Insert Disclaimer Here: I do not own Death Note or any of the characters in it

Insert Disclaimer Here: I do not own Death Note or any of the characters in it. The only thing I own is a pet peeve involving authors who write terrible fanfiction about L getting diabetes from eating too much sugar. Sugar does not cause diabetes. It's a medical myth. So in retaliation, here's something a little more plausible.

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"Ryuuzaki!"

The shouts of the other taskforce members rang like distant bells in his ears.

L was going to die, and he knew it. The tightness in his chest turned into a sharp pain. It spread, quickly radiating up his neck, through his flank and down his limbs. His heart raced. And it surprised him that he could at focus on a few thoughts besides the pain.

First, that Light Yagami was, without a doubt, Kira.

And second, that even though his life was over… at least it wasn't going to be by Kira's hands…