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
Jin Wu was stunned as he stared at Yi Bing after he heard what the other said. "… who was it again that was issuing our missions through the Death Note?" he asked in a low voice. "Shen Taizi… Shen Taizi knows everything!" he exclaimed. "Yes… there is that Conferment Seal to monitor us… now there is our Death Note as another object to monitor us!" he said.
"It is not Shen Taizi." Yi Bing answered.
"… what?!" Jin Wu looked at Yi Bing. He thought that he heard him wrong. "What did you say?" he asked.
Yi Bing looked at him. "The Death Note was based from the Life Note." He told him.
Jin Wu froze. Suddenly, he has a vague guess. "You don't mean…?" he muttered as his eyes widened. "The Upper Heaven?!" he exclaimed.
Yi Bing nodded in affirmation. "Yes." he answered. "And the Life Note was operating through Fate." He said, then lowered his gaze when he spoke 'Fate'.