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
The next day.
Huo Ling helplessly watched Zhou Cheng, Peng Qian, Rourou and Lian Xiang spook themselves after they, together with Huo Huainan, Huo Zichu, Zhang Jun and Yang Jie, entered a dim and cold hallway filled with life-sized and life-like statues.
"T-they… they won't… they won't suddenly move and jump to seize us, right?" Lian Xiang asked, her voice shaking and is filled with fear as she held her breath when she passed by a statue and her shoulder almost bumped into it because of the narrow path.
She released her breath after seeing that only the tip of her sleeve slightly grazed the arm of the statue.
"It… it couldn't be… right?" Rourou asked. She tried to make her voice sound cheerful, but it just sounded awful since it sounded shaky.