​Death Note​

​The​​Shinigami​​realm​​was​​a​​wasteland​​of​​ash​​and​​bones,​​a​​lifeless​​void​​where​
​time​ ​was​ ​endless.​ ​Ryuk,​ ​a​ ​god​ ​of​ ​death​ ​with​ ​black,​ ​jagged​​wings​​and​​a​​sharp​​grin​
​that​ ​could​ ​slice​ ​through​ ​anything,​ ​perched​ ​on​ ​a​ ​cliff,​ ​sick​ ​of​ ​it​ ​all.​ ​“This​ ​place​ ​is​ ​a​
​graveyard,”​ ​he​ ​muttered,​ ​tossing​ ​his​ ​Death​ ​Note​ ​into​ ​a​ ​bottomless​ ​abyss​ ​of​
​darkness,​​planting​​a​​seed​​of​​evil​​and​​chaos​​destined​​for​​the​​human​​world.​​“Let’s​​see​
​what show it puts on,” he said, grinning with a wicked smile.​

​In​ ​Tokyo,​ ​the​ ​sun​ ​was​ ​setting,​ ​casting​ ​shadows​ ​across​ ​the​ ​city​ ​landscape.​
​Yuki​​Aki,​​17,​​a​​prodigy​​with​​a​​razor-sharp​​mind,​​sat​​at​​his​​usual​​desk,​​barely​​listening​
​to​ ​the​ ​teacher’s​ ​monotonous​ ​voice.​ ​He​ ​shifted​ ​his​ ​gaze​ ​to​ ​the​ ​window,​ ​filled​ ​with​
​boredom,​ ​feeling​ ​trapped​ ​in​ ​a​ ​life​ ​that​ ​offered​ ​no​ ​challenges.​ ​“Day​ ​in​ ​and​ ​day​ ​out,​
​nothing​ ​really​ ​happens.​ ​This​ ​world​ ​is​ ​rotten,”​ ​he​ ​muttered​ ​silently.​ ​Then​ ​he​ ​saw​ ​a​
​black​ ​notebook​ ​fall​ ​from​ ​the​ ​sky,​​landing​​with​​a​​thud​​in​​the​​schoolyard.​​This​​caught​
​his​​eye,​​and​​he​​wondered​​if​​it​​was​​a​​prank.​​After​​school,​​he​​went​​to​​the​​schoolyard​​to​
​retrieve​ ​the​ ​mysterious​ ​black​ ​notebook.​ ​He​ ​picked​ ​it​ ​up;​ ​the​ ​cover​ ​read,​ ​“Death​
​Note.”​​Inside,​​the​​rules​​were​​written​​precisely.​​Rule​​number​​one​​stated,​​“Any​​human​
​whose​ ​name​ ​is​​written​​in​​this​​notebook​​will​​die.​​To​​kill​​them,​​you​​must​​also​​imagine​
​their​ ​face,​ ​and​ ​their​ ​death​ ​will​ ​occur​ ​in​ ​2​ ​minutes​ ​and​ ​50​ ​seconds.”​ ​Another​ ​rule​
​stated​​that​​if​​a​​cause​​of​​death​​wasn’t​​specified,​​the​​victim​​would​​die​​of​​a​​heart​​attack.​
​Yuki tucked the notebook into his backpack, curious about it.​

​Yuki​ ​wondered​ ​if​ ​the​ ​notebook​ ​was​ ​a​ ​prank​ ​or​ ​real.​ ​After​ ​arriving​ ​home,​ ​he​
​planned​ ​to​ ​test​​it,​​not​​expecting​​much.​​He​​turned​​on​​the​​television,​​where​​the​​news​
​reported​ ​a​ ​criminal​ ​named​ ​Kurou​ ​Otoharada.​​Yuki​​quickly​​wrote​​the​​man’s​​name​​in​
​the​ ​Death​ ​Note​ ​and​ ​waited​ ​patiently.​ ​Two​ ​minutes​ ​and​ ​50​ ​seconds​ ​passed.​ ​The​
​news​ ​reporter​ ​suddenly​ ​announced​​that​​Otoharada​​had​​mysteriously​​collapsed​​and​
​died.​ ​Yuki’s​ ​heart​ ​raced;​ ​he​ ​wondered,​ ​“Was​ ​it​ ​a​ ​coincidence?”​ ​Later,​ ​another​
​criminal​ ​was​ ​reported​ ​on​ ​the​ ​news.​ ​Yuki​ ​wrote​ ​down​ ​the​ ​name,​ ​and​ ​soon​ ​it​ ​was​
​broadcast​ ​that​ ​this​ ​criminal​ ​had​ ​also​ ​died​ ​of​ ​a​ ​heart​ ​attack.​ ​He​ ​realized​ ​the​ ​Death​
​Note was real. He envisioned a new world where he was the god.​

​Yuki​​began​​writing​​the​​names​​of​​top​​criminals​​from​​around​​the​​world.​​A​​week​
​had​​passed​​since​​he​​started​​using​​the​​notebook.​​It​​became​​a​​routine:​​every​​day​​after​
​school,​ ​Yuki​ ​would​ ​turn​ ​on​ ​the​ ​news​ ​and​ ​write​ ​hundreds​ ​of​ ​criminals’​ ​names.​ ​He​
​pictured​ ​himself​ ​as​ ​a​ ​god,​ ​purifying​​the​​world​​of​​evil.​​Soon,​​the​​world​​noticed​​these​
​criminals​ ​dying​ ​from​ ​heart​ ​attacks.​ ​The​ ​internet​ ​buzzed​ ​with​ ​theories​ ​about​ ​a​
​mysterious​ ​figure,​ ​“Kira,”​ ​behind​ ​the​ ​killings.​ ​Some​ ​people​ ​viewed​ ​Kira​ ​as​ ​a​ ​hero,​
​while​ ​others​ ​were​ ​terrified.​ ​This​ ​caught​ ​the​ ​attention​ ​of​ ​Interpol​ ​and​ ​the​ ​world’s​
​greatest detective, L.​

​L​ ​revealed​ ​his​ ​intentions​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​the​ ​Kira​ ​case​​to​​Interpol.​​He​​deduced​​that​

​Kira​ ​lived​ ​in​​Tokyo,​​Japan,​​as​​the​​first​​and​​second​​victims​​were​​from​​there.​​He​​also​
​pointed​ ​out​ ​the​ ​pattern​ ​in​ ​the​ ​killings:​ ​all​ ​the​ ​victims​ ​died​ ​of​ ​heart​ ​attacks​​between​
​4:00​ ​PM​ ​and​ ​6:00​ ​PM​ ​every​ ​day.​​He​​suspected​​that​​Kira​​might​​be​​a​​high​​schooler.​
​He​ ​formed​​a​​plan​​to​​pinpoint​​Kira’s​​exact​​location.​​While​​Yuki​​continued​​writing​​and​
​killing​​criminals,​​at​​4:00​​PM​​during​​a​​news​​broadcast,​​L​​used​​a​​decoy​​named​​Lind​​L.​
​Tailor​​to​​catch​​Kira.​​Yuki,​​without​​hesitation,​​wrote​​the​​name​​in​​the​​Death​​Note,​​killing​
​him​ ​instantly.​ ​He​ ​wondered,​ ​“Why​ ​would​ ​L​ ​reveal​ ​himself​ ​on​ ​the​ ​news?”​ ​Then​ ​he​
​realized​​it​​was​​a​​sham.​​The​​real​​L​​made​​a​​shocking​​revelation​​during​​the​​broadcast:​
​the​ ​report​ ​was​ ​only​ ​aired​ ​in​ ​Japan’s​ ​Kanto​ ​region.​ ​This​ ​setup​ ​allowed​​L​​to​​deduce​
​that​​Kira​​was​​connected​​to​​someone​​in​​the​​police,​​was​​a​​high​​schooler,​​and​​lived​​in​
​the Kanto region. He also concluded that Kira needed a name and face to kill.​

​Yuki,​​realizing​​he​​had​​been​​outsmarted​​by​​L,​​secretly​​hacked​​into​​his​​father’s​
​computer,​ ​as​ ​his​ ​father​ ​was​ ​a​ ​police​ ​chief​ ​working​ ​alongside​ ​L,​ ​to​​see​​what​​L​​was​
​planning.​ ​He​ ​kept​ ​searching​ ​but​ ​couldn’t​ ​find​ ​anything​ ​relevant​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Kira​
​investigation.​ ​Unbeknownst​ ​to​ ​Yuki,​ ​he​ ​had​ ​been​ ​caught​ ​red-handed​ ​by​ ​L​ ​and​ ​the​
​police,​ ​who​ ​had​ ​secretly​ ​installed​ ​wiretaps​ ​and​ ​cameras​ ​in​​all​​suspects’​​houses.​​In​
​the​​end,​​Yuki​​was​​captured,​​arrested​​by​​the​​police,​​and​​spent​​the​​rest​​of​​his​​life​​in​​a​
​cell.​

​The End​