CHAPTER 8: THE DEAL

"So, Ryuk, who were those Shinigami?" asked Light, greatly curious.

"Well, it seems that the Shinigami King takes you as a serious threat, Light," Ryuk explained. "Those Shinigami were the Old Fart's assassins. The Shinigami King is lazy and unmotivated, so he gave Armonia the task of killing you. And, of course, Armonia is also lazy and unmotivated, so he sent some of his lackeys to do his dirty work. But only the Shinigami King can kill you because you are no longer in the human world, so you don't have a lifespan or anything like that. No ordinary Shinigami can kill you. Only the King of Shinigami can do that. And he is lazy, so he gave Armonia the task of killing you. And Armonia can't kill you with his Death Note, so he sent some assassins to kill you for him. And they can't kill you with their Death Notes, so they have to use weapons that the Shinigami King manifested specifically for instances like this."

"That wasn't the best plan on the Shinigami King's part." Light said. He elaborated further, "If only the Shinigami king can kill me, why did he give someone else the task of killing me? It wasn't a well thought out plan. Maybe the Shinigami King isn't as smart as I thought."

"Well, that makes things easier for us, doesn't it God?" Mikami asked.

"Yes it does, Mikami. He won't be as much of a challenge as I originally anticipated."

Then, almost as if on cue, the Shinigami King's voice rang for all to hear. "Nishida Kyuu, heart attack."

"Shit…not again…" Light cursed as he fell to the floor, clutching his chest.

Light awoke seconds later, right in the position he died in. Mikami was staring down at him, which almost bothered Light. Mikami called him God, so Light should be looking down on him. But Light knew that his emotions were getting the better of him, so he took a second to calm himself, and then stood back up.

"God, are you all right?" Mikami asked Light.

"Yes, Mikami; I'm fine. But these deaths will just get in the way of our plans…oh well. Nothing we can do now but kill the Shinigami King and stop the killing of us."

"Hey, Light, look over there." Ryuk piped up, pointing dead ahead. Mikami and Light look to where Ryuk was pointing and saw a huge, grey mass protruding above the ground.

"Um…what are we looking at, Ryuk?" Light asked the God of Death.

"That is what, or rather, who we've been looking for. That is Nu"

"That doesn't even look like a Shinigami, Ryuk. Are you sure that that is Nu?" Light asked him.

"Nu is one of the few Shinigami who aren't humanoid in shape. Shinigami who don't walk like humans and don't resemble humans are very rare. Nu has never moved from that spot since she was created." Ryuk explained to the group.

"Well then, we should go say hi to the Shinigami then." Light said sarcastically, with a grin. So, the party walked to the Shinigami named Nu. They were about 15 feet away when Nu began to speak to them.

"Who goes there?" the female voice boomed.

Well that was rather dramatic. Light thought. Then he spoke, "We are here for the Shinigami Eyes that you can give us." Right now, I think it's better to come out and simply say what we want. From what I've heard, this Shinigami is smart. So she probably already knew what we wanted. No use in lying to her. She's probably going to want something in return for the Eyes, which could be bothersome.

"I thought you would want that. That's what most people want from me. Very well, you may have the Shinigami Eyes. But, before I can give them to you, I need something in return" Nu stated with power.

I thought as much Light thought to himself.

"In order for me to give you the Shinigami Eyes, I want twenty four apples from the human world."

If Ryuk had ears, they would have perked up. "Apples?"

"Yes, apples. If you can do this for me, you may have the Shinigami Eyes." Nu repeated.

"But how would we get into the human world? And how would we get back here?" Light asked Nu.

"If you chose to accept, I would open a portal that leads to the human world, much like the ones us Shinigami use. And once you have gotten the apples, give them to Ryuk and he would then come back here and give them to me, as he can travel to and from the Shinigami Realm. Once I have confirmed that I have gotten my twenty four apples, I will open a special portal that would lead you back here." Nu explained to the group.

Light was just about to say something, but she interrupted him, "I know what you are about to ask. And the answer is no. I cannot leave you in the human world once you have given me my apples. I do not have the authority to do so. Only the Shinigami can has that authority."

Dammit. I was hoping that we could just stay in the human world, but apparently not. Light thought for a moment, the said, "All right, Nu. You have a deal."

"Good." Then, out of nowhere, a portal opened up right beside the group. "Good Luck, Light Yagami." Nu said to him.

Light looked at Nu, then at his group, then at the portal. Though Light didn't want to be anyone's delivery boy, he had no choice. So, he jumped into the portal and the group followed him.