I was going to make this about Roger or Watari, but I chose to do something different and write a chapter on Ryuk. I'm not exactly sure how accurate this is, character wise, but the thought must have crossed the god of death's mind at least once.
8. Ancient
Ryuk watched, and Ryuk listened. He laughed, and he joked. He was very pleased with himself. He couldn't think of a single god of death who had ever had as much fun as he was having. The boy, the self-proclaimed god of the new world, Light Yagami, provided more entertainment than Ryuk could have ever dreamed of.
Ryuk dreaded the day it would all come to an end, and he'd be returned once more to the dreary everyday life in the shinigami realm. In some ways, he envied the humans. They were stupid, and small, but they had the ability to do things that shinigami simply couldn't. They could love. They could die. There was always something to look forward to, when you're a human. Even if that thing is your eventual demise. Even Light knew that his own death was coming. He didn't have a choice in the matter.
But Ryuk did. He could choose to kill, and prolong his own miserable life.
Yet, somehow, after everything that he'd seen here, living forever meaninglessly seemed worse than dying.
The idea that he had a choice in the matter gave the ancient god of death something to look forward to. After everything fell apart here, what would he choose to do?
Would he choose to let nature take it's course? To find out what happens? What comes next?
Or would he be a coward?
If you've watched the Death Note: Relight movies, then you know that in the end, Ryuk is back in the shinigami realm. However, that could be because he has to wait until he's used up the years he'd stolen from Light when he killed him.
Truthfully, I don't believe Ryuk would decide to allow himself to die.
Maybe in another century or two when he starts feeling that dreaded boredom again.
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