'Near wasn't asking him to become Kira. He was just asking his friend to save him.' One day, the Shinigami decide they are bored. Again. To feed their craving for excitement, they drop a handful of Death Notes into the Human World at the same time, kickstarting an unprecedented new era. Near (the world's greatest detective) and Matsuda (Chief of the NPA) must work with reluctant doctor Mawaru Kibou to find the other notebooks, and bring order back to the world. But can the doctor, or anyone else for that matter, possess the Death Note without losing themselves? Based on the original story by Tsugumi Ohba and Studio Madhouse. This story is also available on AO3 (recommended).