Disclaimer:
I'm neither Obha-san, Obata-san nor do I own any Death Note.
...end of disclaimer...
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- Prologue -
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Decaying carcasses, pools of dried up blood. Scent of flesh burning.
Who would ever had thought that when everything had been said and done, all of it had been reduced to this?
It certainly wasn't a pleasant sight to a tiny boy the ripe age of 6.
While unquestionable the whole ordeal had been his fault, with no one else to confirm his sins,
he remained guiltless in front of his approaching death.
The tiny boy, neither more flawed nor innocent than anyone else, was left to his fate.
If the gods had been sentient beings in the same manner as you'd think of humans,
the boy certainly would have met a swift end out of pity.
The gods weren't sentient, nor did they feel pity.
The decaying world could always be replaced by others.
For as long as the gods had existed, such occurrences had already taken place twice.
Perhaps there was some underlying purpose behind the catchphrase "Trice, and we got a deal!" after all.
Who would ever had thought that?
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Two millenias had gone to past since the old world was replaced by the new one.
It looked the same, felt the same and, for the many nut jobs out there, even tasted the same.
Only three things had certainly changed.
For the first time, the world had been given an own personal name and was nowadays commonly referred to as Earth.
The second thing that had changed was the populace that now freely inhabited this new realm.
Considering how closely related they were to the Old Ones,
it was remarkable how easily their beliefs could be swayed, bought, twisted and tarnished.
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Only 1% still truly believed.
Only they could be the ones to die for everyone's safety.
Only they could be Earth's hope against an old evil lurking.
The lurking evil that haunted the unsuspecting in their dreams.
The one who made all your fears come true with a smile on his angelic face.
The one whose mind was so utterly twisted with good motives.
The lurking evil that laughed at your pain, ignored your tears.
The one who had no peace of mind.
The one who had begun everything anew.
The one neither more flawed nor innocent than anyone else.
And lastly... the boy had returned.
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AN:
Although it may not show in the prologue,
this is supposed to be a Death Note story.
There will be no pairings (that I'm aware of), main protagonists will be Light and L.
You could say that (Behind) crimson eyes is a Death Note/Last name remake, I suppose.
Never given that much thought, actually.
Moving on... if the first chapter "Awakening" does proceed in the way I imagine it will,
it will bear slight similarity to the the manga's first chapter and from there evolve into something less predictable.
I do have lots of ideas I hope to bring to "Crimson eyes", after all.
Also, a slice of pie for whoever can guess who the "boy" spoken of in the prologue is.
Have a nice day, everybody!
Sincerely/ L. Mikami