The revelation of the existence of Shinigami hadn't gone down well with the rest of the task force. They had shipped Misa off to the cells in L's new facility whilst the rest of the task force lived and worked floors above. Had it not be for the sight of the Shinigami standing beside Misa, then Light was fairly certain that no one would believe him. Then there was the notebook they had confiscated. From what they could deduce, it might be their only lead to finding the first Merikh. From what Beyond had said about his interaction with Misa, she called the notebook a death note and that by touching it people could see the Shinigami, however, Misa hadn't gone into depth on what the notebook did or how it could conceal such a creature from the human eye. Although it is called a death note only gave so much room to think of. Light could only laugh at his own thoughts like a notebook could kill someone by just writing someone's name in it.
Light sat beside his husband looking at the Shinigami staring beside their Merikh suspect. They both had remained quiet, Misa wasn't planning on cooperating with them anytime soon, not that that mattered. If this Merikh had a Shinigami, then it was highly likely that the first Merikh had one as well and they could use that. This black book hid this Shinigami from them before touching it, so it could be the same for the first Merikh. If they gained some suspects for who might be the first Merikh, then they could easily confirm their identity if they found this death note in their suspect's possessions.
"Miss Amane please, help us bring down the first Merikh and I will ensure that you will not get the death penalty," L said, he had spent the last three hours trying to get Misa to talk, but the girl kept her mouth shut. It was hard to believe that one of the world's most famous and cherished models was now a wanted serial killer. After arresting Misa and having her detained, they had blindfolded her, restrained and tied her to a chair. The rest of the task force wanted to argue about their suspect's treatment, but everyone had seen during the second Merikh's broadcast just how dangerous this woman was so instead they sat and silently seethed as the interrogation continued for another two hours before Misa broke her silence.
"I don't care whether or not you kill me but listen to this, Merikh will bring order and peace to this world and I would happily die to see this world happen. You don't understand the good our God is doing for us. Merikh will reward me for my silence when he finally gets rid of L and all these other threats, then I will become his queen" Misa said a creepy smile appeared on her lips.
"Are you insane, if Merikh cared so much about you, then why isn't he here trying to save you? If he's so powerful as you say he is, then why aren't the rest of us dead" Light snapped. This woman was driving him insane. She sounded pathetic. She outed herself to Beyond believing she was safe, and he was truly Merikh. But there had to be something else to it, something they hadn't worked out yet. Why would Misa risk approaching a stranger when she couldn't be sure that that stranger was the person she was looking for? It seemed like too big of a risk for Misa to take as it literally cost her, her freedom, and maybe even her life.
"There has to be something else Merikh told you when you were alone" Chief Yagami shouted grabbing the front of Beyond's shirt, "She believed you were Merikh, there must be something your hiding from us. To protect her, one killer to another".
"Pleassse as if. I was just as scared for my life and the rest of you, unless Amane is going to talk and tell us why she believed I was Merikh then we will never find out" Beyond said pushing Chief Yagami off him before shoving his finger back into his jar of Strawberry Jam, his own nerves had been shot after coming face to face with the killer. Beyond had always felt like he was protected from the rest of the world as long as he kept his actual name a secret but this woman just by staring at him had destroyed all his safety networks because she knew, she knew his actual name and that scared the crap out of him.
"Amane, the man you approached claiming to be the first Merikh, he escaped from us after we captured you, he played along with being a victim and fled when no one was looking. What makes you so confident that Merikh will risk getting caught to rescue you" L said, Beyond had fled the scene only moments after Light discovered that Shinigami's existed running into Matsuda after he left the small nest of trees. If they were lucky and the bluff worked, then Shinigami would believe that Beyond was indeed Merikh and was saving their own hide. Light could say why, but he felt that this Shinigami was dangerous. They could have easily killed this human to either keep them quiet. This Shinigami seems to be protective over Misa, and that's what makes it dangerous.
"Haha, my precious Merikh has escaped and he will come for me you just mark my words. I'll already know who Merikh is because I can see his name floating above his head and you can't use a fake Merikh to get your answers out of me because not only can I see Merikh's name but only someone whose the owner of a death note doesn't have a lifespan" Misa said smirked, she was acting like a cat who got the cream, "and when he finally frees me, I'll use my Shinigami Eyes to get the names of L and the members of the task force and I will kill you all".
Light felt his heart freeze as he slowly turned away from the computer and started at Beyond. The Shinigami eyes, it can't be… from the sound of it, these Shinigami Eyes were just like Beyond's.