Death Comes Swiftly
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Last published Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Death is a businessman, or at least that's how the world views him. He sits in a cafe all day scrolling through his lists of impending deaths. He swipes right or left, depending on the fates he decides, and could care less about the people who bustle about their lives, until her. She walked in to the cafe and he found his eyes instantly drawn to her alluring aura. He knows there is something special about this one. While fighting his brothers for control over the world, he can't help but ponder a future with a certain mysterious beauty.
Death is coming, and he hoped she was prepared.
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