The second after his eyes close and his heart beats one last time, Light Yagami feels himself floating. As he opens his eyes, he marvels at the darkness that surrounds him and can't help but wonder where he is.

"You're in Mu." Thousands upon thousands voices reach him all at once and Light feels himself looking around in fear. He can feel his mouth and before he can speak he feels. When he used Death Note Light only felt calm, collected, and in the end rage. Here he finds himself recoiling from the feelings around him.

Alas doing so prevents nothing as he feels himself drowning. He's drowning in an agonizing pain. Drowning in helplessness and consumed despair. His eyes begin water as he feels a raging inferno fire burning him and the cold incase him at the same time.

Then the feelings evaporate and he finally sees the others in the darkness. He didn't recognize them and felt nothing but pure terror, for no nothing so terrifying should ever exist. He barely has time to scream before they descend upon him.

He could feel their glee as they surrounded him, tormented him with their claws and delighted in his suffering.

"What's wrong little godling?" The thousands upon thousands ask mocking and cruel. In a horror Light realizes that the voices are coming from things, these monstrosities.

"Monstrosities," The laugh in glee and Light's screams mean nothing to them as they continued, "What a lovely compliment from Lord Kira." The thousand upon thousand voices laugh and Light surprises himself by yelling why their doing this. For a moment there is silence and the voices stop before their laugher, mocking and cruel begins anew.

"Silly little man," they coo patronizing and cold, "did you think nothing lived in the void of nothingness." In response all Light can think is that Ryuk never mentioned this and as soon the thought ends the mocking laughter reaches new heights and for the first time he feels someone who died long ago.

Rem.

His eyes are wide as he sees the once proud shinigami reduced to a sobbing mess. "All who use the death note go to Mu upon death," the voices continue, "and we delight in any and all suffering." Harsh cruel laughter erupts beyond the creatures turn to him again. The voices answer his unasked question as thought discussing the weather.

"We are the Sha. We are eternal. We are infinite. And you are apart of our collection." The voices hiss as one and Light has only one second to realize to utter horror that this was his eternal fate. To be trapped and bound, a plaything for the Sha in the endless void of nothingness, before they descend once again.


Author's Note: This was inspired by Edge of Night from the World of Warcraft website and my musings on where Shinigami go when they die.