame me that's only human nature. My next wish would be to enable my new body to harness and control all the types of magic in this new world such as water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, darkness, holy and creation with the added benefit of unlimited mana because dying due to over exhaustion of mana would suck."

"...hey aren't you overdoing it a little."

"Well I'm not a masochist, it's not like I want to get bullied or abused in this new world you know *wink* and besides I'm not gonna use this power for acts of villainy so don't worry about it."

"*sigh* ok, ok I understand after all I was the one who said you can ask for anything."

"....hmmm I'd like my new body to be so hard that even if a person were to attack day and night they wouldn't even be able to scratch me, and with this body make it immortal with the immortality of my body being an active skill which can be disabled that way if I become bored with living I will be able to die in peace."

" HEY, WHY DO YOU NEED ALL OF THIS ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD?"

"Whoa just chill God that isn't my plan, I mean who wouldn't want to be as powerful as possible?"

"*sigh* you're unbelievably greedy you know that? but ok I'll still grant that but child, you may become even more powerful than me in the future*sigh*"

"Well, you said you will grant any of my desires so that's what I'm making you do. hmmm, what should I do wish for now? OH I know, I'd like to be granted the ability to transform into a super Saiyan like Goku and with the power of Saitama's limitless potential and strength."

"...are you kidding me? what are you an otaku or something?"

"Well I'm not an otaku or anything but I watch a few shows and understand that, that kind of strength is what I want, so yeah"

"You do understand that I am incredibly powerful but my limits are within the bounds of reality and characters such as Goku and Saitama are more powerful than me."

"Oh, well that's too bad, so you aren't able to make me transform like Goku and give me the physical strength and limitless potential of Saitama? *sigh* and I even believed you when you said you're the one above all."

"No no, you don't understand Goku and Saitama would be more powerful than me but they don't exist, I could make you powerful like them but if I gave that kind of ability to you then it'd be like Goku and Saitama do exist which would mean I'm like a mere ant to you."

"Ah, no worries God, you're the one that will give me this power so intern I will respect you more than any other being, meaning even if you made myself powerful you, you need not be worried because I have no ambitions to become God or reason to harm you."

"Heh, well you aren't lying, ok I will make you powerful than me only if you promise that should the need arise you will aid me in the future if I encounter a problem understood?"

"Aye sir (author: Hey, hey what the heck is going on why would you fuse Goku's and Saitama's power.) so for my final wish could you grant me with additional 1m stat points so I am able to just level up my stat should I have a reason"

"Ok, that's all the wishes you have, so what do you want to be? a handsome man or gorgeous female? Whatever it is you want, just make your own appearance, here."

God handed me some kind of device wish seems to function like an iPad with a character creator section. Hmmm, what should I do about my appearance? should I make my height 185? so many options...

*15mins later* that should do it, 185cm tall so this will how I will look fully grown, interesting. I made my new body extremely handsome in my honest opinion, with a firm six pack to it with a healthy white body color like a normal Japanese person, My irises have been made red making my eyes unique and mysterious to add more depth to myself, and my face.... I think I might become gay if I stare at this face any longer no, no, no, no IS THAT ME THAT LOOKS TOO FREAKING HANDSOME, maybe I shouldn't make myself this good looking, oh well what could go wrong, either way, being handsome is good. "Ok God I'm finished with this character creation and I'm ready to go to this other world."

"Ok I will send you to this new world of yours now, make sure never to forget me, okay, and try cultivating so we may meet again, and here is my last gift to you"

god pointed his index finger towards the direction of my head followed by a golden light radiating from his hand and into my head... this energy made me feel incredibly dizzy, and there is the feeling that I can't explain, oh well whatever it is I will figure it out my only hope is that this sensation isn't due to something bad.

"Ok, I have given unto you my blessing, with which will grant you a strong family, so it's good bye for now."

Light starting to appear in my body and I was suddenly hit with a tidal wave of drowsiness.

"You will be more powerful than anyone else in this universe, I can't wait to see you become even more powerful in the future hehe."

*Where am I? it's so dark, and it's hot like a sauna in here.... wait, wait don't tell me I'm inside my mother's womb? oh God, this is disgusting*

end of the chapter