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This is my first DN fic. I know I said that in the first chapter blurb, but I want everyone to know that they need to tell me if anyone's particularly out of character. I'm sort of worried that the rest of this won't live up to the first chapter either. I'm not a very good suspense writer...so, I want your input:D
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Forty.
I shut my eyes tight, anticipating the pain, terrified of death, and then...
Nothing.
Slowly, I opened my eyes again. Everything was white. I squinted into the light, stunned and relieved. A resonant, female voice seemed to be coming from all around me.
"Yagami Light." It was a simple statement, deilberately delivered.
"Yes?" I asked. "W...who are you"
Ignoring my question, she continued.
"Kira. L. The self-appointed angel of death. You thought you knew what justice was? You, a mere human, thought you had the right to judge who was fit to live or die?!" Tones of anger swelled as she came to the close of her sentence. I could not speak. What was this? What was happening?
"You've got some balls."
A good-natured chuckle rebounded from everywhere at once. "Yagami Light, do you know where you are, or why you are here?"
Searching for the source or the speaker, I shook my head.
"Everything has balance, Yagami Light. Day has night, spring has autumn...Death has Life."
I quickly grasped what she was hinting at.
"So you...are the opposite of a Reaper? You can choose who lives?"
I sensed, rather than saw, a nod.
"There are rules, but yes," the Voice replied, "I can determine life"
"Then...then, you could..." I found myself asking. I was dead. I had nothing to lose. "You could bring me back?"
It sighed.
"I'm afraid not. Like I said, there are rules. But there is something I can do. Everything has balance, even you. I can give you a chance to find it."
It sounded good. At least, better than oblivion. There had to be a catch, I thought, almost out of force of habit. But then, what could the catch be? My immortal soul? There was no Heaven or Hell, so that was out of the question. I was already dead, presumably. Still, there had to be something...no one just gets an unconditional second chance.
"What do you mean, my balance?" I finally asked after a long pause.
"There is...someone, like you and yet different in every way. I cannot tell you who or why. You will understand soon enough." A name flashed through my mind, but I pushed it aside. There were more important things to worry about right now.
"Then how will I find them? What will happen when I do? How will I know if it's the right person?"
I could sense a smirk, though I could see nothing but the whiteness.
"You will know," the Voice replied, almost a taunt. "So will you accept?"
"Hold on," said my calculating self. "There's no catch? Really?"
Now a sheepish tone became evident.
"Well..." it began, "your memories will be forfeited until you have completed your task..."
Forfeiting memories? I should have guessed. Well, it was only temporary, assuming I succeeded (and I intended to. Light Yagami does not fail, his current situation notwithstanding.) And what memories did I have that I would not give up gladly?
Again, that name. No! As if to prove to myself that I would not be influenced, I stood up straight.
"I accept."
A smile filled the air.
"As I thought. Go," the whiteness seemed to gesture.
And then, with a hit of amusement at the obvious cliche, "Your destiny awaits."
