The Curse of Light Yagami

Take Two - Chapter 17

Important author's note: In this chapter, someone commits suicide in Light's future visions/ dreams. If this is at all triggering to you, then please stop reading when you see 'Opening his eyes' in italics. 

"Hello, Misa Amane, or should I say the Second Kira."

Amane stared at Light; her mouth hung open in shock as her eyes stared above his head. Light waited for something, some accusation, screaming, something from the Second Kira, but she said nothing as if the sight of his zero lifespan had sent her into shock. He heard Ryuk laughing behind him, and for a moment, Light wished he didn't have the shinigami following him around; it didn't look good on him if shinigamis could see each other, but Light didn't dare tell Ryuk to shut up. He had enough happen to him today, being held hostage by L, barely escaping only to run into Kira's freaking Shinigami, who was bored. Some freaky power situation happened to him; honestly, Light didn't want to think about what that could mean. Running into the second Kira should be considered the new normal in Light shitty day.

"Y-your lifespan," Amane said, and Light rolled his eyes. In the first timeline, he didn't have long from this broadcast to his arrest and subsequent execution, but Light had believed that the Second Kira must be as smart as the original, but seeing her now, he wasn't getting the same impression.

"It's not important. I will only say this once: stop looking for Kira; he will kill you the second he gets his hands on you. He won't care about your twisted worship; he will kill you to protect himself," Light said. Misa reeled back as if Light had slapped her across the face with his words.

"N-no, Kira would never harm an innocent. I-I believe in him, his desire to make a new world. I-I won't stand for your false judgment," Misa stepped back, pulling a thin black notebook from her back and throwing it open. Light recognised the Death Note from the one the Shinigami King showed him; he knew he should fight her for the Death Note, get it far away from her, but a part of him didn't want to fight, staring Misa down as she wrote his name.

"In 60 seconds, you'll die from a heart attack, and I'll find Kira. We'll rule this world together, and there's nothing you can do to stop us," Misa grinned. Light stared her down, silently counting down from 60 until he hit 0. Nothing happened. There was no tightness in his chest, pain in his neck, back or arms or shortness of breath, although Light can't breathe anymore, so that sign was a bit redundant. Misa looked horrified as she put more distance between them.

"Y-you're not dead. You should be d-dead," She stuttered.

"You can't kill the already dead. Ask your Shinigami; they'll tell you the meaning of a zero lifespan," Light said, slipping his hands into his trouser pockets.

"What is going on?" She screamed, her eyes darting between Light and an empty space, presumably her Shinigami.

"You want to find out what's going on, Misa Amane, meet me tomorrow in Aoyama at 1 pm. I'll prove that your precious Kira isn't who you first thought him to be. Listen, from what I can tell, you haven't killed that many people; you can still save yourself," Light said. He heard the sounds of police sirens getting closer; the longer he stayed here it's more likely he'll get caught. He didn't know whether L had put out a warrant for his arrest yet, and he didn't want to stick around to find out.

"Why should I trust you?" Misa asked.

"You shouldn't. You don't know who I am, but if you want answers, I'm the only person you can get them from. The police are on their way; if you don't want to get caught, then I'd leave whilst you still have the chance," Light said, turning his back on Amane and slipping out of the building into an alleyway. He didn't look back as he hid in the shadows; the entrance to Sakura TV was crawling with cops. Sticking to the darkened alleyways, Light disappeared into the night.