I am a Shinigami. Meaning death god. My name is Ryuk.

I'm one of many Shinigami. We can only survive by killing

humans to extend our lives. How? You might ask, well its

simple by writing their name in the death note. You're

probably thinking how would we know their name, well if

you just know Shinigami have special eyes that can see

human's names and their life span. Were also not

responsible for every death, because humans eventually

die either way, but we can end their lives sooner than

intended for our own benefit but there's still rules for

shinigami's

Life as a Shinigami can be boring. We mostly sit around

playing cards or moping around. To me I don't know why

we keep extending our life to keep doing the same old

boring things but our powers are pretty amazing and

make it worth it. We just need to have some fun and use

our powers. There's quite a few of us like Rem, Gelus,

Sidoh, Zellogi, Nu, Midora, Kinddara, Gukku, Deridovely,

Daril, Calikarcha, Armonia, and the Shinigami king.

Iwant to have a little fun but since we can only have one

death note, I had to trick the Shinigami king to get

another one. I know how we use the death note but it

would be amusing to see how a human will use it.

Humans wouldn't be sure how it works, so I wrote

instructions how to use the death note in English on the

first few pages.

THE RULES ARE

•The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

•This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

•If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.

•If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a Heart attack.

•After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 seconds or approx. 6.66 minutes).

•The Death note will not affect those under 780 days old.

•A death note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is misspelled four times.

•If a death note is lost or stolen the owner will lose ownership unless it is retrieved within 490 days.

AND THEN

I dropped it into the human world shortly

after I wrote the rules of how to use it. I just have to wait

for somebody to pick it up. Did you know if a human

touches a Shinigami's death note that they can see that

Shinigami who owns it. Oh wait somebody is about to

touch it. It's a boy, he looks young, and he has brown

shaggy hair. He picked up the book. His name is Light

Yagami. This should be interesting.

The episode starts off in Light's high school English class, where light translates a sentence into Japanese. After school, someone asks if Light wants to hang out, but he claims he is busy. At home, Light begins entering more criminals' names into the Death Note as the news broadcasts their names and faces. He tells Ryuk he has to work hard because the time he gets to write in the notebook is limited due to his studies and concern for his health.

Light's sister, Sayu, knocks on his door to get help with her homework. Light immediately stashes the notebook in his drawer and lets his sister in. Ryuk warns Light that if she were to touch the Death Note, she would be able to see him. Light curses the fact that Ryuk waited until now to reveal such an important rule to him, but keeps a calm face as he helps his younger sister with her math homework.

Meanwhile, the International Criminal Police Organization begins its meeting, addressing the 52 known cases of criminals dying of heart attacks. One member questions why this is even a problem, since all the people who died were sentenced either to life in prison or death row, but another member stresses that even though such is the case, some unknown entity is killing criminals through some form of mass murder. The bickering escalates until the apparent head of the meeting silences everyone, saying that Interpol has no choice but to bring in 'L' again. The statement causes the entire room to begin whispering again. One man questions his chief about what the man means by 'L.' The chief tells the young man that 'L' is the name taken on by a mysterious person whose real name and identity are unknown. L has been able to solve every case given to him by the ICPO, who view him as their trump card. The room’s silence is broken by a member who questions how they will even be able to contact L in the first place, especially since he is known to only take on cases that interest him. This question is immediately answered by a tall man in a trench coat, whose face is hidden by his hat. The man, who the chief briefly explains is Watari, the ICPO's only contact to L, states that L has already been investigating the case. He opens a laptop to display an enormous letter 'L.' A voice-scrambled voice begins speaking from the laptop, introducing himself as L. L informs Interpol that he will need the cooperation of every organization being represented in the ICPO, especially the Japanese Task Force, since he has suspicions that the mass murderer resides in Japan.

Meanwhile, Light has devised a trap to prevent anyone from ever touching the notebook. He opens a drawer in his desk to reveal an ordinary diary, which would interest anyone snooping around enough to stop there. Underneath the diary, however, is a false bottom hiding the Death Note that, if pried open incorrectly, will set fire to the notebook and Light's desk. Light calmly tells Ryuk that he would much prefer risking a house fire over the notebook's discovery and a death sentence.

As more criminals die of heart attacks, the public dubs the entity behind it all as "Kira." While news reports ignore the fact that "Kira" has emerged from the killings, the appearance of many fan websites is enough proof to know that most people, especially in online anonymity, are welcoming Kira with open arms.

A special broadcast airing worldwide from the ICPO interrupts the television program. A man in a suit introduces himself as Lind L. Tailor, alias L. The Japanese Task Force watch the live broadcast in surprise that L is revealing his face for the first time. Tailor berates Kira for his crimes and claims he will face justice. Only when he states that what Kira is doing is evil does Light react angrily, writing Tailor's name in the notebook. 40 seconds later, Tailor collapses and is dragged off-camera, and the screen switches to L's insignia.

L's voice-scrambled voice sounds awestruck by the proof that Kira has the ability to kill without having to be there in person. Light curses L for being one step ahead of him as L taunts and challenges him. In turn for the proof of his abilities, L reveals to Kira that the worldwide airing was only being aired in the Kanto region of Japan and he has narrowed down Kira's location and identified Kira's first victim. The police are amazed and motivated by the turn of events. Light collects himself and he and L swear to hunt each other down, as they both believe themselves to be justice.

The police review their information on the Kira case, and L (via Watari's laptop computer) states it is very likely that Kira is a student. At the end of the meeting, L asks the police to investigate if the victims' faces were shown in the media prior to their deaths.

That night, Light is at home helping Sayu with her homework when their father, Soichiro Yagami, comes home. Thanks to his father's position as chief of police, Light is able to stay one step ahead of the investigation by hacking into his computer over their shared home network. He discovers that the police are suspecting that Kira could be a student. Mentally reviewing the rules of the Death Note, Light begins manipulating the times of death so that criminals die while he is engaging in everyday activities at school.

The police hold another meeting to discuss the 46 deaths that occurred over the previous two days exactly one hour apart from each other. L concludes that Kira can control the time of death and is flaunting it, concluding to himself that Kira must have access to police information. Light reveals to Ryuk that L will soon start suspecting people in the police force, and when the police discover that he is investigating them, they will become angry and investigate L. When the police find him, Light will be able to eliminate him. At the NPA, three men give their resignation letters to Chief Yagami. They confirm that all of the victims' faces were shown before they died, and unlike L, as policemen, their names and faces are publicly known.

Later, Watari informs L that the FBI has entered Japan in order to investigate police personnel. On the way home from school, Ryuk tells Light that there is someone following him, but makes it clear that he is not doing it because he is on LIght's side, but merely because having someone following them creeps him out.

At home, Ryuk reveals to Light that Shinigami write humans' names in their Death Notes in order to increase their lifespans, and that Shinigami can see the name and lifespan of any human they look at. Ryuk knows exactly how much time Light has left and offers Light a deal: he can give Light the power of his Shinigami eyes in exchange for half of his remaining lifespan. Even though his remaining lifespan would be halved, Light admits he would be able to use the Death Note more effectively.

TRIVIA

In this episode, it is revealed that the Chief of the NPA, Soichiro Yagami, is Light Yagami's father.

It is revealed that the Death Note can increase the lifespan of Shinigami who write names into it, making them immortal until they reach the end of their lifespan. However, no matter how many names a human writes, their lifespan will not increase.

Ryuk reveals that Shinigami have the natural ability to know a person's name and lifespan by looking at them. He also reveals that a human who has a Death Note can gain the eyes of a Shinigami from the one they are possessed by if they give half of their remaining lifespan to that god of death. In other words, Light would be able to use the Death Note much easier and might be able to find out who L is if he gives half of his lifespan to Ryuk in exchange for Shinigami eyes