Surviving Death by Sarah Gribble

Author:Sarah Gribble [Gribble, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Story Cartel Press

Death was on a rampage in the World, harvesting souls with maniacal glee, when an Angel arrived to summon him to the Palace. He considered ignoring the order, something he’d never done before, regardless of who was in charge. It would serve God right, after how he’d treated Death’s request to rid the afterlife of Naveen and his little girlfriend. The anger God showed at the idea was unprecedented, almost causing Death to cower. He hadn’t, of course; it wasn’t in his nature to fear anyone, even the gods.

The Angel was visibly irritated, insistent. Death ripped another soul out of an old woman with a ferocity that made the Angel turn away in disgust. Yet still the winged kiss-ass didn’t leave. It was very important, he said. God needed his help.

The audacity. Anger flamed in Death’s chest and he reached for the Angel. The Angel was too quick, launching into the air before Death’s fingers could brush his arm. He returned Death’s furious look with one of his own.

“You will come,” he said. “It’s an order.” Then he was gone.

Death ported around the World a few more times, culling with relish, before he finally answered God’s call.

When he’d finished the meeting, he emerged from the Palace smirking. He’d been right: Naveen and Tilly were causing trouble. If only God had listened to him earlier, he could have prevented this from happening—and he didn’t let that fact slip by unacknowledged.

Lucifer, the perpetual brat, was upset about the soul count. Tilly’s little stunt had left Hell short a soul, and it would have to be replaced. God had argued, citing the self-sacrifice clause in the rules, but Lucifer would have none of it. She wanted this soul, for some particular reason, and God didn’t have the patience to argue.

Death’s orders were to bring Naveen and the little human, Phoebe, to the Palace. God was finally in agreement with Death about Naveen, and was hoping Phoebe’s soul would quench Lucifer’s anger. Death doubted it would; he knew Lucifer had seen the prophecy. She’d been the one with the book for the past few centuries, after all. Tilly’s soul was the important one. But before he could decide if he wanted to impart this knowledge on God, he was offered a reward in exchange for his services. It was what he’d wanted from day one.

Reincarnation.

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