CHAPTER 7: THE ASSASSINS
Light had been put in a very tough situation here, and he knew it. It's one thing to kidnap a couple of girls and ask for something in return, but he has an army of a thousand backing him up, which complicated things.
"There isn't a whole lot you can do here, Light," Higuchi said with a slight grin. "So, I'm willing to make a deal with you. I want the same thing you do; I want to go back to the human realm. But I can't do that without the Shinigami King's help, of course. So, if you can convince the Shinigami King to let us both go, and then I'll let your friends go. They could come to the human world too. But that is the only way I'll release them. Well…you have your mission Light. Go." Higuchi ordered with a smug confidence. He waved Light away.
It took every ounce of will to not rip Higuchi's throat out. Light had to do what Higuchi asked. He needed Seraphina to take him to Nu so he could get the Shinigami Eyes so he could go to the Shinigami King. But how would he get to Nu, when he doesn't even know where she is at? That's why he needed Seraphina's assistance. So, the mission Higuchi was giving him was hopeless without a guide.
That damn Higuchi! I can't even comply with his ransom if I don't have Seraphina. Hmm… or, I just don't do what he wants. I'll find my own way to get them back, or I will just find Nu without any help from them. Then I'll take my rightful place as God of the New World. Light thought. So, he has to somehow find out where Nu is and get the Shinigami Eyes from her. "All right, Higuchi," Light said to him. "I'll go and ask the Shinigami King. Just stick with your end of the bargain."
"Oh, don't worry Light," Higuchi said. "I'll do what I said I will do. Just do your part, and the rest will work out."
Light didn't believe a single word this man said, but he didn't have much of a choice at this point. He had to pretend to do what he wanted. "All right, Ryuk. Let's go." Light then turned around and started to walk in the opposite direction of where Higuchi was.
"Okay," Ryuk said. "But, don't you need Seraphina to find Nu?"
"Don't worry about that. I have a plan. When do you ever see me without a plan, Ryuk?" asked Light, even though he knew the answer to his own question.
"I don't know, but the question is whether your plan will work or not. Higuchi has the upper hand here."
"I know this already." Light snapped at the Shinigami, then calmed a little bit. "This is just a minor setback. I can still kill the Shinigami King if I have to. All I need is Armonia's Death Note. And, by what I've heard about him, he can easily be bribed or tricked."
"Armonia isn't stupid, Light. How do you think he became the Shinigami King's right hand man? He didn't accomplish that by being dumb," Ryuk explained to Light.
Light then noticed three Shinigami come toward him and Ryuk. They were all wearing the same clothes; they had black bag-like objects over their heads, they all were about 6 feet tall, slender, the rest of their body was grey and had little detail, they all had a Death Note on their person somehow and they all had long, shiny knives out. By now, they were about 15 feet away from Light and Ryuk.
"Can we help you?" Light asked the mysterious Death Gods.
"We were sent here Armonia to kill you Light Yagami," the one in the middle of the group said.
Did they say Armonia? Light thought in astonishment. Why the hell do Shinigami need to send assassins to kill me? This doesn't make any sense… Light thought that Armonia could handle such a mundane task like this by himself, but he had to send assassins to kill Light. Why?
But Light couldn't think any further into the matter, because suddenly, the three Death Gods were sliced in half simultaneously!
"Delete," a voice said, sounding close to Light. The three Shinigami disappeared into a dust-rust like material. The only proof left of their existence, was their Death Notes and a pile of dust.
Light turned to where he heard the voice, and there was a Shinigami standing not far away from Light, in a position that looked like he just swiped a sword horizontally, which he did. In his hand was a 6 foot long sword in his hand. He stood back up, sheathed his sword on a sheath strapped to his back, and turned to Light.
'So, you must be Light Yagami. I have heard much about you," the Death God said to him. Then, Mikami appeared beside the Shinigami.
"God! I expected you here, but I didn't think I would see you so early on," said Mikami to Light.
"So, Mikami is here too?" Light thought to himself in amusement. "This could benefit me greatly…"