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Remember that this is the Death of Supernatural's realm, not Thanatos of Hades's. Death, who is as old as God, closer a counterpart to Uranus or Gaia than to a Greek god or even a titan. In terms of raw power, I think it's a mistake to write him off. He probably couldn't straight-up kill Hades, but he has a lot of power behind him apart from his point blade.

As for the deal arrangement... I don't think this fight would really come to that. Hades is accustomed to thinking of Death as you do, as his henchman, not as a rival worthy of respect. On his side, I think he'd be very dismissive, and wouldn't accept any offer if given. On the flipside, I doubt Death would care to offer it here. He made offers to Dean once to torment him and once to show him what being death is like. Those were reasonable motivations to extend to his dealings with the mortals Yujiro and Bigby, but they don't work against Hades. Yujiro is capable of acting sophisticated and civilized, and while cruel, isn't without a soul. It's easy to see that Death would find either of his canon motivations relevant to him despite Yujiro's apparent psychopathy. On the other hand, Hades is a cosmic entity who is entirely callous towards life (the wiki describes him as having no regard for other people, as seeing souls just as a resource to be harvested, delighting in the suffering of others, etc, compared to Yujiro's belief in strength and growth through struggle) who already reaps souls as a profession. I don't see why Death would be motivated to make a deal here; there's no moral to impart, no lesson to teach, no sadistic pleasure to be had. And hey. He may resent being forced to fight, but an opponent likes Hades might actually pique his interest


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