The bullet tears through Light’s shoulder, sending him sprawling. Blood pools on the grey concrete, mixing with the dust. As Light lies there, bleeding and broken, Ryuk—the Shinigami who started it all—materializes from the shadows.
Near tilts his head. "A world without criminals? A world ruled by fear, where anyone who disagrees with you dies of a heart attack?" death note manga book
The final panel of the manga shows a silent, empty classroom. A notebook lies on a desk. The wind blows the pages open. The bullet tears through Light’s shoulder, sending him
Ryuk scratches his chin. "Light Yagami," he says, his voice a gravelly whisper. "You’ve lost. And you know the rule. The human who uses the Death Note can neither go to Heaven nor Hell. When you die, you simply… cease to exist. Nothingness. It’s the most absolute death of all." Near tilts his head
Light Yagami, the boy who would be god, dies of a heart attack on a cold warehouse floor. His eyes go blank. The Death Note falls from his fingers. And in the silence, Matsuda sobs, Aizawa looks away, and Near simply closes his eyes.