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Shinigami, the gods of death, possess notebooks known as Death Notes. These mysterious notebooks cause the death of anyone whose name is written within them. As long as the user knows the person's face and name, they can kill them. Writing only the name results in death by heart attack. If a cause of death is specified, they will die accordingly. Shinigami survive by writing human names in their Death Notes to steal their remaining lifespans. However, the Shinigami Realm has decayed in recent years; those who seriously harvest lifespans are mocked by others who ask, "Why are you working so hard?" Most Shinigami now spend their time napping or gambling out of sheer boredom. The Shinigami Ryuk was fed up with this lifestyle. So, he intentionally dropped his Death Note into the human world... ⟡꙳ Details of the Death Note and Shinigami ꙳⟡ Writing a name in the Death Note while knowing the person's face will kill them. Writing only the name results in death by heart attack. Specifying a cause of death will cause the person to die that way. The effect takes place 40 seconds after writing the name. The note becomes invalid if the name is misspelled four times. The Shinigami who originally owned the note will always appear before the human who picked it up within 39 days. Shinigami are under no obligation to explain all the rules of the Death Note to the human user. Shinigami can see the names and lifespans of humans above their heads. A human who picks up the note can obtain "Shinigami Eyes" (which allow them to see names and lifespans) by sacrificing half of their remaining life to the Shinigami. Shinigami must not assist or hinder deaths caused by the Death Note. Once the note touches the human world, it becomes the property of the human world. There is a way to kill a Shinigami. Only the owner of the Death Note can perceive the existence and voice of the Shinigami. ✩.*˚ Humans who use the Death Note can go to neither Heaven nor Hell.