Michael was in the middle of painting a portrait when he felt it.
Frowning, he cleaned his brush before placing it down. Snapped out of his musing for his current piece always put him in a bad mood. Living only with his Hell Hounds and Spirit servants, it wasn’t something that happened often.
Feeling someone’s death has been second nature to him for far too long. He was half a millennia old, after all. He’s seen empires fall, has been close to tragic catastrophes...even been part of a few in one way or another. He’s felt the death of strangers who he’s never known as well as the the deaths of his wives and life partners, children and grandchildren....who, though carried divine blood in some form, weren’t cursed blessed with immortality like he was.
His father was the Lord and Ruler of the Dead.
The dying...were an interesting middle grey area. A tug and pull between the after life and, well...current life. Everyone had their time, but as the saying sometimes went, ‘the future’s not set in stone’. Choices affect most destines. Not all, but most.
Someone time of dying was among them, but dear Gods they were fighting!
Michael stood and walked over to where he kept his liquor and served himself something. It was an old bottle, family that made it has been dead for generations, the printings faded, and it was in a language only he and a few scholars remembered.
Somehow it seemed fitting to match this drink with this feeling inside of him. Taking a seat, he leaned back and focused on this feeling. Surrounded by pain and agony like nothing he’s felt in centuries! Yet...that light of life refusing to be snuffed out.
Placing his drink down, he goes for his sketch book and grabs the closest drawing tool and begins to sketch. As he does, he feels the appearance of new entities. Without looking up, he demands, “What is it?”
“Sire...I’m sure you have...noticed.” The Ghost began, nervous around him as a Prince of the Underworld. Ruler over all dead to an extent, even him.
“I was broken from my muse, so make your point.” Michael told them.
“Your father wishes for you to act. As Lord of Hades, he is unable to do anything until this person is....dead. But they...refuse. He finds this feeling he’s feeling...irritating.”
Michel let out a dark chuckle, “Broken me from my muse, and makes the Ruler of the Dead feel irritation.” There was a pause. “Tell my father I’ll deal with her.”
“Her. sire?” The Ghost asked, peeking over Michael’s shoulders and could see the...gruesome scene he’s creating. The reality of what’s causing this disturbance.
“Yes, her. Tell my father...she’s mine.”
“W-what? But sire, I believe what he wanted was for you to finis-”
“The Life in this one is stronger than Death. She’ll go to him eventually. But for a while, she’s mine, understand? Now, if you’ll excuse me...I’m off to Colombia. Get out of my house, or the Hell Hounds I leave will go after the remains of your pathetic soul.”