Light of this World - Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Chapter 1: Rebirth (Part 2)

After the door was closed a familiar "click" was heard. Yes.. Even though Light Yagami was not the kind of son who needed to keep secrets from his parents, privacy was always apreciated. And, in this particular case, needed. He wanted to test something. Something that would likely displease his parents.
'That would be the understatement of the year. I can't imagine any parent being proud of his child for killing anyone'.
Light took the notebook out of his bag and placed it in his desk.
'That's why there has to be something wrong with me to even consider it..'
He sat down in his desk and studied the object he had found. The small piece of text he read before was not all there was to it. He figured it would be like that.. Even the dumbest prank of all had more to it than just that. He opened it and started to read..
'The human whose name is written on this notebook shall die. This note will not take effect unless the writter has the person's face in mind when writting his or her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. If the cause of death is written within fourty seconds after writting the person's name it will happen. If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack. After writting the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next six minutes and fourty seconds.' There was not much that could be said at that moment.. Maybe it was a little bit more complicated than he originaly thought. And how it appeared.. A notebook falling from the sky is no ordinary thing. Sure, someone could've dropped it. But from where ? And why ? The chance of someone going this far out of their way just to fool someone was highly unlikely. But then again, the chance of a notebook having this kind of power was even more unlikely to happen. So someone is trying to have fun. That's the most reasonable option. Right?
He lied in his bed and gazed outside of his bedroom window, seeming to be deep in thought.
'The rules say you have to picture the person's face when writting his or her name. Then write the cause of death in the next fourty seconds, unless you want the person to simply die from a heart attack. Also, details of the death should be especified in the next six minutes and fourty seconds.. So, it means that, depending on the person you have in mind, you can kill them easily or painfully.. This os pretty detailed for a prank, I'l give them that.'
Too many theories were going through his head, one contradicting the other... He couldn't think straight..
'No. Only a fool would believe thi..'
He quickly got up and sat in his desk. With a pen in his hand and his eyes on the book, he was ready to write a name. It's funny how even the most brilliant of minds can have such a typically human impulse. Or at least the worst kind of human impulse. As humans we have a self-destructive nature. But it is also our nature to racionalize as well.. At least while we're still sane enough to tell right from wrong.
'Wait.. In the off chance that someone really dies, would that make me a murderer ?'
He seemed to consider that thought for a bit, but quickly dismissed it. 'Yeah right.. That's completely impossible.'
He turned on his small television, imediatly changing to the channel where the news were being brodcasted. Maybe this time a repeat in the pattern of the news might come in handy..
"The same criminal who attacked six people at a busy shopping district in Shinjuku yesterday has struck again, taking eight people hostage at a daycare center. His captives include both children and teachers. The police has now identified the suspect as the fourty-two year old Kurou Otoharada, currently unemployed. We expect negotiations to begin imediatly."
Light didn't need to hear another word. If there was one situation that was perfect for him to make this kind of test, it was this one. He had written the name as soon as he heard it. Now it was time to wait. He looked at the clock to make sure he kept track of time. It would be easier for him this way. He continued to watch the news. Even though Light thought that nothing was going to happen, there was this undescribable feeling of anticipation going on... He felt his heart do backflips in his chest. 'This high... Is this how it feels to possibly have someone's life in your hands ?'
He looked at the clock again. Fourty seconds. Apparently nothing happened. Even though it would technically define him as a killer, he couldn't help but feel slightly dissapointed with the fact that no one died.
"I guess this didn't work. I didn't expect it to anyway."
He was going to turn of his television when he heard it:
"Wait! We're seeing movement in the front entrance! The hostages are coming out, and appear to be unharmed! Now the police has the green light to interfere. The special forces are taking action, they're going in!"
Light stood there, stupified with what he had heard, and, at the same time, eager to know more. He continued to watch the news, not paing attention to anything else.
"OK, we now have confirmation! The suspect has been found DEAD inside the daycare center! The police is denying any allegations that suggests that they shot the suspects. Those allegations appear to be wrong, as the group of captives suggest. Accourding to the hostage's testemony, the suspect simply collapsed..."
Light couldn't speek. What happened ? Did the man just die from...
"A... Heart attack?"

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"Say, Rem..." Misa said.. Things were going pretty awkwardly for her since she met the shinigami Rem. It was to be expected. I mean, can anyone say that meeting a shinigami is normal thing? Furthermore, can anyone say that there's a shinigami attached to them ?
"What is it ?"
"Is there a price ? For using the death note I mean... It's just, I don't want to lose my soul or be eaten by an ugly monster! And I sure as hell don't want to turn old right now! What would everyone think?"
Rem chuckled. There was something special about this girl. She had wondered why Gelus had fallen in love with a human. Because until now she had looked at humans with contempt. Especially after hearing about events like the World Wars. The typically human self destructive nature sickened her to her core. But this girl... She had such inocence... Such passion... So full of life.. It was a real priviledge to anyone just to be able to see her simply ling her life. Maybe humans weren't that bad after all. At least one of them wasn't corrupted.
"No one will take your soul, or harm you in any way. But humans who use the death note tend to have misfortune in their lives. This due to the fact that thry let themselfes be corrupted by a power that they don't really understand. Also, a human who has used the death note can neither go to Heaven or Hell for eternity. That is all I can tell you now."
Misa nodded. She though it was fair. I mean, this kind of power is just too much.. Anyone who takes lives shouldn't be able to go to Heaven. And because there was the possibility that the person was killing for a greater good, but a real greater good with good ideologies and good reasons, that person shouldn't go to hell either. It all made sense.
"Ok, I guess it makes sense.. Just one more thing..." She hesitated. Was it a good idea to ask?
"hun ?"
"How long will you stay with me ? I mean, you said we were linked. Will you stay with me ?"
"Yes, because you touched this death note it means that you can see me and hear me. It also means that I have to stay with you untill you die. And I will be the one to write your name in my death note. It is the law the binds all us shinigamis."
"Really ? You'll stay with me until you die ? Wow.. I mean that is a long time right ? I guess we'll have to be good friends then" Misa said cheerfully. Rem couldn't help but smile at the girl's atitude.
"I supose we should."
The pair walked for a bit until Misa spoke again.
"Oh look, we're finally home!"
She opened the door and allowed Rem to enter the house with her. It was a fine house.
"I'm home! Otou-san, ka-san, are you home ?"
She started to search the house. She called several times but heard no answer.
"Well Rem, I guess there's nobody ho..."
The scene before her was undescribable... She had to be dreaming. She had to. Something like this had to be a nightmare..
She saw a pool of blood on the floor. Like a red stain in a washed white fabric.. Her mother had her clothes torn and lied still on the floor, lifeless. Her father was on top of her, his limbs appearing to be broken, his neck at a weird angle. A blank, empty and lifeless look filled both their eyes. There was no light in them. What used to be her parents was now a pile of soon to be rotten flesh. She would never see their smiles again. Never hear their laughter, never hear them say they were proud of their little girl.. Tears started to fall before she even knew she was crying. Not that she was going to control it even if she could. There was just so much blood.. Terror, grief, sorrow, fear, rage... That was what she was feeling at the moment... Her parents... Why... What did she do to deserve something like this ?
"Misa I will find who did this and kill him. That is a promise."
"No Rem. The police will give this person what she deserves. I prefer that she suffers the consequences fairly like everybody else does. Also, Rem..."
"What is it Misa ?"
"If the police doesn't kill that person, I will."