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 young Howee and Kale saw Lewis Johnson's state and were terribly frightened they cried. Huo Ling, who is closer to Lewis Johnson than Kale, thought Lewis died and he cried himself hoarse and his eyes swollen.
That time, Mary Jackson was consoling him. An idea flashed in her mind and she asked him. "When Howee grows up, what does he want to be?" she asked with a smile.
The young Howee hiccupped and sniffed. His fair skin flushed red because of crying. "I… I want to be like uncle Lewis!" he answered.
Mary Jackson's smile stiffened and Kale, who heard Howee's answer, along with the other people, froze in shock. "… why?" she quietly asked.
"I want to save lives!" the young Howee answered.
"… doctors save lives, too." Mary told him.