Death, child of the Demon of Night

I am a ghost from the grave. My name is Death. I was born in the land of everlasting darkness, and my father was the Demon of Night. I shake pestilence from my garments, and famine follows in my footsteps. I am the mortal's worst enemy, and his deadliest foe. I have destroyed more than love, more than war, more than famine, and more than pestilence. I am the great destroyer, from birth to death, from death to the grave. I walk unseen among men, from the cradle to the tomb; and none can discover my face. I have destroyed the hopes of the loving, the aspirations of the ambitious, the plans of the wealthy, and the thoughts of the wise. I have turned the merry laugh into groans, and changed the sweet melody of