(Note: I am using the dates from the manga, so if you know the Death Note anime, add 3 years to get the correct date)

** If a human kills over 10,000 other humans using the Death Note, he/she will be granted the status of Shinigami.

Shinigamis have no meaning anymore. The Shinigami Realm has rotten and decayed so much that the entire world looks exactly the same. Three days had past since January the 28th 2010, when Light Yagami was killed, and the Death Note all but forgotten. The Shinigami King sat in his throne made not of stone nor wood, and pondered the request that sat before him: To bring the human known as Light Yagami to the Shinigami Realm.

"I guess I have no choice" thought the Shinigami King.

At that time, Gukku and Deridovely were gambling, and Ryuk was looking pretty bored.

"Ryuk, I thought we already went over this," called Gukku.

"Yeah, you should come and play with us. Do you want something like that big Kira thing to happen again?" snarled Deridovely.

"..Yeah, I kinda do. It was.. Interesting," said Ryuk. Both Gukku and Deridovely stared at Ryuk with both envy and distrust. Just then, in a rather large hurry, Sidoh came flying in. He called to Ryuk.

"RYUUUUK!"

"Yeah, what do ya want Sidoh,"

"There's a rumor goin' around.. That.. That Light is gonna become a Shinigami!" Ryuk didn't respond right away. Instead, he started to laugh.

".. Heh, well looks like this ISN'T over yet, now is it. I always had thought that Light DIDN'T kill enough people to gain Shinigami status.. He was always just sending other people the Death Note to kill for him. But this-it's very interesting, I'll say that much."

"Yeah, well I thought I'd tell you first. Now I'm going back to the old man to see what else is new." And with that, Sidoh flew away.

"Well, well. I hope Light will be able to prove himself. If he fails the test, he'll be trapped in MU for eternity like the rest of the humans. Oh, this is going to be SO interesting."

** If a human is granted the status of Shinigami, he/she must first pass an admittance test to be admitted into the Shinigami Realm.