take... for one's own

Death owns him. The eldest brother is in the realm of the dead.

Death tricked the oldest brother. He gave him the wand he wanted, and the brother thought he was free from Death. But Death hadn't given up on taking the oldest brother. That night when the brother least expected it, he had drunk too much wine and fallen asleep. Death sent in the thief who stole the wand from the brother and killed him by cutting his throat. With that, Death won. He "took the firs