A/N: Written as a gift for sunlit_promise for Multifandom Drabble 2020.
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Xiao Xingchen was convinced Song Lan would fall over the table and burn himself on the serving tray piled with food. His breathing was rough and erratic from drunken stupor. Song Lan slumped sideways. He stayed upright.
White rays blinded Light.
He tripped and vaulted.
The steps under his feet clattered. Slithering penumbra eclipsed shadows edged at the side of the labyrinthine staircase. High pitched wails professed his sins, failures, fate.
His soul might shatter from loss of pride.
Blood dripped in sheets from his chest.
He wouldn't become nothingness. Not a worthless shinigami. Changing the world – he must be reborn! Continue his legacy!
Chanting beckoned. Staunch and unrivaled willpower of Kira's followers paved his path.
Light clasped the searing metal at the top of the staircase. Yanking the ill-omened doorknob, he bolted to his next life.