Power
"i have the power. . .to choose between life and death. . . . because i am alive." gaze would drop and head would lower as she said those words.
Alantris, Chapter 3
"the qumerit style is an old style, very spiritual in nature, it can be the bridge between life and death.
Not So Simple ~Part 1
Staying focused was the difference between life and death anymore. "yea, i'll come with.
New Generation of Heroes: Chapter 9 - "Communing"
Communing with spirits, especially those stuck between life and death, was tricky business. limbo was no place for anyone to go. it was a hell in its own right. rising, dante noted how chilly it had gotten.
Sonny gets Mad Scienced
It may comfort you to know that should this succeed, your life-and death-will have benefited humanity. "no, that doesn't comfort me at \*all\*!" sonny thought. "if not," the doc continued, "well, few will miss you."
Tutorial (Part 1)
Timing is the difference between life and death. rushing in a battle could be fatal." "i may be impatient, but i'm not reckless," zade replied. "then what do you calling rushing into battle without any skills?" syrion asked. "what? how...?"
Time
It was always at this time, when he finally settled in and allowed the serenity of the world to take him under its spell, that he contemplated life and death.
Down The Stream
Like rakim, mandrake's people had usually frowned on all forms of evocation since ancient times, but, like rakim, mandrake was reaching a point where it was a matter of life and death, so desperate
Spirit Bound: Chi
life and death, the turning of the seasons, male and female. it is yin and yang which greatly affect our modern understanding of chi.
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 11
Things like life and death had no name, nor disaster, or prosperity. the only truth was chaos. and those forces still rule, and that truth remains. no matter what your precious gods believe or the people who follow them.
Through A Glass Darkly - 2
life and death mean different things to them than to mere mortals. despite being only bones, it may be true that it sleeps. or it may be dead but some fading power remains in some way. who knows?"
Jeremy 017; Karma's Toll
As in battle, whether a simple coin toss or a life and death decision must be made in an instant.