Manga: Death Note

Spoilers: Up to episode 6 of the anime and Volume 2 of the manga

Rating: K

Disclaimer: All rights to the author and illustrator of Death Note. I do not own these characters because if I did, I'd be married to L.

One shot, L-centric, A drabble of exactly 100 words. Count if you don't believe me.

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An Unlikely Savior

by Sei-chan-1999

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"Justice will prevail."

They were noble words that should have been proudly uttered by a handsome veteran behind a microphone before a crowd of feverish thousands, with an air of absolute solemnity.

They were not words to be said by the smirking young man who was crouched on the sofa like a primate, emphasized by animal determination in dark ringed eyes, within a Tokyo hotel room, late at night with less than ten people in it.

But when there was a demon from hell itself, massacring in their midst, impersonating man, they'd embrace their unlikely savior; Man, impersonating a demon.

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Author's Note: This is my first Death Note fanfic so please have mercy on me. I hope this is a decent tribute to L because he's one of my favorite characters for breaking so many stereotypes in the manga world.

Please read/ give me some constructive criticism/ review/ drop me a line and I'd gladly return the favor for you anytime.