Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.
Summary: Any human who's used the Death Note can go to neither heaven nor hell. Raito may have lost the confrontation at the warehouse, but almost eight years after his death, he is alive again. Can Light create his utopia?
Kira'sNewWorld: In this story, Near released Mikami Teru after the Death Notes were destroyed since Mikami Teru no longer posed a threat without his memory. Also, former Death Note users can regain their memories by touching a Death Note. Lastly, in this story, memories contribute to a person's personality, so until Light gets his memories back, he will be out of character.
Chapter 1: Any Human Who's Used the Death Note can go to neither Heaven nor Hell
Yamamoto Yoshirou, a young, brunette boy, glanced impatiently at his watch for the fifth time that class period. After checking the time, he returned to counting the cracks on the classroom's ceiling. He already knew everything his teacher, Makoto-sensei, was spouting since he had read all the textbooks for his school, so listening to the teacher was pointless. Yamamoto Yoshirou respected the education system, but he had nothing to gain from it. He had more productive things to do with his time. When the bell rung to signal the end of the school day, Yoshirou quickly gathered his belongings and began walking home.
On his way home, Yoshirou observed his surroundings disgustedly. Everywhere he looked, sinners basked in the absence of Kira. Ever since Kira had mysteriously disappeared eight years ago, the crime rate had nearly tripled. The world needed to be cleansed. His parents had taught him about Kira's teachings, and he agreed wholeheartedly with Kira's ideals.
Yamamoto Yoshirou's parents, Yamamoto Daichi and Yamamoto Megumi, were both avid Kira supporters, so they had been thrilled when their son, at the age of six, had vowed to follow Kira.
When Yoshirou arrived home, his thoughts were disrupted when his mother, Yamamoto Megumi, told him, "Yoshirou, your report card arrived in the mail today. I put it on your bed." "Thanks, Mother," he replied before heading up the stairs to his room.
As usual, the report card informed him he had ranked first in his class. "Mother will be pleased," he whispered happily to himself. When Yoshirou looked up from reading his report card, he noticed a black notebook lying face down on his bed that hadn't been there before. Wondering where the notebook came from, he looked around his room. Nothing was out of the ordinary. His lamp and penholder were still on his desk, his closet door was still ajar, his clothes were still strewn across the floor, and his bed remained unmade, so he shrugged and picked up the notebook.
Memories bombarded Yoshirou when his hands came in contact with the notebook. He was Yagami Light. He was Kira.
When he heard a slight rustling sound behind him, he quickly made an educated guess and spoke to his shinigami acquaintance for the first time in over seven years.
"Ryuk, I think you owe me an explanation." Light (Yoshirou) calmly told the shinigami looming menacingly behind him. "Hyuk Hyuk," the shinigami cackled, "You know I don't take sides. I only returned your memories because I was bored in the shinigami realm." Light chose to ignore Ryuk.
As Yoshirou, his dreams had been plagued by visions of his death at the warehouse. He had been confused by the fear he felt when Ryuk chillingly said, "No, Light. The one who's going to die...is you," but now that his memories were restored, everything clicked into place. Somehow, after his death, he had been reincarnated.
Light's musings were interrupted when Ryuk handed him two familiar notebooks and exclaimed, "I brought you two Death Notes, Light! Give me an apple!"
"All right, Ryuk! Follow me," Light responded while eyeing his messy room distastefully. He'd clean that up later. Light carefully stashed the Death Notes and led Ryuk downstairs to the kitchen.
Light got an apple from a bowl of fruit lying on the kitchen counter and tossed it to Ryuk.
While Ryuk ate his apple, Light grinned and thought, "Kira has returned! I will be the god of the new world!" Ryuk ate his apple in the background, oblivious to Light's scheming.