A Journey Through Death

A short story of how Death’s role in the world has shifted.

I am the irreversible termination to all biological functions that sustain life. When life grasps for the last few strings that tie them to the living world I stand ready to cut the threads. I alone stand to return everything back to the dirt in which they sprang from. I am Death.

For countless centuries I quietly performed my duties. Scythe in hand I would evoke my powers to cripple humanity. Depression, cancer, and a myriad of disease beckoning to me to be released upon my command. My eternal existence was the definition of magnificent. At least, that was what I once believed.

Life was once plentiful on Earth. Plants and wildlife flourished in all the deepest reaches of the planet. Then the humans came. Oh, how I loved the destruction they naturally brought about. I was able to swing freely and strike down Life’s creations without a second thought.

Over the centuries war became expected. Destruction ran rampant through the land and in my state of euphoria I failed to realize what had occurred. Life stopped sending her gifts to a dying planet. I stared down at my handiwork with concern for only a hundred or so beings of life remained. If the final soul extinguished itself what becomes of me? An immortal being of vast power with no purpose. Would I cease to exist?

These were questions I had no answers to so I remolded my efforts. I couldn’t directly interact with the mortal souls but I could influence them. I offered gentle nudges to help them along. Acts that normally would have led to certain death I tried to shield them from to instead leave them with severe wounds.

They noticed my efforts and some could even feel my presence. Others referred to me as a guardian angel. I could feel a warmth growing from deep within and that made me curious. Then one day, someone called me ‘Life’.

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