Today's #flashfiction The Jolly Reaper

“Hunger is the best spice.”

Pac-Man* #quote

          Well seizures were down today which is good, I hope that stays consistent throughout the week as this is Easter weekend and stuff. Cj could or could not be coming over based on whether or not his family is doing something that weekend.

The Jolly Reaper

        One of the many Grim Reapers readied his scythe to cut the head off a soul as it floated above its body. The soul put up much resistance. Despite being an old man, the energy in him flowed strong. Ted hated the ones who put up such a fight. Even if he explained to them that cutting off their heads merely turned their soul into a form ready for the Other Side the people would fight. Ted missed the old man who managed to duck again. A second scythe materialized and cut off the old man's head. This one didn't belong to Ted.

        Someone wearing the same kind of cloak as his appeared, but the cloak was colored a bright blue instead of black. However this man had lively black skin and the figure of Santa Claus with the same merry smile.

        “Oh, well didn't want to have to get him from behind. If you hadn't scared him I could have gotten him to go along willingly like the rest I did today.”

          If Ted could express confusion on his face he would. But his emotions hid behind a skull head and only revealed themselves in his voice. “Who are you?”

         The man kept smiling his obnoxiously happy, yet extremely lovable smile. “Why I am just a Jolly Reaper. Bill's the name. Also the Powers that Be have fired you.”

          Ted dropped his scythe and replied, “What?”

          Bill's grin stayed on his face while he talked, never faltering. “Ya, see the Powers that Be have been testing us Jolly Reapers as a replacement for you Grim Reapers. They decided to convince people to go to the afterlife through positive influence than the negative tactics. And it works. Well, you can still be a Reaper but you'll have to change your form to a Jolly Reaper.”

          Ted thought for a moment.

          “I have my rebuttal.” Ted then used his scythe to slice the Jolly Reaper's head off, sending his energy back to the Other Side. He decided that he would take souls twice as effectively than any Jolly Reaper. He wouldn't change his identity because of anyone else.