Will Light Yagami utilise the ability to control death he discovers in a notebook for good or evil? Light Yagami is an excellent student with promising future, but he is also incredibly bored. But when he discovers the Death Note, a book left behind by a mischievous Shinigami death god, everything changes. Light has promised to utilise the power of the Death Note to purge the world of evil since everybody whose name is inscribed in the notebook perishes. But when criminals start dying, the police send the renowned detective L to find the murderer. Will Light lose sight of his admirable objective?or his life?with L close behind him? After a high-speed chase, Light and the task force apprehend the newest Kira. Light regains his Death Note and his memories, and the depths of his cunning are revealed as the plans he carefully put in place before going into confinement are slowly unveiled. His masterful manipulation of both humans and Shinigami lead him to the strongest position he's yet enjoyed. But the glow of his victory is marred when a new threat appears. Can Light withstand a surprise attack on two fronts?