Title: Rescue
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: None
Fandom: Death Note
Theme: #161, Rescue
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Death Note belongs to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Don’t steal and don’t sue. Thank you *Phantomness bows*

Warnings: AU, Character Death, insanity

He doesn’t need anyone to save him. He’s brilliant, sharp-edged steel flickering to life into his mind as he crosses foils with Near, a half-smile flickering on his face. But things fall apart, and Matsuda won’t stop shooting, but then there’s a whisper, a breath, and all of them fall down dead of heart attacks.

His heart stops.

It can’t be Ryuk, can it? No, the Shinigami looks as stunned as he, and when he glances at Mikami, he finds Shinigami eyes red and glazed staring at him in astonishment. This is illogical, and Light detests illogical things, but at least that little white-haired thorn in his side is out of the picture for now.

Mikami does not know how it happened – he’s wished for deletions, for eliminations before, but this is the first time it’s actually happened and he knows he didn’t write anything in the Death Note – how could he, with his hands tied?

“God,” He whispers.

It takes a few minutes for Light to remember to breathe, and he strides forwards purposefully, and they get the cuffs off, but as they glance around the ruined warehouse, it is clear that yes, the remnants of the SPK and the Japanese police force are dead.

It’s not exactly how he envisioned his victory. To tell the truth, this kind of an ending is quite pathetic, actually, but it’s enough.

They take the true notebook from Near’s body, and the other, and leave, Ryuk flapping above as he laughs and laughs about how amusing humans are.

No, Light decides, it’s not quite perfect, but he’ll settle for less, and the enraptured gleam in Mikami’s eyes when he pets him on the head is all the proof of loyalty he needs for now.

Why quibble over technicalities when his kingdom awaits him? Everything will be just fine.

End Fic

Completed 6/6/07

Edited 12/4/09

I have crazy crack theories about Mikami being half-Shinigami… and being able to kill people just by thinking about it. Yes.