voice; un: mogget

[themogget]

Name: Mogget
Date: May 8th
Format: Voice

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How is death viewed in the world you come from?

[Now there's a question. Mogget pauses a moment before he continues, just to let it sink in.]

In the Old Kingdom, when one dies, their soul moves over into a different realm. There they traverse nine gates along a river until finally passing on. I understand that this isn't the norm outside of my home world.

[Not close to it, in fact.]

So, indulge me, if you would.

Comments

[lotus_of_rage]

Of course. Is this very different from your beliefs of what happens when one dies?

[themogget]

I don't have any beliefs about what happens. I know exactly what happens.

[lotus_of_rage]

I see... I suppose to maintain what I believe to happen, I will refrain from asking what actually does.

[themogget]

[Mogget lets out a little chuff of a laugh.]

The reality of what happens in your world is unlikely to match the reality of mine. I can tell you, if you're curious, and your own beliefs will be intact.

[lotus_of_rage]

Hmm... true. It is unlikely that they would be the same. Then I'd be interested in hearing it.

[themogget]

Very well.

[He'd been hoping that this was a reasonable person.]

When one dies, their soul passes into Death. Beyond this, they will enter the First Precinct, where they will find a river with a gentle current, infinitely wide to either side. A current carries them to the First Gate, where a waterfall awaits. There are a further seven gates and precincts that follow until the final ninth one is reached.

[He pauses here and adjusts his position.]

The Ninth Gate is a massive expanse of stars, so close together they almost seem to be a cloud, suspended above the river in the Ninth Precinct. If it is your time, and you look up, your soul will be drawn to them.

[lotus_of_rage]

[He listened patiently to the information being provided, trying to picture it for himself. Certainly sounded different than what he had always been taught death was like]

Your soul is drawn to them? As in you become one of the stars? And if it isn't your time?

[themogget]

[Mogget thinks about it. The answer is a little distasteful.]

If you passed through to the Ninth Precinct and it isn't your time, there are only two explanations. Either you are a necromancer prolonging their life by maintaining separation between body and spirit. Or you are the Abhorsen, in which case you have nothing to fear... save for what dead thing you might be chasing to the Ninth Precinct.

[lotus_of_rage]

[He didn't necessarily consider it distasteful. It was rather informative about his world]

I see. Then it is pretty much a guarantee that you are supposed to be there if you find yourself there.

[themogget]

Ideally, yes. If you're not, the best course of action is to not look up.

[He pauses, yawns.]

You'd want to, of course.

[lotus_of_rage]

Why not look up? Because the stars will try to claim you?

[themogget]

Precisely. It would be very difficult to resist it. Easier for an Abhorsen, I suppose, but I never asked.

[lotus_of_rage]

That makes sense then. So you wouldn't want to end up there by mistake as it might be the last thing you saw.

[themogget]

Precisely.

Though it would be incredibly difficult to end up in the Ninth Precinct by accident.

[lotus_of_rage]

Of course. That is good at least. Then it is not a common occurrence that someone finds themselves there.