The Fundamental Rules of Execution • The Visual Requirement: The human whose name is written in the note shall die. The writer must have the person's face in their mind while writing their name, ensuring that people sharing the same name are not affected. • The Time Default: If the cause of death is not specified, the victim will simply die of a heart attack between 40 seconds and 6 minutes and 40 seconds after their name is written. • The Physical Boundary: The specified conditions of death must be physically possible. The book cannot manifest impossible scenarios (such as an impossible shark attack in a regular room). ⏳ The Puppet Master Rules (Controlling Victims) • The 48-Hour Command: The writer can completely control the victim's actions prior to their death for up to 48 hours. • The Proxy Directive: The notebook can force a controlled victim to act on behalf of the owner, such as compelling a target to steal a specific object or seek out another individual's hidden identity before their time expires. ⚖️ Ownership & Survival Rules • The Seven-Day Use Cycle: If the keeper of the notebook does not use the Death Note to kill someone for seven consecutive days, the right of ownership is automatically forfeited, and the book returns to Ryuk so he can seek out a new keeper. • The Page-Burning Loophole (Rule 89): A target's impending death can be completely averted if the owner burns the specific page containing the victim's name before the death takes place. However, according to discussion threads on platforms like r/deathnote, this ultimate stay of execution can only be done once
