There are so many souls.

Kid - Lord Death thought to himself. Looking onto Death City, he could see everyone's soul. Some people were scared, agitated, hungry, some were even doing certain things Lord Death didn't want to dwell on. He turned his view off the mirror. No need to spy on people, he'd sense if there was danger. His eyes drifted back to the mirror, this is him. I'm different. I've changed. His skin had - somehow - gotten paler. His lines of Sanzu all connected, his past self would be so happy to see this symmetry. What he couldn't fathom were his eyes. Still golden, but they weren't pupils anymore, instead they were skulls. Truly showing that he was Lord Death now.

Liz and Patty were probably asleep by now. Probably. He hasn't been back at the Death Mansion for weeks, ever since the Kishin Asura was dealt with. Or in other words, his brother was dealt with. He can't necessarily see himself as a God- a full god just yet. He didn't wear the cloak his father wore all the time. And he didn't cover his face in a mask. Working in the death room was so fulfilling before, he was never working before. Only watching.

Watching his father work. Now...he's the one working. He used to think his father would still be around when he became a Death God. Unfortunately things don't work that way. People tried to console him, but it would seem as though Kid has shed all the tears he could muster. Rolling up his red sleeves, Kid, Lord Death, any alias, went over to the coffee table his father liked drinking tea and discussing work with him. Most of his childhood was spent here. His father rarely left the death room. Kid never knew it, that his father didn't sleep. That he didn't eat. Because Kid can't sleep. He doesn't get tired. He doesn't eat either. He's never hungry. Marie dotes on him, saying he should try to eat. But he doesn't feel anything. It would just go through his system.

"This is the first time I haven't seen you working." Our new Lord Death looked over to see Black Star leaning against one of the columns nearing the death room. Lord Death gave him a look that Black Star couldn't decipher. Black Star couldn't help but to be mesmerized by his eyes, they were so godly, Kid's eyes weren't human, but they had human quality. Lord Death's eyes were too godly, it almost pissed him off.

"I have nothing to do now." Death himself has nothing to do. How funny. "I was watching over Death City, but I'd sense if something happens. But unlike my father, my soul isn't bound to the city." Star hummed. Moving over to sit across from Death.

"Why's that?" Kid was pleasantly surprised to see that Star was intrigued.

"I have people like you here that I can trust to watch over Death City if I ever need to leave." Kid glanced at the mirror. "Actually, I don't need to exert so much power, considering it's night now." He muttered most of that to himself. Closing his eyes and taking in a breath. When he opened his eyes, they were back to how Star knew them. Normal golden eyes, that in no way belonged to a human, but had human qualities.

"You know," Star ducked his mouth under his scarf, "Death City is really quiet these days. There's no need to stay here."

"Where would I go?"

Star was glad Kid knew what he meant. "Out. To eat. Marie told me to pester you about that before I came in here."

Kid sighed. "I have no interest in food anymore. She should know that." He looked back at the mirror. "But fine." Star almost smiled, but followed Kid's gaze and frowned.

"Don't use the mirror, we'll walk." Star sounded resolute with that, so Death didn't refuse.

He didn't know where exactly this walk would lead to.

"Where are we go-" Death cut himself off by seeing where they were. The old basketball court. He almost smiled, but he didn't. Not when he saw Soul, Maka, Tsubaki, everyone there. "What's the meaning of this?"

He was under the impression they were all asleep. He knew Star was trying to not sleep, because he wants to transcend God, and a God doesn't sleep. Patty grinned, "A basketball game! Join our team Kiddo~!" Lord Death. He wanted to say, but Liz did it for him, hitting Patty on the head and smiling at him.

"Join our team Death."

Soul scoffed, "Just because you'll have a Death God on your team, doesn't mean you'll win." The person in question sighed, drawing the attention back to him.

"That's what this is about." He mumbled, turning on his heel to walk away. Star grabbed his shoulder to stop him.

"Where do you think you're going Lord Death?" He said it like he was mocking him.

"I just remembered I have a meeting tomorrow with the witch counsel at 7," Everyone noticed his obvious shudder at the sound of the number leaving his mouth. Old habits die hard then.

Kim grumbled, "The witches don't care too much for politics. Only for a minute Kid-"

"Lord Death," Kid corrected her. She widened her eyes. "Is what you meant, right?" His eyes changed back to the skulls as he emitted that energy again. Black Star removed his hand from his shoulder, getting stung slightly.

"Lord Death...it won't last that long. Just stay a while."

His heart panged at hearing Maka and her pleading voice. He grit his teeth, turning his back from the group. "You all don't understand. I didn't before either. It dawned on me two weeks ago - after my coronation. I'm immortal. As long as I don't create a fragment of myself - I won't die. But you all will, eventually. I'll have to live through that. Then eventually I'll meet a new team - a new Spartoi. And they'll die too."

Killik spoke first, "So you'll distance yourself from us until we die? That's not the way to go about it Kid -"

"Lord Death!" His voice resonated, just like his father's used to when his joyful act left and he grew angry. "I can't live the same way I used to. I can't eat. I can't sleep. I can't play around anymore. You'll all grow old and die. I've become a God at 15 - my body will remain the same. No gray hairs, or wrinkles. And when you do die...I'll have to be the one to see your souls vanish."

There was a pregnant silence, Death took this chance to leave, but Star stepped in front of him. "Don't be such an idiot. We'll all die, that's true, you'll send away our souls, that's true. But as long as we're here now - and you're a God, we aren't going anywhere. And anyway, as if I, The Great Black Star, will die so soon." His grin finally got Lord Death - Kid to break out into a smile.

Glancing over his shoulder, everyone on the basketball court shared smiles. Liz outstretched her hand, "Join our team Kid."

He smiled. He joined their team. Not as Lord Death, but as Death the Kid.