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

Chapter 19 | the cult of kira

Yawning and stretching your limbs out, you got up from your seat you'd been in all day. Sifting through suspects was pretty boring and made your joints stiff, you needed to fly. Get outside and stretch your wings a bit. Grabbing a coat as pulling it on, slipping your wings through it, you figured you'd take a quick trip home to the highlands to check in on everyone up there to have an excuse to fly around a bit.

You went to head up the stairs, hearing what sounded like a TV playing from the lounge area. L and Mello were inside, the other two still working down at the computers.

"Hey guys, I'm goin-" you began, only to be cut off by them both sushing you.

Looking up at the TV, you saw why they wanted to listen closely to it. It was on a news channel, showing footage of a subway station completely trashed and covered in graffiti. All that graffiti being a very familiar logo.

"What the-" you muttered.

"Kira supporters" Mello sighed.

"Figured..."

The news anchor explained the incident, apparently several people had come into the station at around 2am when there weren't as many people around, covered the walls in Kira messages and when security tried to stop them they fought back and caused a massive mess. The platform was now closed for repair.

"They're getting wilder and wilder" you muttered.

"Idiots don't even realise that they've committed a crime and which is exactly what Kira wants to rid, and my resisting arrest they've gone against the course of justice. In this blind devotion they completely forgot the ideals who who they're worshipping" L scoffed.

Those who wanted to purge 'sin' and become the sinner themselves in their blind devotion. Typical. Although this Kira probably wouldn't harm them, since they're spreading the Kira name. And it's been well established by now in this case that this Kira was a worshipper of the original, trying to prove himself to 'god' rather than BE the god.

"Is it just me or have the worshippers become more outspoken and violent in this case?" You asked.

"They have, it's not just you. A ton of news stories about wild Kira worshippers have been coming out. Goes to show they don't even care about his ideals they just want someone to worship to feel... special I guess" Mello replied.

You groaned in annoyance, as a god yourself you hated when humans used the words or ideals of a god to harm others, or even worst TWIST the words and ideals of a god to harm others. No true god WANTS or NEEDS to be worshipped, they'll accept it if it happens and return the favour. When your devotees came to you for help, you didn't demand a blood sacrifice for anything, you simply accepted their offering and gave them the help they needed. That's how a god and devotee exchange SHOULD be. Mutually beneficial, calm and professional.

"Well... I'm going on a fly to stretch my wings a bit. Update me when I get back" you said.

"Ok, don't stay out too late it'll be cold" L replied.

You placed a kiss on his cheek, telling him goodbye for now before you went to take your fly. He and Mello stayed sat watching the news for a bit longer to get any Kira updates they'd missed. But it was all about Kiras worshippers today, not Kira himself.

"You think that Mikami guy is sus?" Mello spoke up.

"Yeah, everything Matt dug up seems to fit the bill for this Kira. I want to focus in on him once we've got all the details we need" L replied.

"Good, I was thinking it might be him too. I mean the rigid organisation, the Kira ideology he follows, the lack of any communication outside basic needs... man is like a robot programmed to do his daily tasks and worship Kira"

Mello was smart, a creative thinker rather than an analytical one but still extremely intelligent. And as he'd grown up he'd really mellowed out. He's still a firecracker but not in an aggressive way anymore, his rivalry with Near subsided and his need to prove he was the best at everything has calmed. He'd matured. And it was thanks to you and L being there for him as he grew up, being orphaned in the way he was? That's a traumatic thing to go through as a kid. And it definitely effected his behaviour as he grew up, but now he'd really healed a lot and become a smart, protective person and a little edgy too.

Sometimes L wondered what would have happened if he didn't make it on the original kira case. What would have become of Mello? Without someone there to help him heal and cope at that age, he could have gone down a really dark path.

"When we get to the point of actually confronting this guy, let me do it ok? I'll get the answers out of him" Mello said.

"I was wanting you to do our felid work actually. With Nears social anxieties they couldn't do it and we'd need Matt to be tracking and recording everything. Just be careful ok? You only have one death defiance" L replied.

"Don't worry dad, I'll be careful. I'm reckless but not as wild as I used to be"

Mello was always the best at felid work because of his quick and creative thinking. He could get out of any situation mostly unharmed because he could look around and find a solution in seconds. Not to mention he was fit, he could fight the best out of him, Matt and Near.

"Plus, you'll deck me out with self defence and wiretaps as usual" Mello teased.

"Of course, can't have you walking around killers with no defence" L replied.

"Honestly I think we're onto something here, everything Matt's dug up on the guy screams suspicious or at least someone balls deep in dangerous Kira ideology. Near made a good point to, even if he's not our guy he's definitely a risk of doing something dangerous because of Kiras influence"

L cracked a smile, he loved to see the trio working so well together. He always knew they'd be able to succeed and surpass him working together.

"That's right, either way this guy is potentially dangerous" L replied.

Thanks to L's creative idea to cast a wide net and the hard work the trio put into making it happen, L had no doubt they were onto something here. It may have taken a bit over a month to pull off since getting to Osaka, longer than he'd like. But it was a good start nonetheless.