A Small Step into the Unknown

He lived a measured life, gray, boring, unremarkable, and probably that's why he couldn't refuse when in the evening Lady Death stopped by for a visit and made an unexpected proposal. "Watch over my ward," she asked, and he agreed, not knowing that another world is a tempting morsel for beings from other dimensions. And living a simple life won't be possible, because he has a gift, the ability to fight against them. Those who stop uninvited guests are carried on hands and showered with generous rewards, but few envy them, as often the price of a single mistake is death.