[ WP ] The Grimm Reaper has finally come to you - not to take your soul , but because he 's retiring and needs your help fitting in to society .

Death's eyes narrowed at the situation that had been just presented before him. So, this man was about to end his own life, but at the final second, the VERY MOMENT he showed up to take him painlessly, this guy thinks it's funny to change his mind and shoot Death in the face. 
 
 Really? 
 
 ``... Well, I mean, nice try I guess? You ca n't really kill death, but you made an attempt.'' 
 
 Meanwhile, the poor, clearly upset and shocked man stared at Death wide-eyed, his entire body shaking from head to toe. All desire to end his own life vanished at the presence of the Grim Reaper. 
 
 `` Y-You're...'' 
 
 `` Death. Thanatos. The Grim Reaper. Hel, Anubis, the archangels Michael and Samael, whatever. I've gone by many names and forms. Listen, I know you're probably depressed, considering that you tried to die and all, but here's the thing: You kind of... saw me. And then acted against me. That's, uh. That's not usually a thing mortals can do.'' 
 
 The man stammered, trying to emit something from his vocal cords. `` I-I... I did n't - I did n't mean to - `` 
 
 `` Dude, it's okay. There's, uh, a bit of a problem now though. You see, because you've seen me, that... kinda means that I'm fired. Now, listen, this is as much of a shock to me as it is to you, but uh, by tradition of maintaining the balance in the world, because I'm fired, that means that you're going to have to take my job. And that also means I have to take your place.'' 
 
 `` W-Wait, wait a minute, what?!'' the man's voice hightened with fear and confusion. `` I-I have to be Death? But - but I do n't -'' 
 
 `` Look, I know it's sudden, but look at it this way: you were going to die anyway, right? Or planning to anyhow. It's a rough job at times, but I'm gon na be honest, I've been playing Death for quite a few centuries now. As you can see, I've become just... really, really jaded to all this shit. It's probably the reason why we have a replacement system that works this way - it's to make sure that none of us go insane.'' Death removed his hood off of his head, then moved towards the man. 
 
 `` N-No, wait, wait,'' the man stepped back and protested. `` Please, I just... look, I just wanted peace. I'm of no help to anyone. I do n't want this.'' 
 
 `` Sorry man, I do n't either,'' Death removed his cloaked veil, and in a matter of seconds, his facial features donned the appearance of the man before him. Death - or what used to be Death - gave an empathetic look to the man who could only watch in horror. He had n't felt empathy in a long time. But looking at this young man now, he remembered the time the job had been passed to him as well - just as quickly, and just as abruptly as this. It had to be this quick - Death's job was important, and it had to be resumed without delay. He knew how it felt to be left alone in a position by himself. Of course, all the other wordly titans - Time, Life, Fate, and quite a few more - all assisted him in that transition, as they would all do immediately as they felt that the cloak had been passed on, but in that brief moment, he did n't want this poor guy to fend for himself like the Death before him did. 
 
 He sighed. `` Alright, look man. You're not going to be alone. The moment you put this hood on. Fate will pop up and give you your next objective. She always does that. Death does n't always have free time, although fortunately your job is only to go after conflicted souls.'' 
 
 The young man still looked at Death blankly. He shook his head and took more steps away as he could n't believe he was looking at an image of himself. Death sighed. 
 
 `` Hey, how about this. I have n't been a mortal in a long, long time. Taking your place - well, it's going to be really tricky for me. I know that you did n't ask for this, but, if you want, I could help you out with advice on your job, and you can give me the run down on how being a mortal is supposed to be like again. I have n't really been on this earth for, like, a couple hundred years. Going to need help too.'' 
 
 The young man looked up. Clearly, with much reluctance and yet resignation to his fate as the new Death, the man took the cowl and held it in his hands. 
 
 ``... Fine... Deal, then.'' 
 
 `` Good to hear it.''
