5 hours later, Leo appeared in a shiny place that looked like Mount Olympus, but was different in every way possible. A voice appeared saying, "Leo Talley, can you hear me?"
Leo laid there like he wasn't listening and then the voice said, "You can hear me, yet you don't want to listen."
Leo grinned and yelled, "5 hours in Heaven and now I bet that you are here to revive me."
The voice said, "Calm down, Light. And yes, I am here to revive you. Orders from the Old One."
Leo said, "One of the Old One's ordered you to do this."
The voice said, "Yes. The Old One's always give the deceased Light's a second chance to reclaim themselves, but first, they need to complete a series of trials."
Leo said, "There's always a catch. They suck."
The voice said, "That is correct. There is a catch. You must complete each of the trials to be revived. And there is no saying 'no' to this."
Leo heard that and said, "You gotta be kidding me. I just want to die in peace and be with my family."
The voice said, "Your little sister is still trying to take on the trials. If you fail, you have unlimited tries. So you have multiple times to try."
Leo asked, "Why is Sally trying so hard to come back alive?"
The voice answered, "Sally Talley wants to be with her brother. And if you die, she'll be doing this trial for nothing."
Leo said, "When she does pass it, how old will she be?"
The voice answered, "6 years younger than you. Same as always."
Leo asked, "Has mother and father took the trial?"
The voice answered, "Yes. And failed. They gave up after the 25th time. Sally was disappointed that they gave up. So that gave her more motivation to keep it up. She doesn't want to stay dead. She wants to train hard to be as strong as you one day."
Leo smiled and then said, "She's got a lot of work to do."
The voice said, "Yes she does. Right now, she only needs to figure out how to get passed the final trial. And then she is revived completely. And we'll send her to Earthland to be with you."
Leo said, "I see. The Old One's are amazing."
The voice said, "They are considered to be Gods to everyone. But you know that no one has ever seen one before. Not even I, the Gatekeeper to Heaven, has had an audience with any of them."
Leo said, "I know that. I haven't had an audience either. And how many people pass these trials anyway?"
The Gatekeeper to Heaven answered, "1 in every 1,000th Light. I need to register you a new name for your rebirth. What will that be?"
Leo answered, "Leo Talley. It's not changing."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "You and Sally are stubborn as hell."
Leo laughed and said, "We're a Talley after all."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Yep. You Talley's are insane. You know, I was surprised. When I heard that there was a 973 year old Light that hasn't had sex with a single female Light to get her pregnant to keep his name going, I thought to myself 'What the hell is wrong with this man? He may be old and undying, but that doesn't mean anything. He'll need to procreate with someone.' But that never happened. Why?"
Leo smiled and answered, "I am scared to ask a girl out, Gatekeeper. I've been that way ever since I was young. Women are scary beings."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven heard that and then said, "I know someone that might be able to help you with that."
Leo laughed and then said, "Nah, I'm good. I need a girlfriend, that's all."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven heard that and looked at him and said, "Hell, you are just as the Old One's mentioned. A complete blockhead. You should let others help you."
Leo said, "I did a long time ago. But they got in my way and almost died. So I gave up on teamwork."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "That's why your Faction is at the bottom of the pack, Leo. Why do you never participate in the Light Magic Games?"
Leo answered, "It's to test a Light's strength against others within the Light Factions, correct."
He answered, "Yes. What about it?"
Leo said, "I'm not interested in that. That's probably why my people don't like me. I told them that if they want to leave, they are free to leave at anytime. And most did. And I was ok with that. But I need to ask you something, Gatekeeper."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven asked, "What is it, Leo?"
Leo asked, "Why do you care about me so much? You've been talking about my past this entire time and not talking about the Trials of Resurrection which I know everything about."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven heard that and then asked, "What do you mean by that? Your sister didn't question me like that."
Leo heard that and then said, "That's probably because you didn't mask your voice when speaking to her. You are a female and you want me to stay here with you for as long as possible so I can't get revived."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven started to laugh and appeared before him and said, "You really are good, Leo. Just as the Old Ones mentioned. You saw right through me. I've fallen for you even more. But, you're right. We need to get moving with the introductions of each of the Trials of Resurrection."
Leo smiled and then said, "I hope that it changed since the last time I heard about it."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Trial One; You must revisit your past. Where you played dead while the Darkness killed your family and village."
Leo heard that and then the Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "You'll need to rewrite history. But it won't happen in real life though. It's just within the Trials of Resurrection. If you succeed in changing history in anyway possible, you pass Trial One."
Leo said, "Woah, it really did change."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven asked, "Who told you about it?"
Leo answered, "A Light named Will Venice."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Oh yeah, he died 305 years ago. The Trials of Resurrection change after every 100 years. Right now, you have 5 days before they change again."
Leo heard that and then said, "5 days? Shit."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Trial Two; You must defeat the strongest known Light in history, Dossenia Seneca. You must get praised by her to successfully pass Trial Two."
Leo said, "So the Magic Council lied to me saying that I was the strongest in history."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven answered, "Yes. For what I've seen, you are not on her level at all. I'm sorry. Sally got her to praise her. So, you can probably do it too."
Leo said, "Easy for you to say."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Trial Three; Kill a Dragon that has been tormenting Heaven for the past 5000 years. You kill the Dragon, not defeat it."
Leo heard that and then asked, "Do you come up with these trials, or do the Old Ones?"
She answered, "The Old Ones create them. I just make sure that you take them."
Leo said, "Makes sense."
She said, "You must use regular Magic to kill the Dragon. No Dragon Slayer Magic."
Leo said, "You gotta be kidding me."
She said, "Old Ones orders. Not mine."
Leo said, "Alright."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Trial Four; Defeat the Angel that kills everything by a single touch."
Leo said, "Shit. That's not fun at all."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "If your sister could do it, you can do it as well."
Leo said, "Easy for you to say. I love taking damage. It motivates me to continue fighting."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Trial Five; Defeat the Demon that calls himself Leo Talley. Giving you a bad name."
Leo laughed and said, "Sounds like a lot of fun."
She heard that and then said, "Trial Six; Restore your core somehow. And have it protected by Dark Magic. But this time, it will change the timeline."
Leo heard that and then said, "I literally have to create my own core and then use Dark Magic to protect it. Shit. That'll be turning me into the Darkness. I'll use my Light Magic to protect it."
The Old Ones heard that from afar and then the Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "The Old Ones are allowing it to happen. If you can do that, then do it that way. And for the final trial, Trial Seven; You must kill a God. Using everything other than God Slayer, Devil Slayer, and Dragon Slayer Magic."
Leo smiled and then said, "Will do."
The Gatekeeper to Heaven said, "Well, get going. You have 5 days before it changes."
Leo started walking slowly and then said, "Uh, I want to die already."