[ WP ] What if Death found a reason to live ?

Death had been getting lazy these past few centuries. That's the bottom line here, ever since the age of exploration Deaths job got easier as being able to recruit minions to do his job was his most ideal option. Now that his work had become a well oiled machine Death, simply wandered about his world alone. It was n't anything special as Death lived in a world between Heaven and Hell. So, limbo really and that was alright by Death. A large space of nothingness, a nothing space. 
 
 Yet, Death was comfortable in his surroundings and therefore, did n't require the need to have to go visit any other realm as all the gods in the heaven and all the devils from hell would simply meet with Death in his world of Limbo if some kind of conference needed to be held as it was truly the only neutral zone. Everything could be found in his own little world so, why leave? 
 
 A sound goes off, Death begins stirring. Cursing and swearing about what could have caused such a disruption. Doors open and there standing in front of him is one of his disciples of Death. 
 
 `` Ed, what the fuck? Why are you here? You know you should be here if something is up and I swear nothing better be up.'' 
 
 `` Well sir, I've been with you for a very long time, we both know that but, I've encountered something you should really see.'' 
 
 Hesitantly Death agrees but, Ed started walking away from the door. 
 
 `` Ed, where the hell are you going?'' 
 
 `` Look boss, just follow and trust me.'' Ed replied. 
 
 They walked for a while through nothingness until, a faint blue glow began to grow and grow. Death, recognized this as the entrance to Earth however, he barely recognized it as he had not seen earth for a long time. The blue glow began getting larger and brighter, Death could make out a door. Ed stood in front of it and looked at Death with a solemn look. 
 
 `` I want to show you something but, first I need to tell you that I'm retiring. I've been doing this for so long that I need to just be mortal again and live out my days enjoying what I need to show you. You've been caged up for so long that I think its time that you see what you've been missing out on.'' 
 
 The door began to vibrate and change colours. From a blue to a bright green filled with various other colours. Ed, opened the door and there in front of the two of them was Earth but, here they found themselves on a grassy hill that went down into a valley that stretched on what seemed like forever. On the horizon however, you could see what looked like the sea. 
 
 The Death from centuries ago would have been unimpressed but, it had been so long since he has seen Earth. The sights in front of him were breathtaking, the rolling hills, the blue sky with a few white fluffy clouds and the light warm wind that had the scent of the salt sea faintly on it. 
 
 `` This is what you've missed out on, all these years that you've been away you've missed out on this beautiful place. Now follow me again, I have a small boat waiting for us.'' 
 
 To the horizon they walked and Death, he marveled at the beauty and how everything seemed to work in unison. As they neared the sea they began walking on golden sand ever so warm to the touch of feet. There within a few dozen meters was the water with a small engine boat pegged to the ground. 
 
 Ed clambered in first and then Death who felt like he was in some kind of surreal dream. The boat began to move further away from the shore and onto the great waves of the Atlantic. The sea, so big so vast struck a chord in Death. So long had he been away from Earth that it almost felt like he had been wasting so much precious time. 
 
 `` This is n't even the most prettiest sight either, ohhhh no there's much more that you've been missing. If you want hell, I would almost recommend retiring with me and we could sail to all those places and finally enjoy what this world has to offer.'' Ed said with a grin on his face. 
 
 Astounded by the immense beauty of everything he had just witnessed how could Death not say yes? He had been Death since the start of time and had seen so much ugliness that it was definitely time for a change. He considered it, maybe a leave of absence then get back to it. In order to do this though, he had to reach inside himself and pull out the spirit that made him death and then he would become human and the spirit would go and pick someone else as Death would live out the rest of his days. 
 
 Realizing there'd be no return but, so taken aback by this beauty he looked at Ed and simply nodded. A smile on his face, he was about to be released and then he could immerse himself in this beautiful world. Reaching inside himself, the transformation was almost immediate. Human features began to shape and Death fell to his knees in agony as he had never felt physical pain like a human did. With all these new organs and nerves he could feel like he never had before. Once he became human he looked up and there above him was Ed holding the Spirit of Death. 
 
 A grin on his face and a maniacal laughter. There would be no trip around the world there would only be what came next. Death found himself rocketed off the boat and while in the air, the sky became grey and rain began falling from the heavens. It was something out of a matrix movie, everything had slowed down for Death, now mortal falling to his very own death. There was still beauty in it all and as he plunged into the water, peacefulness. 
 
 His lungs filling up with salt cold water he could only regret that he did not get to see the rest of the world. Death did not close his eyes as he fell deeper and deeper into, nothingness. 
 
 
 So, that's my story it's late here so some of this I'm sure is choppy and messy but I hope you've enjoyed it!
