With These Eyes

Prologue: Ecce Homo

Disclaimer: You know the drill. Ohba Tsugumi-san and Obata Takeshi-san have full rights to the plot and characters respectively. I am merely a devoted fan fawning over their ingenious creation.

Musical Theme/Inspiration: Ghost by Plastic Tree. No joke, go out there RIGHT NOW and find this song. Not only is the sound amazing, but the lyrics just scream 'Death Note.'

'He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress,

and for his children it will be a refuge.'

-Proverbs 14:26

Kira.

It is a name that no man on Earth is unfamiliar with, never mind the non-existent possibility that it would be forgotten. There wouldn't ever be a soul alive capable of drawing a blank at the pseudonym. Kira would be written down in history with two interpretations of his greatness, both equally truthful in their view.

On one hand, Kira is a form of Allah, his hubris well placed and completely rightful. He passes judgment on the world and punishes those worthy of hell. Kira is our Father, the figure of power who succeeded alone in what millions of others had attempted: justice. With Kira around, criminals were given no mercy from their ill fates; Kira wouldn't waste time with useless court processions and acts of innocence. Sins are punished - that is law. Pure and simple.

Others see Kira as a murderer himself. It's hypocrisy to use his power to dispose of those who commit crimes (a crime in itself, of course.) These groups feared Kira for all that he is and stands for: a tyrant who broke past the limits of humanity and man kind. People who had intentions to hide, those in danger of Kira's watchful gaze - they were the ones with upturned noses, eyes darting over their shoulders at every possible moment. No one was safe because no one was perfect. Even the smallest slip of morals had the entire population sweating. Kira was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer on the loose, more terrifying than the men he hunted.

But if you cared to notice, there was one like term in each of those perspectives that was given as a synonym for the name Kira: power. Each side and every person could not deny that fact. Kira is power. Kira rules the Earth. Kira is unstoppable.

Human beings side with power - it's nothing more than basic animal instinct. People followed power and serve the powerful.

That is why I serve Kira, king of this new world of light. Kira is my Lord and Christ.

Kira is my God.

(A/N) My first time writing a prologue :] The shortness of it killed me, but I thought it was necessary. I had way too long of a pre-story Author's Note to put in a full chapter.

Okay, now to the serious stuff:

This story is rated M because of it's language use, roughness and potentially uncomfortable concepts. Do NOT expect me to do any lemons (sex scenes.) I don't kow how descriptive I'll get with physical relationships later on, but I cannot for the life of me even imagine sitting in front of my computer and writing about two fictional characters... doing that.

...Although I do have a pesty little closet pervert side of me at times...

I do in no way mean ANY offence to those of you who follow religion ritually. The views of this story are strictly from my OC's characterization and don't directly reflect on my own personal feelings. Please don't blame me if you find anything said in this story insulting: you have been warned.

Connecting to the last point, this story will be looking at Death Note from a very religious point of view, specifically concerning Christianity. I'll be the first to say that I'm personally Irreligious, but I come in peace! I respect everyone's beliefs, even if they're not my own, and will never intentionally bash such an important aspect of life. Because it just sort of made sense to me to make a Death Note story that really centered around the idea that Kira is God and would have his supporters more or less creating a new branch of religion for him, this story will involved just that. Obviously not growing up with any beliefs, I'll be studying up on all things Biblical to try and get my facts straight, but I'm pretty positive that I will make mistakes with my interpretations. Please tell me if I'm wrong with anything I say and do not take my ignorance as a personal attack :]

This story will be divided into two separate parts, both relatively short. Again, my only reasoning for this is to create some kind of impact with it since this fanfiction is a lot more on the serious side. Well, that and I couldn't choose between two titles... but that's a really lame backup xD

This is another sort of sissy note to make, but tags for this story are General and Romance. I played around with substituting Angst for General, but figured that General is more...well, general. But just to make sure, if angst is not your thing, this story might not be either.

Chapter One may not be out as soon as both you and I hope... I've got hundreds of years of religious history to cover and I'm determined to get a handle on it before I get too far into this story. I'm going to be researching all over the place like crazy for a while. I'll either be using the internet or my family's copy of the Bible for reference: I don't know if there'll be much questions as to where I'm getting my information from, so just in case, that's the answer. Wish me luck ;P