The two paragraphs with L and Soichiro made me cry. I love it when that happens.

Beautiful, just beautiful.

~D

I hate Near. *sigh*.

In the end, Light wasn't a villain: he was a victim, who really just wanted to be able to help people...and destroyed himself. You captured the essence of him perfectly.

Holy. Shit.

I'm often browsing the site for the diamonds in the rough, and am often cursing in agony at the amount of material presented without deep thought, so I had hopes when I saw this one. But...holy *shit*.

Every written sentence has meaning and links back to ideals, trials and emotions relevant to Light and his "struggle" (e.g. the jaws of Cerebus, linking to the unholy wrath of the underworld). The intoxicating confusion of a man bound in darkness, incarcerated, are expressed powerfully. Light's character and delusions are so, masterfully, done (e.g he considers L and his father feeling POSITIVE about him), and serve to question the reader when stings of reality like Near's visit strike hard. The theme of this story expands wonderfully on Light's mind and beliefs. I could go on for pages about it, but you *know* exactly what you did right. Feel good knowing that you're one cut above the rest, please.

Thanks for the bloody gripping read.

Though Light's intentions might have been good, the power got out of control. He got so self-dillusioned in his own world, I guess thats what brought about his ultimate downfall.
"And Light, he still doesn't believe that he was wrong."
This is the most powerful statement ever. The whole Death Note saga is based on this, because light Yagami never thought what he did was 'wrong'.
This fic is so powerful.
One more add-on to my favorites list!

Near owns Raito. I enjoyed the little inserts of Raito being visited by his victims.

And through those six years, you were supported. Loved. Cherished. Worshipped. This story horrifies me. . . to think of my dear little Raito, corrupted by Kira and left to pay the price, being hidden in the dark. Cold and alone.

I often times had, as well, imagined Death Note as a spin off of the bible. :P Death Note was a constant battle between Kira and L, so it wasn't exactly the same. It was a battle of justice, no one of holy proportions. :P

Raito was damned for his troubles. He brought peace to locked doors and scared hearts. He reaped fear into the minds of the rotten, and payed for his sacrifice in blood. I'll never forget the day he died. Terrible, it was. . .

Your writing truly does reach out to me in the most wonderful of ways. Love~

And another powerfull one-shot...

As a symbol whore with a weak spot for christian imagery, I've enjoyed greatly how Light was picturing himself as the Christ, Near's fellows a Judas's twins, and his emprisonnement as a mirror image of the crucifixion. X3

And it was fascinating to see how Light was falling into despair and madness(And the ghosts visiting him... Classical but we would still enjoy it! And L's one...I could picture the real ghost of L acting like that...but it's suited as well for a reflection of the L existing in Light's mind) but is still struggling and would always be under the end.
It makes him so...human.
The final confrontation with Near was perfect, from this point of view.

"But the goddamned cuffs, they don't break, not off of his wrists. Instead they pinched into his veins, and he winced.

(Perhaps they are the inconvenient Realism that haunts pure-hearted Idealists.)"
It was my favorite sentence...XD
But the one about Kira beeing immortal, contrary to Light...Xd

Added to...Oh, screw it.Xp XD

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That was amazing. Beautifully written. I don't understand why more people haven't reviewed...

lovely, just lovely

"Do your worst."
I think that's the line that struck me the most. I truly like how you wrote this alternate ending. It's like you understand Light's way of thinking, that it cannot be changed. It's altogether beautiful. I felt really happy after reading this fic.

I like the way you wrote out Light's experience of megalomania, and how much he suffers from this twisted point of view of his. Also, how it contrasts to the brutality of his punishment. The Bible references were something else--I can tell that this was written by someone learned. Hm. :)
keep up the good work!

That was beautifully written. I loved the references to the bible and how Light sees himself as a Jesus figure. Keep up the awesome work!

I like this very much. The religious parallels are all there in canon, and I enjoy how you elaborated on them; it fits very well indeed, from Light's somewhat skewed yet fascinating perspective. I also particularly liked the ideas of Light in the darkness, and Light being confined in a prison where common criminals like he judged were kept; it was all so poetic.

The "visits" from L and from his father were a nice touch; it was interesting to see how Light was still deluding himself, convincing himself that they were proud of him, supported him, or at least still thought highly of him. They emphasized the recurring theme of the relation between idealism and reality.

I really love stories like this, the ones that deal with Kira's capture or punishment, and the way they delve into Kira's psyche. This fandom has some of the highest quality writing I've seen.

I so enjoy seeing Raito suffer. It would have been interesting to see this in canon, and if not for Ryuuku, I could definitely see it happening. It's also very in character for Raito to not give up his beliefs. Excellent one-shot.

Oh~ love love love! This made me cry a bit- even though I wasn't listening to anything. (The part with L and Soichiro, mostly ;~~;)
Anyway, this is SO how the series should have ended! (Even though Light screaming "I don't want to die!" = T--T, too)
-_- Because, sometimes, there are worse punishments than death... BWAAHH! I LOVEDED YOU, LIGHT-KUN! *joins Kira worshipping sect*
And now I think... if Kira= God, you= His muse.