Light of this world
Summary: A diferent take on the death note series. What would have happened if Light hadn't been corrupted by the power of the death Note? What would have happened if L hadn't died? What would have happened If certain things happened differently? Read to find out. LightxMisa. Maybe LxOC (maybe).
Author's notes (A.N.):
Well I loved Death Note all the way. Loved it. But despite being one of the best series ever it is also one of those series that make me wish some things happened differently. So that is what I'm going to do. I'll write my ideal version of Death Note. This will be mostly according to canon but some events will be changed to fit my storyline. Also, Light won't be a madman obssessed and corrupted by power. This is my first fanfic so go easy on me xD. Anyway I hope you like it because I'm pretty excited about this.
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Chapter 1: Rebirth (Part 1):
'What does it mean to die ? To pass away from this world, leaving all traces of our presence forgotten forever.. That is a question we all made at some point in our lives. It is inevitable. As humans it is our nature to question whatever is given to us. And from that simple question many others come to the surface. Where do we go after our time is up ? Is it Heaven, the place of love, joy, hapiness ? Or is it Hell, the place of eternal suffering ? That is something we probably will only discover after we die. Probably...
Humans also tend to always want more. An individual is never satisfied with what he or she has. It is another aspect of our self destructive nature. Because of that some people can go to incredible leghts to get what they want. They steal, they rape, they kill.. All because of greed. Which means that the ones who commit that sin also start an unending cycle of pain. One that has to be stopped at all costs. That can only lead to the conclusion that our world would be better off without some individuals.' Those were the thoughts going through a seventeen year old boy's head as he looked through the window of his classroom, completely oblivious to the fact that he was at such location. You see, there was no challenge in that.. No fun at all. And while the rest of his classmates slowly walked towards knoledge his mind ran a thousand miles per second with the knoledge he already had. When he watched the news it was always the same thing. Someone was murdered, someone was robbed, someone was raped.. There was such filth in this world.. Perhaps the world itself was becoming filthy. No... There was no "perhaps" in there. Only one single conclusion: 'This world is rotten.'
"Yagami are you still with us ?" The teacher asked, snapping Light Yagami out of his thoughts.
"Can you translate the following sentence into English?"
Yes there was no challenge at all . No motivation whatsoever. The boy sighted as he stood up.
"Follow the teachings of God and recieve His blessings. And so it shall be that the seas will once again be bountiful. And the raging storms will subside."
There was not much that could be said about Light's performance. He was flawless as ever afterall.
"Well done Yagami. Keep up the good work."
Another sigh could be heard as the boy sat down again, returning to his previous position.
'Is this what life is? A pattern repeating itself over and over again ? The same routine, the same news, the same atrocities commited everyday ? It is all so... Ridiculous.'
The boy just kept staring at the outside of his classrom like it would give him the answer to all his questions. A way out of the loop that is life. Maybe the key to it all would fall from the sky.
'As if such thing would ever hap..' He saw something fall to the ground.. What was it ? is it..
'a notebook ?'
It all seemed just so... Unbelievable. Where did that notebook come from ? He had to find out. Or at least see what it was. Yes... Afterall, a notebook falling from the sky is something that doesn't happen everyday. He got out of the main building alone, not stopping to greet anyone, even though many girls giggled as he passed and some guys tried to talk to him. Contrary to most beliefs, being both the smartest and the most good looking guy in his school did have its downsides. Not that it mattered for him anyway. He quickly got to the place where the notebook had fallen and approuched it discretly, making sure that no one noticed anything, and picked up the notebook.
'Death Note ?'
He opened the notebook. There was something written in it. A set of rules perhaps ? Light read the first one out loud:
"How to use it: The person whose name is writen on this notebook shall die? Yeah right..." he put down the notebbok and started walking away. 'this is pretty lame.. Not to mention twisted. It is actually not that different than one of those chain letters you'd get. The person whose name is written on that notebbok shall die ? C'mon..'
Misa Amane was currently walking home after a long day of photoshooting. Her beautiful straight blonde hair bounced at every step she gave. So did her perky breasts. All in all she had the looks to make any woman jealous. And that wasn't for nothing. You see, she is one of the most famous models of Japan. Not to mention actress as well. So she was probably very tired and had good reasons to be so. Everything went normal that day: she had waken up, prepared herself, gone to the photoshoot, spent hours posing for the camera and finally headed home. Yes everything as usual. Until that very moment. She imediatly knew something was off: Notebooks usualy don't just float around in the air do they ? And the strangest part was that it was headed towards her. Should she run away ? Would't that bite her head off or harm her in any way ? She might not be the brightest girl around but even she knew that those options would be highly unlikely to happen. So she didn't run away and decided to leave her fate to luck instead... Little did she know that her choice would forever change both her vision of the world and the course of her life..
The notebook continued to float in her direction until she was able to pick it up. Nothing happened. No pages cutting her neck, no cover swallowing her head, nothing. Because the notebook didn't represent any danger to her right now she decided to open it. It was just an ordinary notebook. She had to admit that she was rather dissap... Wait there was something written on it:
"The person whose name is written in this notebook shall die ? Wait.. Is someone playing a trick on me ? What is this ?"
" I assure you" a voice came from behind her. No one could have prepared her for what she was about to see.."No one is playing a trick on you. And the notebook you're holding is no ordinary notebook. It belonged to the Shinigami Gelus, who sacrificed his life to you. He would have wanted you to have it." said the figure in front of her. She was so shocked that she wasn't even able to scream.. The figure was skeletal, having spinal lile arms and bone like skin. Straight hair and slited eyes with purple pupils could be seen as well. Was it a monster ? Would it kill her ? If there was one time where she was sure to be heading for her death it would be now..
"So much fear in your eyes.. There's no need to fear me, because I am at your side and here to help you, Misa Amane."
"You're here to help me ? Who are you ? And how do you know my name ?"
"I am a Shinigami. I can see both your name and your lifespan. And yes I am here to help you. Since the moment you touched that notebook I became linked to you. You are also the only one that can see me."
The girl looked completely and utterly confused. Was this really happening ?
"Ok.. I sorry for fearing you then.. Do you have a name Shinigami-san ?"
"Call me Rem."
A.N: This was a really short chapter.. And I'm sorry for that. Also, I have to say a few things:
First of all it is best for you to read this as if you didn't know death note. At least in the first chapters. That is because of the fact that a lot of this will happen just like it did in canon. But that will change later, I promise. Also, english is not my first language (I live in Portugal) so my grammar and vocabulary is not the best..
Anyway I hope you liked it, and if you didn't please don't stop to read it so soon. This was just the intro to the story and it will get better soon, I promise. Tell me what you think. Any opinions or suggestions are very welcome. Please review ^^