The disgusting clouds float above me,
Gray like a slate of rock,
Silent like a bird of prey,
Beautiful like a firefly of night.

Soaking wet I imagine myself,
From the sky that is yet to rain,
With expectations like the Mammon of hell,
With an appetite like the lord of flies,

The rain that is yet to touch.
The warmth that is yet to escape,
A single thought escapes my mind,

‘If this life is an adventure,
Then I would rather die a NEET’

***

The rays of the colossal sun floating high above everyone else paced forward, unstopping and unhindered, piercing through the white clouds spread throughout the vast unending sky, and finally landed on ‘something’, thereby reflecting and revealing the figure of a horse-drawn carriage that was slowly but steadily passing through the narrow mountainous trail of the deep ‘Karrow Valley’, otherwise known as the ‘Valley of Death’.

According to some local beliefs, around 1500 years ago a small kingdom by the name of Dersana used to exist here.

It was a peaceful little kingdom with enough resources for its citizens to get by themselves, but then one day the 'God of Death' arrived at this place and asked for food.

The citizens of this place were gentle and hospitable people, because of the location of Dersana it was almost impossible for anyone to get inside the kingdom that's why whenever someone did come from outside, he was treated as if he was a god.

The kind citizens of Dersana who used to sit on the ground gave a straw mat to the 'God of Death' to sit on, and the citizens who could only manage 2 meals a day gave their best food, barley, and milk to the God.

But the god didn't understand their emotions, he thought that those people were making a fool out of him.

This thoroughly offended the arrogant god, he, who was the ruler of death was being treated by a bunch of humans like this? He, who possessed unbelievable strength and unmatchable might was degraded to such vulgar treatment!? The mere thought of his colleagues laughing at him after being treated so poorly angered him beyond comprehension.

The angered god, failing to control his rage said, "You dared to treat me so poorly!? Me? The God of Death? I curse all of you to the fate where you will never die!!! No matter how much time passes, you will never die!!!"

The citizens of the kingdom, confused by the curse didn't know what to do. Wouldn't not being unable to die meant they were pretty much immortal? Was the good angry or happy with them? The people were confused but after a day everything went to normal,

But after a week the biggest tragedy in the history of Galandora continent happened,

Just a week after, the kingdom of Dersana was attacked by a horde of mercenaries and the royal family was overthrown. The leader of those mercenaries wanted to prove the God of Death wrong so he ended up slaughtering every single person, be it children, women, elderly, or even animals, anything apart from the mercenaries that had any life was annihilated.

Rotting corpses, broken houses, and bloody streets, that's what ended up becoming of the kingdom of Dersana.

The mercenary, happy with his achievement of defeating the God of Death believed that he had conquered death and thus, he proclaimed himself as the 'King of Death' and host a banquet,

The lights were lit, the once gloomy kingdom that was loaded with corpses had now become a place of gathering for mercenaries from all over the world, and the one who massacred the kingdom's citizens had now became their king, The King of Death.

But on the day of the banquet, just as the mercenaries were about to indulge themselves in the delicious feast, a sudden chill run down their spines that made even their thick skin crawl.

The mercenaries, even though vulgar and savage, had enough battle experiences to detect the presence of their adversary. So they all got ready and pulled out their weapons,

It was then that a voice, as cold as ice sounded in their ears,

"Mama I want an egg!"

The voice seemed like it belonged to a child but at the same time it was as if it didn't belong to a human at all,

"Dad, please don't hit me, kyaahhh!!!"

This time what sounded was a girl's scream,

"Dear~, I am sorry, I won't be able to buy you a dress this month"

The tired voice of a man sounded in the ear this time,

"D-do it already! My husband will kill me if he learns about the two of us, ahn~"

The moan of a woman probably cheating on her husband greeted the mercenaries this time.

The leader, not being able to take any of this anymore, got up from his seat and,

"*Slash*!"

Cut down a man's head, the man used to be a close aide of his but now the only thing that remained of him was a severed head with a shocked expression on his face and a headless body that lay twitching over.

The crowd got sober, the leader stepped forward showing his brave self dripping with self-confidence that he must have garnered over the numerous battles and countless life-death situations, and stood in front of the massive crowd that looked at him with eyes full of reverence, hate, and envy,

Striking a commanding pose he stood at the center of the stage and started speaking,

"If there are any ghosts in here, then I'll make sure to kill them..."

But before he could ever complete his sentence he was interrupted by a bunch of other voices, all of them devoid of any emotion, like a void sucking everything inside it,

"Mama, I'm hungry"

"Honey ~, is the dinner ready yet?"

"Hey sis, did you cook something?"

"I want food!"

"Bring me the lunch, you useless woman!!!"

"What!? Give me something better to eat!"

"I am hungry!"

"Mama milk~"

"Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger, Food, hunger...............................!!!!!!!!!"

The loud voices filled the surroundings, some of the mercenaries even forgot to breathe. The leader's courage was nowhere to be seen as he hid himself in a corner away from everyone else, an ominous aura filled the Kingdom Dwelling in the Abyss,

It was then,

"Oh stooooop! I'll give it to you guys, the food you want!"

A woman's voice reverberated throughout the kingdom, a voice filled with love, fondness, and hatred,

And then,

"Owaaaaghhhhh!!!! *Bang*!!!"

A mercenary's scream caught everyone's attention before he finally exploded into pieces of flesh, organs, blood, and guts, all of them scattered through the kingdom's palace grounds.

There was a complete, deadly silence which was then finally broken by an otherworldly voice,

"Here's your food ~ ^_^"