#light kills because he thinks he has to be a god who punishes criminals who don't fit his vision of an ideal world

[quietautumn]

this is literally not fucking true if you actually understand a thing about his character other than the fact that he killed people.

[bunnyinatree]

Here are my thoughts about Death Note compared to Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment...

It makes sense that people compare Light to Raskolnikov, although they strike me as very different characters. Light wants for nothing and is successful in basically everything he tries. Raskolnikov is intelligent, too, but unlike Light, he is down on his luck financially. While Raskolnikov might be just as capable of success as Light, it is denied him due to his socioeconomic standing.

In addition to his lack of resources, Raskolnikov is worse than Light at hiding his resentment and boredom with life. Especially in the manga, we see that Light has many friends, that he's popular with women, and that most everyone thinks of him as Japan's best and brightest. Conversely, Raskolnikov makes no effort to disguise his disgruntlement, and his only friend (Razumihin) is the one who carries and maintains their relationship, despite Raskolnikov's best efforts to drive him away.

The novel says that Raskolnikov "kept aloof from everyone, went to see no one, and did not welcome anyone who came to see him, and indeed everyone soon gave up" on being his friend (Part I, Chapter IV). This is a far cry from Light's outwardly social attitude, although I think that some people assume that Light is more of a lone wolf like Raskolnikov (specifically the people who wrote Light Turner in the Netflix adaptation of Death Note).

Still, I do see a kernel of similarity between Light and Raskolnikov, and that has to do with their lofty theories about society and criminal justice. Raskolnikov may not have any police chiefs in his family, but he does subscribe to a theory that resembles Kira's ideology: Those who are strong enough to seize what they want and who are charismatic enough to do so can get away with murder. The public may even regard their atrocities as progress and vital for the greater good, as is the case with Napoleon.

This reminds me of a quote from Tolstoy's War and Peace: "[W]ar began, that is, an event took place opposed to human reason and to human nature. Millions of men perpetrated against one another such innumerable crimes, frauds, treacheries, thefts, forgeries, issues of false money, burglaries, incendiarisms, and murders as in whole centuries are not recorded in the annals of all the laws courts of the world, but which those who committed them did not at the time regard as being crimes" (Book XI).

Just as Light develops a god complex and justifies his actions as Kira, Raskolnikov convinces himself that his murder was faultless and that it actually contributed to the greater good, even if it was technically illegal. There's also a shared theme about "might making right," where it's suggested that only time will tell if Kira is just or not. If he wins, then his actions are just; if he loses, then he's the worst murderer of all. Here's a quote from Crime and Punishment that expresses the same sentiment: "But those men [i.e. Napoleon] succeeded and so they were right, and I [Raskolnikov] didn't, and so I had no right to have taken that step [murder]" (Epilogue, II).

Both Light and Raskolnikov start off bored/fatigued by the world around them ("Mere existence had always been too little for him [Raskolnikov]; he had always wanted more" (Epilogue, II)), and both characters experience adverse reactions to their first kills, with manga Light cowering under his bedsheets and not eating for several days. Light, of course, continues murdering people, because he successfully convinces himself that it's the right thing to do, whereas Raskolnikov stops after his first attempt, which takes two lives. I think that if Raskolnikov had a Death Note, if he had possessed the same means as Light, then he would have pushed his theory further and murdered more people. As Porifry Petrovich says to Raskolnikov, "It's as well that you only killed the old woman. If you'd invented another theory you might perhaps have done something a thousand times more hideous" (Part VI, Chapter II).

If we were to assign the role of L to anyone in Crime and Punishment, Porfiry Petrovich is our best bet. He may not be a world-renowned detective, and he doesn't have the same autistic charisma as L (in my opinion), but he does back Raskolnikov into a corner with his disconcertingly accurate theories, and the style of these scenes reminds me of Death Note. Raskolnikov wonders why Porfiry Petrovich is being so frank with him; Porfiry Petrovich admits that he likes Raskolnikov a lot; Rasknolnikov's minute expressions are called into account as evidence that he's hiding something; Porfiry Petrovich has less physical proof against Raskolnikov than he has inner assumptions and gut feelings.

Of course, Raskolnikov stops after his first double murder, and he turns himself into the police. Unlike Death Note, where L dies halfway through, Porfiry Petrovich comes out alive and well, and the story concludes where many Death Note adaptations do, without delving into the second half of the story. For this reason, I don't think that there are any character equivalents of Near, Mikami, Mello, Takada, and the rest of the second half crew.

However, there are a few other parallels to address. Razumihin is a good stand-in for Matsuda. Both characters are chummy with the protagonist and always eager to help him out. I'm not sure that Razumihin shares Matsuda's clumsiness or perceived lack of capableness, but it is true that, like Raskolnikov, Razumihin is down on his luck and currently taking a break from his studies. Like Matsuda, Razumihin is talented and just needs the opportunity to flourish. There's also the parallel of Matsuda being attracted to Sayu (Light's sister) and Razumihin being attracted to Dounia (Raskolnikov's sister).

Honestly, I was hoping there would be a more dramatic betrayal scene when Razumihin learned about Raskolnikov's crime, but Crime and Punishment doesn't seem like that kind of story. While Light gets his just desserts and dies like all of the criminals that he's killed before, surrounded by the people he's hurt and betrayed, Raskolnikov retains his loving family, even after they know the full extent of his guilt, and the epilogue suggests that his life will go on, and he will be surrounded by people who love him—and people he's finally capable of loving back (specifically, Sonia).

Speaking of Sonia, I've heard people say that she is the Misa Amane of Crime and Punishment, but I don't think that's true. Personally, I think that Misa is a combination of Sonia and Svidrigailov. Sonia fits the bill of Misa's childish popularity, because the other characters often disapprove of her life choices but can't help feeling drawn to her. Also, she's positioned as Raskolnikov's love interest. Besides that, though, I don't think the connection is very strong. Light has no respect for Misa and sees her as a liability more than anything, whereas Raskolnikov often feels hateful toward Sonia but is frequently moved to bursts of kindness and generosity. And even though Sonia wants to save Raskolnikov and looks upon him in a religious way, Misa sees Light as a savior, while Sonia sees Raskolnikov as someone to be saved.

I think that Svidrigailov is a much better fit for Misa, because they are both brought into the story thanks to their stalkerish behavior. Misa makes a point of tracking down Light, because she is in love with him, while Svidrigailov shows up at Raskolnikov's apartment without any warning, because he is obsessed with Dounia. His love is directed towards the protagonist's sister, rather than the protagonist himself, but the way that Misa and Svidrigailov approach the objects of their affection is similar: They want to be a slave to their love; they'll do whatever their loved one says; they don't care if they're treated badly because of it.

The way that Raskolnikov treats Svidrigailov is much more similar to the way that Light treats Misa than the way that Raskolnikov treats Sonia is. Raskolnikov wishes that Svidrigailov would go away but recognizes him as a liability who learned his darkest secret without his permission, just as Misa uncovered Light's identity on her own.

Sadly, there are no Shinigami equivalents in Crime and Punishment—at least, none that I can make note of.

Lastly, we have Dounia, Raskolnikov's sister, and Pulcheria Alexandrovna, Raskolnikov's mother, who are parallels to Sayu and Sachiko respectively. There isn't much to say about Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Sachiko, because neither plays a major role in the story—although in my wildest dreams, Sachiko would also turn a blind eye to Light's murderous side and go on loving her son in spite of it. I'd like to think that Sachiko would go further than Pulcheria Alexandrovna and directly assist her son, joining Light's crusade to keep him from getting caught.

The connection between Dounia and Sayu fascinates me, because I see Dounia's storyline as everything that Sayu's could have been, had the creator of Death Note chosen to incorporate her into the main plot. Dostoyevsky makes frequent references to how similar Raskolnikov and Dounia are, in terms of appearance as well as personality. Both of them have an underlying coldness about them, a certain cunning intelligence that makes them unique and attractive to others. While Sayu is kidnapped and used as a pawn in other characters' schemes, Dounia is the final goal of Svidrigailov and gets her own scene involving helplessness and coercion—although Dounia made my day by pulling out a gun and aiming it at Svidrigailov. She did not kill him, but she did graze him with a bullet, and I love the parallel between her and her brother, the insinuation that both of them might be driven to murder under the right circumstances.

Sayu does not do any of this, of course, but I would have loved for her to play a more active role in her story. If she had been given as much intelligence and cunning as Light... If she had possessed more agency and had discovered her brother's secret on her own.... If she had pulled a gun on someone, Matsuda-style... As it stands, she and Dounia are both beloved by the main cast, but Sayu does less to differentiate herself from other little sisters. She's simply part of a generic category that people want to protect, and Dounia, in my opinion, has much more complexity and depth given to her.

Overall, I understand why I've seen more than one post comparing Death Note to Crime and Punishment. And while it's a fun topic to mull over, I don't think there's as direct of a correlation as some posts imply. Light and Raskolnikov are both young intellectuals driven to murder by lofty theories; they each have a mother who burdens them with her high expectations (Sachiko/Pulcheria Alexandrovna); they both have younger sisters with minor romantic subplots involving a friendly guy (Sayu with Matsuda/Dounia with Razumihin); there's a detective in both stories trying to catch a criminal (L/Porfiry Petrovich); and there's an unwelcome stalker with a romantic obsession there to complicate everything (Misa/Svidrigailov).

But Crime and Punishment ends much sooner than Death Note; there are only two deaths the protagonist is responsible for; and Dostoyevsky seems to have loftier themes of mercy and forgiveness to convey than Death Note. It's possible that swapping the two protagonists wouldn't alter the individuals stories much (if Raskolnikov were in Light's shoes and found a Death Note just before graduating high school, and if Light had been living in poverty, barred from higher education, and forced to deal with a disagreeable pawnbroker).

Still, Death Note strikes me as more of an engaging psychological thriller meant to entertain and satisfy with the protagonist's ultimate downfall, while Crime and Punishment feels intentionally religious and much more concerned with morals/messages. I enjoyed reading Crime and Punishment, but I've enjoyed reading/watching Death Note more (even though I appreciate what Dostoyevsky did with Dounia much more than what Ohba and Obata did with Sayu). I would recommend that fans of Death Note give Crime and Punishment a try, if nineteenth century Russian literature sounds at all appealing to you. It's fun to draw parallels between the stories as you go, and even if they're not the same (no story is), they're both entertaining and engaging in their own right.

[oloreandil]

i've been having random thoughts about death note happening in more recent years, with social media as a widespread method of communication and identification

doxxing / finding names and pictures online is so easy right now, Light getting the power of the eyes would only really hinge on finding out L's name. the few criminals whose identity can't easily be found online would matter to him even less compared to the loss of half your years

i still think Misa would take them for the convenience and romantic appeal of immediate deathly powers (by the way. taking the eyes again steals half your life AGAIN. Light pointedly would not stop her, especially since people's internet presence would have wildly changed already)

rigidly pseudonymous identities outside of your trusted circle would become the norm in my opinion, with web extensions to hide your ID in all previous posts mentioning you, and counter extensions to show them again (popularised by pro-Kira blogs who want to engage in doxxing). i can very well see discourse around "what do you need to hide :/ I'm a publicly law abiding citizen which is why I don't care that my name is out there" as it is literally a "counter argument" in the conversation around privacy laws right now

there would be lots of forum threads on finding out how Kira kills in the same way we have massive discussions around fan theories, and the sheer amount of ideas and brainpower usually leads somewhere, but it's also gonna lead to burying less popular theories regardless of how correct they could be. L and the Task force (and then, Mello and the SPK) would have to sort through thousands of reposts of the same popular arguments

callout culture would be absolutely horrible, too. people would 100% make up fake crimes so Kira would punish someone they don't like, even though i don't think Light would take the Minoru approach of asking people for information. he doesn't trust anyone else to do it properly, but can't get proper sources at first and i'm sure innocent people would get caught in his net. i wonder how that'd reflect on Kira, if people would start to question his god-like powers because of poor media literacy or if people would turn against those who tricked Kira and "tarnished god's hands" or something

those would all be fantastic tools for L, though. fake articles published by real news sources using his influence, but with various kinds of ID available on each criminal so he can pick up which are actually relevant. a variant of his "only in Tokyo" news report but on social media, to see where Kira might have an account and follow that trail. fake profiles of real people to see if Kira would kill them instead of the Lind L Tailor murder on TV. i don't think he'd show his face nearly as quick as he did in the manga, if at all, and he'd definitely never go to uni with Light in case someone gets a picture (or he'd have to do massive damage control to remove every instance of his face posted online, with added pressure after the appearance of the second Kira). i think he'd probably only show his face to the task force or Light when his suspicions are so strong he kidnaps Light and Misa

social media would be banned from the Task Force HQ but it'd be way harder to erase their social presence, especially Aizawa (his wife posts about their family life) and Matsuda (previously very active). that would be one more reason to make them resign from the NPA sooner. reposts of old articles start to appear when people notice that a large part of the Task Force has been wiped from police records - the list of police Kira investigators could have leaked, putting further pressure on them to quit as the pro-Kira crowd massively doxxes them

i'll probably add more to this at some point and i'm really curious if other people wanna share their ideas !

[liquidpaperfoundation]

5 & 24 for the ask game?

5. It's exactly what a know-it-all kid would come up with to justify the two murders he committed.

Kira's ideology has many obvious problems. for example, he may have decreased the crime rate but at the cost of becoming a tyrant that causes the world to live in fear of his wrath; he doesn't give a shit about due process and kills a lot of people who were arrested or charged but never convicted, meaning he has probably killed thousands of innocents who were merely accused of crimes at some point; and Light's response to Mikami killing "lazy" people was not a hard no but a mere "not yet".

I get the appeal of Kira's ideology, since it offers quick and brutal vengeance, but it is quite clear that he is wrong.

You could say I'm not a fan.

24. My headcanon about anime!Light is that he was always a bit antisocial/narcissistic (not armchair diagnosing or anything, but i think he always had trouble with empathy and placed himself above others because he spent all his childhood being constantly told how great he was and being valued only for his accomplishments and never treated as a human being), but he was very much not evil. He had a moral compass and people he loved and he could have been a good person, but getting the death note is what encouraged his worst instincts.

I think Light's "kill everyone I don't like and become god" ideology only really solidified as a result of the first two murders and meeting Ryuk. Light's entire self-image is based on the idea that he is perfect and great and the specialest little guy. But he killed two people just to see if the death note works?

So he rationalizes that those people deserved to die, and he was in fact doing good by killing them. He can't accept the idea that he is anything less than perfect, so he tells himself that not only did his first two victims deserve to die, but he would be even perfecter if he killed more people. Before he meets Ryuk, Light believes he will be divinely punished for his actions, so he's just trying to do as much good as he can before he gets smited.

But then Ryuk shows up. And Ryuk has no interest in divine justice. He's not here to take Light's soul or anything. And there is no heaven or hell. This breaks Light a little bit. What is Light to do with the rest of his life now that he knows he isn't going to be immediately obliterated? How does he live with the fact that he ended hundreds of lives and the universe doesn't even care? And that is when Light decides he is going to get rid of not just the worst criminals, but every criminal on the planet. If there I'd no divine justice, Light will become divine justice.

I hc that some very deep down repressed part of Light knows that all of this is wrong, but he refuses to listen to it. After all, if he morally objects to killing Naomi, then killing the FBI agents was also wrong, as was killing Lind L. Tailor just to prove a point. If he acknowledges the immorality of any of his actions, then that makes him not a perfect god, but a vicious murderer. So light turns his conscience against itself and makes up a big lie about being a perfect god and that anyone who goes against him must be evil, because he would completely break if he let himself introspect for even a moment.

This is also why I don't believe that L would become "God of the New World" if he had the death note from the start. Because L knows he's done questionable things. L is comfortable in his identity as an evil bastard, and ironically that would save him from some of the depths Light sinks to.

[idealisticrealism]

2x02 and the symbolism of the final scene

Ask and ye shall receive lol (albeit belatedly, because I was at a family reunion all weekend haha)

Analysis under the cut because it is so goddamn long. Sigh.

Alright, let's talk symbolism, because oh man this scene is full of it.

Firstly, I gotta say that I love that it's Fi's mother who recites the prayer. Maybe that's a typical traditional thing, I don't know; but I do know that in a show that is all about incredible mothers and the lengths they will go to for their children, it feels so appropriate that it is the matriarch of the family that leads this service rather than Marco's father, who at all other times has acted like he believes he is the head of the family (regardless of whether the other family members agree with that or not).

And so as Alma starts to speak the prayer, the camera first focuses on Fi and Chris, who are looking at each other (and her with her hand rubbing his back) as the voiceover says the words "We entrust our son to your mercy. Please forgive his sins, especially those that are unconfessed." To me, these words are absolutely intended to relate to Chris and Fi and the unconfessed sin/secret of his killing Marco, and Fi's desperate hope that Chris will be granted mercy/not be punished for it. And then as the camera shot moves to include Marco's dad as well (when the voiceover is still saying "those that are unconfessed",) you could also take that as Jacinto not knowing the extent of Marco's sins, because of course in Catholicism, confessions are made to the Father (aka, priest, as in "Forgive me Father for I have sinned"), and so unconfessed in this context could equate to a father who doesn't know the truth about his son's sins, as we have already seen by the way he talks about Marco like he was a golden child. The camera then skips Alma and moves on to Thony (with Jazz in the shot too, but out of focus and in the background; narratively, she's practically not even present)-- showing Thony staring at the photo with a gaze that looks distant and unfocused as the voiceover says "May your perpetual light shine upon him". And I honestly don't doubt at all that she is thinking of Marco in this moment; a moment of apology, of forgiveness, and of wishing him peace in the perpetual light of his god.

(Brief sidenote: I find it interesting that the writers chose to have Thony be a Buddhist despite her husband and his parents being Catholic; maybe it was simply due to their origins, ie Cambodia vs the Philippines, or maybe it was a deliberate choice to further demonstrate that she and Marco were at odds in many ways, including their value systems? And the very astute @enigmaticfox also pointed out that during the funeral, the rest of the family is dressed in cream/white accented with a small amount of black, contrasting with Thony in her solid black outfit. Given that she wore that outfit while meeting with a criminal to protect Arman, maybe in a way it represents her ties to that more 'shadowy' world, and how she walks the line between her family's world and Arman's world. Or maybe it actually means nothing, and putting the widow in all black just seemed fitting! Equally possible lol)

But anyhow. Back to Thony, who as the camera focuses on her, is silently saying a final, permanent goodbye to her husband, wishing him the peace of that perpetual light. And then what immediately follows that? Her voice taking up the prayer, but not over a shot of Marco's altar, or of Luca, or even the family as a whole. To them, of course, Alma is still the one speaking aloud; it is only us and Thony who hear the words that are spoken in her head (or maybe, in her heart; ok now I'm showing my sappy side here lol)-- and thanks to the choice the showrunners made with this scene, we see exactly where her attention goes when those words are spoken. Because naturally, along with thoughts of Marco-- the man she once loved, who represents her past-- come thoughts of Arman, the man she is falling in love with, and who represents her future. The wording of the prayer itself is incredible (and as far as I can determine, was written specifically for the show, which means every word was chosen deliberately to contribute to this scene in some way) and while certainly I don't pretend to be a literary scholar or a theologist, I am very familiar with this show lol, so here's some of the imagery/thoughts that this wording evokes for me:

~ Now he is freed (from prison, from Hayak, the role he was forced into) Through your blood on the cross (he has paid in his own blood and the blood of others; he is the 'son' placed on the cross by the father) Through the blows to your face (the beating he took; the times he has had to 'turn the other cheek' and obey Hayak) And through the crown of your thorns that pierce your head (the burden he bore of being the right hand man; a prince with a shiny crown, but one that also came with a painful price) Deliver him from all evil (from the danger in prison; from the evil in his criminal world) From the rigour of injustice (Garrett putting him in jail/breaking their deal, the betrayal of his little prison crew) From the torment of conscience (allowing him to make peace with the bad things he has done; maybe even specifically conscience relating to Hayak's death) And from all darkness (letting him escape the dark/criminal life) Welcome him into paradise (being in love, finally having the freedom to make his own choices) Where there will be no more sorrow (because he will finally be truly happy, something he never quite reached in the life he was living before Thony) No more weeping or pain (free of the pain Hayak caused, and the pain he himself inflicted under Hayak's orders) Give him the blessings of the life to come (the joy and love of a life with Thony) As he enters into the kingdom of peace and light (his journey to becoming a good man who is at peace with himself) ~ Is all of the above actually the intended meaning, or just me making shit up? Who the hell knows! But the writers really did seem to be saying something with their choice of words and camera shots, and this is what I got and I'm rolling with it lol

Also just to be clear: when I say Arman's going to leave the criminal life and become a good man, I definitely don't mean immediately. It's going to be a gradual journey, and Thony will be the main one who helps him on it. (I expect the connections he forms with Thony's family will also play a role, as will Nadia, both directly and indirectly).

And speaking of Nadia, I honestly love the way she stares at him when he walks out of the prison-- like she is seeing him for the first time, or at the very least, like she can see that there has been a huge change in him even if she doesn't know what it is. (I honestly don't think it's his bruises that she's staring at; she likely got to see him in the infirmary, and even if she didn't, her expression here is closer to wonder than the horror and dismay that you'd expect from someone seeing their loved one injured-- aka Thony's reaction when she saw them). And so when Nadia takes his sunglasses off, I feel like it's her trying to see what it is that's different, to understand who this new Arman is; and in doing so, she takes that first step for him in removing the 'mask' that he's wearing and revealing just a small glimpse of his new, changed self. The self that is free from Hayak, and who walks away with the power that comes from having Hayak's money under his control-- (at least as far as I can tell, since he should have access to those accounts that Hayak gave him the pin to, right?)-- and who finally gets to decide exactly what kind of man he will be, what kind of life he will lead, and who he will share that life with. I strongly suspect that he will face a fairly large setback in that regard very soon due to Robert forcibly inserting himself into the business/their lives, and forcing him to direct his focus elsewhere yet again; which will likely mean that a lot of this season will be about Arman fighting to get back to that beautiful freedom and future that he has only just barely had a chance to taste as he walks out of the prison gates.

I also feel like that's why we didn't see Arman and Nadia kiss in this scene-- even though it undoubtedly followed moments later, the writers chose not to show it, and in doing so maybe they are telling us that the romantic aspect of Arman and Nadia's relationship is secondary to the other role that their relationship will fulfil this season, which is to be each other's mirror, showing the other how much they are changing and how their individual wants and priorities are starting to move away from one another's. Because lbr here, they have known each other better than anyone else for years at this point, and so Nadia's insights and responses to his future actions/choices are going to be a huge part of his character growth this season. As will his connection with Thony, of course, but in a different way; Nadia shows him who he was, while Thony shows him who he could be, and between the two of them, he will learn how to become the man he wants to be.

And honestly, even though the role Nadia has to play in Arman's arc will likely come with some intense angst (both Arman-specific and also Armony-related) that will be hard to watch, I am going to love every minute of that journey.

And I hope you guys do too.

[urlocalterrorist]

Why aren't you scared of me?

I decided, i will start a series! But not just a normal one... >:)

Assassin(yandere?)! Reader x Tanjiro

Reader's pronounce: female reader

(Y/n) is part of team that calls themselves the "light foxes". They promised to the people of their country that they will punish every criminal on earth, for the name for their God. But all they do is condemns and suspects kids, man and women, for crimes they never did. After that they kill them. In front of the sun. (Y/n) had enough. She can't see the inosent peoples dying faces anymore. So she turn against her own kind. She is no longer a light fox. No, no, she is the shadow, that drowns the light, the wolf that kills the foxes. It's been exactly 3 years she killed everyone of them. And now she wonders the land of Japan. Hunting down demons fun. She is almost at the point to became a hashira herself. But would she be able to keep herself under control?

Warning!

This series will contain: Violence, Gore, Dark themes, Reader has blood lust, Reader has no control over herself, Psycho/Yandere like behavior, Stalking.

If you are uncomfortable or sensitive any of them above, please search for a nother blog, or read this series with your own risk. you've been warned.

Editing T-cat is here

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Editing T-cat is out

Chapter 1

Drip

Drip

Drip

That's all you could hear.

Drip

Drip

You just watched how your ex-bosses blood dripping down from her neck, listen to the blood dripping down from your wolf mask, and your blood stained hands. It was a great idea to bring the 2 pack of wolfes here, otherwise you would already end up dead.

Oh how you loved to listen to the cries of your ex-co workers, how they begged for your mercy. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. The way your ex-boss tried to convince you that she made a mistake or that she is just sick and you should gave her mercy.

Now look at her and everyone around you. Their white clothes are all colored with crimson red. But you can't have this quite place to long, the civilians who believed these people are trying to brake in to the Head Quarters.

You can't stay here for to long.

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..

...

Another boring day eh?

You thought to yourself as you get up from your comfortable bed to go out and train with your- oh wait. You almost forgot. You killed your master by accident. You were practice to shot 3 arrows with you bow, and he walked in the shooting zone. One arrow was shot directly at his head and... Yeah. You still couldn't find the old man's head.

From now own you were creating your own breathing style. It's like mist breathing but with shadows of course. Shadow breathing has 12 froms: 5 for your kattana, 2 for your karambits, 3 for your bow, and the other 2 is for stealth basically.

You were walking to the Final Selection. As one of the most dangerous Assassin in the world, you had good hearing, sight, and good senses. If something stepped into your aurora, you could feel it. You were also faster than the fastest hasira. Yes you were. And how do you know? Let's say once you saw him slaying a demon as you learned form all of the hashiras movements. He was slower than you.

As you arrive where The Final Selection took place in, you saw around 20 demonslayers. You imadietly took a notice on a redheaded, and a blonde boy, all you could think of is how these two would be suspected of a crime and would be killed by those who you trus-

Don't go there (y/n). Those times are over. You put an end to those times.

Your thoughts has been interrupted by two little kids voices that are around the age of 8. Their voices, spoke at the same time, it sounded to much like those twins that used to say those names who was about to be killed because of their 'sins'.

"shadow breathing: 1st form, Shadow steps" you said softly, almost wispering as you disappeared in front of the 4 demons who now looked confused. They can't locate you. Mere seconds later none of the 4 demons had their head's attached to their neck's as you appeared again and ran to the next location. You didn't cared for those 7 days, you could do that in hours, heck in seconds. You only wanted to kill the demons, and you can do that in one day or less.

As you ran through the woods you can sense a strong demon to your left, perfect. That's the strongest demon you could found here. As you made it to the demon, you could see the redhead on the ground, unconscious. Week. Just like that one kid you were almost able to safe from the future he was about to have. But got shot by an arrow, while he was running for dear life. He head the same hair like that boy on the ground.

You shot your right leg behind the left as you lifted your kattana infornt of your wolf mask, before you said these words almost in a wispering manner. "Shadow breathing: 3rd form, drowning light" and with in the blink of an eye the demons head were slowly fell to the ground as you were on the on the other side of the demon.

As the demon turned to ashes, you on the other hand taked a very last look on the unconscious boy you just safed. He layed there peacefully as you turned your back towards the boy and slay every demom that gets in your way, before memories could mist your mind.

I'm bored.

That's what you were thought as you slayed the last demon around you. I guess you have only have to go back, right? So you did. You choose your ore, got your crow, and you headed back to your now dead masters house. The Final Selection was pretty much boring to you.

There you are getting your color changing blade, karambits, bow and arrows. You even got a little upgrade for your bow, you have blades on each ends of it. So you could cut down a demons head with your bow.

In fascinating.

You think before your crow spoke up from nowhere "Northeast, Northeast! In a village 3 little kids went missing last night. Notheast Northeast!"

Little.... Kids?

That's it who ever is killing those kids, you ganna kill them the most painful way possible. Before your sword smith could even react you picked up your weapons, dressed up in your uniform and stormed out, running to the village with pure rage.

2 Hours later you arrived at the village, and looked for a hotel you could get a rest from all those running around. After that you need to ask questions about the missing kids.

In the late afternoon, you knocked on the door, waiting for any response. You wanted to knock again before a women in a beautiful kimono stepped out. "yes?" she said calmly.

"Good afternoon, miss..."

"miss Mura

"Miss Mura. I... Heard about the 3 missing kids from last night. Are you the mother of the kids?" you asked politely. Before she spoke she swallowed her spit, as you could feel the pain, and grief coming from her aurora.

"yes, i am"

you nodded as you softly spoke "i'm, sorry for your lost" you lowered your head in a respectful meaner before you continue "if it's alright, i would like to ask a few questions about the kids, and about last night."

She hesitantly nodded as she let you in her house. She closed the door behind the two of you, as you walked in and greeted the father of the missing kids, you take a notice of a child in the man's hand, she is around the age of 5. You and the family sit down around the table, as you introduce yourself, and you begin with your questions.

"What happened last night?"

"I was cooking in the kitchen as when the kids go outside and play. The sun was not down yet." The mother said as the father continued "when the sun was down the kids were already gone. They didn't answer to any calls so we begin to search, but the kids were nowhere to be found."

You only nod as you continued "how does the kids looked like?" the 5 year old happily answer "Michio and Michi has blue eyes like father's with white hair like mother's, they are twins and Michio is the older one, Usagi has black hair like father's and yellow eyes, like mother's!" she said "Miss are my siblings ganna be otay? Will they come home and play with me?"

Your heart shacked. Lie. You have to lie, you have to. You don't wanna break a innocent heart. You can't. You can't tell her the truth. "Yes they will."

You cursed in your mind multiple times while saying that, but it worthed everything to see the child face lit up with stars as she rushed to you and pulled you in her embrace. You hesitantly placed one hand on the kids head and the other on her back, as you pulled the kid close to your chest. You closed your eyes for a few seconds as you see the faith of a simular child like the one you holding.

you hold that child the same way hold this one.

"than you for you honesty mister and missis Mura." you said as you blow down as the couple then answered "you don't have to blow down, we only ask you for one thing, please, found our kids alive!"

You stayed silent for a few seconds before your soft voice was the only thing the couple could hear

"i will bring them home..."

Liar. Those kids are probably dead by now.

"i promise."

[amane-kamisama]

Man- I'm this close 👌🏻 leaving yuumori fandom whenever I see Eurus being mentioned 😭

(TW: Sherlock BBC spoilers, RKDD spoilers, supervillain acting the most pitiable sympathetic character and mental health disorders mentioned)

Sherlock BBC didn't healed me, it traumatized me. Yup— I better be sticking around in RKDD fandom because at least the mangaka is more respected with the actual ACD version (maybe Ron is still similar like Benedict Cumberbatch but in a positive light)

I know there are Eurus fans out there but I am not sorry about this post. All I wanted is someone to save me from this horrible nightmare fuel of Sherlock BBC hysteria, not even God can take me away from this hell of redeeming the most psychopathic creature that has nothing to do in ACD book-

I'm not even surprised she's the youngest, I do not wanted to be associated as her. I prefer to be associated as Mycroft, a autistic government who has not stepped outside of his office room (Unfortunately, that is who I am throughout my childhood years)

In conclusion, (points at Eurus) she is Mary Sue. Such mary sue coded because she's too overly intelligent and easily overpower Sherlock and Mycroft. My main concern is Mycroft. He got berated, criticized from his parents and thinking why their son put their daughter in private prison- Ffs Mycroft never once get comforted by them at all, I could already tell who's the golden child here in the family-

How come Jim Moriarty, Charles Augustus Milverton and that quaky cereal villain got punished and died early on? That doesn't make any sense why Eurus got away from killing staff members and causing chaos everywhere. Oh, that's right, she's Eurus Holmes, their youngest third sister and a redeemable antagonist supervillain. A psychopath at a young age who killed Sherlock's best friend. Firstly, she killed someone, Mycroft found out she's dangerous and decided to send her off to the Sherrinfold private prison institution out of fear letting her hurt Sherlock. Secondly, her intelligence and abilities grew outsmarting anyone in the room and third, Mycroft gives up in the end and gives her "reasonable" motive presents.

I never once like season 4 or The Final Problem episode, everything feels out of place and it doesn't feel like Sherlock and Moriarty's death battle anymore.

Tragically wasted potential. RKDD done it way better than that. Instead of Eurus Holmes being in the manga series, that personality of hers was imported to Alice Moriarty as a character. Humming as she sings, Mylo almost kill Alice at their young age but she survived in the end. Alice treated Mylo the same treatment as Mylo did in the past. At first I didn't think too much about it until I finished watching Sherlock BBC, the pattern was too hard to ignore the more I investigate where Alice's personality came from.

Last but not least, Eurus Holmes is a character only for BBC, nothing more. She has no interesting quirks, only mind games like an unredeemable villain. If I was her little sister, I would be disappointed, angry and have many mixed emotions all at once for having a sibling who lost her morality as an human being. "But, Mycroft and Sherlock accepted her!" No, that's lazy writing. A realistic siblings wouldn't accept it as it is. They will think you're crazy, a criminal, disappointment in the family and probably be the first people to kick you out of the house for breaking family code rules. And as for them, they might as well tell the parents about their youngest daughter had killed thousands of people compared to Moriarty, Charles Augustus and quacky cereal killer.

That's all for my Ted talk. If you want to voice your opinions, that's fine as well but I won't tolerate any comments about defending Eurus as a character, she's already a vile mess, what do you want to argue more about 😭

[thedemoninme141]

Ghosts- Chapter 3: Revenge

"That's a lot of hardware Ghost, What'd you plan on doing?" Nikolai asked "What they taught me to do. Kill'em all" Ghost said.

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April is so happy. On the occasion of their first anniversary, her boyfriend Ron gave her this lovely apartment. They intend to start a family here. She has that boy's undying love, for sure. Maybe she should do something for him too, April puts on her hottest dress. Just let him come home; boy, what a night this is going to be. She hears a noise in her kitchen, which must be Zoey, her cat. The light is off as she enters the kitchen and asks, "Zoey baby, what are you doing?" She illuminates the room to see what is in front of her. She freezes in fright as she stares at the horrifying figure in front of her. It rushes toward her. Everything turns pitch black .

April feels lightheaded. What happened, why is she immobile, and where is she?

A candle is on the table in front of her, she notices.

As she tries to get up, she notices a person seated in the chair across from her. RON is here! He is restrained to the chair. She tries to approach him but is unable to do so.

"Ron! Oh my god, what happened to you?"

" WAKE UP RON, I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS."

April can hear a woman's voice, it's terrifyingly cold.

She can make out the person standing behind Ron. Her face is obscured to her.

It's far too dim.

"Tell me, Ron, when was the last time you lost someone you loved?"

It looks at April

When April sees Ron's hands, she is overcome with fear.

Both of his hands have been nailed to the table.

April can almost make out the bones in his fingers. She will pass out from all the blood.

"I don't think I have to keep my end of the bargain since you won't tell me where your friends have vanished to,"

"No, no, no, please don't kill me!" Ron yells.

"Oh don't worry, I am not gonna kill you"

It looks at April,

"Just her"

It comes behind April, who is trembling in fear.

"Remember her?" April doesn't know what she pulled.

"Wha.. no.. no. it can't be we saw her dead she's dead"

"YOU DIDN'T SEE HER DEAD, YOU KILLED HER"

"No, we didn't kill her, she was already dead! Please believe me!" Ron pleaded

"LIES!" IT YELLED.

"Please! April has nothing to do with it, let her go, Pls don't do this, Punish me, not her!"

"I AM ABOUT TO PUNISH YOU"

April feels something sharp on her neck. She screams.

''Ron! RON! PLEASE RON!" April screams.

"Alright alright, I am telling you, everything you need, just don't hurt her!"

"GOOD," April heard as she felt her head being hit with something hard. She felt dizzy again, and everything turned black again.

The next thing she knows is waking up in the hospital, and being informed that her boyfriend is dead, his body found hanging on the apartment's balcony he got for their anniversary.

"Her description matches Ghost's sir," Gary informed David

"When exactly did this Ghost guy begin to terrorize and murder defenceless individuals? " David questioned.

"However, the victim claimed that it was a woman. The victim of the previous incident confirmed that it was a male." Gary threw in.

"Several of them, huh? "

"Because the victim stated that it desired something he knew, we can infer that it is connected to Ron. I'll look up Ron's contacts, places he has been and criminal history." "

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"When did it dawn on you that you liked me?" Jade inquired while stroking her girlfriend's hand. "Umm, I always knew you were the prettiest girl I ever knew. And scariest too." Tori replied as Jade smiled. "I was drawn to you because of something about your smile, your eyes, and the way you were — you know, your self-assurance and bravery. You and Beck were already dating when I finally realized what was going on, so I refrained from approaching you." She added. "You should've at least told me you were into girls. All this time I bullied you thinking you were high over heels for Beck" "I was also worried that if you found out I am gay, you might leave me or freak out." "Huh? Then what made you finally woman up then?" "Woman up? Really? Well, Jade, the answer to your question is you, Jade. You made me realize that life is about making decisions and living with the outcome. You act without hesitation and that motivated me, Jade" "I never felt bad whenever you insulted me, 'cause every time you insulted me there was a little praise in it too. You called me pretty sometimes while insulting me." "What! Never once would I belittle Sweet Sally Peaches "Jade spoke in her Tori voice. "Ugh, I don't talk like that! Anyway, I just felt like I was getting your attention which I desired whenever you talked to me. And I wanted more, so I finally decided to tell you." "I am happy you told me your feelings Tori, otherwise I wouldn't have found my soulmate... Your father David, he is such a hot guy" "Eww Jade, you are such a mood ruiner" Tori slaps Jade's arm. Jade smiles "But I am your mood ruiner," she says as she leans in for a kiss on Tori. Tori was surprised because she hadn't anticipated being able to kiss Jade on her first date. She wants it to be perfect and in that same instant, she experienced both anxiety and joy. She accepts the kiss that electrified her entire body. Jade's lips felt so soft. After a brief period of kissing, Jade slowly pulled away. Tori was worried that Jade didn't enjoy the kiss. Jade smiles wider. "So Vega, where to now?"