Unfortunately, the Sun Goddess Phyra and her partner were not so lucky. Phyra longed to have a child with the mortal, but it seemed it was not meant to be. Phyra’s bitterness and fury had driven the mortal to leave her. He still loved her, but her fiery temper could not be calmed. This only made Phyra even more angry at the world and its inhabitants. 

The story of Juliet and the Grim Reaper’s love had quickly spread to the other realms. Supernatural beings became inspired to put aside their old, solitary ways and finally find soulmates of their own. The Man in the Moon finally revealed his feelings for the Lady of the Lake, the Creator of Dreams professed her love to the Sandman, and even the fiery Sun Goddess had found love while visiting the mortals.

After a long silence, Juliet finally spoke. “I spent most of my life laying in bed because I was sick from the very start. I’ve had a lot of time to think about what might happen when it was time to say good-bye. I pictured myself living in the clouds, meeting the Sun Goddess, and finally escaping my pain when I died,” she said.

The Reaper stayed silent, nodding his head.

“However, I’ve always had a thirst for adventure that I was never able to quench. And you know what? I cannot think of a better adventure than journeying to the Underworld with Death himself.”

“Then it is settled!” the Grim Reaper exclaimed. “We will leave immediately!”

After some time had passed, Death could ignore his sole duty no longer. “Juliet, today is the day when you must pass on. I can delay your death no further. Please, come to the Underworld with me,” the Reaper begged.

“I don’t know…” Juliet said, looking off in the distance.

“I am asking a lot…you deserve an afterlife in the sky, not underground with Death. However, things will be different once we are in my realm. There is a whole other side to me that mortals can never see.“