Afterlife Department
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
Howee Jackson
Huo Ling was named as Howee Jackson when he was born. His father raised him abroad and he used the name until his death. However, he is half-Chinese thus his father also told him of his Chinese name – Huo Ling. His mother's surname is Huo, and she gave him the name 'ling' for feathers, since he is white and soft like a feather when he was born.
However, his mother died for some cause. His father didn't remarry, so he didn't have a stepmother or stepsiblings. However, he didn't know if his mother and father has siblings. Thus, when his father also died, he was just fourteen. His father left him to his friend and he never came back. His father's friend told him his father was missing. From the moment he saw his father's back, Huo Ling knew that was the last image he'll have of his father. Thus, he wasn't surprised after his father was declared missing, and later dead.