The Hooded Being
Ever wandered alone on the streets at the dead of night? Well, if you encounter a wizened figure in tattered robes and a hood, and you just can’t seem to make out his face no matter which way you look at it, pay your respects. This man is infact Death himself. He only appears to sole travelers at the stroke of 3:33am, so most go their entire lives without ever seeing him “in the flesh”, so to speak.
If you’re brave enough to speak to him, he may take out an hourglass from his robe. The hourglass represents how much longer you have left to live. If there is plenty of sand in the upper glass, it means you still have a long time left to go before inevitability claims you. But if he takes out an hourglass that contains black flowing sand, then run as fast and as far as you can to the one you love before he finds you. And he will find you.
Posted in Beings & Entities
October 7th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Risking my life to see how long I live?
Sure why not..
October 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am
BUT WHO WAS FIGURE?
October 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
That dosen’t make sense as Tato said why would I risk my life f+to see how long I live
October 7th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
its saying “if your ever out” to make you weary of going out at that time, not “hey you should do this for shits and giggles”
October 7th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
thats wierd,my friend was hanging,and this guy GAVe him a hourglass with purple sand,it doesnt flow very fast though……
October 7th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Funny that.I was just about to roam the streets tonight because I got locked out of the house.I tried calling and throwing stones and the window,nothing worked.While contemplating jumping the fence and wandering around,my maid,who would usually not wake up at this time,opened the door and let me in.Now I’m reading this.Coincidence?I THINK NOT!lol
October 7th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Oh and the local time in my country is 1:31am.Just 2 hours and a minute off.
*insert dramatic creepy music here*
October 7th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Hey guys, just thought I would explain what the black sand is. Its borrowed time, which basically means Im going to kill you very soon. Just thought Id clarify, thanks.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Hey Death, it’s me! Guess where I’m calling from? THE PLANE!
October 7th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Pretty good one. I, myself, have a big interest in the character of Death/Grim Reaper, so this was an interesting one.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
THAT’S WHY PEOPLE RUN AWAY FROM ME WHEN I’M WALKING HOME AT NIGHT!!!
I could never figure it out… whoops.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
if you are a woman, he kisses you with lips that are too cold. your lips are bruised and and there is a slight frost upon them.
Don’t try to get warm, don’t try to light fire for the next three days.
he’ll comeback for at 3:33 am on the sixth day with a present for the child
October 7th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
It’s not risking your life. It’s inevitable either way. It’s just a matter of where you are on the timeline when you ask.
Also I loooooved the part where they tell you to run to the one you love before he finds you. Poetic.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Yes, this is all true and original. BUT, if he takes you on as an apprentice, don’t try and save the queen of a mountain region from her fate, because he’ll be quite angry with you.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
lolwut?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Everyone knows Death is a young woman with an ankh.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
cool halloween is gonna be pretty scary think every one in a black cape is death but this was good pasta
October 7th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
This is a good story, kudos to the writer.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
These are getting more and more bland.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Ah, Death… How he hates me for stealing his clientele.
October 7th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Hmm…sure. I love the Grim Reaper, basically any form of him, so I like this pasta.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I rather not know, I love surprises. Though if you knew you would live for a long time, you could do alot dangerous activities without risk.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
lolz good one tato
i dont think it makes sense
October 7th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
THEN WHO WAS ONE YOU LOVE?
If going to the person I love means saving my ass, I’d rather stick with death than her.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
meh. this was just…meh.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Nice pasta. And I agree, it hardly matters which it is, because you would die if it was black anyways. At least this way you know its coming and have a chance to set your affairs in order.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/luckycharms1.jpg
you know it’s him…
October 8th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Guy with teh face…what? the person you love doesn’t save you its to say goodbye
October 8th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I met some guy just like the one you described. Except instead of giving me an hourglass…he just mugged me. I want my $42.67 and Subway stamps back…
October 8th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Hmm, I liked this pasta. I’ve always loved using Death as my avatar. It was a great story, and I especially enjoy the fact that it shows Death as necessary, and not an evil entity.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
fail, debbie.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
XD Darkest, I lol’ed soooo hard at that.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Ok guys your both stealing my clients so back off.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
i wonder what the conversation would be like xD
October 9th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I’m incredibly tempted to try this.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
i did see today either a monk with very bleach skin or i saw the grim reaper shopping xD
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
BUT WHO WAS “THAT ONE”?
October 10th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
To #37-
Obviously Barack Obama
October 11th, 2008 at 10:07 am
I’d just stand by my window and stare at him. And he’d say “Oh no, what the Hell? ”
And he would become very scared because of my unblinking stare.
Anywho, the story… It was alright I suppose. At least it had proper grammer..
I prefer more ironic stories on here, though. This one seems to just be making a statment. “If you do so and so (I don’t mean that in a sexual way thanks XD) you might see such and such.”
October 11th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
lol im usually out and walking around smoking at this point in time….
never seen him sadly…
October 15th, 2008 at 2:54 am
hah, you forgot one thing, death cant catch you if you’re on fire.
That’s an important safety tip.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:19 am
I remember walking home drunk at exactly 3:33 (I was in a hurry.).
I have to walk home through a dark foot path through a forest at the bottom of two hills or walk around it for ages…
I’ve seen a dark figure in the forest before even sober.
Everyone I know refers to it as “The path.” and agrees that it “Gets colder and darker down there.”.
I’ve heard so many different stories about the path but one thing they all have in common and everyone that’s been through there including me who frequently has to walk home on my own at night is “Don’t run through it.”
Yeah I could probably write a better story about it but this is more of a sloppy recount that I thought was pretty relevant, it’s weird I’m never really on my own at 3:33 AM except walking home throught that dam path.
Everyone I
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
dude time will come soon when we will meet our own ends in different ways or in similar ones but if anyone meets death at that exact time pay you respects cause when will you have the chance to do so again and if you have the black sand then stay and talk cause you will find out so much from him
October 29th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
hhmm…I liked it, to say the least. I’ve walked down to my friends house somewhere around 3am, I wasnt sure though I just glanced at the clock on my way out and saw a 3 xD
But I didn’t see death, sadly. =(
I love all these stories about death and everything, don’t get me wrong i’m a big fan, but why woild a hooded figure have to come to each and every person while they are dying to take their soul, millions of people die everyday, so it kind of sounds like a santa clause type thing. We just die, we don’t need someone to help us do so…Sorry, I’m rambling again, arent I? haha, anyway, great pasta…
November 6th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
No one’s said this yet, and it just NEEDS TO BE SAID, so…
WHO WAS BLACK SAND?
November 6th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
The Grim Reaper is a crock. He’s one of Lucifer’s little lackeys out to steal my job. D<
November 7th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
THEN WHO WAS DEATH?