Chapter 7 – Light
Light Yagami was sour. He could not believe that L had defeated him even after losing the duel. It was a week later, but he had not stopped working as Kira, and had even begun preparing deaths in advance, so that he could still be killing if he became incapacitated. He had to bring his level of thinking up if he would match L.
Whilst walking home, Light turned to Ryuk.
"Ryuk, what should I do to defeat L?"
"Shh, light. A human is following you."
Light instantly turned his mind to the detective hunting him, and wondered if somehow L had outsmarted him, into revealing who he was during the duel. If L was coming for him, he was finished.
"It's not that I'm on anyone's side, but he's really starting to give me the creeps. I know he can't see me, but it feels like he's watching me. But, as I say, I'm not on Kira's side, or on L's. It's just creepy."
Light hurried home, moving quickly to keep away from the stalker. He got home soon after, and shot in to his room, closing the blind, and dimming the lights slightly, so that the man outside could not see him.
"How am I going to get rid of him?" Light snarled, after peeking out of the window at the man crouched round a corner.
"Hey, Light." Ryuk grinned, ignoring him completely. "There are two key differences between a human with death cards, and a death god. Do you know why a death god kills humans?"
"Of course I don't Ryuk, but I'm busy trying to solve this problem."
Ryuk continued regardless. "A death god kills so that it can survive. When a death god kills a human, that human's life is added to theirs. For example, if a human was going to live for 40 more years, and I killed them, then I would get 40 human years added to my lifespan."
"Interesting. Killing to increase lifespan. Humans never assumed that about Death gods."
Ryuk was thinking how un-scared Light was of him, but was determined to finish his discussion. "However, the other difference is probably of more interest to you. Our eyes."
Light drew closer to Ryuk, drawn in by the two words. He needed to know the significance, and why they would be so interesting to him.
"When a death god sees a human, they can instantly see the name and remaining lifespan of a human. But what's more, by giving up only half of your remaining life, a human like you who has picked up a death note can have the eyes of a death god, through the power of a card."
"What?" Light was stunned. "That would make using the death note much easier. That deal is…"
Ryuk looked on in anticipation, eager to obtain half of Light's years from the trade, but to his dismay, Light shook his head.
"…out of the question. I intend to rule over my world as god for years to come, and with half my life gone, well, I won't be able to. But if it had been wings…"
Ryuk was upset, but didn't show it, keeping upbeat with the interestingness of how Light was aiming to find out the stalker's name. The boy then proceeded to his death note, and flicked to the page of rules. Suddenly, he laughed and stood up quickly.
"Ryuk, I have just discovered a way to find out the name of the man who is following me. Fortunately, I happen to be quite popular with the ladies."
The next day, Light was walking along, happily conscious of the man following him, though giving no sign to indicate this. The man himself was thinking of how exemplary Light's record was, and that the college student could not possibly be Kira. After today, he would be able to confirm this to his superiors.
Light arrived at the bus stop ahead of him, and a fairly tall girl ran towards him.
"Light!" She yelled, hugging him as she approached. "I'm so glad that you decided we could go out, instead of waiting until we finish our exams."
"I just decided that it's about time that we did, because I can't wait any longer."
Light and his girlfriend got on to the bus which approached, and were quickly followed by the agent stalking Light. He snuck to the back of the bus, and sat down one seat behind the student and his lover.
"Next stop, Space Land." The driver mumbled uninterestedly, as one final passenger jumped on to the bus.
Except that this was not any passenger. This was a criminal. The drug dealer, Kiichira Osereda, had just leapt on, and lifted a gun to the driver's head.
"All right, this is a robbery! Nobody move or I'll shoot you all!"
"What? This is the worst possible time for this." The agent thought, his eyes widening in shock.
"You, driver, call up the head office at Space land, and get them to empty all of the cash from their vaults, and put it at the next stop before we get there in 15 minutes. If they call the police or don't get the money, I'll shoot everyone on this bus!"
Light began scribbling something on a piece of paper in his pocket, and showed it to his girlfriend discretely.
"In a moment, I'll overpower him, and disarm him."
"You can't, it's too dangerous!" Whispered the man behind them, who had also read the note. "It's okay to talk quietly, the noise of the bus will block the noise."
Light slipped the note back in to his pocket, and replied. "How do I know that I can trust you? You could be the hijacker's assistant. It's quite common, the hijacker has one man at the back of the bus, who only reveals himself if he is needed."
The girl gasped, but the agent was quick to respond. "I work for the FBI." He muttered, pulling out an ID badge, showing his face, and next to it, the important piece of information, his name. "Raye Penber."
"Okay, then. I can trust you." Light muttered, as the agent began to rise slowly, accidentally nudging Light's arm, and causing something to fall to the floor, just as the hijacker turned towards them.
"Hey, you! What's that there? Trying to pass notes behind my back?" he yelled, running to the fallen piece of paper and picking it up.
Ray was about to act. He knew that if the man saw what Light had written before, they would be doomed. HE reached for his concealed gun, but before he did so, the man read the note aloud.
"10.30, bus stop, go to space land. It's just notes for a date!" The criminal sniggered, as he looked up, and suddenly jumped back in shock. "Hey, you at the back. When did you get there?"
Ray was taken aback. He was about to answer when the criminal pointed the gun at a blank spot on the side of the bus behind him.
"You can see me?" Ryuk questioned, as the man waved the weapon at him. "Oh, I get it." He laughed, noticing the paper in the man's hand. "He wrote those preparations on Death note paper. Whoever touches the death note will be able to recognize the owner of that note. A death god cannot be harmed by mortal weapons such as guns."
The man began to fire rounds in to the death god, who just laughed at him. "Let's have a shadow game, you mortal."
The man looked around questioningly, and was shocked to see that he was standing in a giant swirling vortex, with a deck of children's playing cards next to him.
"Fine, reaper." He stuttered, in fear. "I'll play this card, cat burglar."
The man with the dark mask and body suit appeared, and lifted his sack up high. (1000/1000).
"Easy." Ryuk sniggered. "I summon Death flailer." The large bulky demon appeared, and swung its flail in to the air, before pulling it back to his side. (1850/600).
"Now I play my Death note 2." He laughed, as an enormous book appeared. "It takes 800 of my points, and uses them to destroy your monster. Next I play Death note 5."
The book sucked in the burglar, who disappeared with the book, but as it vanished, a second appeared behind it.
"This one takes 300 of my points, and deals 600 to you!" Ryuk chuckled again, as his points fell to 900, and the criminal's fell to 1400. "Now, Flailer attack!"
The monster lurched forwards, slamming its flail in to the flank of the hijacker, whose points fell to zero. He was suddenly back in the bus, and panting nervously. Without thinking, he yanked on the trigger, launching each and every bullet in to Ryuk, sending them flying through his head and in to the glass at the back of the bus.
Screaming, the hijacker ran away, and ripped the bus door open, causing the driver to abruptly stop. "Help, Death god! Shinigami!" he roared, as he leapt out of the bus, and collapsed on the floor, panting.
He was on his hands and knees, so it was quite unfortunate that the car zooming along did not see him, as he ploughed over his head brutally.
"Kiichira Osereda, death by accident. He boards the 10.30 bus to space land, attempting to hijack it. He sees something that distresses him, and fires all of his rounds in to it, before fleeing the bus. He is then hit by a car." This was Light's latest kill, and thanks to it, he knew the name of the stalker. Raye Penber.
