50,000 years ago, Hell was destroyed because of too much Foul from the resentment of the souls that later turned to Soul Eaters and devoured everything in their wake, leaving nothing of Hell. The gods above in Heaven, in order to take care of the newly-died souls, created the Afterlife Department comprised of grim reapers. Huo Ling was delivering food that day when he met Yi Bing and the guy gave him a warning. When he arrived to the customer's unit, he was killed. Huo Ling: you set up a death flag for me! Yi Bing: I'm a grim reaper. I'm the flag myself. Let me help you solve the mystery of your death. Huo Ling: your sister! Alternative title: The Different Ways I Died at 23 Update: daily
Outside the mausoleum.
"Ugh… so hot." One of them said as they fanned themselves using the collar of their clothes.
"And sandy." Someone said.
"What do you expect in a desert but sand?!" someone chided. "Do you expect it to snow – " she said before she suddenly stopped.
"What?" they turned to her. However, they saw her looked stunned as she looked at in one direction.
"Ruoruo. Say something." They told her. When she didn't speak, they turned to look at what she is looking for, only to become as shocked as her.
Somewhere in the desert, they saw snowflakes falling amidst the sand. "Wait… am I seeing a mirage?" one of them said and rubbed his eyes.
"Idiot! It can be anything but a mirage!" his friend told him.
"Then… what is it?" they asked and watched with bated breath as the snowflakes approached their direction.