In Death’s Company - 2025
“I’m called a demon or a monster, a bringer of death. Some stories call me an angel, but those are rarer. There are songs and poems, legends and myths surrounding me. None get it right. A couple come closer than others. My lips twist up in a slim smile as the soft sounds of Johnny Cash float through the air at the cafe. He came the closest. I’ve heard many, many songs over my… centuries? I shrugged to myself. Over my long, long existence, I’d heard many songs and Johnny Cash remains among my favorite. He came the closest to me. Eventually, I will come. I’ll come on a pale horse. I am not, however, a man.”