"Agh..class was such a pain." I sighed, running my hand through my long dark hair. There are never any challenges.. I was in high school my final year, I carried more books than anyone else. I dragged myself across the school grounds, a freshman ran past me knocking my bag off my right shoulder as well as my books.
"Sorry!" he yelled, obviously late for class. I picked up my textbooks and reached for makeup that spilled out a ... black notebook landed on the ground but from where i looked around no one seemed to be near, my mouth turned into a mischievous smile, as I read the cover to myself. "death..note..eh?" I quickly picked it up. Curious to what this gothic thing was.
"Ah-heh-heh-heh.. turn around slowly when you look at me act natural or everyone will assume you're crazy." I did as the crackly voice said and when I saw the monsters face staring at me, I remained my usual cool, but the hair on the back of my neck stood up and a slight shiver went through my body. I walked past the hideous creature away from the public.
"You are a strange human! You don't even say hello!" he laughed again and walked in front of me waving his claws in my face. I remained calm, gripping the black notebook in my arms between my trigonometry and Latin book. I took a turn at a nearby ally, it was dark. secluded. perfect for talking to a bizarre creature. I looked directly at the creature who was now dancing in front of me making fun of my previous silence. My ice blue eyes sparkled in curiosity.

"what are you ?" I asked bluntly.

" I am a shinigami, a messenger of death. My name is Taro," he smiled in a way I could not describe. his mouth was stretched all the way across his round face his eyes large and red with black pupils, and slits for a nose that flared when he spoke. I analyzed him as he continued to speak.

"What you have in your arms is my death note" I pulled out the black notebook the cover felt smooth and cool, the "death note" engraving was hand crafted.

"I was bored, so I wanted to create some excitement in the human world. I wanted to see what human would pick it up, and what they will do with it, but I didn't expect you to get it. I was hoping for a power hungry business man." I laughed slightly, maybe I have gone insane, and this was all just a figure of my imagination from the boredom I was having, even if I was insane who said it wouldn't be.. fun?

"Inside is a list of rules read them through" I nodded and walked out of the dark alley and made my way home, I would prefer to read this in private in case I run into anyone. As I unlocked the door to my house I checked every room for anyone around and then retreated to my bedroom. I read the rules once. then twice, before looking back at the shinigami with a amused smirk. Did he honestly think anyone would use a notebook. as a murder weapon. Or was this just some kind of sick form of amusement to see what a weak human could create.

"if I write someone's name and know there face then they will die as I choose yes?"

"yeah, heh-heh-heh who are you going to kill Chiyo? hm?" I glared.

"How do you know my name." my voice was stern now.

"I can see your name, and when you die. you can have this to. but it will cost you half your life." I thought about it for a moment.

"I will.. put it into consideration." he laughed again.

"you are a interesting human I think we will have some fun." I smiled darkly at Taro.

"you can't even imagine it."

If I had to choose someone to die , to test this thing out. I would chose someone who doesn't deserve to live in the first place, but would that make me like KIRA the killer of the evil? would I want to be another KIRA .. should I use what I can to purify the world. or should this just be a game of chance. If I do what KIRA does then that means, there will be two of us. Two Gods, Two powers, joined together.. I looked at the shinigami that was going through my dresser drawers. He took out my jewelry boxes and was placing rings in order from smallest to largest.

"Hey.. Taro. Is there more than one book..? In the human world?" Taro looked up dropping some rings.

"Yeah. there should be a couple." he picked up the rings and started over. As I sat there soaking in this new found power that I have yet to use it dawned on me. KIRA has a book. That sneaky bastard. I quickly turned on the news, a police pursuit was on, the news, the anchor woman showed a picture of the criminal, he had scruffy black hair and a long beard, and was pale and thin face. my nose crinkled in disgust.

"Kanji Goto is being pursued by Tokyo police at this moment, he has stolen a car at a nearby gas station with two small children in the back seat. it is said that he has a gun on his person and narcotics."

I quickly wrote down his name in small writing on the first page.

KANJI GOTO : TIME: 4:15PM; suicide,': stop the car, on the side of the road, and shoot self.

I watched the screen, excited, only one more minute .. 50, 30, 12, 1.. the van pulled off to the side of the road the police quickly got out of there vehicles armed pointing their guns at Goto, I bit my lip. waiting for his fate that I created. The disgusting man stepped out of the car. and pointed the gun at himself. the screen went blank. and he was gone.

"So.. " Taro croaked behind my shoulder.

"You believe in its power now." I turned my head towards him, my hair lightly hitting my face.

"Yes, and I know exactly what to do with it,"

"And what would that be human?"

"I am going to kill KIRA and become the new God, Everyone will know R.E.N. , KIRA is no more."

PS. R.E.N. = Resistance ends now.

Hope you guys liked chapter 1 :)!