/Hey, 50 hits and 2 story alerts, not bad for only one chapter. You rock, qtar1984 and Lord Rebecca-Sama. Still no reviews thought, which makes me sad =[. Anyway, on with.. This!/
As Light stood in the dark warehouse, arms raised, blood dripping down from his bloodied hand a deep gravely chuckle rang out, heard by only half the people in the room.
"Come now Light, you didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did'ja?" Light's eyes widened, then narrowed. His memories were still intact. He turned his gaze on the dark haired Shinigami he had grown to know and hate. He realised instantly that this was no delayed reaction. It was somehow Ryuk's fault.
"You've spent too long with the Death Note. It's taint is too strong to be erased from your mind. Yer bound to it now." Ryuk cackled "Your own intellect prevents you from forgetting. Ya too smart for it to work!"
It was only when Ryuk finished his exposition and burst into a fit of evil-sounding hysterical laughter that Light felt the strange tugging sensation at his feet. As he looked down his blood ran cold. His legs were enshrouded in shadow. Worse, it was climbing. The shadow was slowly creeping up his legs. Eventually the darkness would consume his entire body.
"Ye've renounced your claim to this realm instead" Ryuk giggled, an unhealthy, disgusting sound. As the darkness grew, coming ever closer to his head Light stood paralysed in fear, oblivious to the terrified stares of the people around him. He tried to move his legs, but the darkness held him, a deep chill sinking into his very bones.
"Well, it was good while it lasted.. We've eased each others boredom quite a bit. Have fun in yer new home!" As Ryuk finished, the shadows reached Light's mouth, trapping the terror-filled scream that had been building up. Within moments, all that could be seen were Light's frantic, fearful eyes. As the petrified onlookers watched, Yagami Light disappeared from the world forever.
The deathly silence settled over the warehouse, broken only by Mikami's insane whimpering. Finally, Aizawa spoke.
"Is it over, Near?"
"Yeah. It's over."
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As the darkness completed it's journey and disappeared, Light entered a void of what seemed like pure blackness. Unable to move, and realising how futile panic was, he ruthlessly clamped down on his fear, regaining his iron control over his emotions. Never one one to waste a chance to think, he immediately began pondering Ryuk's words and considering his next moves.
As Light considered possibility of dying from thirst or hunger, or worse, being trapped for an eternity in the darkness, an internal shudder went through his body. It would be a fate worse than death, to remain in the blackness for an eternity, his sanity dissolving bit by bit. He thought back to Ryuk's final words.
"Have fun in yer new home!" There had to be other places out there, other realms, for lack of a better word. Light would not usually be the type of person to believe in alternate dimensions, but if Death Gods and magical psychic notebooks (Death Notes needed the writer to visualise a face after all) were real, then believing in alternate dimensions was not really much of a existence of Ryuk proved it. Nothing like that could ever exist on Earth. He'd mentioned a Shinigami realm at some point, hadn't he? Probably. Light had never really paid much attention to Shinigami. Rem had threatened to kill him, and Ryuk was just plain annoying, with his constant whining about boredom and his apple obsession. If there were other realms out there, he'd eventually find some sort of entrance to one somewhere. He was sure of it.
When he did, he had to have a plan in place for his arrival. Ryuk had told him the Death Note was bound to him, right? Therefor when he entered another dimension, it would probably follow him. When he arrived, he would need to find civilisation quickly. His shattered hand, while by no means a life-threatening injury, was still not exactly something to sneeze at. He would need medical attention, and fast. With his incredible social skills and formidable genius, it would be easy to gain the trust of the people he came across.
After accomplishing his immediate goals, Light would begin afresh his career as Kira. Not a shadow of doubt existed in his mind. No matter where he ended up in, wherever intelligent life existed, there would be injustice. All throughout history, the strong would oppress the weak, and society would rot under the weight of the world's corruption. His knowledge of history proved this. That was where Kira came in. Kira would use the Note for good, he would use it to to destroy the infection that plagued society. Kira would create a Utopian society, with Yagami Light at the helm. He would rise again.
The Yagami prodigy suddenly felt a tug on his being. He began to move towards it, speeding up as he went. This was it. He saw a speck of light in the distance, tiny but very noticeable in the absolute darkness he was currently suspended in. As he approached the dot became larger and larger, it's size increasing as he sped up. After what seemed like forever, he was able to make out the shape of the source of light. It was about the size and shape of a small doorway just large enough for him to fit through, edged all around with blackness. Light didn't want to think about what would happen if only part of him went through the doorway. He accelerated even further, approaching the doorway at an alarmingly fast rate. Light began worrying that if he exited the doorway at the speed he was currently going at, he would be killed in the resulting collision with the ground or a wall. Light began to make out a greyness on the other side.
Finally he reached the doorway. A bright light enveloped him, the sheer whiteness of which forced him to close his eyes.
He opened them to find himself over a waterfall.
His mind whirred, frantically analysing his situation. He had come out of the portal to find himself in the air. He was next to a large waterfall which ended at least thirty meters below him. On either side of the waterfall stood two very imposing gigantic stone figures. At least he thought they looked imposing, seeing as all he could see were their legs. The sky was grey and overcast, similar to the one in the realm he had just left. As the roar of the waterfall filled his ears, he calculating his chances of survival, based on the distance the waterfall ended beneath him and the rate at which he was falling. Coming to the conclusion that there was an 87% chance that he would survive the drop without major injury or unconsciousness, he began moving his body as to receive minimum injury when he reached the bottom. He would survive this!
It was then that Light Yagami heard the sound of birds.
As his eyes widened, Light's pupils quickly snapped to one side, then the other. What he saw made him very, very afraid.
To his right was a sight which would have been comical the situation wasn't so dire. Soaring through the air was what looked like a grey transvestite with blue frizzy hair, red lipstick and things vaguely resembling hands extending from it's back. What truly drew Light's attention was the bright ethereal glow that was coming from it's hand. It seemed to radiate darkness. He immediately realised that the light was the source of the sound. It sounded like thousands of chirping birds. Even from a great distance he could feel the sheer power radiating off the figure. Unfortunately for Light, he wasn't going to be a great distance away from the creature for much longer. It was coming towards him. Fast.
Speeding towards his left was a blond-haired orange-clad boy surrounded by an aura the same colour as his clothing vaguely resembling a fox, a single tail trailing behind it. In his hand he held a spinning purple sphere of energy. The aura the kitsune-boy gave off would have incapacitated a lesser creature. Light immediately took in the speed and trajectory of the two creatures. He began calculating whether one of them was going to hit him, and at what angle their attacks would strike. The results were made him very worried.
They would both hit him. At the same time. In the stomach.
Light's mind began whirring once more, but he realised that time there was no escape. It didn't matter hows smart he was in this situation, his body just couldn't match his genius. He was going to die. He only had time to utter three words.
"F% you, Ryuk."
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Chidori!
Rasengan!
Naruto and Sasuke's attacks tore through Yagami Light's chest like paper, killing him instantly. Their attacks slammed into each other with the force of a bullet train, creating a sphere of purple energy, which as it expanded turned black, and then purest white. And yet, although brief, Light's presence would set into motion events which would affect the world for generations to come. For, as the two chakras slammed into him, the attacks were slightly diverted, meaning that Naruto got hurt a little less, and Sasuke a little more. Consequently, his injuries prevented him from standing over Naruto contemplating life. This meant that he missed the small black notebook which came fluttering down from above towards the prone barely-conscious figure lying in the mud.
As Naruto lay there, his barely-functioning mind absently pondering the cloudy sky above him, a black speck entered his vision. As it grew larger and larger, irritation at the abnormality drifted across his thoughts. The creature inside him however, temporarily able to see through the boy's eyes, recognised the thing for what it was. The Kyuubi no Yoko shivered with excitement.
As the thing got closer, Naruto was able to feel the aura it was emitting; an aura of power. It didn't feel like the power of the Kyuubi or the Curse Seal though. It felt like it was much more subtle, almost intangible yet had more potential than the other two combined. If he could harness this power... he could get Sasuke back for sure.
Strength he didn't know he possessed filled his veins, fueled by a single-minded determination which put all of his previous efforts to shame. As the object came nearer and nearer he torturously began lifting his hand, arm quaking with the effort. The thing was heading right for him. As he focused on it, it landed on his outstretched hand.
He grasped it, securing the notebook in his vice-like grip. With Herculean effort, Naruto lowered his arm and placed it within his jump suit. Completely spent, he finally allowed himself to relax. As he allowed himself to drift into blissful unconsciousness, one final thought crossed his mind.
'Death Note, eh?'
/Ha ha, bet you didn't see that one coming. Yes, I am evil. No, I did not suddenly become lazy and decide to just kill off Light because I didn't want to write the story. This was the plan from the very beginning. The idea just wouldn't leave my head. Anyway, this was sort of a trial run to see how I'd go. Please review, even to tell me if you hated it. Whether to write again or not? I don't know. If you hated it, tell me why! Anyway, thanks for reading. You guys rock!/
