( After half an hour, John was in high pain and was desperate after suffering for some time John gained his consciousness and was unable to move. )

When he opened his eyes he saw absolutely nothing, he was wondering that this was also a nightmare like the last one or he died while buried under a pile of rubble. He didn't know what was going on. He thought he was dead for sure but he took his chance and was shouting for help and where he was?

Where, where am I? What am I doing here? What is this place? Am I dead? Somebody, please help me? I cannot die I have many things to do in the living world...

( Ah! Ah! Hmm! AHHHH! (sobbing) Help Me! )

John was puzzled, he just laid there to calm himself up and was figuring a way out of here.

(There was a sudden surge of power in the atmosphere which was completely overwhelming, John was nothing in front of that aura he thought even after he trained hundreds of thousands of years he wouldn't even stand a candle in front of whatever it was emitting this Aura. )

What is that..? (completely overwhelmed John) Is that Yama? Have you come to take me to hell? If Yama came he probably will take me to hell but I don't remember doing anything evil? Maybe I did something that I also don't remember? (Laughing his lungs out and then started to cry)

Who are you boy? (an unknown voice asking)

Haaa! Am I hearing voices in my head what is going on? (confused John)

Who's that? (John asked the voice)

Me I am the Demon Emperor that was considered the strongest being which had ever appeared.

Are you kidding me what is this? (irritated John)

It's the truth, you are in my final resting place. (Emperor)

So do you need my body or something you can have it I am in no position to resist you go on. (Surrendered John)

No, I don't need your body or anything this is just a wisp of my soul and it is going to disappear soon. (sadly Emperor)

So what do you want me to do? (John)

Nothing much I just want you to inherit my legacy and become my successor (Emperor)

Demon emperor's legacy? I want power even at the cost of my life but If I gain your legacy then I may become like you and start to terrorize the whole life on earth. I want to be the strongest but I don't want to forget myself to gain power. (Rejected on the spot)

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Ahh! I like you kid you're a feisty and determinant person. The people who came before you all were willing to do anything to gain my powers so I incinerated them because they had ill intent towards using the power. (laughing Emperor)

Oh! So I am not the first person to take your trial I see. (John thinking)

No, there were a couple of hundred before you but only some were as honest as you but none had succeeded in my inheritance. If you want to inherit my legacy you need to pass some tests if you give satisfactory results for all the tests, I will give you something which will help you reach the limits which people cannot even imagine and if you are worrying that the powers will change you to evil then don't worry you will be yourself even after you gain my legacy but you need to have a strong will to use my powers. (Emperor)

Is that so then I will take your word on that and take your test(confidently John)

Hahahaaha. Good so shall we begin (Emperor)

Yeah anytime. (John)

The first test is the will to live under great pain.

(The Emperor takes a tiny drop of pain which he received when he was alive. )

John, this would be nothing because it is just a drop so how much pain it could be.

(But the tiny drop was nothing less than an ocean itself but it was nothing in front of the pain that Demon Emperor received when he was alive. )

The drop of pain entered the body of John. When John was just thinking it will be nothing then suddenly something stirred up inside John's body.

(It was as if that his heart was going to explode and every bone in his body was about to break and the muscles were going to be destroyed. It was as if he was bathing in the hellfire may be more painful than the hellfire. )

(But John was not ready to give up on his life even if his body was going to blast away because he needed the power. The power to rise up above all.)

Is that all (spilling blood from his mouth John) Is this all the pain you can give me this is nothing if I can gain power. (coughing) Hah! Hah! Hah!

Boy I admire your determination to live and gain the power I didn't think you can hold on but you surprised me and it was even somewhat more than the pain the others went through because I am losing my power continuously so I am not able to control the volume of the pain drop. (Emperor)

So shall we move to the next stage?

Yeah, can you tell me what the next stage is going to be?

Haaah Hahaha Hahaha, you will know one's we get there.

(The Emperor entangles John's body with his aura and transports John in the era of war where he was surrounded by enemies from all sides. )

Boy, we have come to your last phase of exam location the task is simple I want you to stay alive in this place for thirty days if you die in this place then you would also die in the other world.

(After explaining the situation the demon emperor disappeared )

John found a small village on the other side and he thought the best course of action would be to hide in the village for thirty days and then get out of this as soon as possible.

(John entered the village and saw that the whole village was in a state of crisis all the food and materials were transported to the battlegrounds. The people were starving and did not have anything they could offer but they were kind and asked John to stay in their village for a couple of days if he didn't have anywhere to go.

John accepted their request and stayed there

"While John was staying at the village he didn't know that there was going to happen something which would change his entire life and his view towards people."