As Remu headed to her room, I couldn't believe what she'd just said. 'People die everywhere everyday...' I laughed a bit. "Yes...but WE aren't the ones killing them...everything is different when you are..." I wondered if the Savior Kira had ever felt this way...even once... Maybe he realized that was the price...for the good of the world you would have to stain your hands with blood...and become a devil...
That thought made me feel a little better, made it make some sort of sense. I wondered how many people had been thrown off by that news broadcast. It wasn't exactly a "normal" death...but they couldn't think it was KIRA either...I mean...it was NO heart-attack. That was for sure.
"Remu! I'm gonna get some air! Keep the doors locked!" I shouted grabbing my coat and bag. I didn't wait for her to try and stop me, I just took off.
I walked to the convenience store down the street. Taking a deep breath I looked around at all the people. There were both wholesome and unsavory folks...but overall they seemed to get along as long as they minded their own business. I kept walking down the street to the small produce market arcade. Figuring I should pick up a few things for our fridge (Remu always got ticked off since I didn't get enough groceries) I began perusing the stands for bargains.
I got some good deals, bought some stuff for takoyaki, sashimi, and ohagi, as well as essentials for a proper bento, and some fruits and vegetables. I was quite proud of myself as I exited the area. I almost slipped on a mess though...a fruit bin had tipped...there were squashed fruits everywhere. I sighed with relief...having just missed it.
"What a waste of good apples...." I heard a deep voice state beside me.
"Yeah, and oranges and lemons and bananas...geez such a mess." I replied. I started to walk again.
"So you tried it right? Come on...you did. That guy at the courthouse right? Man are you twisted..." The same voice spoke. My eyes widened suddenly and I turned to face it.
THE MONSTER! I wanted to scream...or....something...but he was just hovering there. Waiting for an answer. Watching me...
"I know! So I said she needed to GET A LIFE!" A young girl spoke loudly on her cell-phone...she walked right next to the monster...practically bumped into him...yet....nothing.
I stood awestruck.
"That's right, only YOU can see and hear me." He laughed menacingly, with almost a wheeze. "So come on already...just tell me the truth...you used the Death Note right? Well...you liked it didn't you?"
I looked around...there wasn't anyone in the vicinity...but talking to myself would be bad. I pulled out my cell-phone, flipped it open and pretended to be using it. "No, I didn't LIKE it...it was just a test."
"Well then...give it back."
"No." I denied quickly...I didn't know why...I just did.
He laughed. "You DID like it. What? Feel powerful now? Huh?"
I looked at him seriously then turned and started walking. He hovered close by. "It's not that. I don't WANT power...I just want to DO something about this world. Make it a better place by ridding it of evil."
"Heard that one before...let me guess...then you'll be GOD of the new world...right, yadda yadda yadda..."
"No. I don't desire that position at all. Mortals are not God's. If we were...then we would be able to punish the wrong doers properly. If there were any at all...for God's are symbols of perfection...are they not?" I contemplated. "No...I am FAR from perfect...but if I have the power...I would like to do something, no matter what..."
The creatures eyes seemed to light up. "You are very interesting." He cooed. "Oh! Name's Ryuk, and I'm a..."
"Shinigami." I finished. "I figured that out already. Not only your appearance, but the fact no one can see you...as well as this "notebook" you possessed. It's your 'reaper' then, is it?"
"Heh...reaper! Now that's a bit out-dated, even by my standards!" He laughed loudly. His cackle was so...nerve-wracking for some reason. My spine tingled hearing it. "But I should tell you now...since you used the book already...a human who writes in the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell for eternity. So yeah, now you know."
I stopped in my tracks. My soul had been damned...with that one action. My fate was now set... "Very well...then there's no turning back now is there? Since I'm already going to be punished, I may as well push it as far as it'll go, right?" I resolved aloud.
Ryuk laughed once more. "Yes...this should be interesting. Good thing too...I was starting to get bored."
I didn't understand what he was talking about...I mean, how could shinigami's "get bored." Didn't they have a job to do? Oh well, it didn't matter...it seemed like since I had his notebook he was permanently attached to my hip and I'd just have to get used to it. I hoped Remu wouldn't notice anything...this shinigami had better behave. Just in case, I thought I'd warn him. "Look. I have a little sister so...if you insist on hanging around...don't talk to me when she's home. I don't need her suspecting anything..." I stopped...what about the DEATH NOTE?! I couldn't let her find that...I would have to think of somewhere to put it...until then I'd just keep it close to me at all times.
"Whatever you say...but...I have a condition."
"Huh?"
"Apples. You give me apples and I keep quiet. Deal?"
"Fine." I agreed. Apples were simple enough to get...I had some in my bag right now. "Here's one...for today." I threw it to him and he swallowed it in a single bite. He smiled and mumbled something
about missing them...guess that meant it was a deal.
I put my phone away just as a breeze blew my hair everywhere. Something stuck to my leg, a napkin. I grabbed it and was about to cast it aside when, I noticed writing.
It read:
My lord,
I am but your humble follower, but I wish to aid you in any way possible. I realize your need for secrecy so I'll try to do this as best as I can. If this note somehow has reached you, my name is Ren, I want to help you bring down the hammer of god. I understand that your followers have a high mortality rate...I accept that as my fate, I understand that this is my death warrant, but still I plead with you.
~HAGAREN
What in the world is that supposed to mean? It didn't make any sense I mean...who was this letter even to? Guess that's what I get picking up things from the street...
"Kaori-chan?!" Someone shouted across from me. It was Mizawa. She was waving and running over to me. I shoved the napkin in my pocket quickly...reflex.
"Mizawa-chan? What are you doing out here...it's dangerous to walk alone around here now. There's a..."
"I know, but Remu called and said she couldn't come to the mall because you weren't feeling well. So I thought I'd drop by cause I'm SO BORED. What are YOU doing outside all alone?" She rebuked.
"Heh...just getting some air. And groceries!" I smiled, holding up my good deed. "Remu's gonna be so happy huh? Come on, you hungry? I'll make her fix us some Ohagi...I think that's what she was going to make!"
Mizawa laughed and we walked back to the apartment. While I would have to figure everything out eventually, why couldn't I just continue trying to be myself? If not for my own sanity...than for Remu.
~Kaori
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Sorry it was so long...heh...got a little caught up with Ryuk there. ^^
I was walking home from work. It'd just been another boring day. As I walked my street I noticed yet another flyer had been pinned up.
"Beware Serial Killer has been sighted in this area." I read. It was sickening. "If KIRA were still around...stuff like this wouldn't happen." No sooner had the words left my lips than out of nowhere something fell behind me. I turned to find a black notebook, lying open on the ground. Closing it, it read "Death Note"
"Huh? Death Note?" I questioned. Then I opened it up. "How it works..."
I read all the rules and slightly laughed...but took it home with me anyway. The apartment in which I lived lie dormant and dark. Flicking the switch I turned on the light and gave it life. My cat Arthur ran up to me and rubbed on my legs.
"Good Evening, Sir Arthur." I joked. "You must be hungry. Where is Remu anyway??" After feeding him, I found a note on the counter from my little sister.
-Kaori,
Because I know you forgot...I'll be at a friends house overnight...so don't get all worried or anything...
Remu
P.S. And since I KNOW you would starve without me...your dinner is in the oven. Try not to burn it when you warm it up.
I giggled a bit and looked in the oven at the dinner she'd left me. "That girl..."
I looked to my bag...the Death Note was peeking out a bit. I ignored it and instead ate my dinner. After, I took my tea into the living room and sat down. It was still there...taunting me. Gradually I pulled it from my bag and began reading it once more. "This is crazy...unless...maybe the Savior Kira had found something like this?"
Laughing at my craziness, I dismissed the thought and went to bed. The next morning when I woke up, something big, and black was in the corner of my room. The Serial Killer!!! Was my immediate thought. But as my eyes cleared, I found something far more gruesome.
A pale skinned, creature with bulging eyes and a crooked smile. Jagged yellow teeth that seemed could rip through my being in an instant gleamed in the morning sun. His attire was black, his shirt seemed sewn to his body and his arms and legs weren't of normal lengths either. No...he was a monster. Looking back at his face, his raven black hair stood on end, and a piercing in his left ear drew my attention. A silver heart that dangled and glistened lightly.
I nearly jumped out of my skin...but kept my composure somehow. Maybe my soul had already left my body...who could tell...
"So, you have the Death Note right?" He moaned. "Well Speak up!" He stated when I failed to reply.
"That's not real...is it?" I said quietly.
He laughed. "As real as I am. Haven't you even tried it out yet?"
"No...I haven't had enough time...not like I would..." I stated, giving excuses.
"I'll be back once you have...I'm sure you'll be full of questions then..." He laughed and disappeared.
What the Hell? I thought loudly. I had just stumbled on that book yesterday...and WHY would I want to try it out...unless...I could continue KIRA's work...
Slapping the sides of my face I stood up abruptly and shook such thoughts from my head. I was overworked....yeah...that was just a hallucination and the book was just some kids prank. They probably threw it at me to see if I'd pick it up... "I must look pathetic." I mumbled. Yet speaking of work....I HAD TO GET UP!!
Arthur meowed loudly in the kitchen and I fed him his breakfast. I brushed my teeth, got ready for work and was out the door as usual. "Ah..." I sighed. "Another mundane day in paradise." I spoke sarcastically walking to work.
When I got there I overheard the other women in the break room discussing the morning news.
"It's crazy! He obviously killed them! The proof was irrefutable...yet because he had such a smooth lawyer he's getting off!" One shouted.
I took an immediate interest. He wouldn't get off if KIRA were still around...I found myself thinking once more.
"Yes it's true...but in this world it seems the only thing that truly matters is MONEY." The other sighed. "There were rumors of a payoff...apparently the guy was loaded...how else could he afford a lawyer like that?"
"It's sickening...if KIRA were..." The first began.
"SHHHH! Don't talk like that...KIRA is long gone...what will people think if you supported someone like that?" The other quickly silenced her. "I mean...it's one thing when you're a teenager, but we're adults now..." She continued to lecture.
I walked to my desk. It was true though...KIRA had been on the path of creating a world of good. Yet the police wouldn't rest until they ended that dream...even though it wasn't ACTUALLY the police. It was all still shrouded in mystery just WHY KIRA disappeared...but I was sure it was some secret branch of the police...I mean...why else would he stop in the middle like that? When he was so close...
"Whatever. None of my concern." I disregarded getting to work. As I unpacked my briefcase IT was there. The "Death Note". I contemplated throwing it out...yet for some odd reason I merely closed my briefcase and left it there. Promptly getting to work.
The time flew by and soon my watch chimed, it was almost lunch break. I got ready to go when the same women from before came screeching into the room. They ran to the Television and flipped it on. It was a live report of the release of some man. He was standing in front of a courthouse surrounded by the press.
"Natsuhiko Takamura is on his way out of the County Courthouse a free man today, following a long and intense court case." The reporter chimed. She then swarmed the man herself. "Mr. Takamura! Do you feel that Justice has been served here today?"
The man smiled maliciously. Just LOOKING at him...you could see he was guilty...that smug expression..."That's right. The best kind of justice..." He answered happily.
"Chh...Best kind of justice...you don't KNOW justice..." I muttered to myself. I found myself subconsciously reaching for my briefcase. Pulling the Death Note out, I read the words on the inside cover once again. I think it was mainly wishful thinking...
-The Human whose name is written in this note shall die.
-This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind while writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be effected.
-If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.
-If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.
-After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 5 minutes and 40 seconds.
"This is SOME elaborate prank those kids pulled. Like they thought every little detail out..." I muttered quietly.
On a whim, I put my pen to the paper. On the off chance that this thing works...I'd have to make the cause of death something good. A heart attack is TOO common...I wouldn't have any proof. But then again...this IS JUST A PRANK...so I don't think it would hurt to get a little creative. I mean...it's not like it'll work anyway...
--Natsuhiko Takamura--takes reporter hostage but is suddenly thrown into a frenzy. Blood streams from his eyes, nose and mouth, and he dies from a sudden and intense brain hemorrhage.--
I put my pen down my watch chiming 12:00pm, and watched the TV as that criminal continually flaunted his win...speaking of the truest forms of justice. I could almost SEE the blood on his hands...nothing was happening though. Impatiently I closed the book and put it away. I knew it was a prank...but I almost wish it wasn't...
Five minutes after now. I had to get going. I picked up my stuff and prepared to leave when suddenly the girls started squealing in front of the Television.
"OMG! LOOK! Sakamoto-san!" They called out, halting me. I jerked my head up to look.
Takamura had a hold of the Reporter and was dragging her up the stairs in a crazy fit...then out of nowhere blood began to stream down his face...first his eyes, then his nose and he coughed...blood...He fell to the ground, leaving the reporter hysterical and the press swarming wildly.
"Oh my gosh! He's...dead!" The Woman shouted. The police intervened and shortly after the broadcast was cut off.
I sat down in my chair hard. It was me...the book wasn't a prank...I wasn't hallucinating this morning...THE MONSTER WAS REAL! The realization was hard to grasp...and while I didn't want to believe it...those results were irrefutable. That was TOO RANDOM to ever happen because I wanted it to.
"He just died on TV! What do you think happened? That was so ODD!" One of the women chimed. "Sakamoto-san...what do you think?"
"Uh, That was really scary!" I feigned. I had to keep my composure and act normal at ALL COSTS. "All that blood! I hate Blood!"
"I know!" They agreed. "Scary!"
"Even though he deserved it..." I heard the other woman mumble.
"I think I'm going home for the rest of the day...I'm not feeling well..." I suddenly stated. "I'll see you guys later."
After getting permission to leave, I went straight home. Arthur rubbed at my legs but I was completely oblivious...I had just killed a man...it was MY doing...so it was true. KIRA MUST HAVE HAD THIS POWER! That's when it hit me. If that's true...and it fell into my hands...then I was MEANT to continue his work! To right the wrongs and build his world of peace! I would do it...with my own two hands...and I wouldn't let ANYONE stop me...I wouldn't be caught.
-End of Act ONE...A NEW KIRA!- lol.
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Kira: YES! Finally off to a start! If you are confused how to jump in remember this...the TV broadcast was aired all over! You can all start out seeing that STRANGE DEATH on TV from ur pov! If you're confused that is...lol...otherwise start wherever you like! ^^
Hope you all have a good time!
Oh, and when posting, please put ur character's first name as the tag! ^^ Or whatever they are called most often. ^^
Real Name: Kaori Sakamoto
Alias: KIRA
Nicknames or other titles: Sakamoto-san, Sis(Onee-san), Kaori-chan
Gender: FEMALE
DOB: December 13
Age:25
Eyes: Dark Brown/Black
Hair: Black
Height: 5'6
Weight: 115 lbs
Background: Kaori was a KIRA Supporter...but never open or avid about it like so many others. There's a more specific reason about why she wished he would've stayed around...as well as why she takes up the cause...but you'll just have to wait and find out! X3 She lives with her younger sister Remu and they are pretty close, as they've always counted on each other for support.
JOB: Kaori works in a law office. She isn't a Lawyer and doesn't GO TO court...she takes care of the other menial tasks involved. She believes in the judicial system but knows it has several flaws from first hand experiences. Therefore she believes there should be a secondary force like KIRA in the world.
Personality: She is a fiercely determined, protective, and cunning individual. She has worked hard her whole life to make sure her sister and her weren't split up after their parents death. Therefore at times she tends to act the "mom" part...but it's all out of love and concern. She's kind yet honest, and at times cynical towards certain topics and people. She firmly believes in making a better world. Not to be it's GOD as the first KIRA failed...but sincerely for the GOOD of the WORLD! ^^ Let's see how long she can hold out without forming a God-Complex.
View of KIRA: He was what the world truly needed...
Likes: Green tea ice cream, relaxing in a nice hot bath, Jasmine tea, Chess, Curling up with a good book, good music.
Dislikes: Criminals who get away with crimes, Disorder/Chaos, Cleaning and cooking...>.>
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Straight off from the top...I got you all didn't I?!! KIRA is a GIRL! lol. Not just that...but the type of girl you'd NEVER SUSPECT! I look forward to seeing you all investigate her... >:}
Anyway, welcome to the Death Note RP Kira's Kingdom! I hope you all have a good time here...because my main goal is to keep things interesting so you all have FUN! So my next post will be the BEGINNING!!! ENJOY!
