Drabble Challenge #50: Going Through the Motions

Title: One by One

Rating: PG

Word Count: 200

Enma Daiou, as he'd been doing constantly since the beginning, glanced over the page once before he slammed down one of his stamps onto it. He made his decision in less than a mere moment before moving on to the next file. A person's life on a single page.

Simple as that. At least for a lesser god.

Well, maybe not so much. A bell rang, signaling that it was time to receive special souls who would be allowed to plead their case, or simply needed to be reprimanded and directly told of their fate.

One being entered. It was a horrid evil thing and would not be allowed any sort of argument. Voice booming, Enma condemned it to Hell.

The next walked in, and Enma was surprised only for a moment. Everyone died, so he wasn't sure why he would find the Saiyajin Prince's presence in his office remarkable at all. So he went through the proper motions, and urged Vejita to make his case.

Enma listened to his words, emotionless but sincere. He deliberated for maybe a full moment, then made his decision and pounded a seal onto the page.

And then he called the next soul in.