L idled on the cold pavement. He watched with a blank gaze as a police car escorted the man known as 'Kira' away. The siren blared like a lingering reminder until it simply faded out.

Rain poured down harshly, and thunder would crash with every other beat.

L had won. It was all over, finally. You, his assistant, assessed him from afar as he stood there, silent.

He whispered not a word.