Hi I'm Richard Jarvis. I would talk more, but currently I'm in quite the predicament. Anyways let's just watch what happens.

"Come again."

The woman looks towards me with disdain "The business that  your father owned  was in debt, and now that he's dead the business went to you. Including the taxes for the business."

Well shit. I know that my father was no good, but seriously leaving me his debt. How much worse can it get. "Fine how much do I owe.'

"Currently it's $12,132,269 dollars."

WHAT THE HELL. Everything that I've worked for gone. All the time saving all for nothing.

"Don't worry Mr. Jarvis there's still a way." Hope. I can still go on.

"What is it. Please tell me." Maybe I can just claim bankruptcy or whatever else.

The woman smirks at me "Since you don't have anything equal to the value of the tax, I'll have my fun with you."

That does not sound good. (Door opens) I turn and what I see make my heart pound.

Three men are standing in the doorway carrying various tools and I can only assume what their going to use them for. The room is so quiet all I can hear is my pounding heart. I grasp my pained chest. It feels like my heart's about to burst.

Which it did. I don't think of myself as a wimp, but when you find out about a 12 million dollar tax debt and that you're going to be tortured. Well shit happens.

Darkness. I can't see a thing, but is that a voice? "C**e *er*." I can't make out what it's saying. "Come here." Oh, that's better. I guess I won't keep it waiting.  I walked towards the voice or should I say floated.  Focus. I 'm making my way downtown. No I'm not going downtown but the afterlife. Why can't I think properly?

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"Apologies Mortal, I will help you become stable." I felt a warm sensation enter my body. My thoughts immediately become more organized. Better.

"I'm glad to hear so."

Wait I didn't say anything.

"You need not say anything for I KNOW ALL." The voice echo's as light comes back and I see myself at a table in a plain white room. Across from me is the most awe inspiring man I've ever seen.

"Thank you for the compliment, and also for the entertainment."

"What do you mean?"

He chuckles "In all my time as God I thought I had seen everything. But it seems I've been wonderfully surprised. I gave life to planets and species and not once have I ever seen any being die from a heart attack over taxes."

"Hey I didn't die from a Tax collector. My heart burst because I was going to be tortured."

"Not from my view. Now before you say anything I wanted to reward you for entertaining me."

"Reward me for dying, really."

"Now tell me what do you wish for Human."

What do I want. Well that's quite obvious. "I want the power so that I will never suffer again. That I will never stoop this low again."

"Interesting.  I have a proposal."

"What is it?"

"My favorite world is one of magic. If you so desire I will reincarnate you into a noble's family."

"I AGREE." If I'm reincarnated as a noble I surely won't go through this.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA "You truly are entertaining. I expected you to ask more about the world first. For entertaining me even more I shall give you one more thing. The power to become a great mage. Do not squander this  gift for I will be watching." He snaps his finger and I disappear in a flash of light.