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
Yi Bing and Huo Ling looked at the dark clouds above the Haoming Company while they sat on the bench beneath the tree while they looked at the people passing by.
"Huo Ling." Yi Bing called the name that smoothly gone out of his lips.
"Yes?" Huo Ling answered while watching the people pass by them.
"Do you know why I want you to ferry souls in the other worlds first before you ferry souls in our world, the Stable World?" Yi Bing asked him.
"No." Huo Ling answered. This is the first time he will be ferrying a soul. Though, he felt that it was a strange and complicated case, and the difficulty is very hard.
It is like you are a novice in the online games and you have met the last BOSS. His first assignment just had to be in a complicated situation. But, he won't complain, anyway, since, as he said, this is still the first time. He is hoping the next time won't be as hard as this.