Gods of This New World

Gods of This New World by BlueWolf1923 is a Death Note Action Adventure Fanfic in which, with Ryuk and Misa's help, Light kills off the taskforce and persuades L to join him in his cause and they go on to seize control of the world. However L warns them that it's not over—they still have to win against Mello and Near.

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Tropes used in Gods of This New World include:

• Ace Pilot: L pilots a harrier jet.
• Action Girl: When Mello goes to kidnap Sayu, he fails miserably because she was waiting for him with a gun and had L at her back. Later Misa when Mello stabs her in the chest with his Shinigami-slaying sword she gets up and keeps fighting him anyway.
• Any Torment You Can Walk Away From: Light and Misa have an epic battle with Mello, die, and become Shinigami-but it's a happy ending.
• Badass: Light and Misa but especially Misa who gets up and keeps fighting the Big Bad after being stabbed in the chest with a sword! Also L pilots a harrier jet and Sayu fights off Mello when her Gun Fu skills when he tries to kidnap her in an Offscreen Moment of Awesome.
• Broken Pedestal: L to Mello and Near.
• Butt Monkey: Near.
• Chastity Couple: Light and Misa
• The Chessmaster: Light, L, Near, and Mello
• Collective Identity: Light, Ryuk, Misa, and L are all Kira.
• Cool Sword: A Sword of Plot Advancement that was Forged by the Gods
• Curb Stomp Battle: Light and his allies curb stomp Mello and Near-again and again.
• Deadly Upgrade: Mello makes the eye deal. Later, once assured of his place after death; Light also makes the eye trade.
• Death-Activated Superpower: Light and Misa are guaranteed to become Shinigami when they die.
• Defeat Means Friendship: L with team Kira and later, Near.
• Demoted to Extra: Light spares his father's life and then he's never heard from again.
• The Determinator: Misa and Light keep fighting even after they've sustained mortal injuries.
• Do Not Call Me Paul: Mihael Keehl uses the magic Shinigami artifact, the Name Jewel to change his name to Mello Lightslayer and as Shinigami Light is called Kira and Misa is called Dai-ni.
• Dying Moment of Awesome: Light and Misa.
• Evil Is One Big Happy Family: Well, Team Kira certainly is.
• Failure Is the Only Option: Mello and Near's fight against Kira.
• Fallen Hero: L.
• Five-Bad Band
  • Big Bad and Evil Genius: Light.
  • The Dragon: L.
    • Dragon-in-Chief: The Shinigami King.
  • The Brute: Ryuk and Shidoh.
  • The Dark Chick: Misa.
  • Team Pet: Gelus (Misa's kitty).
  • Sixth Ranger Traitor: Shidoh.
• Fix Fic: L doesn't die, Light and Misa are heroes, and it has a happy ending.
• Friends Rent Control: Team Kira lives together in a penthouse mansion. Justified because L is on their side.
• Genre Shift: Presenting Light and L as Action Heroes!
• Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?
• Heroic Sacrifice: Light and Misa do this as their backup plan.
• Heterosexual Life Partners: Light and L. After dying and becoming a Shinigami Light returns to the human world to hang with L.
• Holding Your Shoulder Means Injury: Light after he gets shot.
• I Don't Want to Die: Light, even though he has been assured of what will happen to him after death. is in no hurry to die because he has so much work left to do.
• The Load: Matt to Mello and Near.
• Lock and Load Montage: "Mello, wearing a tinted motorcycle helmet, checked his collection of weapons. A pistol hung on his right hip, and the last Shinigami sword was on his back. In his left hand was the Death Note he had twisted into use against its creators."
• Luke Nounverber: Mihael Keehl mystically changes his name to "Mello Lightslayer"
• Magnetic Villain: Light:
  • Beat them up / Tell them of your quest: how he wins over L.
  • Beat them up along with their enemy: how he resolves his conflict with Near.
• Make Room for the New Plot: How Kira and Near's battle is resolved.
• The Man Behind the Curtain: when L's successors come after them L comes forward and claims to be Kira. Later they have Ryuk pretend to be the real Kira.
• Monster Roommate: Ryuk and Shidoh.
• Motive Decay: Mello's goal seems to change from "stopping Kira" to just wanting to make "two worlds… burn."
• Mr. Exposition: Ryuk, don't interrupt him when he's expositing!
• My Death Is Only the Beginning: Light and Misa are guaranteed to become Shinigami when they die.
• Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight: Or a pen to a swordfight… or a sword to a missile fight.
• New Powers as the Plot Demands: The Shinigami King gives Light a white death note that surpasses the 23 day rule and allows one to control someone for up to a year along with the Death Eraser. Later, Mello gets a hold of a magic sword and a special Death Note bound in metal that can even kill Shinigami.
• Normally I Would Be Dead Now: Mello stabs Misa in the chest with a sword. But when Mello threatens Light, she gets up and keeps fighting him anyway.
• One Curse Limit: Light writes L's name in the notebook to save him from being killed by Mello. It works because he has a special new notebook in which you can write a cause of death for up to a year in advance and the Death Eraser.
• One-Man Army: Kira.
• Only a Flesh Wound: When fighting Mello, Light gets shot in the shoulder.
• Rated "M" for Manly: Light, L, Mello... when strategy fails, problems are solved with one's fist and blowing shit up.
• Redemption Demotion: As soon as L is no longer the antagonist, he seems to lose his teeth-most of the time he's just kind of "there" as Light's buddy.
• Rule of Cool
• Save Both Worlds: Mello becomes a threat to both Kira's world and the Shinigami Realm.
• Shiny New Australia: When a world war breaks out, Light knows he can count on Japan and Australia to support Kira.
• Shout-Out: Ryuk plays Prince of Persia and Matt and Mello listen to "Fade To Black" and "Trapped Under Ice".
• Sibling Team: Mello and Matt are brothers in this universe in an attempt to avoid the Ho Yay.
• Smart People Play Chess: A lot.
• Snarky Non-Human Sidekick: Ryuk.
• Sore Loser: Near "No fair! You cheated!"
• Story-Breaker Power: First Light gets an upgrade, then Mello.
• Stuff Blowing Up
• Taking You with Me: Light's backup plan for dealing with Mello.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Mello and Near.
• There Is No Kill Like Overkill: "Meanwhile, L had been in a harrier jet overhead… He readied a missile to be fired, and unleashed fiery hell on Mello."
• Together in Death: Light and Misa. Subverted. Dai-Ni remembers she loved Kira as a mortal, but she doesn't really care now.
• Took a Level in Badass: Everyone but Near.
• Took a Level In Dumbass: L.
• Took a Level In Kindness: Light.
• Videogame Culture: Ryuk and Matt have gaming duels online and the loser must tell the other side some vital clue about the case.
• Villainous Friendship: Light, Ryuk, Misa, and L are True Companions here.
• Violently Protective Girlfriend: Misa.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Light and L.
• We Can Rule Together: Light to L.
• We Named the Monkey "Jack": Misa gets a black cat and names him Gelus.
• World War III: Many countries declare war against Kira. Kira easily Curbstomps everyone.
• Worthy Opponent: Light and L consider Near to be one.
• You Will Be Spared: Light asks Ryuk to spare his father when wiping out the Kira taskforce.