#23 Cross
(A/N: Requested by Eflamma. I took 'Cross' as meaning four different perspectives)
Kira?
He's the alter-ego of the man I love. He's the other half of Light-kun and one of the reasons why I love Light so much.
Kira's my saviour; he killed the man who destroyed my family. And for that I owe him everything. My body is not mine, it is Kira's to use, a vessel for the eyes he needs.
I will be Kira eyes forever, because then I know he needs me more than anyone else. Who else would give up half their life span for him, twice?
Well, a lot of people, I suppose. I do love him though. I love him more than anyone else in the whole world. I look at him and its all I can do to stop myself hugging him tight and never letting go.
That's who Kira is.
The man I love.
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You're asking me about Kira?
…He's evil. Pure evil.
I ask you, what good can killing people do?
Oh yes, I don't deny there are evil people in the world. Trust me, I know that better than most.
My family was killed when I was five years old. I had to watch our house burn with them still inside, because of an evil man.
But when I heard Kira had got him, I was enraged.
There's no suffering in Death. No time to think about what has been done and repent. I wanted that man to live… to suffer. To have to look into my eyes and explain why, why did he do that to a child?
Maybe it's twisted of me, but I would prefer the wicked to suffer here on earth, than be sent on to another realm where I can't be certain of how they're treated.
Kira is evil, because he is a murderer. And when I catch him, I am going to place him in a cell wallpapered with the faces of everyone he's ever killed. And I will come to see him every day and question, 'Why… why did you kill all of them?'
That's who Kira is.
A Murderer.
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Oh, Kira?
I don't know… are you sure you wouldn't rather ask Aizawa or the Chief?
No, you want me?
Ok… well…
I don't know exactly. Yeah, I know I'm a cop and it's my job to catch the bad guys. It's just… I'm not sure who the bad guys are in this case.
See, most criminals, once they get out of jail, go straight back to crime. Ok, maybe there's a few who go off and lead good lives, and more luck to them, but the majority just es-ca-late. (Aizawa taught me that word; it's good, right?)
So maybe Kira's way of killing them is a good way. I mean, up until a few years ago nearly all the States in America had a death penalty, right? So how's it different?
On the other hand, I want to believe that murder is murder, no matter what the reason.
Then again, what about women who kill their abusive husbands? What would Kira say about them?
Or someone who manages to shoot a man holding his family hostage, is that murder?
Aizawa would just say 'That's justifiable homicide, you know that, Matsuda.' Then look at me like I'm an idiot.
Kira's… confusing.
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Haha, Kira?
Kira is god. Kira is Justice. Kira is the purifying power that will rid the streets of the human scum and make it safe for people to walk around with their heads held high again.
Oh, and he's me. I am Kira.
Oh, I know, a lot of people in public come out with the sweet little 'it's just not right to kill people' argument, but who are they trying to kid? In private, everyone thinks the same thing.
Criminals deserve to die.
Yes… they all deserve to burn… that is the righteous judgement of a god. The good will live and the wicked will die.
That, my curious friend, is what Kira is.
Kira is me.
Kira… is Justice.