Summary: She stared into those dead eyes, hoping, silently groveling, "Please..."
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It was simple, she had thought, 'Ryuzaki must've wanted me to erase his name.' She figures it was because of the new Kira.
This Kira kills in an identical style to the original Kira, and If she hadn't known of Light's death, she probably would've been convinced.
There wasn't any specific type of criminal that this Kira favored more, it seemed that their issues rested solely on the eradication of criminals as a whole, rather than a specific group.
'Just like him.'
Misa had been thinking a lot recently. She thinks about the past, long-dead companions, her shady future, she fears for her life, and she worries constantly about what waits around the next alleyway.
But none of that mattered now, here in the Shinigami world, any thought was meaningless, because as soon as it entered your conscious, it was taken over by the sheer emptiness of this black abyss.
She blindly follows the hollow breathing of her Shinigami companion through the lightless world, fear steadily growing in her as they grow closer to their destination.
"Tell me about the Raifuenjeru." she pleads, her voice quivering in fear and anxiety.
"I don't know much." he answers. "What do you want to know?"
"Why do they bring people back to life?" she questions.
She fidgets a bit, not expecting a very enlightening revelation.
"Because they are asked to." he offers a simple response.
'Asked?... as in they take orders?' 'Why would creatures with such divine power take orders?'
"By who?" she questions further.
"The one called God. "
"But, Rem, she-" she is interrupted mid-sentence.
"Shinigami's lie." he answers difinitively.
There is a noticeable pain in her eyes as she lets the information sink in. She becomes appreciative for the darkness, it helps her to hide the all too human emotions.
She shuts her mouth.
Her high-heeled boots click-clack along the stone floor, her breaths are coming out uneven, and shaky.
Cold. The temperature seems to have dropped twenty degrees within the last few seconds.
The shinigami leads her on through the suffocating darkness before them, tugging her forward in the moments where she slows to a stop.
"You must never stay completely still here. You never know what's there."
She grimaces.
The dreary landscape dissolves slowly into visible forms, such as, what she thought were Shinigami, but she is assured that they are demons by her mostly silent companion.
"Was that a lie?" she asks, enraged. Her eyebrows shoot down menacingly.
"Why would I lie about that, I have nothing to gain from it." he says calmly.
She quiets for a while, locking herself away in her thoughts.
'Maybe I can finally make things right again.' she smiles a bit at the thought of having everything back to the way it was when life wasn't so complicated.
They fall into a comfortable science, the blonde's thoughts stewing qietly within herself.
The scenery soon becomes brighter, she can now see where she is walking.
What she had thought to be stone was actually a ridiculous amount of bones piled underneath their feet. She simply stares for a while at the dirty ensrusted blood spatter upon them. She cringes inwardly. They weren't all human.
They trudge forward, the pile of remains curving ever so slowly into a deep valley. As they make their way into the divide, she soon becomes aware of a huge throne resting upon another array of scattered skeletons. Upon this tarnished-gold, larger-than-life seat of royalty sits a powerful looking Monarch with a crown of pristine platinum, gaudy jewels casting an unearthly light upon the creature.
The Shinigami King.
Ryuk pulls her along until they stand firmly at the base of this hill of skeletal remains of the King's many victims.
"Bow." he whispers quietly to her as he lowers himself into a respectable crook.
She follows his instruction by bowing herself into a low curtsy.
The Monarch's eyes drift over them for a few moments, before he shiftshis gaze to meet that of the lower forms beneath him.
"Ryuk." he said, a hint of disdain in his voice as he glared into his smoldering eyes.
"What do you want?" he continued, "I highly doubt that you'd be groveling at my feet if there were not a good reason." his eyes flash dangerously, they're a glowing scarlet that mesmerizes and frightens Misa.
"We..." her voice breaks and she can no longer speak in full sentences as a feeling absolute dread takes over her body. Ryuk glances at her, mildly amused at her situation.
"Listen," he says, and his tone changes to one of respect, "We need the eraser." The king eyes them suspiciously and his mood darkens considerably.
The open space around them darkens once again and now they see only his crimson eyes and the shimmer of the bejeweled crown upon his head.
"Why?" his tone is downright evil, as if a wrong answer would send them both to their deaths. She bows lower.
Misa decides to answer this question herself, "Your Majesty... there was a human on Earth who obtained a Death Note...h-he killed many people before it was their time to die...and now another has taken his place, many innocent people have died, along with the criminals he initially intended to kill..." she stops then, her heart fills with the unpleasant sensation of fear and she unconsciously shivers.
"Young woman," he says, "Why does this matter so much to you?" he knows seems nicer than before and she finds herself feeling much more confident of herself.
"Because..." she pleads, "...some of them were my friends." she peers directly into his eyes, "...and to stop this new killer, we need the help of one of the deceased, so please..." and she drops her gaze again. His eyes peer above her head. His mouth turns up in a wicked grin.
"Amane, Misa." he laughs, "Sure, you can use the eraser." he laughs more, "Just make sure you give it back soon!" and as he throws her what she requested, he can no longer contain himself and laughs uncontrollably. Ryuk throws a sad glance her way and ushers her away from the manic-king.
As she walks away she can't help but wonder what was so funny.
A/N: I really like this chapter, and I will eventually say what was so funny, don't worry.
Expect some L soon!
