Melody and Macabre

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Last Rites, Page 4

Xiam

on July 29, 2009

It's also incredibly messy.

(By the by, I think that scythe is curved the wrong way. I'll fix it next time. For now, assume it's Samael's mistake and not mine.)

So, there's a nice public service announcement. And I actually wanted to do this a lot earlier, either when he visited Simon in prison or when Ace captured him, but I couldn't get around to it. It would have made the one scene longer, and the other… more interesting.

Crap.

Anyway, I'm actually surprised I got so few questions about the scythe. The Grim Reaper is so iconic that SURELY you guys must have asked, "Ay! Andy! What's with the lack of blades?"

Well… Death only plucks the soul like a grape, not rips it clean out like a grain. He's become better at the job over the years. Each soul is an individual touch to it. Even if he does see it as routine and dull work.

He only brings the scythe out for wartime anyway. Mowin' down souls as fast as he can, haaa. Erm… yeah.

So! What weapon WOULD he choose for one-on-one battle? Hrm… I believe you already know the answer.