The Shinigami, who originated in Japanese folklore, is the God of Death. However, contrary to popular belief, the Shinigami does not control who lives or dies. Rather, they patrolled the Earth protecting the sanctity of all humans. To do this, they would visit those who wished to end they're lives before their time.
The Shinigami kept balance of the living and found peace in doing so. As time passed, they noticed the greed of all humans growing beyond comprehension. The Shinigami attempted to prevent the greed by revealing himself to those of power. Hysteria and bloodlust ensued, reducing the lifespan of so many to nothing.
One day, in the midst of a preventable war, the Shinigami saw a familiar figure among the bloodshed. Izanami, the Matron of the Dead, was behind the root causes of the wars which had troubled the Shinigami for so long. She vowed to Izanagi, her former husband, that she'd kill 1,000 humans each day. In doing so, the only way for the humans to explain these murders was to blame their own neighbors. Resulting in countless wars and extinguished lifespans.
Seeing this act in the present, the Shinigami snapped. They believed the gods could not be trusted with the lives of the humans in which he loved. He vowed to slay all gods in the name of all humans killed by their hands.
To this day, the Shinigami wages war on all gods regardless of affiliation and rank in their respective hierarchy.
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