When we got to our destination, the shinigami stadium, there was an awkward pause between the shinigami king and I. I could still see the incident of the blue blood, as I like to call it fresh in my mind. I had to figure out the reason I bled. As it replayed my head, I noticed something different. The baseball bat-like thing glowed. It was different, mysterious, and supernatural. He was right. I am ignorant of so many things. I'm normal as normal can get. Even though I always thought I was different, i'm not. Its just my ego.
" Light, I present to you the shinigami stadium."
" So many shinigami and also dirt. Cough! WHy don't you people clean it. "
" We don't use this place much. It only for important/special occasions. In the shinigami world, its not really a community. People just spend their time gambling, occasionally scribbling a few names in their notebook to extend their lifeline. It's nothing like the human world. We don't have shinigami pride or anything. Everyone is out for only themselves"
"How would you know about the human world?"
"Um...You can see it from above." he said, nodding his head.
I lifted my eyebrows to show that I didn't buy that story. I didn't push him because there isn't any use to dwelling on to it.
"Anyway, It wouldn't kill you to clean the place from time to time."
" Actually, nothing kills us." he said chuckling.
" That was I thought" I brought the topic back to the blue blood incident. I would like nothing more than to forget it, just think of it as an illusion. The way he said about my ignorance pains me. I know he's right but-Ugh! " I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..um" He drove fear right into my heart. I knew it, but I wouldn't admit it. The only thing that I would admit is that my hatred for him was building.
"It's all right" He laughed at me. How dare he. Strategically, it would be best release my anger towards him after he leaves me alone. No. It would be best if I stayed away from him. I'll never forget the blood and what he could do.
"Wait! Can you tell me about this naming, rebirth shit now."
"I will tell you, in front of that crowd'
We walked out of this long hallway that appears to be the front entrance, to a round stadium. There were two big wheels, like wheel of fortune wheels, in the middle of the stadium in different shades of gray. I don't think I've seen anything other than black and white in this world. In my memories of the human world, the memories that I was not a part of, many times. There was also a big board with Light Yagami in huge letters. It seemed like there were just enough seats for all shinigami to be seated. I wondered if I would have space if I was seated there. Maybe I would be in the future. I would be like all those other shinigami having no personal identity of my own.
" Hello shinigami!" the king boomed out to everyone, who in their seats. They got up and cheered. " Well, it has been a long time since the last naming, since this guy decided to sleep for three centuries." He paused, for laughter. " Lets remind everyone and teach our fellow newborn about the naming, the first step in the Rebirth ceremony. The naming is when you get rid of your old name for a new shinigami name. This is how it works."He walked around to the first of the two wheels and told me that when I spin the wheel, the letter I land on will be the first letter of my new name. He didn't tell me what the other wheel was for. He told me to spin this one first.
" Well Light, lets get to it. Your old name is on that board over there. Right under it is your new name. Obviously there isn't anything there 'cause we haven't spun the wheel yet. So, spin it. I spun the wheel lightly. I don't see the point on wasting my energy by spinning it with greater came to a smooth stop at the letter "K". "K!" he shinigami king bellowed, causing the crowd to rise to their feet. " Now, time for the wheel #2. The numbers of this wheel represents how many letters of your last name will be part of your new name. Since your last name is Yagami, if you get 4 letters, your new name would be "K", from the first wheel and "gami" from the last. Your new name would be Kgami. I cringed at that name. What a weird name. I shouldn't get four. " What are you waiting for? Spin the second wheel." I spun the wheel again and watch it land on "3". Wait, it moved right in the middle of three and four. " It's your lucky day Light or should I say K. You can choose how many letters you want off your last name. Without even thinking about how it would sound as three, I choose it. After I choose it the king said, " I proclaim the name Light Yagami burned." I watched my name burn knowing that I'll never get it back. " From the ashes is the birth of the new mane, Kami"
Kami, I thought. It means god. It fits me perfectly.
" Why don't you say something, Kami to the crowd.?" He whispered to me to meet him in this other place in the back of the stadium behind me. There was a door and I supposed in there was a room, in which he would tell me something. To please the audience, I told then that I preferred Kami over Light and actually I did. The king dismissed everyone and they walked out the main entrance, with no care at all with the King. After the stadium was empty, I stood in front of the back door, waiting for the shinigami king to return.
1,046! I finally had a chapter over 1,000 words. I can finally go on to the actual story. This is just the background on the hatred between those two. I'm not giving anything away! :P