I am Death. I am the keeper of the otherworld gate. I am queer. I am magically tethered to a beautiful Japanese mystery. I am . . . I could list a million facts reagarding my identity, but none of them matter. Not anymore. Not now my magic has evolved. She's beautiful. She's magical. She's everything I could have hoped for. But will she be our salvation? *** This is a 15,000-word short story set in the months leading up to the first book, The Fifth Horseman... moreI am Death. I am the keeper of the otherworld gate. I am queer. I am magically tethered to a beautiful Japanese mystery. I am . . . I could list a million facts reagarding my identity, but none of them matter. Not anymore. Not now my magic has evolved. She's beautiful. She's magical. She's everything I could have hoped for. But will she be our salvation? *** This is a 15,000-word short story set in the months leading up to the first book, The Fifth Horseman. Death is the point of view character here, and you get a sneak peak into his relationship with Famine, his odd connection with Magic, and his overall deliciousness, of course. Gay sexual situations, swearing, and magical stalking ensue. less