THE UNIVERSE

What the hell?

I find myself in a room, surrounded by darkness. But light shines from above unto the table I found myself.

Where am i? And why the lights? 

The last thing I remember was...

Oh! God did i save that little girl.

"Ok, get up we have work to do." A man on dark hood with white gloves said.

I was startled by the voice.

"And you are?" I asked him

"Oh! That's right. Kelvin, I'm death and you my friend, is going to be my new apprentice." Death said.

"Wait! Hold up. Am I dead? No, I'm dead. Wait! Am I supposed to be dead?" I asked surprised, shocked any other word that could be used to describe any of them.

He is looking at me, like I'm stupid. 

"I asked heaven for an apprentice, I was given a fool. Why am I treated this way?" He asked no one in particular.

"Young man, you are dead. Truth be told, I wanted an assassin, he would've made this job easier. You tried to save a child that's a good thing believe me, but here we are in the land of the dead, so automatically, you're dead." He stated.

I'm still in shock. How did? Why am I? I can't even place things together.

"Don't worry, believe me it takes time. Look I don't have enough time to spend here talking, dude let's get down to business." Death said.

"Um! Okay." I said.

"Kelvin, we are heading to earth to transport the dead. Believe it's a crazy job, I wouldn't have requested you to join, but I believe he sent you for a reason." He said.

"Am I meant to reply you or just nod?" I asked confused.

He sighed. Muttered somethings under his breath and said.

"If I have a chance myself, I would kill you again, this time, I would send you to hell." He kept a straight face while saying that.

Okay. First of I wake up, darkness surrounding me, the only light is from above,and I don't even know where it's from. And this dude says he is death and I'm his new apprentice. 

*The Universe Is Fucked.*

"You know I can hear your thoughts?" He asked.

Wait hold up he is even listening to me spea-.

"Can you like shut the hell up, I'm trying to place things in order before we leave." He said.

"We are leaving? Now?" I asked.

Before I was able to say dude, we appeared in a hospital. At least it looked like one. Far better than where I woke up. 

He just started walking leaving me behind.

"Hey! Wait up. You can't just waltz in here like you own the place." I asked.

"Of course I can. I'm DEATH. And you seriously need to understand that." He said.

"Why are we even here?" I asked.

"To collect a soul, like he is about to you know." Death said.

He gave a sign that says die.

Oh! Someone is about to die and I'm gonna witness, nope, I haven't even deduced the fact that I'm dead.

We got to ICU section, and entered a room. A man in his mid forties, is lying on the bed, and life support attached to him. A woman whom I presume to be his wife, holding his hand and crying.

Death stretches his right arm, and all of a sudden he is holding a sickle like weapon.

"What do you wanna do?" I asked surprised at the weapon on his hand and him looking at the man.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" He asked.

"I don't know, kill him?" I asked.

"Now listen young man, I don't kill people, I harvest their soul because it's time for them to leave earth. Would you call that killing?" He asked.

He pauses. And says.

"But thinking about it, it kinda looks like killing though." He stated.

What the hell is wrong with this guy? And who does he think he is? Wait he said is death. That sickle like thing he holds, is what he use to harvest souls. I've seen that shit in movies severally, I never believed it existed.

"Wait, that means you killed me." I concluded.

"Believe me, I didn't, though I wanted to but the truck hit your soul out before I could even get to you." He said.

"And that's was meant to make me so happy that I ejaculate out of joy?" I asked sarcastically.

"Your semen, has nothing to do with any of this. I'm glad you kept that thing one place, you would have been on a straight ticket to hell." He stated.

"Now, let's get to work, you need to watch how I do it, from now on you're gonna be doing it yourself." He said.

"Hold up, rephrase back. Were you guys watching me all through?" I asked shocked.

"Technically, I wasn't watching you, the girl you were with died a few months later, she I was watching. But then you just have to be at the wrong place at the wrong time as always." Death said.

"How are you even *DEATH*?" I asked.

"Honestly speaking, I have no idea. I just ended up being death and I kinda like my job." He said.

"So, how are you gonna harvest souls? And can you stop one from dying?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Well I just slice open a dimensional portal to bring there soul out of their bodies. And no, once someone is dead, he or she is dead. There is nothing you can do about it." He said with a serious face.

He told his weapon and slice open a portal just above the man. Out came a being, with the face of the man but then he was transparent, every part of him was glowing you can't make out what he is made of.

"Mr. David, I'm death and this is my apprent-." 

"David? David don't do this to me. Please wake up. Doctor? Doctor?" His wife started to scream shutting us up.

"Can I watch her for a few minutes please?" Mr. David asked death.

I looked at him, thinking he was gonna say no we don't have time for that and all but he shocked me and said.

"Take all the time you need." DEATH said in the most calm manner I've ever seen.

We left the room for Mr David to watch them try to bring him back. He knows it's not possible, kisses his wife a met me at the door and smiled. Them and there I believe that he lived a life of fulfillment.

"So where to next?" I asked death.

He smiled and said.

"A little bit close to heaven, that's for his judgement." DEATH stated.

He held us and teleported to a place where we saw a long line of souls, waiting to be judged. Mr David thanked death, and we depart back to death's domain.

"So that's how you're gonna be reaping souls for the next week." He said bring out books from a self.

"Why are bring out those books? And what's the name of that sickle like thingy you used?" I asked.

He opened his mouth in shock.

"Honestly, I'm wondering why you were given to me instead of an assassin. Firstly, that's not a sickle, that's a *SCYTHE*, and how would you know who is going to die if you don't know their names and location?" He asked me.

"You mean, these two large books that looks like dark magic book of spells are filled with names of the I've to die this week alone?" I asked perplexed.

"Yes, and you my friend is going to do a lot of reaping for the next one week."

"Where would you be during that time?" I asked him.

"There is a gathering of supernatural, I guess I'm one of them. I would be back once the last person is transported. Check the closet there, in it is a robe for you. It helps teleport to specific places you want. I'm handing the scythe to you, believe me I don't want to, if anything happens to her, I would reap a soul out of your soul." He threatened me.

Forget the fact, I'm scared of him. I'm also scared of the weapon.

"Till the end of the he week then." I told him.

"See ya." He says and vanishes.

Ok, don't panic, you have everything under control, all you have to do is check the book for the names and location. Besides 

no one dies until next week starts. He finished his schedule early for me to takeover. I guess he isn't that bad afterall. 

Let's explore earth with this robe.

Tha-Dragon 🔥

Victor Mairo 💫⁩ and Dara