The Curse of Light Yagami

The Shinigami's Curse - Chapter 2

 ~Six hours before Kira's arrest~

Hiding the halfling has become more tedious than the Shinigami King had imagined when he broke his rule and created Light in the first place. He knew of the incoming threat the first would pose should he find out another was born, and the King had hoped sending Light into his younger body incorrectly would stop the development of his powers and prevent the other Shinigamis from finding out. He'd been wrong. At first, Light's younger body had rejected his soul after essentially destroying its previous inhabitant; bodily functions had started shutting down until only the bare necessities to keep his body functioning were running even at a limited capacity. What the Shinigami King hadn't considered was what would happen when Light's body started accepting his new soul. The second the soul starts rejuvenating, Light's dying or dead organs, his powers would emerge, and everyone would know of his crime.

Everything the king did to prevent this, including pulling Light from his body on three separate occasions and hiding behind the excuse of providing him with 'much needed' information, had failed. The night at Sakura TV, Light's powers emerged. He'd never imagined that by pulling Light's soul, each time it returned to his body, it adapted quicker, so now that the King couldn't hide Light's existence anymore. He severed the Shinigami Realm from the human one, sealing the spheres so no Shinigami could look into the world below. By luck, the power emanating from Light didn't reach them, and his fellow Shinigami remained unaware of the halfling he'd created.

The only sphere he'd left open was the one beside him; he needed to keep up-to-date with Light's investigation, and it would seem they were close to catching Kira. Only hours away until Ryuk's entertainment would be over, not that the Shinigami would be there to see it. The King had adequately punished Ryuk for his part in destroying the balance. Now, the only thing that remained was what he should do with the halfling once the threat of Kira was gone.

When Light's powers emerged, the other would've sensed it; he would come for Light. The King can only fear how his power has grown in the millenniums that have passed since his exile. The Halflings were wild and savage creatures; he couldn't let two roam the human world. No, Light has played his part. Once Kira was arrested and, his power over the balance was gone. Light Yagami shall die.

Everything felt slow: the walk to the headquarters exit. Light's legs felt heavy like something had turned them to stone. Each step felt sluggish, and the doors weren't getting any closer. Were they getting further away? It's like every step he takes forward; he's, in fact, moving six steps backwards. His legs get heavier as each second passes, and then they're gone. His feet disappear from underneath him as if his legs vanished altogether, his face plummeting to the floor. Light only barely remembers to cover his face as he hits the floor, his mind elsewhere. Light feels arms wrap around him, yet he's miles away; someone is asking no, begging him to wake up, but Light can't make out who. All he sees, all he feels is the darkness.

The arms fade away, everything disappears, and all that remains is the darkness. To his left, to his right, front, back, up and down - everything is black. He can't move, feel, or think; it's just the darkness, the neverending void that surrounds him and encompasses him inside and out. Everything he once knew, everything he once was - it's gone. Nothing remains for all eternity, only the dark. Then he's someone, a person with thoughts and feelings and everything. It overwhelms him - Light, his name was Light; Light something? He can't remember everything was so faded. He's human, no, he wasn't; he died, then lived and was sent back to stop something. It's on the tip of his tongue, but Light can't quite remember. Light remembers people, but no faces - L he cares for a person named L? L what?

The darkness disappears, giving way to a barren world—a dead wasteland with nothing. No, that wasn't right. There's something. A creature suspended in the air by chains, its skull head stared down at him—a monster - no a Shinigami. He knows this creature, the king - it's the Shinigami King.