Nile's my name. I'm seven-years-old. Most of the world wants me dead. Why?-Well, because I'm the Reaper. I can take the life from any living mortal in seconds at the touch of my bare hands. It's the way I was born, and I hate it. But I just have to live with it. I never thought of myself as evil, really. But everyone else thinks that I am, so I guess I have to believe them. I ran away from my adopted home, and I'll never go back. So...I bet it sounds like I don't have a friend in the world I can turn to. But I do-a sixteen-year-old boy, who saved my life free of charge, for who-knows-what-reason. I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm the most annoying kid ever. I'm also pretty sure that he's hiding a whole world of secrets. But if I have him, I have a home, a wild adventure to follow across the world, and an almost-brother. ...And I can't really complain about that.