Sequel to: The Detective's Assassin
His Guardian Angel
Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note, however, all the OCs in this story are mine. :D
******PLEASE READ*********: THIS STORY WILL NOT MAKE SENSE IF YOU DO NOT READ THE DETECTIVE'S ASSASSIN FIRST. I DON'T WANT READERS REVIEWING AND SAYING THAT THEY ARE CONFUSED AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO PLEASE READ THE DETECTIVE'S ASSASSIN FIRST BEFORE READING THIS STORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOWEVER, IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO READ TDA, THERE IS A SUMMARY BELOW FOR BEFORE READING HGA.
For those who are really unwilling to read TDA before HGA, I made a little summary that doesn't contain much spoilers, but good for catching up with the story.
Here you are.
The Detective's Assassin: Summary
His Guardian Angel: Sneak Peek/ Trailer (if you can have a trailer for a fanfic.)
I'm doing this more or less to alert people to the presence of the sequel, hereby updated!! Think of this as kind of a trailer thing. This will also be used as a summary in the beginning of the first chapter of HGA.
My name is Anna. I used to be an assassin, the best in the world. Then, naturally, the best had to come face to face with the best, and I was challenged by no other than L, the world's greatest detective.
It was a long and tiresome struggle, one in which neither of us could best the other. The victims increased, the death toll was counting. I was confident of my win. And then, of course, he went and took an action I never thought he would. Despite his brilliant and daring stratagems, I held strongly to my bias that the authority were people who put themselves behind locked door, directing others from a haughty and omniscient point of view. I believed that they hated to get their hands dirty, and they would never dare to confront me without comfort of their guards.
I thought L was the same, just like them. No name, no face, just a brilliant mind behind a locked door with no intention of putting himself in danger.
Except then, he shattered everything I believed in.
He stepped out of his locked doors, he had no back up, he got his hands dirty, he confronted me alone.
Even then, breathless as I fought him, I thought I could take him down. But then, he allowed me to capture him, and ripped apart my safe haven from within, destroyed everything I had, everything I worked for, and gave me something new. He gave me a will to live.
He's saved me from the executioners, but not only them. Five times he saved my life. Only a few times I repaid the debt. Despite my efforts, I owed him, and I couldn't let that happen. So, I was eager when I received his call, asking me to be his black hand in tracking down the supernatural murderer, Kira.
Nothing ever goes the way you expect to when you're with L. But this time, something happened that neither of us expected. Through this series of events, I saved his life, he saved mine. I fell into freezing rivers, was pounded down by a rain of bullets, overcame all my fears, and confronted and defeated a Shinigami in battle. All because of him.
All for him.
And then, I died, and I promised him that….since I still owed him favors, I would come back.
I would come back as His Guardian Angel.
I didn't realize though, the mistakes that we'd made, the hearts we'd shattered, the promises we'd broken for each other. I didn't see the monster we were creating, until it was wreaking havoc upon the world. I didn't realize it then, and now it's too late.
It's too late, because I no longer remember.
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My name is Delilias, the sin of Deceit, the Eighth Sin.
I am a Halfling Shinigami, one of the Greater Dead, and second in command of the Shinigami realm under command of the Shinigami King.
My mission: to destroy the Seven Archangels and the Kingdom of Heaven.
My assets: all the armies of Shinigami I desire, and the power of the Seven Deadly Sins.
My obstacle: L Lawliet, and the faint, vague memories of my love for him.
***PROLOGUE***
"Ouch."
She tried to move her muscles again, to sit up, but received another jab of pain in her side.
"What the hell." a voice sighed, disappointed, "This is it?"
"Shut up." She sighed, "Oww."
"My name is Ryuk." He cackled.
"Well no duh. Of course you're Ryuk." She sighed and stood up, "Why would you tell me that?"
The Shinigami's eyes widened, "You remember?"
"Depends on what. Can't remember much right now, besides the pain that is, but I do remember some flickers. It's very vague. Hopefully more, as soon as the pain from the transformation fades." She shook her hands and legs out, "Ahh…. What's my name?"
"You're a Halfling." Ryuk said, "I can't say, I don't know what your name is, but the King could tell you."
"I'm in no hurry." The unnamed Shinigami sighed and sat down again, examining her hands. Despite the armor like bone that covered the back of her hands, her fingers were human looking, though she could tell that their strength would've increased thousand fold. "L…who is L? I seem to remember a lot of him."
Ryuk shrugged, "It's not my place to say, memories are to be told through your own point of view. Although if I were you, I'd try not to remember anything, Shinigami aren't meant to remember, it's the only way we can kill ruthlessly for ourselves, free of attachments. As for your name, I heard he gave you a name presented to be the eighth sin, and that you're to join the other Seven as one of the Greater Dead."
"Oh great, a sin."
"Totally, but right now let's call you Halfling." Ryuk cackled.
"Shut up and help me." She commanded, but received only a laugh.
The Halfling dragged herself up to her full height, and looked up. "Great, all you Shinigami are still a head taller." She sighed, and then examined herself, and her transformation.
She's got one dull feathery wing, and one…bright…shiny white wing. Bone plates also surrounded her shoulder and down her arm much like armor, though only on one side. It also nearly covered half her face, only leaving one eye on the half of the face it covered. From the puddle on the ground she also saw that red marks ran from her eyes down her cheeks, much like Sorrows. She recalled the name. Her memories were starting to fill in bits and pieces, as she predicted, and a heavy weight set in her heart. She peered closer, looking at her eyes. They were different though, one of them was blood red, while the other was almost transparent silver. It looked familiar.
The pain was fading, and Anna shook the dust off herself, noting that she was dressed in a black cloak. "Cool. I'm a Shinigami, and with woozy memories of things I don't know about and people I can't put a name to."
"Out of my way." A gruff voice commanded, and the Shinigami parted to reveal a more human sized Shinigami, though his aura was definitely more powerful. "Pride, a greater dead and one of the Seven Sins." He introduced with a minor bow of his head, "His majesty requests your presence."
"What's my name?"
Pride hesitated, "Deceit, but that's just for the Angels to know, in our own Greater Dead circle you'll be known as Delilias. Disappear, Ryuk, your presence is no longer required."
Ryuk's grin was gone in an instant, "If that's your wish, Pride."
The newly named Shinigami watched as Ryuk's form faded in the distance, she didn't know much about him, but it was no random chance that he was there during her transformation.
"Mmhmm." Delilias replied, and followed him. She glanced at the Shinigami that parted ways to make room for them, and realized with a faint smile that they were inferior to her. Somehow, she could sense their energy, and she could sense how miniscule theirs were compared to Pride's and her own, which was very much comparable to that of the Greater Dead.
They arrived before the Shinigami King all too soon; the dark looming figure took one look and sighed. "So the Archangels have played their part, I've spent this much effort for a Halfling."
Delilias shook her white wing, "Angel? I'm part Angel?"
"We, the Seven Sins believe that it was her attachment to the human world as well as her destined place, Heaven that took its toll and altered her transformation to this current state." Pride explained, "But furthermore, the girl has a visionary eye. Just one though."
"A Halfling, and now a visionary eye? Who's ever heard of a Shinigami equipped with an Angel's tool?" The Shinigami King and stood from his throne. He walked up to Delilias, and gently touched her right eye. "So what do you see? My defeat? The angels' triumph?" In another instant Delilias felt a scorching pain in her right eye, as she stumbled backward, caught in Pride's arms. The Shinigami King had in that instant, stepped forward and raked his claws down her silvery transparent eye. Her visionary eye, apparently. She blinked, and scanned her surroundings. Her right eye was still functioning, though blood caked half her face. The Shinigami King ran one smooth hand down her cheek, sending shivers down her spine, and cupped her face. "I'm sorry, I lost my temper."
She quickly closed her right eye, just in case the King wanted to make sure he finished the job in destroying her Angel's visionary eye. The King's presence was massive, she felt her knees shake, but clenched her fists and drew up her courage.
"Your Majesty." She breathed, uncomfortably avoiding his eyes, "If I could sever my ties to the human world by fulfilling my last duty, the power of our deal would overwhelm the power of the Heavens, I could be the Shinigami you wanted, if you only give me a short time to-"
The King laughed and dropped his hand, "What duty is that? Faust?" he murmured softly, leaning close to her face until she could smell his breath, which was surprisingly…clean, though with the coldness of death. "Another good deed so that the Archangels can pull you close into their protection? I've worked hard to finally have you by my side; I will not have it lost!"
"I do not remember the events you speak of, at least, only flickers, I recall nothing of my attachment to earth, you need not fear losing me." Delilias replied, "My soul is yours. One for one, I must repay my debts by saving someone's life." She shook. The power of the Shinigami King was overwhelming; she wanted to fall to her knees. "All I have to do is stay by L Lawliet's side until I save his life at the end of his lifespan, and then my debt will be repaid. Although, I do not understand why, but it's my only chance to serve you as you wish."
"You will cease to exist if you save anyone's life by power of the Death Note." The Shinigami King said sorrowfully, "It's not even for me to decide, but the power of the notebook."
"There must be another way around it." Delilias reasoned calmly, "You need me, to be at my full power against the war you're waging against the Archangels."
The King narrowed his eyes and walked back to his throne, his jaw set. They waited in silence as he debated his options, it seemed to take forever.
"Indeed." He sighed, "I'll give you your way around it. Pride, leave us."
"Yes, my Lord." The Greater Dead vanished in a cloud of dark smoke.
The Shinigami King pulled two notebooks from his cloak. "Black Notes, created in the beginning of time, one for the Heavens, one for the Earth. I stole them and created Hell. Then I divided their power to create Death Notes because you see…Black Notes have the power to kill Shinigami. Not the Greater Dead or I mind you, just other Shinigami. You should understand what this makes you."
"Second in command," Delilias smiled openly at the Shinigami King, "I won't let you down."
"Do you have to leave so soon?" The king asked with unexpected sadness genuine in his unfathomable black eyes.
Delilias was overwhelmed by the surge of emotion in her own being, and hesitated, "Well, um…I guess I could stay, for a little while to prepare myself, and familiarize myself."
"Good, because before you can go to the earth you will complete one mission for me." The Shinigami King smiled tenderly, Pride will work with you, we don't want you hurt."
"What's the mission?"
"Assassinate Heaven's greatest asset, their most powerful healer Lady Eva."
Author's Note: I understand that this chapter was very short. Sorry for the disappointment and long wait. However, this is only a prologue, so the coming chapters will be about twice this length.
I know i said this before, but again. This is meant to be The Detective's Assassin's Sequel, and will not make sense without first reading the other story. :D Also, if there's any parts in The Detective's Assassin that you liked, disliked, wanted more of, or just wanted to give me some criticism or encouragement. I love reviews even for a completed story!!
I hope to get the support i got from you guys for Detective's Assassin, and make this story as exciting as possible. I still have few plot things to work out. So if there's anything you guys want to see happen or got any suggestions, feel free to drop them in your review.
This chapter was a little weird, probably to most people. But don't worry, the consequences and situations behind this will be explained in coming chapters. I hope you enjoyed this!
L: yay' i'm back!!
Hotori: L!! *hugs*
Light: and i'm dead...
Hotori: well, yeah, i gotta do something about that.
L: teehee, i killed Kira...
Light: shut up, at least i took your girlfriend with me.
L: XP
Hotori: yeah yeah guys...alright, let's get back on track. We gotta do this right!