His face showed no change of expression, as if he already expected her response beforehand. Which pissed her off. Because that meant the flow of situations was advancing the way he wanted and he was getting exactly what he wished for.

But she had no choice.

"Come on. Or I'll end up changing my mind soon enough." That was a lie. A flawless, clean lie. He could probably tell as easily as daylight, and the thought made her want to zip her mouth closed.

"You're going to die."

She tried not to snort, but she couldn't stop the small sound that escaped from her mouth from making her look she wasn't taking the conversation seriously enough.

The man's face still showed indifference. The back of her mind thought that he could act as a robot with no difficulty.

"So...who're you?"

"A grim reaper. Think of me as a messenger."

Her face contracted in amusement. "Oh, great. So I was right." She crossed her arms and watched him watching her. "Dude. Just tell me about the real deal."

She could swear she caught the almost nonexistent curve on the corner of his lips.

"You've been given two choices: submit to fate and die the way you're supposed to, or kill to extend the duration of your existence."

Her mouth was agape from horror. What kind of fantasy was she selected into? Blinking for a few surprised seconds, she said, "Wait...what the hell? What are you talking about? Kill to extend my life? How am I supposed to do that if I'm going to die anyway?"

"I will tell you what will kill you, so you'll be ready for it and avoid your death in order for you to perform the second option later on."

Her knees felt like melted ice cream and her arms fell limp by her sides. Somehow, she believed him. But she didn't want to believe him. He was probably using some kind of supernatural tactics to make her listen to him, but what she felt and thought were equivalent to her accepting the second option.

Her hands curled into fists, and she almost couldn't believe that she ended up saying, "Who do I have to kill to stay alive for longer?"

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