[The information may be useful - Mello thinks it's highly likely it could be, anyway, which is why he decided to say as much as he has. He hasn't been able to confirm that Misa has a notebook with her, but he's almost positive by the way she kept trying to goad him into showing his face that she at least has the eyes. Mello lightly chews his bottom lip for a moment, gathering his thoughts, then nods and resumes speaking.]
In 2003, the world saw a wave of unexplained mass deaths - criminals, all dying of unexplained heart attacks, like some invisible hand of God at work as judge and executioner. But it wasn't a god at work, only a tyrannical child who fancied himself a god and had a shinigami's notebook at his disposal. The internet took to calling him Kira, and soon everyone else was calling him Kira, too. Many looked to him as a savior.
[Mello's gloved fingers tighten around his biceps, betraying how agitated he is even thinking about Kira.]
Kira is, in reality, more than one person. Amane was the second person to act as Kira, but she and her boyfriend weren't the only ones to do so - only the most prolific in handing out their death sentences, not only to convicted criminals, but anyone who stood in their way. Each of them is responsible for hundreds of thousands of murders, all with the stroke of a pen. The Second Kira - Amane - was known to be able to kill just by seeing a person's face - that is, she had a shinigami's sight.
[Mello pauses, again chewing on his bottom lip. Maybe the rest of this is too much to say, but he's already told Sharon as much. Near knows, and so does L. Maybe it will help Chris understand his stance on things a little better.]
She'll kill me if she has the chance. But I can't let that happen - not yet.
action
In 2003, the world saw a wave of unexplained mass deaths - criminals, all dying of unexplained heart attacks, like some invisible hand of God at work as judge and executioner. But it wasn't a god at work, only a tyrannical child who fancied himself a god and had a shinigami's notebook at his disposal. The internet took to calling him Kira, and soon everyone else was calling him Kira, too. Many looked to him as a savior.
[Mello's gloved fingers tighten around his biceps, betraying how agitated he is even thinking about Kira.]
Kira is, in reality, more than one person. Amane was the second person to act as Kira, but she and her boyfriend weren't the only ones to do so - only the most prolific in handing out their death sentences, not only to convicted criminals, but anyone who stood in their way. Each of them is responsible for hundreds of thousands of murders, all with the stroke of a pen. The Second Kira - Amane - was known to be able to kill just by seeing a person's face - that is, she had a shinigami's sight.
[Mello pauses, again chewing on his bottom lip. Maybe the rest of this is too much to say, but he's already told Sharon as much. Near knows, and so does L. Maybe it will help Chris understand his stance on things a little better.]
She'll kill me if she has the chance. But I can't let that happen - not yet.