Chapter 10: Knife in the Dark

"There are... many types of monsters in this world: Monsters who will not show themselves and who cause trouble; monsters who abduct children; monsters who devour dreams; monsters who suck blood, and... monsters who always lies."

-L-

Wind blew through an open door of patio late into the night. A man stood at the threshold of the door and leaned against it's frame. The moon wasn't out that night and his featured where covered in shadow with a tall figure that was hard to make out in the darkness. However his eyes seemed void of his humanity even in this pitch-black night.

"Iwoa is late..." He voiced in a calm manner as cold eyes glared in the dark out into the city just outside this luxurious hotel.

"I'm sorry master," a female said for inside the room, "Iwoa... my father is died. I saw them bringing out the body from the hotel only moments ago. They will likely move L before we could ever find and eliminate him."

"I know. That would be the only reason he would be late like this. So they caught him as I expected them to. Infiltrating them is going to be more difficult than I originally thought it would be, but that will change. All so soon. Then this world will be mine and everything will fall into place." He said looking at the female in his room.

"Master there is other news," the girl said her chocolate colored eye empty and void of life with her every action not her own.

"Yes, Yuka?" he inquired as his monstrous eyes landed on her. She remind him of someone and perhaps that's why he wanted to use her the way he did. Even pressuring her father, saying that he would kill her if he did not comply with what he wanted him to do.

"The Detective Tenshi was there as well with some woman in her late twenties." She told him with every note she spoke in monotone. She had brown thick curly shoulder length hair and a slim not so shapely body... maybe that was because of how fragile her body and health was to begin with. Not that he cared of course.

"I knew he would come to join the party eventually. It was unavoidable from the beginning. I didn't think it'd be so soon though. How very riveting this is turning out to be." He laughed darkly in amusement. "This is going to be more fun than I thought. Even with Tenshi's help, L will not be able to stop me and as soon as I know his name. He'll be finished just like L will be. Maybe the Angel in Black, Tenshi will fall as well if everything continues on this course. How exciting."

"Shall we place the next step of the plan?" she asked curiously.

"Not yet, It is their turn to make a move. Now come here, my little doll. You will lay with me tonight." he said his hand held to her.

The girl smiled, but her eyes remained empty as ever as she took his hand, "Yes, master."

The girl is disposable... this doll of mine, that was once Iwoa's daughter. She will die within a month, but for now I will play with her and call he by that girl's name. Then move on to the next one. Soon my targets will be within my reach. None can hope to stop me either. I will be God of the new world order and all will tremble at my power. He thought gloating in his head and then a slight warmth come to his eyes. Then she can be mine once all of this time of transition is over with.

….

"Akane you need to be more careful!" Someone huffed at her.

Akane groaned at the pain, "Sorry, but I couldn't avoid it."

"Lucky for you that I'm a doctor and you only crack your rib. You could get yourself like this," A woman said as she finished patching up Akane with a tight bandage around her ribs.

"I know aunt Asa. I'm careful and I was wearing Kevlar... still though it hurt like hell." Akane said as she pulled her shirt down and adjusted her clothes back in place.

She sighed heavily, "This is going to take roughly a month to heal this time around. Even if you're wearing Kevlar you're still not bulletproof, sweet heart. Youth such as you are so brash. Reminds me of myself. Lord only knows why I've never told your father about your little job after all the times you got yourself hurt like this," she gave an annoyed groaned, "but I keep my promises as always. What happened to you anyway?" Asa asked looking up at her with golden color eyes.

"Kira happened. He turned a detective into spy. I was expecting Kira to do something about our meet up, but not to turn a detective into a spy and to shoot me too. It sucked to be honest, but it got him to trust me at least. Which is what matters most to me right now." She told her aunt on her mother's side of the family. Her mother might have been a house wife now a days but her mother was once a nurse for the same hospital that Asa, the younger sister, now worked at.

"Who do you trust? That L guy?" She asked with a smile seeing a fire in Akane's eyes she had had not seen since Satoru died.

"Yeah and we know what the other looks like now." Akane told her as she crossed her arms.

"Is he handsome? I was always curious about mysterious men like him." Asa smiled as she nudged her with a giggled.

"Oh come on," Akane gave an annoyed groaned and made a face at her aunt, but she knew she had to say something about him... otherwise Asa wouldn't let up. "He is in his own hermit way, I guess... though I would say cute over handsome even if his whole relaxed face his rather handsome. I like him so far... he puts me on edge and I kind of enjoy it. It made me feel alive again... at least for a moment. He has a strong, clever, young voice and mind. He's strange, but there is something about him that intrigues me. I can't really explain it and I'm confused by him too."

Her aunt's eyes narrowed on her young niece and a small smile formed across her lips, "Akane... it's been nearly four months since Satoru died and I know what he meant to you. How are you doing? This is the first time I've seen you since the funeral."

"As well one can expect. It still hurts this... whole thing. I'm trying to put my life back together. Once this case if over and and Toshi can take care of himself... I'm leaving. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I can't stand being around here anymore. I... I just want to move on from all this. Everywhere I fucking go there's a memory of him... just there... haunting me. Then all the pain just comes running back again. I feel like it's drowning me sometimes. It's almost to much to... bare." Akane said as she buried her face in her hands her voice cracking here or there.

Asa rubbed her niece's back, "I know how you feel. I lost Hideaki when I was around your age. I thought I lost everything and truth be told I did, but give it time, dear. You'll learn to bare it and one day you'll find someone, who makes you feel life is worth living again. You will be happy. I promise you, Akane, but you must be strong and one day put your past behind you. I know you can do it, Akane. You're the strongest person I know."

Akane looked up at Asa tears down her face. "I'm sorry I'm such a mess, auntie," she said whipping away her own tears.

Her aunt nodded understandingly, "Don't apologize, sweetheart. You're suffering maybe more than I did. Mine wasn't murdered. You're going to find Kira then you're going to kick his ass. Okay?"

"Okay, I will," She said giving a sniffle and forced a smile.

….

"Feel better my lady?" Donovan asked on the way home.

"With all the pain medicine I'm on right now, you could stab me in the leg and I wouldn't feel it." Akane smiled a bit looped up. "I need to get a grip though before returning home. My parents can't know of my injury."

"What exactly do you plan to do next, my fair lady?" He asked as they walked home.

"First of all I'm sneaking out the house again. Then Ryuzaki and I will be having a little chat about how to clear Akane's name without drawing suspension and it might draw out another spy in the process. I still have to keep these eyes of mine hidden. They are my greatest assets in this case, but before we do any of that..." Akane sighed. "I need to finish going threw the files on the task force member's families so I can finally clear them of working with Kira. Once that's done I'll give my body time to heal then the next step can began. I don't think Kira plans to attack again so soon. I think he's going to hold off for a while to see our reactions before making his next move."

"I see. This is a wise move." He said.

"Not really. I think all the families including Iwoa's will be dead ends. I still don't know who Kira is yet. I can't understand why I haven't seen his face yet. If he had a connection to the police he covers his tracks extremely well. It's like he's a knife in the dark waiting for someone to stumble and fall on it. This case is frustrating at times, but with Ryuzaki and Naomi at my side I know I can defeat him. I just have to find him before he finds me. If Kira finds out I have the power to see people's names he'll use his Death Note to make me talk before killing me then it's likely all would be lost."

"If he's half as intelligent as we all think he is... yes that would be his next move on you." Donovan agreed with a thoughtful nod. "I will make sure he never learns of that. I promised I would protect you for I am your humble knight and I will forever serve you, my fair lady. You need only ask."

"I know, Donovan." Akane said as she smiled at him. "We're friends helping each other out it's what we do."

….

Ryuk looked at the human with his Death Note as he ate an apple. Things had been rather boring lately. All he been doing for the past few days was writing names. Though some things that were rather amusing about this human's situation. The human wanted be God of a "New World Order" as he had put it more than once or twice by now.

Even if he found him amusing it didn't mean he liked this Kira in the slightest. He was far colder than Ryuk had ever imagined a human could be. The human had claim he was a cold serving of justice, but Ryuk knew better. He was nothing more than a childish wanna be God and killed because somewhere in that messed up head of his... he got off on it. Ryuk never knew could make a human loose their minds like this. Blood drunk, power crazy, lust filled for some girl. It was so entertaining and Ryuk couldn't help, but to laugh.

For now he was a waiting for the game of cat and mouse. Ryuk ventured a guess in his mind of who was the cat and who was the mouse. Though after a moment he placed a secret bet on the one he saw as the cat in his mind. Kira still had so much to learn and it was amusing to watch. This game was going to be getting fun sooner than even Kira realized may have realized.

Ryuk smiled slightly as he wonder how his little human story was going to end. There were so many interesting chess pieces on this chest board now. Even secret moves yet to be played and a knife in the shadows yet to strike. But who holds the knife? Ryuk thought to himself as chuckled softly this time. I got a good idea of who... such interesting people in this human world. Leaving my world was a good choice.

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