"Chapter 4: Visions"

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Author's Note: I am so sorry I haven't updated in awhile. As in, VERY SINCERELY SORRY. Some good news though, I'll be releasing Chapter 5 as soon as I release this chapter. Anyway, I know many of you are anxious to see what L is up to, but I'm afraid I'm saving that little story is for next chapter. Instead, in this chapter, you will see a devastatingly frightening insight into how this story's theme will be. Anyway, the central character (as in the since, that, without him, none of this chapter would exist) here will be one of Near's agents, Stephen Gevanni/Stephen Loud. You may remember him as the guy who would pick the lock in Mikami's locker everytime he went to gym and take out the fake Death Note to study it. Oh, and for those who didn't find out by the first chapter, I'm using the anime ending (except for the dates, confusing, I know). I thought the manga ending, though good and ironic to Light, portrayed Light in a way he is simply not.

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Stephen Loud fell into bed with the same thought on his mind that he had kept ever since he had wrote Mikami's name in the Death Note.

"Mikami Teru; suicide. Mikami attempts to kill two groups of investigators through supernatural methods, but fails to harm or kill them in a warehouse. Soon after, he discovers that Yagami Light is not a God; Mikami stabs himself, causing Yagami Light to get away from the area to find help, to which he is denied. January 28, 2010," he muttered to himself. "Judge me!" Loud yelled to the Heavens.

He waited forty seconds. He fell asleep, but did not die.

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A large heap of grotesque objects piled under a skull stood before Loud, as always. It was average. The Shinigami King always came to him in his dreams, sometimes with predictions of the future. This time, however, a prediction of particular importance would be made.

"The Gods say hello to your insanity, as always. I come as I always do, except with an unusual warning. And a vision… a vision of which you will remember only certain parts of at certain times. This will also be my last visit," spoke the Shinigami King.

"I doubt I'll understand it, but go ahead."

Suddenly, Loud's soul drifted from his body and out of his dreams. His soul flew into the air of a battle zone, looking down on a combat situation.

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"UAV's nominal. What's next?" stated and asked Eraldo Coil's Squad Sergeants, all at the same time.

"Let me think…" said Coil. He went into his Squad Sergeants' tent. He came out a few hours later.

Soon after he came out, his Squad Sergeants went in to get their combat vests on.

"Well…" said Lieutenant Eraldo Coil. The Sergeants glared, always trusting their Lieutenant. "I'm thinking we hold tight, wait for Command to send some thumpers. We're not facing just facing a platoon-strength unit—it's up to two companies here. As for why Kilo would risk that… probably just wants a connection to Mr. High Command himself."

"Requesting permission to speak, sir!" yelled Sergeant Bogdanov.

"Permission granted," Coil responded lazily. Although Bogdanov had a good head on his shoulders, he almost seemed to purposely spout misinformation.

"I have a better solution…" Bogdanov said, then he opened his vest, revealing a load of C4.

Coil backed up slowly, and then back-flipped twice to further himself even more. The rest of the Squad Sergeants, meanwhile, smiled and revealed C4 in their vests as well.

"Fuck."

"Fuck is right. Kira is God, and we shall kill you for him!" they all said together.

"I'm afraid that's not happening. Those bombs aren't gonna go off. I defused them while I was in the tent just now. You see, when you asked what to do about the UAVs, you gave yourself away. The first part of the manual tells us what to do in case UAVs are in the area, and you guys, being the manual hogs you are, would know that," stated Coil, who continued to back up slowly, his hand on his L85A2 SA-80 rifle.

"All we did is reveal ourselves… GOD FORGIVE ME!" sputtered Bogdanov, who, like the rest of the mutineers, had his hand on the trigger of his gun.. They exploded, splattering their blood all over Coil.

He heard more screams from the rest of his platoon.

"The bastards, probably attached a bomb on everyone just in case I escaped to find help…" thought Coil. Suddenly, Coil fell to his knees. He felt sad, yet happy at the same time. His very un-Human emotion of loving blood on his hands… Being a soldier was killing his Human side, while simeltaneously causing a very bloodthirsty Warlord to come into being.

"Which am I? One of the many Lords of War or the of the few Righteous Humans?" Coil asked himself.

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Although it was unknown to Loud and the Shinigami King, Joshua Whittington had also watched the whole scene through his UAVs. He fell out of his seat, and then he began to cackle madly. He grinned towards Light and Charlotte, after getting back in his seat.

"Coil, I will find the General's name, but unfournately, it seems my plot didn't work, thus you must die!" Joshua cackled to himself. "I am the ruler of the New World! I am God incarnate! I own the two of the most powerful Gods on planet, and one is forced to follow me all by a simple notebook! I am Power, Justice, Greatness, and… most importantly, DEATH!"

Joshua madly wrote Eraldo Coil in his Death Note.

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The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo. --Aldrich Ames