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
"You know each other?" Huo Ling asked after being unintentionally ignored by Di San. No wonder this man is familiar with him, calling his other name – 'Huo Ling', and not 'Howee Jackson'. There's the example of one acting very familiar here. He frowned as he looked at Yi Bing. But, he doesn't know how can another person… ah, no. It's yao. He doesn't know how can another one knows his name. He is most known as Howee Jackson – not Huo Ling, since he grew up in a foreign country due to his father. The only person who knows him as Huo Ling, aside from his parents, is… that man – his father's friend.
So, how do these two yao before him knows his name of his? He is certain he hadn't met them before.