Well, I really felt like writing a time-travel story…. So here we go. This will most likely be LxLight, eventually.

Warnings: spoilers, possible gore, character death (kinda)

Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note.

Life After Death

Prologue

"Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves- regret for the past and fear for the future."~ Fulton Oursler

Light Yagami felt strangely relieved as he lay dying on the steps of an abandoned warehouse. Obviously, he was also scared. He was frightened out of his wits. He knew that if he didn't bleed to death via the multiple bullet wounds, he would certainly die of a heart attack courtesy of Ryuk.

Kira had lost. Light had lost. He lost for the first time in his life. And it hurt. Light was going to die. He knew he was going to die but he did not cry. As he lay there he thought of L and he smiled. The smile disappeared with his heartbeat as he felt his heart stop with a painful throb.

He cried out. Not in pain. Not in defeat. Not in betrayal. He cried out in regret.

Light Yagami took a deep breath and then breathed no more.

Little did he know, that cry of remorse, that feeling of guilt had saved his life. The Gods rewarded him with a life after death to try again.

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