It's Interesting Sometimes To Think About How Much The Implied Message Behind Death Note Is Almost Very

It's interesting sometimes to think about how much the implied message behind Death Note is almost very much "maintain the status quo and it's foolish and fruitless to attempt to actually change the way things already work," even though it's also seemingly quite focused on challenging and questioning a lot of norms and values and institutions as well

This came to me because I was thinking about Death Note and listening to Sea Shanty, so 5 hours later, here we are. This is pretty much a crossover with Pirates of the Caribbean BTW lol.

Okay, setting is the Caribbean around the early 1700s, and the Royal British Navy is at war with the pirates.

Light is the 17 year old son of Navy officer Soichiro and his wife Sachiko, and has a little sister Sayu. While Soichiro is all about taking down pirates, Light enjoys the expedition part of sailing more. While Light didn't particularly like pirates, he was more than critical of the way the British handled things.

Because of his keen mind and skill, Light was offered to join an expedition with a very prestigious crew to find some buried treasure. Light of course accepted, and ended up being the main reason the treasure had been found. This embarrassed the crew, and they viewed Light as a threat to their positions.

So during a storm, the head of navigation, who was Light's idol, tried pushing him over board. Light fought back, but he was unarmed and the man had a sword. After having his eye slashed and blinded, Light was shoved off the boat and into the middle of the sea.

As he drowned, Light swore vengeance against the navy and promised to one day kill the entire crew of the ship he had been on.

Well as it turns out, yelling about revenge is a great way to attract the attention of a bored, shape-shifting reaper, who was responsible for taking the souls of drowned sailors. Deciding to have some fun, the reaper named Ryuk offered the human a deal. For possession of Light's soul, Ryuk would give Light the power of immortality.

Obviously, Light agrees.

After sitting adrift at sea for a few days, unable to die and having to listen to Ryuk bothering him in the form of a parrot, Light is rescued by a group of pirates. Having no where else to go, Light joins them as a cabin boy.

However the captain quickly notices Light's navigation skills, and Light begins to slowly move up the hierarchy. Things are quiet for around a year, finding small mounds of treasure and evading the navy as well as other pirates.

However, word of their success found it's way to other pirates, who decide to attack their lone ship. The captain dies in the crossfire, and Light ends up issuing out orders. It takes a risky maneuver jack sparrow style and trapping the ships on a sand bar for Light and his crew to come out victorious.

Light is elected the new captain as his creepy black parrot cackles in the background.

For 5 years Light grows his fire power and influence, owning 8 large ships with over 100 men on each. 3 years into his rise, Light had managed to kill the navigatior and his crew, and Light kept the navigators skull as a decoration for his cabin. His notoriety grew as well, the name Captain Kira and his oppressive fleet becoming well known and feared.

Enter L, who is considered the best treasure hunter in the world. He is hired by the crown to find the recently deceased Black Beard's treasure vault, and provided a map.

L ventures out with Watari, Soichiro Yagami, Shuichi Aizawa, Hideki Ide, Touta Matsuda, Kanzo Mogi, and Hirokazu Ukita from the Navy, as well as some lower ranked sailors.

Everything went well until they were attacked and surrounded by 3 of Kira's ships, with their captain standing before them.

Soichiro is shocked to see his presumed dead son alive and well, as is Aizawa and Matsuda, who had known Light before he disappeared. L lamented trusting that the information about the treasure had been kept secret.

L foiled Light's plans of stealing the map by informing Kira that only L had the location in his head. However, Light's smirk returned just as mean as ever.

"Well then, guess we'll be working together for the foreseeable future, won't we Lawliet?"

They end up making out lol

There: PIRATE AU

(Yes, I know Light doesn't have an eye patch in the last image lol)

au where light maintains this absolutely derranged attitude towards misa through their entire murderous relationship. i want them screaming at tvs together. i want them convinced they were godsent for each other. if anyone insinuates anything even slightly negative about misa i want light to bite them with his teeth.

Okay, but how does Light Yagami get around??? I’m rewatching Death Note and his eyes are shut like half the time??? How haven’t you tripped and died, son???

Playing his game (reprise)

prints here!

lawlight but its yotsuba arc and light is a professional boxer

so an AU where this punch absolutely destroys L instead. an AU where it fucking kills him. you want L to die. I see how it is