What's The Value In It?

I've been thinking about why it's so vital to the powers in the afterlife that they get Mitch Shelly's soul. Offhand, it seems like there's some sort of cosmic rule that when someone dies, one of the afterlife realms/dimensions/planes has to get their soul. Total # of deaths = Total # of souls. Mitch, having died a whole bunch of times, would throw things out of whack. This also leads me to wonder how someone like pre-relaunch Ragdoll would fit in, since he had no soul at all, and it was indicated that while rare, that is not a completely unique situation. That would mean more deaths without souls landing anywhere.

The angel did make a comment that Mitch's soul shines brightly from all his resurrections, but I can't quite figure what that would mean. Are resurrections supposed to be the sole province of divine beings, and that fact Mitch can manage it so readily and so frequently makes him extraordinarily powerful, and thus valuable? Or does it make him an affront to their sense of superiority, and that's why they want to stop him? Neither side seems particularly nice, as I don't buy that bit about how the plane from issue 1 was destined to crash. Yes, it crashed because you attacked Mitch while he was on it and it was in the air. If she exhibits more restraint, or heck, less restraint and attacks while it's still on the ground, things would have been fine.

Then I had another thought. What if Mitch's soul does cross over every time he dies, but he gains a new one when he comes back? It could explain his lack of memories, if we go with the idea certain strong memories would be attached to the soul, rather than particular neurons in the brain. It might also relate somehow to his having a different power each time he dies.

In that circumstance, if Mitch is more frequently a good man, there would be an imbalance. Heaven, or whatever realms collect good souls in the DCU, would be getting a surplus thanks to Mitch dying all the time. He might be a jerk some of the time, so the other side would get a few, but on the whole, they'll be losing out. Which could be a sticking point, if you figure that the afterlife realms are in conflict with each other, and more souls equal more power. It would certainly be in the losing side's interest to cut that off, but it might also be in the interests of the side that's currently ahead. After all, given enough time, Mitch might grow bitter, resentful, angry, and lash out in ways that would start sending his souls the other way. Better to stop the whole thing while they still have the edge.