She went to her father's study. It was empty. Nobody was here. There was a note. It said, "Susan. I am going to die soon. My Life Timer is on the desk, it appeared just yesterday. Take up The Duty, harvest the souls of the dead, otherwise no one will. And remember, there's-" but the bottom half was ripped off. "Father, you're…." she trailed off. She picked up the hourglass, it was running out of Life Sand. But this couldn't be happening, he was Death! He can't die! Susan started to sob, she cried for an hour before deciding to look for help.
(the parents are alive at the end of the story that's how i planned it.)
(Yeah, but he can still be dying, right?)