When Erwin first saw him, it was at an car accident. There were crowds of people surrounded the smoldering car, but it was those eyes that captured him. Like light glinting from rising skyscrapers reflecting in a pool of water. The gaze was frigid as the air that day. He idly stared before he turned back to his task. There were souls to gather. Erwin walked over to the twisted metal of the car and knelt down. The people inside were in bad shape. The woman in the passengers seat was laying there quietly blood trickling down the side of her face. The man in the drivers seat was struggling weakly against the restraint the the car that was now bent and twisted around him. The woman slowly turned her head and looked up at him. Nobody ever saw him unless it was too late.
"It will all be over soon."
He spoke softly and reached out, placing a hand on her chest. The woman sighed once before she died. His hand sank through her and grasped around the ball of golden light and pulled.
"Will he come with me?"
The woman was now standing next to him looking at the car sadly.
"He still hanging on."
"Can I wait for him?"
Erwin smiled sadly and shook his head. Waiting just made it more painful.
"Is he your husband?"
"No, finance."
Erwin stood up and held out a hand.
"Its time"
The woman hesitated for a moment before taking a hold of his hand. He led her to the corridor of light that appeared next to them. He nodded encouragingly and stepped back. The woman looked back at him and then at the wreck before stepping into light. Erwin watched her walk further into the light, her silhouette getting fainter until she disappeared completely. The light faded and once again the crowds of people became visible.
"Here for a moment and gone like the breeze."
Erwin was always amazed at how fragile life could be. It could be snuffed out like a candle, so easy to extinguish. The sound of approaching sirens grew ever louder and Erwin knew it was his time to go. He looked for those eyes again in the crowd, but they had been swallowed up amongst the people.