Well, here's the final chapter. Hope you like it, even though it's short.

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Chapter 25-Bright Future

"No!" Light aimed the gun at , but suddenly his heart felt like it was being torn apart. He fell to the ground, gasping for air. "Die L..." Light muttered as he pulled the trigger with his last breath. When L heard the bang, he clutched his chest and fell to the ground for his heart felt like it had exploded.

One Year Later...

"L, I found a case you might interested in. It involves the mafia." The scrambled voice of Roger, who had taken up the role of Watari, said through the computer monitor.

"Thank you, I'll look into it" Near said calmly as he continued playing with his action figures. "It's too bad, Mello..." Near said to himself when the monitor went blank. "You could have been a great detective, but you chose to leave us instead."

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"Can you believe it? Light's been dead for a year now and all his followers think he's taking a break." Amaya said as she stood on top of a building staring at the sunset.

"What did you expect? It'll be awhile before they accept the fact that Kira is dead." L, who was sitting in the shadows, replied.

"At least the world is back to normal, thanks to you, aniki." L then stood up and walked over to where she was. The light from the sun revealed the burn scars that covered his face and the rest of his body. "Aniki, do you think it was alright to let Near take your place?"

"Near is a fine detective. Besides, if he hadn't installed those cameras, who knows what would've happened. I owe him and you my life."

"You don't owe me anything."

"You flew in there and pulled me out of the fire. If it weren't for you, I would have ended up as a pile of ashes."

"You mean like Yagami-kun?"

"Yes. So, is there anything in particular you want?"

"No, that's why I said you didn't owe me anything."

"Of course." They stood there in silence for a few moments, gazing at the sunset. "Amaya, I've been meaning to know something."

"What?"

"What happens to the users of the Death Note? If they don't go to Heaven or Hell, then what happens to them."

"I don't know."

"I see..."

"Why do you ask?"

"Because I wondering if they become Shinigami."

"What makes you think that?"

"How else are Shinigami created? If Light has become a Shinigami, then perhaps our battle with Kira isn't over."

"L, if Light has become a Shinigami, I think we would've had known by now."

"You have a point there. We should go now, Near's expecting us soon." They unfolded their wings and started flying towards the setting sun of a brighter future.

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Well, that's it. Anways, since a majority of us know L's real name, I'm going to go back and change the name. For those of you who were wondering why I didn't use L's real name in the first place, it's because I did not know his real name at the time, or anyonelse for that matter since this story was created before volume 13 came out in October in Japan. Anyways, wow, I never expected for this fic to get 50 reviews. For that, I'd like to thanks these people for reviewing:

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