Crossing Over (Death Note- Spoilers warning!)

“Liiiight, wake uuuup... Light. Light! Come on, I’m getting bored again!”

”...God?”

“Of Death? Yes... Wait, have you forgotten about me already?!”

“Oh, it’s just you.”

″Just me? You would have been nothing without me. Did you at least bring any apples?!”

Light Yagami opened his eyes to known other than a shinigami shaking him awake. Had he been any other mortal soul crossing over to the afterlife, he would have been scared by Ryuk. But to him, this monster was nothing more than the annoying apple-addict who had given him the power to be the New World’s God. And brought him to his untimely death.

Speaking of which--

He sat up, fear overshadowing any other emotion that he had earlier.“Is this... Hell?”

Ryuk let out one of his signature laughs. “Did you also forget one of the most importantly rules of the Death Note? Go ahead and reread it, there’s one in your hand right now... hmm, that was fast of them...”

Confused by what the shinigami was saying (and not enjoying being confused), Light flipped open the book to the page of rules. His suspicions were confirmed as he skimmed the words and caught sight of his vaguely-inhuman hands.

“This is Nothingness, ‘neither Heaven nor Hell’,” he quoted. “and I’m shinigami, aren’t I?”

Of course, the Realm of the Death-Gods and in-between area of the afterlife are the same place. Should have realized that earlier.

“You got it!” Ryuk chuckled once more. “But don’t worry, you don’t look half-bad. Still tall and handsome, only this time in shinigami standards!”

Light stood up, looking around at Nothingness: various bones and lethargic Death-Gods scattered about a dark, barren landscape.

It occurred to Kira that, thankfully, he didn’t have to stay here for long.

“Hey, where’re you going?” Ryuk flew after him. “Trying to find someone? Your dad and L are both in Heaven, so don’t bother.”

Light scowled, slightly envious of L’s new life after death. “The only thing I want to find is a way to the human world.”

“Oh.” Another laugh. “I see where this is going. You’ll just have to ‘lose’ your Death Note, right over that edge there. But don’t expect the others to take this lightly.”

Sure enough, other bored shinigami turned their attention to the newcomer holding his Notebook over the edge of Nothingness, a few snickering.

“And here I thought you would be done with all of this ‘New World’ nonsense.” Ryuk watched as the Death Note fell into the abyss. “Well, at least you have less of a chance of dying... unless the human who finds your Note was as arrogant as you had been.”

Kira shot him a glare, saying nothing.

Just as he was about to make his descent with the Notebook, another familiar, irritating voice called out his name.

“Ooh, that’s right.” Yet another classic Ryuk laugh. “I completely forgot about your girlfriend... you probably did too, huh?”

Misa pushed past the curious bystanders to Light, somehow tackling down his towering frame. “Oh, I got the same idea of going back to the human world! Let’s go together... hmm, you already threw down your Note, though, so we’ll be separated... just try to contact me when you get there!”

Then, just like that, was gone, diving into the void without second thought; a chorus of laughter following her.

Ryuk grinned. “You should probably get going, before some of your other blind followers find you.”

So now I’m on the other side of the story, the one where I simply watch and influence, Light thought as he unfurled his new wings. I get another chance, now as a true God, to create a New World.

As he jumped down to the beginning of his story, he had one last thought:

This time, I won’t mess up. I know what I must do.

How wrong he was.