I don't own Dead Like me, nor Ah My Goddess, nor Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The Prologue is in fact, the opening from the very First Episode of Dead Like Me, with minor variations.
This fic is a crossover with my NG:G series (the beast that cannot be reaped!)
Prologue
Once upon a time….
Or more specifically at the dawn of time, god (lower case g) was getting busy with creation.
He gave toad a clay jar and said "Be careful with this. It's got death inside."
Pleased as punch and oblivious to the fact he was about to become god's fall guy on the whole death issue, Toad promised to guard the jar.
Then one day, Toad met Frog.
"Let me hold the Jar of Death or whatever you call it." Frog begged.
Toad said "No."
But Frog was determined. And after much whining, Toad finally gave in.
"You can hold it, but only for a second." He said.
In his excitement, Frog began to hop around, and juggle the Death Jar from one foot to the other.
Frog……..was an asshole.
"STOP!" Toad cried out.
But it was too late. Frog had dropped the jar and it had shattered on the ground. When it broke, Death got out. And ever since, all living things must die.
Makes you wonder how different the world would be if Frogs had stuck to hawking beer.
So there you have it, the mystery of Death finally revealed.
But uh…..should you run into a Goddess…..you never heard the story from me.