Gods and Monsters [Sequel to Ethereal] L x Reader • Death Note ✔️

Chapter 4 | pathetic

As soon as the meeting ended, you and L followed Hades down to Tartarus. For the past decade Light had been locked away in his chambers forced I experience every single death he dealt out over and over again. And because he was a murderer, Tisiphone the fury was often around to whip that bitch into line.

After all these years he looked absolutely pathetic. For a brief moment he was allowed out of his chambers, although he was held on the end of a chain like a rabid dog by hades. A metal collar around his neck that connected to his hands and feet so he couldn't even think of trying to escape. He was bruised, battered, looked exhausted and frail.

Not so godly now are you.

When he was lead around the corner and saw who'd summoned him, he immediately sighed.

"For fuck sakes... what do you want?" He said.

Hades gave the chain a warning yank.

"Don't you address kami that way, you're a mere shade Light" he snapped.

In a fit of anger L marched up to him, grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up to face him.

"Did you, or did you not leave another death note behind? ANSWER ME" L seethed.

"Wh- you know full well I only had two. And you took both of them, get out of my face!" Light replied.

"What about Rem and Ryuk? Did you take theirs?"

"As if they'd let me touch them. What are you going on about? I've been dead for years, you threw me in that god forsaken pit. Look at me! Do you think I could do anything anymore?"

Seems like Light had nothing to do with this Kira. L sighed in frustration and dropped Light, letting him fall to the ground.

"This is fucking ridiculous... even if you didn't cause this mess directly it's still YOUR Kira bullshit that inspired a copycat. I just can't get a break from you can I?" L sighed.

"Wait... a copycat? So people still worship me huh? Looks like I am somewhat of a god after all" Light taunted.

The absolute audacity of this man... even when he's being held on a chain by hades himself, beaten and bruised from eternal punishment for his crimes he still has a raging, pathetic god complex...

"Fuck off Light. You're not a god. You never will be. Some maniac just as pathetic as you wants to copy your crimes. That's all this is, two deluded, worthless men wanting to feel important" you sighed.

"God I wish I could kill you again, you still indirectly caused this by creating the Kira name in the first place. All I want is to live the rest of my eternity with my beloved and THIS is what I get..." L rambled.

"This is Karma for what you did to me" Light sneered.

L whipped around to face him again, fuming. L wasn't a violent person, far from it. But when it came to Light he absolutely couldn't stand the man. Even after he's defeated he still has the nerve to act like a dickhead. L grabbed the chain and harshly tugged it, forcing Light to look at him.

"What I did to you? What I did to you was justice. For all the lives you took, all the kids who now don't have a parent, the parents who lost their child. The lovers who lost their soulmate. Never once did it cross your mind there are socioeconomic reasons for crime that could be easily fixed if the rich assholes just funded mental health treatment and provided for the poor. You overlooked that, because you didn't want justice. You wanted power.

You're a power hungry, pathetic little worm Light. Take a good look at me, I got what you wanted so badly. To be a god, and I use that power for good, unlike what you'd use it for. I love my devotees because they're amazing people, not because they worship me. You caused a mess, your pathetic little stunt set off a domino effect that's still being felt today. And that's NOTHING to be proud of" L seethed.