"Good morning, everyone." Near said over the phone line. He paused then said, "first things first, I've set Amane free. Please call her and confirm it."

Kira did and then said, "Near please let me speak to Mogi. We keep the notebook in custody, here at the HQ. And we neeed the password only Mogi knows to get it out and bring it to you."

"Understood. I'll put you through to Mogi." Near said.

Mogi had given them the combination they needed for his number.

"Near, I'll take the notebook we've kept with me and make no mistakes." Aizawa sadi.

"Huh? Is it alright with you if Mr. Aizawa carries it."

"Near, I've considered that it would be best for you if we have Aizawa carry it."

"Thank you very much. See you when we meet." Near said as he hung up the phone. He had then begun to place his figurines out on the floor of the warehouse where everyone was supposed to meet. He had also had a mask with the face of Ryuzaki on it.

A few moments later. Near looked up and saw Light in front of him with Aizawa and the other officers. "Light yagami... KIRA. This is as far as you will get. Today, KIRA's idealism will be shattered."

"Near, you're far more inferior than L. You're not fit to wear his mask."

KIRA thought to himself.

"L... Those four are the SPK... The one wearing the mask is Near... There's no mistaking it." Aizawa said.

"It's true... I was with Near before he put the mask on. That's him, alright." Mogi said.

"Aizawa, Mogi. As for me... I couldn't care less whether that's Near or not." Light paused then thought to himself, "I can see for myself, without them having to confirm it... That is Near. Only the real one would wear that particular mask."

"B-but, I can't accept this...! You freely accuse someone of being KIRA. The sole person wearing a mask, is you! How selfish can you be?!" Asked one of the cops angrily.

"Matsuda-san. Near thinks that I am KIRA, so it can't be helped." Light said.

"But, he himself is the one who so shamelessly asked to meet us! Something about this just doesn't seem fair."

"Near is doing this because he has his own way of thinking. If we sit and complain about the mask, nothing will get done." Light paused then said thinking, "I've thought that Near might not take off his mask. At this point. If he doesn't take it off, my plan won't work... No, that's not even a possibility. Near will definately take off the mask..."

"This mask, is a precaution." Near said.

"A precaution?" Matsuda asked.

"I feel confident that both KIRA... And the one now... Judging under KIRA's instructions. X-KIRA, haven't seen my face. However, everyone else's face, may have already been seen. Of course I think L is KIRA... In other words, I worry because the time and place were decided as of three days ago. And that means, everyone here, except myself, has the possibility that their name's already been written down, and could die at any moment." Near paused then said when noone was speaking, "if that's the case. KIRA and I will be the only ones left. With KIRA free to write my name on the notebook Mr. Aizawa has now, and get rid of me. Although, in accordance with my judgement. The KIRA here now chouldn't be able to kill people with only their face. That's why, for one hour... No, for thirty minutes, I would like you to allow me to see if anyone here is being manipulated and dies."

"W-what the hell?" Matsuda asked angrily. "Wait to see if we don't die!?..."

"That should be fine, right? We need to let Near do whatever he feels is necessary here. If not he won't feel at ease." KIRA paused then said, "Near, I beleive that you are indeed Near. But matters involoving your face don't concern me at all. I'm more interested in what you said you wanted to show us regarding the KIRA case. So please, enlighten us."

Near twirled a strand of his hair before speaking, "as for that. That is something... I can't show you, until I take my mask off."

KIRA smirked at Near as he thought, "Near... I didn't think it would be this hard to hold my laughter back. I can't beleive you are moving exactly as I've expected..."

"You can't show us what it is if you don't take off your mask, but you're not taking off your mask?! Aren't you contradicting yourself?" Matsuda asked.

"He means once he confirms that everyone is safe, he will take off his mask and show us what it is, right?" KIRA said.

"Yes." Near said back.

"Near, it's been well over thirty minutes and nothing has happened." Matsuda said.

"Of course that's the case. Because KIRA is not here, among us." KIRA said.

"Alrtight, everyone seems to be okay. I'll take off my mask now." Near said as he took off the mask. He had then grinned at KIRA.

"Well there you have it, you took off your mask. Now, what we're you going to show us?!"

"Matsuda, stop being pushy." Spoke the officer next to him.

"I'm sorry. Please wiat just a while longer."

"Wait again!? What are we waiting for?!" Matsuda asked angrily.

"For the one who will complete our circle to come."

"The one that will complete the circle?"

"He'll definately come and we are waiting for him. This building is a sealed room and only by opening the door can one see inside. For sure, he'll come through the door... Or at least try to peep in from it..." Near said.

"Who are you saying is coming?"

"Generally speaking, no one except the people here now, have been told about this place."

"That's right, which is why the one coming is the person working under KIRA, as X-KIRA, and was told about this place by KIRA himself." Near paused then said glancing up, "Mr. Aizawa. You always kept an eye on L, even after Takada's death, right?"

"Right," Aizawa said back.

"In that case. There's no doubt he'll come. KIRA was using Takada to contact X-KIRA. On the night the time and place for here were settled, L and Takada met through her. L might have told X-KIRA the date and time- no, he did tell it then. However, niether I nor L were aware of Mello kidnapping Takada. With Takada's death, L lost his means to X-KIRA. He could no longer send an 'abort coming' message. In face, there would be no point to such a message. For each of our respective scenarios to play out. He couldn't afford changes."

"How can you possibly be so sure that L is KIRA?" Matsuda asked angrily.

"That's right! In fact, if indeed a third party's coming here... Near, it's not unreasonable to assume that person's with you!" The officer standing next to him said.

"He's not. He's the one who's carrying out judgements for KIRA. Isn't it obvious KIRA would instruct him to come?" Near asked.

"Wait a minute! If it's the person who performs KIRA's judgements, does that mean he will bring the notebook with him?" Matsuda asked.

"That's right. He will bring it with him for sure." Near paused then said holding two of his dolls he created that looked like himself and Mikami as they faced eachother. "He will see my face and write down my name."

"So you actually mean to prove KIRA sent this guy, by dying!?"

"No, to be precise, I'll prove it by letting him attempt to kill me."

"Wait, Near!" Aizawa said.

"What is it?"

"If this X-KIRA kills you. It's obvious he'll kill every one of us here. As we all know about the notebook."

"Correct. It would mean KIRA's absolute victory, and it's the very reason he agreed to come." Near said looking at them.

"I don't understand... Exactly what is he saying? That this third person will come with the notebook to kill us?" Matsuda asked angrily.

"And we'll just sit back and watch?!"

"Yes," Near said after a moment of silence.

"You must be joking! That's probably what KIRA wants... Whatever happens, this will be our defeat!"

"No it won't, Near said calmly. "It will be our victory. If you do as I tell you, we will win for sure." He paused then said in a more authorative voice, "listen. When this person comes through the door. Only greet him. And if you see the door open slightly, just pretend you didn't notice."

"That's ridiculous!" Matsuda said.

"Near, it's almost as if you were KIRA..." Aizawa paused then said, "it's you who wanted to gather everyone who knows about the existence of the notebook and it's also you allowing our names to be written in the notebook. Even so..."

"Aizawa... Such stupid things..."

Light thought to himself.

"However! I will do as you say..."

"Wait, Aizawa-san! There's no meaning in this!"

"I will too." Mogi said.

"Mogi...!" Ide said surprised.

"He's already here." Near said.

"If our name has been written on the note... It's useless now." Matsuda said pulling his gun out.

"Please don't move!" Lester yelled as he and Gevanni pulled their guns out.

"Wha.. What kind of idiotic..?" Matsuda asked.

"It's alright. We won't die. Just stay there..." Near said looking at him. "It's alright. Even if your name is written, you won't die. But with this, we'll know who's KIRA."

"Ho... How can you say we won't die... Near?" Aizawa asked.

"We've got our hand on the note and replaced the pages. Now, the one outside, judging for KIRA, was writing one page per day exactly. I replaced the page for today so that we won't die."

"Trick!?" Matsuda asked shocked.

"'Get your hands on'. How is such a thing possible?" Aizawa asked.

"Now, the person outside writing our names in the note will peek in once more to check to if we have died. At the time which is good for catching him, we'll confiscate the note, the name that wasn't on there is KIRA."

"Bu... But..." Ide said shocked.

"Ce... certainly the person whose name wasn't written in the note is KIRA... But..."

The whole time the conversation was going on between Near the the detectives. Light remained silent with a smirk on his face. He had begun to think how everyting was going his way, "the trick with the note, I've known that. Near, it's your complete defeat. As for reason of your defeat, you were unable to control the KIRA incidents. You were wanting to defeat me instead, trying so hard to attach the evidences to me It was not possible for me to aske 'not to bring a gun' in the meeting. I persosted that I am not KIRA. And therefore I can not place such a request. Near, if you think about the solution for KIRA incident first, you would've shot us in this place and that would be the end. Your foolish pride, trying to attach the evidence on me. You were defeated because you're so picky about your way of winning. I would never confess. Therefore, it would've been necessary to plant the evidence by using te fact that you need to write the real name on the note. In order to do that, you need to create the circumstances. You need to 'not die' when your name has been written. Which leads on planting tricks that note. You probably assume that I would think that you couldn't possibly have direct manipulation on the note, that's why you decided to go on with that. But, I was convinced that you would take those steps... No, I point you there. I have the confidence to guide you little by litte. And you did it just like that... But... You were working on a fake copy I made Mikami prepare before. And now, Mikami is writing names on the original one which has been hidden until today. From that time you said 'meeting to bring everything to a conclusion' for some time, you tailed Mikami, I've known that you've had your hands on the note. You didn't know that owners of te note can even with a page, or even a fragment whic are seperated from te note. That is the strong point of the note, and the cause of your defeat.

"As for Mikami, to make a copy of the note Mkami made, Takada had written in the note spread in first 5 pages, and then send it to Mikami. Mikami then tought up the patterns afterwards. The time was sufficient time to write in the patterns after sending it. In other words, the one doing the real judging was Takada but, Mikami and Takada keeping contact. You'd notice the same name also written in te fake note when you got your hand on the note. So that tailing person can witness Mikami writing in names, he purposely wrote the name many times. When Mikami exectuting in advance, cases not previously arranged by Takada, Mikami would send a message containing the name where the name and face can be seem by Mikami, Takada would then do the judging. The tailing person would not be able to stay so close to Mikami to be able to peep in to read the messages. Messaging is a daily normal behavior. The tailing person saw the note being taken out and paople dying, he'd observe that. This way he will be convinced that Mikami obviously carries the real note.

"As for giving opening to let te tailing person ave direct contact naturally. Mikami has been going to the gym every thursday and sunday for the past 5 years. The tailing person would have thought that the only chance to get the note was during the gym. Perhaps he touced it several times. Checking for Shinigami... Verifying the names of te dead people written on the note... How it's written... When it's written... Even the advantage of choosing Mikami here was shown. Mikami is very precise, writing 1 page exactly per day, no more no less.

"Near, your observation of '1 page per day' which leads to your plan of tricking the notebook. In other words, you thought of a date for confrontation, and all you have to do is replace the page and the pages after of the day the note was supposed to be written. Well, that is your plan! You checked the note on 21ts Janurary, on Thursday, when Mikami went to the gym. Then, on the 25th, you arranged for the meet with me. Wich means, on the 24th, when Mikami was in the gym, you made sure there was no changes in the entry, ten you contacted me on the 25th. After, you decided tat it's better for the confrontation to be as soon as possible. 26t that is 'tomorrow' would be too hasty. Therefore, you decided on 28th, that's where the notion '3 days later' comes in. You must have replaced the pages for 28th and after on the 21st. The fake notebook that Mikami made, it was a normal note sold anywhere. Replacing the pages would be easy. Because of that. Since I've expected you to do some tricks with the notebook. I pointed to Mikami to check the pages everyday. It's impossible to replace the pages without traces. A person with excellence like Mikami would notice that. From Mikami, I've known that I would win from the point I received 'it was verified' message from Takada. You've said it yourself 1 o'clock pm on the 28th, you can't move the dates anymore. You've must've thought that the note is the real thing. If you did change the dates, and names were written on the replaced pages, your trick would be found out since people whose names are written are not dying. When Mello kidnapped Takada, I kept thinking that's the meaning behind it. But, I concluded that it was Mello's independent action. Mello's action didn't bring any advantage to you. That annoyance wasn't a problem and probably only a grave mistake on Mello's side. As for Takada's death, you probably think it was because Mikami had written on the notes. But you probably thought you will confirm it by postponing our confrontation. In fact you didn't do that. Assuming if you did, Mikami would most likely use his wits and write down Takada's name in the fake notebook. No problem with that. In other words, you didn't cange the proved that you didn't have any connection with Mello's action. It proves that you bet everything on your plan. Mello's kidnapping action was foolish, I feel my victory is even stronger because of it. Simply Near, the chance for you to win, at least not to lose, existed. Yet, you were too lenient, much inferior than L. L would've noticed the possibility of a fake notebook. And probably he would try to use the notebook too. You had the chance. You only need to test the notebook, write someone's name before cutting off the pages. With just that, you would've noticed the fake notebook, then you could've switched to another plan. Human's life, there's no calling it with criminals. Sacrifice one or two criminals to verify the note. I'm completely disappointed in you. You're no competition at all. You probably tried to win too beautifully."

KIRA then smirked as he thought to himself, "oh well. Because of you. Everyone will die, and then it will be KIRA's victory completely." "The person out there... The names have been written on the note, is it?"

"Yes, they've been written." Mikami said.

Light grinned slightly. "U-useless... Don't laugh just yet... Must not do it... Bu, but... They beleive that they won't die and they think Near'll win. But in 40 seconds, everyone would die. But I shouldn't admit the truth as yet. They could've shoot me now and the game would be a draw. No... 35 seconds... In 35 seconds, I'll seconds, I'll declare my victory."

"Strange, don't you think so?" Near said all of a sudden. He paused the said glaring at KIRA, "why did he answer to your question 'the names has been written on the note, it is?' Honestly?"

"Huh? Maybe he's an honest guy... Maybe he got the space for it? Or perhaps, he's seen your steps?" Light said.

"Ma... Maybe we're in danger." Matsuda said standing next to Light.

"Mikami Teru, if it's alight with you, would you like to come in?" Near paused then said, "Mikami Teru, we know that you have judged for KIRA. If you've written the names, then you don't need to fear anything. Please enter the room."

"Mikami Teru? Don't hide anymore. Come in."

The door had begun to open and Mikami entered the room.

KIRA smirked at Mikami thinging he did a good job.

"God... I'm at your service." Mikami said grinning at Light.

Light glared at Mikami thinking, "moron... Facing here, knowing that... Wait... It's possible that knowing they'll die soon, he did it on purpose..." "After you wrote the first name. How many seconds have passed?"

Mikami looked at his watch and began counting the seconds from 35.

When Mikami said 39. Light looked at Near and said, "Near victory is mine!"

Near smiled back at Light.

Mikami has let everyone known 40 seconds have passed.

But noone has died yet in the warehouse.

"We... We... We didn't die... One minute went by... We didn't die." Matsuda said shocked.

Light looked shocked.

"I told you. You wouldn't die many times." Near said looking at them.

"Wh... Why? Why are they not dying... G... God... I... I did as you ordered me..." Mikami said looking at Light.

"Mikami..."

Light thought glaring at him. "But... But... What is the meaning of this..."

"Lester, Givanni, get Mikami." Near said as he kept watching Light.

"G... God..." Mikami said struggling as Givanni placed the handcuffs on him.

"Gevanni. The notebook." Near paused then said looking at Light, "see with your own eyes!" Near opened the notebook Mikami had. "The first four are without a doubt ours. The SPK's names and the only name that is not on here is Yagami Light. Furthermore, Mikami referred to you as 'God'. This is clear."

"It's. It's a trap this is a trap! It's a trap Near made up to make me confess! Isn't it strange you didn't die because of the notebook? That proves it's a trap!"

Everyone on Light's side of the warehouse.

"Couldn't it be that we didn't die is because there is a trick with the notebook?" Near asked.

"N... No! Y... You have" "The one you replaced was the fake one Mikami brought the real thing..." "N... No! It can't be... "It's a trap... I don't know that person." Light denied.

"Light," Aizawa said placing his hand on Light's shoulder. "It's too late. Near has won. You said 'you is mine'. It's the same as a confession."

"Light," Matsuda said shocked. "Why?"

Mogi had taken out handcuffs to place on Light.

"S... Stop it!" Light said shoving away from everyone. He ran towars the farther wall of the warehouse.

"Yagami Light... L... KIRA... You have lost." Near said looking angrily towards him. "You have declared your own victory earlier and really... You have actually won. I have lost. You made Mikami use a fake notebook. All the time to us it seemed real. When I wrote a name in the fake notebook. The person didn't die so I predicted your trick and moved accordingly. We read your thoughts and made another copy of the fake notebook. It was my plan to replace the pages so that we won't die even if our names were written down and then have the evidence. And I purposely let you read that plan... To have Mikami bring along the notebook for the first time and kill us all... That was your plan. I said from the beginning I doctored the notebook and by that I meant the real one."

Light looked towards Near shocked.

"In other words, the fake and the real notebook. I manipulated them both, one part of the fake and the whole real one." Near said making the little notebooks fall in front of him.

"Impossible!"

"This is the real notebook." Near said taking the notebook out from behind his shirt. He paused then said, "Gevanni has spend one night copying it for me. It was crucial that he did it on time. Although he had experience because of changing the pages of the fake book. It must have been hard. But Gevanni told me he did it on time. He used the same pen as Mikami. He even perfectly faked his handwriting. He faked the outside and inside flawlessly."

"He faked the real one and replaced it... It's a lie... He couldn't have done that, Mikami always hid... But, then why didn't the people whose names were written down die... What's going on...?"

"It's because I touched this real notebook. That I could see a reaper ever since you came here. Mr. Reaper. It's nice to meet you. I'm Near."

"Hehe nice to meet you. I'm Ryuuku." Spoke the reaper.

"Ryuuku... Until today, I always beleived a reaper would have a skull face and carry scythes." Near said looking up at him.

"Hehe... There are ones like that, you know..."

"He can talk to Ryuuku... The fact that he can see him means he really..."

Light thought to himself.

"When you look closely at this notebook, you can see. A number of pages have been removed... When you write names on these cut out pages, will they die?" Near asked.

"Yeah, they'll die alright." Ryuuku said.

"One can even use a cut notebook that generates a lot of ways to use it. No, with this everyone can kill and you fooled us all this time." Near paused then said glaring at Light, "Yagami Light, you are KIRA."

Light looked on as he tried to figure out what was going on. "Some... Something about this trick... I always made Mikami use the fake notebook. They couldn't have replaced the real one...! C... Could it be that Mikami has betrayed me..." No... It's imporobable that Mikami double-crosses me... He'd rather die... That is how Mikami is. If he was cornered..."

"You're wrong!" Near said with a little anger in his voice as if he had read Light's mind. "It's thanks to Mello. You're smart. So you'll get it even if I say no more."

"Mello? Impossible..."

"Have a close look at this page right before the one with our names written on them. This is a copy, but it's exactly the same as the original." Near said showing him a page in the book. "Look at the first line on the left page."

"Takada Kiyomi suicide... Moreover. It's set up one minute after I killed Takada! Could it be that Mikami at that time too..."

"If... If Takada were to be in that kind of situation... That is my role..." Mikami said.

"Idiot..."

Light thought looking at him, "I told you not to do anything until today..."

"Correct. Mikami took out the real notebook when Takada was abducted by Mello. He picked up the real one hidden in a bank's safe deposit box... And wrote down Takada's name." Near said.

"After the repeort of Takada's abduction Mikami went to the bank... The 25th of october was a Sunday so he went on the 26th. But on August, September, November, and December he went to the bank on the 25th. And when Mikami went to the bank on the 26th even after going on the 25th. Especially when it was the day that Takada was abducted. It is strange for someone like Mikami, and when I went in the bank to fallow him he headed to the safeboxes. And at the moment he showed precautions against being fallowed."

"When someone like Mikami who fallows a strict schedual goes to the bank two days in a row, especially after Takada was abducted, and for him to visit his safebox both times... When Gevanni reported this to me I finally realized the possibility of a fake Death Note. Now that I think iof it. The fact that Mikami would use the note in public and mention that the shinigami isn't with him should have struck me as something odd. It was a minor downfall for me to have gotten to him so early." Near paused then said, "until then we were fooled by the communication between Takada, Mikami, and you and had actually altered the fake notebook. So that's wy if it had remained that way I would have lost. When Mello abducted Takada you could no longer communicate with Mikami. But Mikami thought to complete his role as your avatar and do what he tought was best. This immense worship of you, he drove to serve you, his desire to perfect everything, and his quick thinking instead benefitted us." Near paused then said, "it was not impossible for us to break into the safe. It was an old safe in a country bank. And while Mikami was at the gym e allowed us to check his bag so we had copied his keys and cards."

"It was easy to open the safebox." Gevanni said. "Inside there was the note and Takada's name was written on it."

"At this point even an idiot could figure it all out." Near said. "This is quite funny, the fake note we had replaced earlier had one page of entries everyday. But the real one skips from the 15th of November to the 26th of Janurary. This means that Mikami had been instructed to keep a fake notebook to trick us since two months ago. And before Janurary 26th he didn't declare a time for the deaths for the real notebook, but after this date he would write the date and time of deaths for the next day in the notebook. On the other hand, in the fake notebook Mikami prepared, all names except Takada's had no time declared. This means that after killing Takada on the 26th, he decided to perform the judgements for the 26th and the 27th. Even if you can kill someone with a peice of the Death Note if Mikami were to use it at his home there is a chance that we would find the peices. Mikami probably sent pages of te Death Note to Takada to have her do the judgements. If he had Takada do it he could send her the names to judge through email and delete the data after. In the case of the judgements for the 26th and 27th he might've sent the list to Takada but just in case Mikami had written the judgements in the Death Note after killing Takada. As for the 28th he would have done the judgements after he killed us so he could do it his own leisure." Near said still glaring at him. "So normally it isn't something to notice but if you look carefully there have been no judgements against criminals who were reported after the list of initial victims in the notebook. That is because he did not get the notebook till today. No. Light yagami, in your plan... Mikami shouldn't have brought out the notebook until today. And also I don't know whether it was you or Mikami who wrote Takada's name, but you had wrote her name too. If you can kill someone with a peice of the notebook then there is no way you don't have a peice with you. And because you did indeed write her name you thought Mikami would know you did it after seeing it on the news, and did not think he would also write her name." Near had then looked up at Light and said in a sarcastic way, "nice try."

Light looked over at him.

"When Mello abducted Takada, Mikami wrote her name!" Near said.

"G... God!" Mikami said.

"Mikami, your loyalty to me was remarkable. I also did tell you that I was being watched and couldn't move. Just as Near said you quickly thought of what to do and thought you were helping me... But I told you not to ever use the real death note... Beleiving in your loyalty hurt me in the end..."

"To you and to me..." Near said, "to have Mikami write our names on the right page was our plan. Unless we let him go that far we couldn't apprehend Mikami or confiscate or look into the notebook. At this point it doesn't matter what's on the left page. Your plan was to have us alter the fake notebook. And have Mikami use the real one today. But we had managed to switch out Mikami's real notebook. Its a lot harder to figure out a fake if you replace the whole book rather than pages. Of course Gevanni who forged the notebook in one day and Lester played a big role in this but the biggest help was the one who created this situation... Mello."

"Mello,"

Halle thought sadly but didn't show it on her face. "Mello might have known this would happen. When Near said for me to tell Mello that you would directly confront KIRA soon... After a while he just said, 'I guess i have to do it'. At first I thought he meant that he needed to defeat KIRA before you." Halle said to Near. "But if you look at the result of what happened to Mello..."

"The possibility that we would alter the note and the possibility that the notebook we were going to alter was already a fake... I don't think he tought that far. But, he was always on the move to remain ahead of me... But Mello's actoins weren't just that... But if he couldn't surpass me. Surpass me..." Near paused then said as Halle, Lester, and Gevanni looked at him. "Mello was always trying to be number one. He was always saying he would surpass L and me. He knew that he couldn't surpass us... But maybe I lacked his initialtive and Mello lacked calmness. So even if we couldn't surpass our goal on our own... The two of us can be equal to L. The two of us can surpass L." Near said holding up fingerpuppets of him and Mello over the one made to look like L. "And now. The KIRA that L couldn't raise evidence against, the KIRA that L lost against. We are presenting to him definite evidence! If you have an excuse try and talk your way out of this."

All of a sudden Light began screaming. Then he began to laugh uncontrollably. "Yes. I am KIRA!"

Near smirked at him.

"In that case, what will you do? Kill me here? Listen, I am KIRA. And also, God of the new world. Right now in the world, KIRA is law. I'm only preserving the order. This is our reality. At this point, KIRA represents righteousness. He is mankind's hope. Are you going to kill me? Is that really okay? Catching KIRA... In the past, it may have been an act of justice. However, now it is clearly a crime. The people's will has changed. Or is it you just want to feel personal satisfaction of catching KIRA?"

Near just looked at him as he had thought to himself, "it is a personal satisfaction for me. I'm doing this for Kara. And for L."

"However the world is still despicable. There are too many rotten people... Therefore, the world must be rid of them. Humans are in pursuit of happiness, and they have a right to be happy. However, they can't because of the portion of spoiled ones who, abruptly and easily, cut that short. It's not an accident. It's because of the despicable people who are alive, that it's inevitable. When I first had the notebook in my hands... No, even before that... The world had sunk to rock bottom. Humanity was as rotten as could be. If you look at it closely, even though there are people looking to be happy, certifying whether they're with or without harm... Or if their life has value or not... Evil can only produce more evil. The nasty people cause these evil dees to occur. If this is spread throughout the earth, the weak people will learn from them and become just as rotten temselves, and someday, change their perspective to beleive that it's okay. Evil people... Despicable people... They are the ones who should be destroyed. Isn't death the sole rememdy for evil which has no salvation? Yet people rot, and do not die. Thus, my approach strikes at the very root of the evil which brought this world about. The evil are judged, those who would harm others are judged also. It's taken no more for people's perception to change... They begin to realize the proper way to live as human beings. The right to have happiness... We all possess it equally. No, we're entitled to it. It can't be gained by attacking, defaming, muc less killing others and to not hinder each other's happiness, to give each other the rights and respect they deserve, to strive for each other's happiness- that is how humanity should be." Light paused then said, "when the world changes, so do th people... They grow more capable of kindness... Those who refuse to renounce their evil ways regardless are not fit to live as humans."

Near continued to watch Light.

"As the most gifted beings on the planet, humans are meant to move foreward... Yet we've been moving backwards! A rotten world... Politics... Justice... Education... What makes this world right? Yet someone has to... When the notebook came into my possesion, I realised- I had to do it... No... Only I could do it! I was well aware that killing people is crime in itself! Yet at that point, it was the only way to make things rights! I thought to myself that someday people will come to realize this as much, and regard it as an act of justice! I had no choice but to act as KIRA... It was the destiny given to me! I was chosen to renew this rotten world, to bring about true peace- a utopia! Using this notebook... Could anyone else fallow through? Come this far? Acheive this objective?!" Light yelled looking at everyone. "Couldn't anyone, with a single note book, lead the world... Lead humanity in the right direction? Only foolish people of low caliber would use it for personal greed, for themselves. Not once have I considered my own interests! I'm totally different from those that attach their own thoughts onto the weak, and profit from them! It's these villianous people that are the enemy to the world. Yes. Only I can do this... To create a new world... Standing at the top, guiding them along the correct path. Only I can do it... Think about it."

Near continued to watch Light silently.

"Do you want to return to a rotten world? Do you want to take back the changing thoughts of the people? Even you should understand. There are people in this world that we clearly would be better off without. If it's justifable to kill harmful pests... Then why is it wrong to kill harmful people? Is it really best to destroy KIRA here? Will it really be beneficial to the world? What will come from arresting me here? Isn't it only to satisfy yourself? Isn't it just for the sake of your own ego? If it's just to avenge L, that itself is the stupidest course of action."

Near glared at Light as he thought, "it is personal for me. By killing L, you had taken away the most important person to Kara. It's for them I'm doing this."

"The one in front of your eyes may be KIRA, but he is also the god of the new world!"

"No," Near paused then said, "you are... Just a murderer. And this notebook, is the worst killing device ever in history. If you were a normal person... If you had seen the extent of this tool's power just once, if you had used this notebook just once, you would have been horrified by what can be brought about by it, you would have feared it, and regreted what you had done. And you never would have used it a second time." Near paused then said holding the figurine he named KIRA in his hand, "what I am about to say may sound astonishing... I could understand someone who would kill countless of people for their personal gains. I would consider them normal..."

Light glared at Near.

"But you lost yourself to the shinigami and to the power of the notebook... Mistakingly thinking you could become God..." Near said squeezing the figurine in between his index finger and thumb. "A crazy mass murderer. That's all you are. Nothing else."

"Near, you're the one that's mistaken. I am already justice." Light said.

"That may be so," Near said agreeably. "What is right from wrong? What is good from evil? Nobody can destinguish between them. Even if there is a god. Now, supposing a god and his word existed, even then I'd stop and think for myself. I'd decide for myself whether his teachings are right or wrong. Afterall, I am just the same as you. I put faith in my own convictions as to what I beleive is right, and consider them to be righteous. You are most certainly no 'god', for one, and having to tell people how to lead their lives accordingly- is neither peace nor justice as far as I'm concerned. Calling yourself god and killing people indiscriminately is definately evil in my book. And what about what the others think? What do they beleive to be right? What do they feel to be true justice?"

"I'm surrounded by morons who won't listen to reason."

Light thought to himself. "Those fools don't understand what I'm saying... If I can kill them here, it is not the end yet... Calm down... Think... To kill them here when is the time and chance..." "Near!"

"!?" Near thought looking at Light.

"You first thought that the fake note Mikami had was the real thing and that it's working. Then, Mikami was forced to use the fake note which you've manipulated. Which means, the notes we thought were real, were fakes and both of our mistakes, was that we didn't check to see if the notes were real. Then now, the note here, can you really call it the real thing? Now you have a note... And, Aizawa brought the other one from the japanese investigation headquarters... Are they real?"

Near looked at Light as he thought, "this time... Is it a bluff?"

"You've seen Ryuuku. So I'll let you know that your note is the real thing. But the one Aizawa is carrying, we kept it in the HQ... It's easy for me to replace it. If, I have done so, then I am the only one who knows if it's the real thing."

Near narrowed his eyes in a glare as he stared at Light.

"Already said so, if you want to defeat KIRA, and to proof that Aizawa's note is real, you should write my name and Mikami's down." Light said glancing back at him.

"Yagami Light... KIRA... I have no intention of killing you." "You will receive a far worse punishment then death." "The notes, it doesn't matter if they're real or not... From the start, my objective is to capture KIRA... If everything becomes clear and KIRA is caught, it's alright. Well, you are already captured. We'll confiscate the note Mr. Aizawa carries. For now, that is satisfactory. And then, things about KIRA. and the note, we will not publish them to the people. Everyone here, I beleive you all can keep the secret. I, myself, will ensure that you'll be locked up in a place where neither eyes nor voices will reach you."

"Just as I thought, Near has no intention to check the notes... Nor to kill me here..."

Light thought to himself.

"About the notes," Near paused then said, "the 2 rules that were written on the back cover... 13 days rule and the rule about whoever touched the note will die if the note is burned, we can say that you added it for your own comfort. That Ryuku, the shinigami, after we capture you, he can tell us whether the rules are fakes or not... He might even tell us whether the notes are real or not."

"Hn? Oh yeah, sure.." Ryuku said.

"Although, even if he lied about it, we won't know about it. We'll just have to lock them up, and absolutely make sure noone can get thheir hands on the notes." Near said.

Light glanced back at Near as he seemed to be waiting for something, "Near, he has no intention of killing me. That's for sure... If so, if only I can kill Near... Then I'll just have to pursuade everyone that the note Aizawa carries is fake. Inside the watch, a peice of paper... If it's just to write Near's name I just saw... Just opening the watch, it's possible not to get noticed by everyone... But, writing the name without being noticed is hard. Then, I can only try to write it down as fast as I can. Nate River... 2 seconds, no, 1 second... Just have to do it!" "Ah, no harm in trying to see the notes, whether it's real or fake, isn't it?" Light said as he thought walking farther away from everyone. "If it's in this position, before anyone could arrest me..."

Near just stared at him.

"Whether the notes are real or fake." Light said as he opened a secret compartment on the watch.

"It's a hidden notebook!" Lester yelled. All of a sudden a gunshot was fired as Matsuda pulled the trigger of his gun.

Light screamed in pain as he asked Matsuda why he was shotting him instead of everyone else.

"Wh... What was it. Bureau... No, Cheif... Cheif Yagami... He's your father, isn't he... What did your father die for... ... ..."

"Father?" Light asked glaring at him. "Ah, Yagami Soouichiro? Right, Matsuda. Those humorless people crowned with justice lose the truth immediately. Is it possible to live in such a society where there're only fools around?"

"You drove your own father to his death... Now you're trying to turn it the other way around, saying they are the fools who got tricked?"

"Society where people like my dad won't be fooled anymore... He died to build the foundation for that kind of society. For that guy's deat souldn't be wasted, I'm telling you, you also need to kill all these people! Don't you understand that!"

Light began writing Near's name down again. But tis time with his blood dripping from an opened wound. The next moment Matsuda began firing his gun as he yelled, "kill... I have to kill this guy!"

"Stop it! Matsuda." One officer said.

"Don't be rash." Aizawa said back to him. He yelled once again as Matsuda fired the gun off near Light's body.

Light began to call for Mikami. But he had commited suicide right then and there.

Near had spoken up, "he hid his paper specially in is watch, most probably he doesn't have anymore of the paper."

Aizawa paused then said, "Mogi, Ide, capture KIRA... The genocide killer. Yagami Light to be exact."

"Roger that," they both said as they walked towards Light.

Light ran from them as he fell down calling for Misa.

"Amane Misa is in Teitou Hotel..." Near said.

Light began to complain and then called out for Takada.

"Takada Kiyomi has died..." Near said looking at him.

"Near, it's the end?" Lester asked.

"Yeap!" Near said in a good mood.

Light had asked Ryuuku to write everyone's names down.

Aizawa and Ide shouted for him not to do it.

Near had looked towards everyone as he said, "it's alright. If Ryuuku would write our names just because he told him to, KIRA, Yagami Raito, could've done it from the beginning. Ryuuku won't give him a hand in such a way."

Light asked him to write. And Ryuuku agreed. Ide and Aizawa began to shoot at him. But the bullets went right through him.

Light began lauging as Ryuuku began writing a name down. Ryuuku told him he was writing his name down.

Every watched as Light left the warehouse.

"Now that it's finally over. I can tell Kara-chan the news." Near said smiling a little

bit.

"Kara-chan?" Matsuda asked. "I was wondering what had happened to her? I guess you had

told her about L then?"

"Nope. She already knew it was Light who had taken the man she loved away from her." Near paused then said, "L had sent me a message telling me she was coming to me. I was to protect her from KIRA. Weather he asked me to or not. I had planned to do just that. Because he knew I had loved her for a long time."

"I didn't see her with you when I had visited you before." Aizawa said looking at him.

"She was in our house taking care of L's daughter." Near said looking at them.

"I see," Matsuda said sadly. "She's probably having a tough time raising the child by

herself."

"She's not raising L's daughter by herself, Matsuda." Near paused then said, "Kara-chan is

my wife."

"Your wife?!" Matsuda asked surprised.

"Yes." Near said simply. "When Kara-chan told me of her child. I had decided to protect

everything precious to her and to L."

"I see. I'm happy for you Near. Tell Kara-chan I said congradulations." Aizawa said

smiling.

"I'll do that." Near said.

"Near?" Matsuda paused then asked. "Did Kara-chan ever visited L after he died?"

"Why do you ask?" Near thought looking at him in sursprise at the stupid question he had

asked.

"Because there was a woman at Ryuzaki's grave when we had buried him. She was unrecognizable being dressed from head to toe in black. She had spoken towards everyone there with hatered in her voice. And it felt like to me. She was staring at us with pure hatred in her eyes."

"That would have been her. Do you really think she'd let you see her face? She knew KIRA

had known who she was. But she had wanted to see her husband before she had left to come to me." Near said looking at them. "I blame you guys for everything she had gone through."

"What do you mean blame us?!" Matsuda asked angrily all of a sudden.

"L came out into the open because you couldn't capture KIRA properly." Near paused then said as he stood up finishing picking his toys up. "He had to show his face. And had started

working with you guys. Then Light Yagami was able to get close enough to him to kill him.

If that hadn't happened. Kara-chan would have the man she loved home with her still."

"Does Kara-chan love you Near? It sounds like you're saying she doesn't." Aizawa asked.

"Kara-chan does love me. Just as much as I do her." Near paused then said, "I wasn't saying

she doesn't love me. I'm saying you had taken someone very precious away from her." Near

paused then said, "because of that incident. Her child will never get to know her father."

"I see," Matsuda said sadly. He had then left with the others to go after Light.

"Near? Are you okay?" Halle asked.

"I'll be okay as soon as Kara-chan hears this. How about you take Riku-chan and Ryuzaki-kun out for a while when we get to my house?" Near asked looking at her.

"Sure." Halle said as she had thought about Mello. She had cared for Mello just as much as

Kara and Near cared for eachother. She was sad that she would never get to see him again.

But she would always remember the kiss they had shared at Near's and Kara's reception.