Death note: Light in the dark

Burden

Light's heart raced as he sprinted through the dark alley, his mind reeling from the shocking and gruesome scene he had just witnessed. The Death Note had to be a mere hoax, a twisted joke, he thought. But deep down, a small ember of doubt had ignited, and it wouldn't let go.

Breathing heavily, he ducked behind a corner, his fingers trembling as he clutched the mysterious notebook tightly. He couldn't help but recall the disturbingly precise way the motorcyclist had met his end, mere moments after Light had penned the man's name into the pages. It was impossible. It had to be impossible, but what if it wasn't?

-I...I killed them both, I really I killed two men, those were human lives, it won't be overlooked, besides, who am I to pass judgement on others?, I ...

- Judging by your reaction, you've already discovered that what you have is no ordinary notebook.

Upon hearing that voice, the young man suddenly turned around, with eyes that reflected his fear and regret.

His guilt was suddenly interrupted by the sight of that being who seemed to come from a nightmare, a tall and lanky figure, with a sickly grey skin, his tall and lanky frame was wrapped in tattered black rags that hung loosely from his bony limbs. it had big round eyes that glowed with a malevolent curiosity, and as he spoke, his voice had an otherworldly, dissonant quality that sent shivers down Light's spine. The creature's tangled, dark strands of hair framed a grotesque, skull-like face with a perpetual, eerie grin, the young man screamed the moment he saw that monster.

-No need to act surprised, I'm the shinigami Ryuk, that used to be my notebook.

A shinigami? ...a god of death

- A... are you here to take my soul?- he asked still shaking in fear.

- What do you mean?  you humans have some crazy fantasies, I'm not going to do anything to you

-Huh?

-The notebook becomes part of the human realm the very moment it touches the earth, in other words, the notebook is now yours.

-I DON'T WANT IT

-No need to shout, if you don't want it then give it to me or to someone else, but if you give it away I'll have no choice but to erase your memories of the notebook.

Light stared at the notebook on his hands, in his shock he came up with a question.

-Why was I chosen for this?

The shinigami couldn't help it and started laughing like crazy

- You really think you were chosen because you were smart or something, don't be so vain, it just happened to fall around here and you just happened to pick it up, it was all an accident, don't you see? that's why I wrote the instructions in english, the most popular language on the human realm.

-SO WHY DID YOU DROPPED THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, you even wrote specific instructions, so don't try to tell me this was all an accident.

- You're asking why? I did it because I was bored.

-You were bored?

- Come on, as I said, if you don't want it just give it back, you won't need to worry about it anymore, so why do you care? 

Light stared at that lethal instrument in silence

- If I give it back... what are you going to do?

-Huh? I'll give it to someone else, of course.

-Then I'll destroy it, nobody should have this kind of power.

Light started running straight to his home, a lighter, that was all he needed, either way, he couldn't escape the god behind him, he tripped just before he could reach the end of the alley and the shinigami descended just at his side.

- You know Light, I went through a lot of trouble to get that notebook, I can't just let you get rid of it just like that.

As the shinigami was talking he took out another death note.

-Y..you have another one?

-Every shinigami has one, I just managed to find a way to get another one, so, what are you going to do now Light?

Light's whole body was shaken with fear while holding that cursed notebook

If I try to destroy it, this shinigami will kill me, If I give it back no one knows what kind of chaos will happen if it halls on the wrong hands, and even if I keep it, Ryuk will kill me if I refuse to use it, no matter what I do...

-I'm doomed

- Well, not really, I don't know if it's any consolation to you, but, any human who has used the death note, can either go to heaven or hell for eternity, so you have that, oh yeah and when it's your time to die, it will fall on me to write your name on my death note, so, what's it going to be Light?

If I let this thing kill me, isn't that what I deserve? holding this power... there's no way it could bring anything more than despair, if I just ripp this in half, if I sacrifice my life, Would I be able to stop this being? no, he might write my name before I even start trying, there's no way I could stop him...The only thing I can do, The right thing to do.. is to sacrifice, not my life, but my soul, to use this evil might to curse those who really deserve it, those who are rotting this world,if I cleanse the world from evil, isn't that my obligation to the world?

- I...I'll keep it, but get this clear, my one true purpose will be to ensure it never falls into the wrong hands.

- Well, I don't really care what you feel or what do with it, as long as I won't get bored you're free to do whatever you want with it.

As Light and Ryuk stared at each other, an unspoken pact was formed, and Light took on the heavy burden of the Death Note, determined to wield it to make a better world.

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