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Lady Death was awaiting a soul. She was awaiting another unfortunate soul who has lost a life, thankfully not their last, but that never made things easier. Or less painful.
It was enough pain to die, depending on the way it had happened, but the process of being respawned was unnecessarily as painful as death itself. She wished there was an easier, less painful, way of sending those souls back to their lives without that additional pain but there wasn’t much that she could do to ease it. No matter how hard she tried. It was always a difficult process for both parties involved.
Today however, was much more difficult than she could have ever expected. For the first time ever, Lady Death stood frozen in shock as she watched her grandson—her only grandson for that matter—stand before her with his head hung low. Her heart ached as she felt the guilt and pain from the moments leading up to this and all she wanted to do was hug him and take him to a better place, somewhere he could rest and be free from it all—but that’s not how things work. She couldn’t do that.
Fundy still had one remaining life. And as much as it hurt to even think of sending him back there, knowing all he’s suffered and gone through these past few years, Lady Death had her duties that she too must fulfil. A mortal family was never meant to be given to a deity like herself, but there were things even the Goddess of Fate couldn’t quite explain either.
“Fundy,” Lady Death said, her voice quiet and gentle as she picked up the small frame of her grandson.
“I’m sorry.” He apologized, still avoiding her gaze, and she couldn’t quite tell which hurt her more.
“It’s not your fault,” She reassured him as she pulled him into her warm embrace. “It’s not your fault at all.”