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Once upon a times, there are two wanderers in the forest. One wields death and one holds life. One day, they came across an ongoing war.
Life starts building a home for himself, entertaining himself with mortal conflict. He builds his temple grand and vast, entertaining mortals as they come seek his help.
Death visits his long time friend, they haven't came across each other in a while. He has settled down here with a plan to lure the mortals to his realm.
As their time here grows, Life bares his heart to loving mortals, holding them close in his arms. Death quietly waits, taking lost souls as the war ends and continues.
The land is soaked with blood of innocent soldiers and tears of fragmented souls. Life carries his loves' lifeless bodies to their resting place.
Life whispers his last words to his beloved mortals, tears drop as he so desperately wishes he could extend his powers to them.
Death steps up behind him, "you care too much," he says, "you knew how short their lives were going to be." Life takes a deep breath, "How can I not care, when I am their whole life," he sighs.
Life and Death always had their quarrels, but they are two sides of the same coin, only they can understand each other after all.
So Death gave Life his hand as he stands, they look at the now empty land, and steps into the forest once again.
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The next time they came across each other, they both have a child in hand.
Life has his partner beside him, and Death alone as always. They stand close to each other this time, having a common goal of protecting their mortals.
Life bathes in this fruitful life, dancing with hands in his, he lives a mortal life, growing old with his family.
Life slumps as he sings his last tune, Death joins him. Death has guided his children to the other side, while he has no choice but to stay in this foreat.
Death reaches over to Life, caressing the cracking golden face of his, and Life sobs.
Death will see his loves when he rests, but Life can only burn until his light burns out.
Death steps into the forest, and time has to past for Life to do the same.
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Life sits on his throne as Death walks in, greeting his old pal.
Death can see it in Life's eyes, he is as joyful and friendly as always, but there is a certain distance in his eyes.
Well, time heals everything right? This world will grow, prosper, go to chaos and eventually crash, like every world they've been.
So Death let out a big smile, let's have some fun in the process, they only have each other anyways.
"Well well well, what do we got here?"