FireCacodemon: Welcome back to another chapter of The Death Spark.

Hei: FireCacodemon doesn't own Death Note or Darker Than Black.

Light: Thanks to everyone who's reading this story.

FireCacodemon: Yeah, thanks for reading. I'm really into this story.

Hei: Good, anyway we better leave and let the chapter run.

FireCacodemon: Right.

Chapter 4

Three days passed without an incident with Kira or the masked man, L continued to watch the footage of when the masked man killed the police officer, the masked man and Kira...what could be worse in the shadows? Kira was bad enough but a masked man who's able to remain hidden in this city without being called Kira or the media picking him up on their radar was a bit strange. L couldn't rule out the fact that he could have left town, no, the masked man would have remained in familiar territory. After hacking slightly into the police records, he was found unconscious as the way he was dressed in the video and how they met in the streets.

"Once regained consciousness the masked man became aggressive, but when I and Light saw him three days ago...he fled instead of fight back. That could have been to draw less attention...no, he didn't want to fight because we couldn't fight him. Even then that seems wrong for a criminal," L muttered while thinking, the masked man caught his attention more than Kira did. This meant that the other members of the Kira group would have to deal with Kira more than he will. L looked over at Light who was reading as best as he could with his one free hand. L felt a tug occasionally as Light turned a page over but then Light let him have control again as he typed.

"Ryuzaki, what about Kira?" Light asked after a while, L's black eyes fixed onto Light. Kira was important to Light; his pathetic way on trying to prove something he wasn't was just annoying. He was Kira but he was fighting hard for his innocence. After the whole lock down of Misa, Light and his father, things had changed.

"Kira hasn't been active for the last three days, there isn't anything new to analyse and record," L told Light.

"Can you just let Watari deal with the masked man?"

"No, I need to look into it as well."

"Ryuzaki, you've been glued to that screen for three days, watching the same clip over and over again. It's starting to drive me crazy!" Light raised his voice at L.

"So, Light is going crazy for me on a new case?" L asked, gently putting his thumb in his mouth and gently bit it.

"That does it Ryuzaki!" Light slammed the book shut before slamming it down on the table. A loud thud came from the book and table, the sound echoed around the room for the time being before it died down and faded. L just watched Light, analyzing what was possibly going through his mind. A possibility was that Light wasn't getting what he needed flickered through his mind, the constant feeling that he needed to work on the Kira case while L, himself, wasn't letting him. No, the masked man was physical, dangerous and strange. It was possible that the masked man wasn't human from the radiation given off. Then again, was that light a waste product from charging up the electricity in his body, ready to discharge it to something or someone?

"Master Ryuzaki, after tracking down all the different types of radiation, I believe I have found a match," Watari spoke out through the computer at Light and L.

"Watari, please deliver the information," L told him in his usual monotone voice.

"The blue radiation which the masked man emitted is known as synchrotron radiation."

"How is that possible? How is it possible for a human to produce that type of radiation?" Light asked.

"Synchrotron radiation is the polarized radiation which is emitted by charged particles spinning in a magnetic field...but how a human can do it in their bodies and give it off...seems very unlikely," L told Light.

"Then it's possible that the masked man isn't human?" L asked.

"It could be possible that he's an experiment which escaped?" Light asked.

"Possible...but then he wouldn't have been unconscious."

"I think we need a break," Light said as he started to walk away, L looked over his shoulder at Light before the tugging of the handcuff stopped Light in his tracks. L wasn't going to let Light drag him places he didn't want to be. L wanted to crack more on this case while his partner was running off again. Light had already dragged him to his date with Misa...but then again, it did help them get firsthand experience with chasing the masked man, maybe luck would be on their side again and a similar experience would happen. No, it would be safer to use the CCTV to spy on the city and try and find him that way. CCTV was safer.

"Do we have to?" L asked Light. Light glared at him before he yanked on the chain, pulling L off the chair.

"Yes Ryuzaki, we have to!" Light yelled at L, L shook his head and got up. Just like himself, Light's mind could be hard to change. Light needed the outside world while he didn't need it, just a computer and an investigation.

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The park was quiet, just like Hei wanted it to be, a place where it was just him. A place where he could think about what had happened recently, he fled from two young looking males and blew up a few bulbs here and there. Was it possible that they had made a connection to him and star BK-201? Did they even know that star was called BK-201? Hei mentally scolded himself; it wasn't possible that they would work out something that quickly. Hei looked around the empty park; the children were probably in school. Hei's eyes scanned the park looking for something before he noticed a large patch of grass where dandelions and daisies were growing. A smile drifted onto his face as he walked over.

Setting himself down near the flowers he started to watch them sway in the gently breeze. Hei looked at his hands; he could already see the blood forming on them reminding him of all the contractors and humans he had killed in the past. Memories of Heaven's War re-surfaced back in his mind, his sister...he was using her power. His power was his only connection to his sister, without being back in his home world he couldn't find any information on what happened to her. The Syndicate which he worked for couldn't reach him. Hei had tried so many times to try and get a signal of any sort on his modified headphones, with the ability for them to pick up any call or signal from any other electrical device came in handy.

They just looked pointless now. Without any signals to pick up from the Syndicate the headphones weren't really needed. Sure they could function as they were originally made for but Hei had never really been good with electrical equipment, the Syndicate had stopped giving him phones and Huang had to constantly find Hei a payphone to use. Hei wasn't even sure how the headphones had survived that long, a phone or anything else like that would have been destroyed by his ability...his curse. He gained his sister's power but lost his sister, Hei didn't even want to gain her powers. He was happy the way things were, his sister would use her power and Hei would be there to catch her and protect her while she paid the price for her contract.

Now he was on his own, on his own in this strange world. He had heard people saying that they worship this Kira figure but Gods and Demons were pointless beliefs that people held. Just because you believe in something doesn't mean the all might being would grant your wish or anything like that. Not even the rumours on what some people believed back in his world...the rumours about Hell's Gate. The rumour was that you can gain something which has been lost in the gate by wishing it, it didn't feel possible. It didn't sound possible. What Hei did pick up was the fact that Kira needed a face and a name...Hei wasn't even sure if he remembered his real name, Hei was a codename just like he was the Black Reaper, BK-201...Li Shengshun. He remembered his sister's real name, not the codename the Syndicate gave her. They gave her the codename Bai, but she much preferred to be called Pai.

Hei sat in the park in complete silence, he liked the silence, it was much better than the screaming which often echoed around his mind. The screaming of people being killed by his hands, his 'destiny' as the Syndicate called it. It was his 'destiny' to follow orders and not question them. Hei knew that if he had the choice, he would leave the Syndicate and do what he believed to be right, to follow his 'dream' of making the whole world equal for all contractors, dolls and humans. Where contractors weren't always called on for the dirty work of the companies they work for. A place where everyone can live in peace, without fear of each other Hei knew that would never work, there will always be one side which will go against that and cause chaos, the human race always feared what they didn't understand. Hei had experienced that when Pai became a contractor, when she changed Hei had fear that she'll turn against him and kill him. Even now, that thought stirred the fear in his mind. She never did, in fact...she didn't treat him any different, and sure she didn't show any emotions and often openly told him that what he was doing was a waste of time...but...Hei still loved her, even if she couldn't reply to that.

Looking up at the clouds, his Li persona had faded leaving the empty shell Hei was when it came to being human, Hei wasn't human, and he was just another monster which was always being used by the Syndicate. That was just the life he chose to live, to stay with his sister until Heaven's War...when he became the feared Black Reaper, the only human in the massive contractor war. When Heaven's Gate disappeared, Hei gained her ability...Hei was the only survivor of that war. The only alive body that the Syndicate found and took in, only to nurse him back to full health for their own benefit. Hei became their ultimate weapon. BK-201 the Black Reaper, the most feared contractor out there. If the members of the Syndicate had gambled saying that Hei wouldn't have survived the war, they were dead wrong. Hei was worse than any other contractor out there, his team with him through Heaven's War cringed when he looked at them. They say they didn't fear him, but they did. Contractors...always lying about what they really feel, they don't have the conscious or guilt eating away at them like Hei did. Each kill he made before Heaven's Gate vanished...the worse he became.

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Light and Ryuzaki reached the park, the destination where Light wanted to go to relax, the Kira case wasn't moving anywhere and the masked man wasn't active for three days. He was pretty good at keeping his head down, there hasn't been any action that either of them has seen in a while but he was still here, Ryuzaki knew that he was still here. Light gently sat down on the bench while Ryuzaki stood up on the bench before he crouched back into his usual ball like position. His hands were on his jeans scanning the area. Light couldn't help but sigh at Ryuzaki.

"Is there something wrong Light?" Ryuzaki asked Light.

"No, it's fine," Light lied to Ryuzaki, he couldn't help it. The whole fact that Ryuzaki was instantly hooked onto the new case was a little annoying. Light couldn't prove his innocence if they weren't working on the Kira case, something Light needed to get back to doing. The whole idea that Light can prove his innocence by clearing one case was a nice thought but he knew that Ryuzaki would be keeping a very close eye on him. Light lifted his head up and looked up at the sky, a few clouds were present in the sky but they weren't going to move and cover up the sun to reduce the sun rays.

"Synchrotron radiation..." Light heard Ryuzaki mutter slightly before he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bag of gummy bears, dipping in two long, bony fingers he proceeded to lift out a small green bear, Ryuzaki soon put the gummy bear into his mouth and started chewing. Light would never understand how Ryuzaki can eat so much junk food but still look so thin? Ryuzaki had told Misa that he remained the way he was because his brain used up so many calories, something Light didn't believe in a long shot. He could only guess that Ryuzaki tried to pull a fast one on Misa and insult her in a clever way.

"Ryuzaki, we're out and away from the building, do you have to continue the case?" Light growled slightly.

"Of course, would you rather have two killers on the street?" Ryuzaki questioned Light.

"One killer is bad enough but...we don't have any way in which we can capture and secure the masked man without getting killed ourselves."

"That may be but I will find a way to secure the masked man for questioning," Ryuzaki told Light. Light moved his cuffed arm away from Ryuzaki, the chain rattled at the movement which was made.

"How long before I'm allowed to be away from you?"

"Until I believe you're innocent, which might be never in your case."

"Ryuzaki!"

"Light?" The two sat there in silence, Ryuzaki staring off into space while Light glared at Ryuzaki. Light soon looked away before Ryuzaki jumped up from his spot on the bench as stood in front of it. Ryuzaki noticed a young Chinese male with short black messy hair and midnight eyes, white shirt with the first two buttons un-done and the light blue jeans. Ryuzaki watched the male's hair before his eyes widened slightly.

"What is it Ryuzaki?" Light sighed.

"Light, isn't that who Misa described to us last night?" Ryuzaki asked Light as he pointed over to the young male. Light nodded and got up, attracting the attention of the male who was believed to be Misa's new friend. Light knew that he shouldn't intimidate him and instead try and make friends with him. He could keep a closer eye on him if he was friends with him rather than enemies. If Misa liked him as a friend, why couldn't Light like him too?

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Hei wasn't even sure where he was going, the simple fact that his mind wasn't thinking straight wasn't helping him. He knew that it could be because he wasn't working as much as he was used to and finally had time to try and clear his mind. Even then it seemed a little strange; he didn't really like thinking of the past or the future he was going to have to walk. He didn't really want to walk down the path that he was but...he didn't have a choice, no contractor had a choice, they weren't people any more, just monsters in human form.

"Hey," Hei heard a voice; he turned around to see the two males from Misa's date.

"Can I help you?" Hei asked.

"Do you know a Amane Misa ?" Light asked Hei.

"You're Misa's boyfriend, Light Yagami?" Hei asked smiling innocently as Li's famous for (according to Misaki) showing.

"Yeah, I'm Light. This is my friend Ryuzaki," Light introduced Ryuzaki to Hei.

"Nice to meet you both, I'm Shenghsun Li," Hei held his hand out to shake, Light gently shook his hand while Ryuzaki watched Hei. Ryuzaki could tell that there was something wrong but he couldn't place his finger on it. He tried picturing Mr Shengshun as the masked man who they saw last night. There was a small match but it wasn't enough to convince L that Li was the masked man.

"You seem to have your mind busy on something?" Ryuzaki said.

"I'm just taking a break to settle down before I start working," Hei lied to Ryuzaki. One bell chimed in Ryuzaki's mind, detecting lies was what Ryuzaki did best. Li was no different to when Light tried to lie; he could see though him easily.

"Do you normally work?" Ryuzaki asked, Light knew he needed to step down, Ryuzaki's mind was going into over load and there wasn't going to be anything to stop him, he just wished that Li would be able to put up with him.

"I work day and night shifts normally at two different places," Hei told Ryuzaki.

"Interesting..." Ryuzaki muttered.

"How is Misa?" Hei asked Light, he knew he shouldn't get too close to Misa but there wasn't any harm in having friends, right?

"She's doing well, I still need to make it up for her date last night," Light said nervously, he laughed slightly to calm his nerves.

"I don't mean to pry but did something happen?" Hei asked showing concern over his friend. Ryuzaki kept a close watch on Li, there was something Li wasn't telling them, something he didn't dare let see light.

"Well, Ryuzaki kind of ruined the date."

"Can I ask why you're handcuffed to each other?"

"Well...That's a long story and it probably wouldn't be best to bring it to light."

"Okay," Hei said before he turned his attention towards Ryuzaki, midnight eyes met the dark black eyes Ryuzaki had. Light looked between the two of them as a smile appeared on Ryuzaki's face like he had worked something out. Light gulped slightly. Before either of them spoke up again, a loud growling noise came around, a blush appeared on Hei's face. No surprise his stomach interrupted something which felt important.

L: Reviews?

Misa: Yay~

FireCacodemon: mrg6 - Action will come later, once the story develops more.

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Hei: hobozrule - If I tried explaining what's going on here, FireCacodemon will probably try and kill me. But we'll do our best to work on more POVs. Thanks for enjoying this.

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Light: Little hint from how Li got here?

Hei: Maybe?

FireCacodemon: I'll see about it.