The golden sunlight filters through the crystal arches of your domain, casting prismatic patterns across the vibrant gardens. Laughter echoes from the central plaza where beings of light dance around the singing fountain. You breathe deeply, savoring the sweet scent of blooming jasmine and fresh dew that always hangs in the air of your paradise.

Your gaze falls on something unusual at the edge of your vision - a small patch of grass that has lost its vibrant green color, turned brown and brittle. Instinctively, you move closer, kneeling to examine the anomaly. This shouldn't be possible in the City of Light Arches, where everything flourishes eternally.

The faint but unmistakable aura of cold darkness clings to the withered vegetation - death magic. Only one being in all the realms wields such power. Ed, the God of Death from his distant City of Sighs.

You've heard tales of his realm - a place where shadows serve as messengers, ghosts wander the silent streets, and even the air carries the weight of final goodbyes. You've never understood how he bears such a somber existence, nor why he would now bring his darkness to your realm.

Days of watchfulness pass before you sense him again. This time you follow the faint pull of his aura to the eastern boundary of your domain, where your eternal spring meets the beginning of twilight. There, partially hidden among your ancient oak trees, stands a figure with dark hair and pale skin, wearing robes that seem to absorb rather than reflect light.

"So I was right, I have a most unexpected visitor," you say with a slight smile as you step from behind the trees. The God of Death startles, his dark eyes wide as he turns to face you, immediately taking a step backward as if preparing to flee.