#28 Illusion
Illusion is often misunderstood. Because the fine art of creating such a thing is to make people believe despite all rational thought that the impossible is happening.
And it's surprising how little the push towards believing the unbelievable has to be.
After all… a boy brought the world to its knees, believing he was a god… with only the power to kill. That was all. He didn't have to perform any other great feats or miracles. Just kill.
A criminal made the world believe he was their worlds greatest detective, simply by having a name plaque in front of him that happened to have the letter within it.
Another man made the world believe that there were three brilliant detectives in the world vying to be the very best. In reality, he was all of them, and he just happened to be good at disguising his voice in three different ways.
A young woman made the world believe she was a young and fatuous bimbo, floating through life enjoying her own beauty and the rewards it brought her. She was a merciless murderer.
An old house in Winchester managed to appear to be a home for poor lonely orphans. It was more of a grooming area for intelligent minds to flourish into their full genius.
The brightest child in the house made himself look harmless and innocent simply by occasionally playing with children's toys.
The second most intelligent mind there… he his himself as the third. He wanted nothing to do with being L. And in any case, he knew it meant more to his friend to be the second.
A shinigami, a reaper, a creature of death named Ryuk, he made one innocent and bright boy seriously believe that a cursed object made only to bring chaos and despair… could be a tool of a good and merciful god.