Pov: Ryuk
I remembered that these children are orphans who came in the daytime to this place. They migrated from the inner city because of some circumstances. One of the children leading this group, a girl who looked 11 years old, similar to me, requested me to give them a place to sleep tonight, but I refused, as I became too paranoid after all the things that had happened to me. So they slept in front of my hut.
Getting near to them, I wake them up as they woke up with groggy eyes, I gave them permission to sleep in the hut, suddenly the girl leading had a beaming smile and quickly took all those children inside, now this small hut is completely filled which made the environment somewhat warm, now I felt a good feeling inside my heart as in this life I can help those who are in need, because in my previous I was the reason for suffering of many, thinking this I also joined the sleeping group closing my eyes, as I don't know why but I feel extremely good and calm after helping them.
Slept peacefully, slowly wandering in the lands of the dream world, then I had a strange dream.
I am in darkness complete darkness, complete darkness I can not even feel my body, no it would be more appropriate to say that I have no body but just a consciousness, I am a consciousness drifting in this complete utter void of darkness, I should have felt extreme fear but surprisingly I am calm as If there is no concept of fear inside me, no there not even other emotions inside me, currently I am just a consciousness observing this darkness hoping to feel some change.
Just a change occurred, something changed in that darkness it was a light no it wasn't a light it was a pillar a pillar of fire appeared in this void, it appeared with an explosion, with a strong sound of HMMMM vibrated in the void this sound is not explainable in words as it is the origin of all creation and voice of the void itself.
This scene lasted only a second, and after that, the fire pillar expanded like an explosion engulfing all of the darkness in it, transforming it to a void of light from darkness. Slowly, that light also faded, and in its place structures began to form. Seeing these structures, I finally understand what I am seeing: I am seeing the creation of the universe, and currently in front of me, the first stars are getting born.
I kept staring as this process continued; many other structures began to form. As of now, the empty sky is filled with stars. I kept staring at it until I focused on a familiar structure, a planet that is slowly starting to form life. It was a blue planet filled mostly with water, and slowly life emerged on its surface along with many creatures.
Soon, those creatures began to fight each other. Their motives differed; some hunt for survival, and some fight for dominance. In the midst of it, another species is born. This one is a strange bipedal animal; it was a human. Humans were modest in strength, not the strongest, but not the weakest, but still, it was not enough to dominate the world they lived in.
But one day everything changed as heaven struck a tree, burning it with fire, and humans, seeing it they felt a connection with that fire, observing all this I even myself felt completely baffled as this fire was similar to the one which appeared on the day of creation but soon is vanished, now humans gain immense intelligence along with a way to make fire. So they started to dominate the world, soon they became apex predator of the world, from land to ocean, they hunt everything.
But then another thing came, a will to dominate, this will grow tremendously in humans so much that they began hunting each other sometimes for dominance, sometimes for survival and sometimes even for fun, soon Chaos is the only thing remained in species of humans. They killed each other, civilization progressed from clubs to swords and spears, weapons developed, but still the Chaos remained, and along with the brutal killing of each other continued.
Then a change occur something changed in some of the humans, humans have a tendency of pursuing something that they don't have so a small group of humans pursued hardest thing to achieve in this chaotic world, it was not immortality nor it was any omnipotence, it was peace just peace a small thing but impossible to achieve in this small world, but they did not stopped and continued to pursue it they grew stronger and defeated other human groups not killing them this time but merging them.
Slowly, they became a unstoppable force who pursued peace and anything that came in their would be defeated, crushed or killed with their might, then after some time or endless war they finally achieved what they desired this group which is now just a descendant of originals, their ancestors who first started this war for peace achieved victory after countless generations, to celebrate this victory those humans made many structures and developed their civilization but one of them is most important for them.
It was a throne, made from melting gold and silver, adorned with the heads of warlords who ensued Chaos. Many gems and diamonds are part of it; this throne became a sign of humanity's victory, a throne that is not made for a king, but a symbol, a symbol of Hope, a symbol of Rule, a symbol of Order.
I saw that throne, and my mind went blank next thing I knew was that I was looking down at the world, countless planets, celestial bodies, even heaven itself, and I was sitting on that throne.
I am sitting on that very throne, how? I don't know there is one thing I am currently looking down on whole creations and heavens with laws on Order and Rule in my mind, below my feat is the omnipotent heavens, gods and immortality, resisting me, they are not alone the whole creation itself is resisting me as from somewhere Chaos is entering and controlling it, it wanted my rule of order to vanish and Chaos to reign back, it was its primordial nature but I refused.
Just then a flame flickered in the creation, it was just a small simple fire but seeing it I know that it was the same pillar of fire that arrived at the beginning of creation the creator or the representation of it, then I sound echoed in all of the creation, it asked me a question as if testing my will, trying find if I am capable or not, will I win today or fall back into oblivion just like in the start?
It asked me, "What does it take to be the Ruler? What does it take to be a king? What does it take to be the Emperor?"
The three questions echoed; all of them have a single motive and essence. Hearing this, something snapped back in me, for the first time since arriving here, I am able to control myself, my body or whatever it is, so I thought the answer to that question, a long time passed, an eternity maybe.
The creation around myself cease to exist as its end came near, then a new creation began from that same fire, but I kept thinking about that question sitting on my throne, the only thing that remained with me my rule and civilization everything vanished in the cycle of creation and destruction, only I remained, not because I am anything special but because I still have to give that pillar of fire an answer only then my outcome will be decided.
Then I woke up from my thought, and a sound came from my mouth or my very soul, it was an answer, an answer to my dilemma, an answer to my fate, an answer to the question creation asked me, so I said,
"MY WILL"
"ALL IT TAKES IS MY WILL"
With this answer, everything ceased to exist as fire engulfed everything I could consider as creation, and after that, I woke to find it was morning. I am still in that thatched hut sleeping with those orphan children, and there is sweat flowing down from my head. I don't know what that dream was.
Then I saw something in front of my eyes, it was a screen, something you mostly see in games, there are words written on it which I read.
"WELCOME, YOUR MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF HUMANITY."
"THE SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR SERVICE."