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''Death: At Death's Door'' is a ''. PLOT It begins with brief profiles of each of the Endless, a reference to manga where brief character bios (in statistic form) are often displayed in the margins, and then segues right into Destiny 's council. At the family meeting, Desire taunts Morpheus about Nada , the former lover he banned to hell ten thousand years past. Shortly afterward, Death gives him a sound scolding and Dream feels convinced he must go to Lucifer and recover Nada. Expecting a battle, Dream arrives just as Lucifer is closing down hell instead. Upon leaving, Lucifer hands the key to Morpheus. The evicted dead gravitate towards Death's realm, unexpectedly swamping her. Shortly afterward, Delirium appears, followed by Despair . They soon realize the problem and Death resolves to gather all the damned in one place until Morpheus finds an appropriate solution, endowing her sisters with two ankhs to help her accomplish the mission. Meanwhile, in Dream, various deities such as '' told here in a greatly abbreviated version. Behind schedule on collecting the recently deceased, Death runs out to do her duty, leaving Delirium in charge. She returns to find a raucous party with her little sister serving "Horse Doovers" ( Sic , Hors D'oeuvres ) of unusual variety, such as pencils on crackers or green mouse and telephone ice cream. An interesting subplot involved Edgar Allan Poe , one of the deceased staying in Death's home, whom apparently had a crush on Despair. As Death leaves again, the party is rudely interrupted by demons from hell, also without a home, who intend to cause chaos. Upon her return, Death prepares to battle the demons, only to have them disappear as Dream finishes his negotiations in hell and hands off the Key to the angels, Remiel and Duma . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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