Ylva stared at the clock. It was three in the morning, and she knew she had to leave; it was her destiny. She walked into her daughter's room, and Morana, awoken by the sound of the door, grabbed her bag. Ylva hated to have to subject her child to her fate, but she knew it was necessary. Only females could be witches, and with Lord Death suspicious of her actions, she had no choice but to take her before he did. Morana slipped a note she had written when she packed under her brother's door; he would be safe with their father. After all their preparations had been made, they departed out into the cold, moonless night.
In witch culture there is a prophecy that reads as follows:
In the battle between good and evil there exists two sides: the Shinigami and the witches. The Shinigami, being much stronger than we, are destined to rule over us as the gods of this realm. On the darkest day, there will be a battle between these two sides, and the member of the wolf clan with the coldest heart will stand against Death as an equal of strength. Only one of these opponents will leave the battle alive…
Death the Kid walked into the tranquility of his bedroom. Liz and Patty had been harassing him ever since they got home from school that afternoon, and he was happy to be able to have some time to himself. He threw himself down on his bed and let out heavy sigh. No sooner had he closed his eyes and started to drift off that he got a call. He drug himself off his bed and to the mirror.
"Yes, honorable father?" Kid' voice was undeniably agitated at the interruption.
"Kiddo!" Lord Death's tone changed from cheery to concerned. "Is something wrong?"
"I've just had a bad day is all. I wanted to have some time to myself. What did you need?"
"I just wanted to check on you since you've been upset all day, especially at Liz and Patty. What happened?"
"It was something they said," Kid paused. "I don't even think they know it upset me. It's fine really. I just don't want to talk about it right now."
"Okay, I'll leave you be, but promise me you'll talk to me about it tomorrow." And with that Lord Death disappeared from Kid's mirror.
Kid stared at his reflection. When would he tell them? He couldn't bear much more. He looked at the picture of the Shinigami girl on his desk. Liz and Patty were too much like her. Maybe that's why he loved them so much.