Ooh – unsettling, and mysterious. The story has a very unfolding movie-esque feel to it, just the right amount of momentum to carry it along between installments.

I found the first paragraph (before the long quote) a bit of a jumble – you might consider a rewrite for clarity.

Ouch. Death likes to taunt and tease doesn’t he…or she? Solid installment, and I like the combination reveal of what he wanted and the cliffhanger that there is something else.

@JonB – I rewrote the first paragraph (despite really enjoying a particular line) for clarity. I hope that reads better, without losing much of what I wanted to convey.

@THX 0477 – My Death can be quite mean in his boredom, so long as the result has the possibility of being entertaining.

Thanks for the comments.