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

[bravers]

Why d'you wanna know?

It's kind of a weird question.

[themogget]

What do you believe happens when you die, or do you know it to be a fact? I thought it a very simple question.

[bravers]

It's simple, yeah. But it's kind of weird to ask about that kind of thing.

[lightblooming]

Is there are particular reason why you want to know?

[themogget]

Is curiosity not enough of a reason?

[lightblooming]

( That's fair, but it's morbid. )

... It's not something my Master often discussed with us, or... something my friends and I talked about. In the end, no one can be entirely certain of what happens, in the end.

text; un: stitches

[deadtective]

Depends on how you die. Obviously.

["obviously"]

un: whosasking

[sneakofhand]

Depends what god you follow. I've heard a lot of pretty stories about other planes and all that, but I never thought much about what happens when you die besides knowing I wasn't gonna live long. Least not til lately.

un: Caster | text

[futhark]

It varies from time, place, and person. My people had an idea how that worked for them, but then it turns out, sometimes you get to be an exception.

Which of the stories sounds better?

voice; u/n l.yagami

[worldcleansing]

Is that the belief held by everybody in your world? In my world, the belief depends on the culture. Some people believe we go to a better or worse place, depending on our actions. Some people believe we're reborn. Some believe there's nothing after death. Is there some proof that makes the whole world believe the same thing?

un: ardbert | voice

[notbert]

The usual cycle of any living creature on reaching its journey's end is the return of their aether to its source.

As with anything there are exceptions, however! A great will, some driving desire or lingering attachment may conspire to trap or cause the aether to remain in the mortal plane.

[He sounds good natured and pleasant. Perhaps in a good mood?]

text; un - nya

[ranyaulf]

Huh.

Sounds pleasant. Gates and a river into a different realm? Another adventure, just waiting ahead?

Hm...

[themogget]

Why is that?

[themogget]

How interesting. What I said isn't a matter of faith but what I know to be true as a matter of fact.

[He pauses, thinking a moment.]

That so many worlds have no idea of what happens when they die is intriguing.

[themogget]

Elaborate.

[themogget]

I would think that knowledge of a shortened lifespan would put the idea of death more to the front of someone's mind. Or was it that you preferred not to think about it.

[themogget]

Which one do you believe?

[themogget]

What I said is a fact, not a belief. It isn't a fact known by everyone, or believed by everyone, but that doesn't make it less of one.

[He lets a moment of silence hang.]

There is proof, if you go looking for it. Not something I would usually recommend.

[themogget]

Interesting. Then not so dissimilar.

[This is the closest to what he knows that he has heard so far, so he settles himself for a discussion.]

Some Dead with a particular determination to cling to life, or those who were powerful in life may find their way out of Death given time, or resist entering it. Some may be drawn out by others. Neither things are welcome. The Dead belong in only one place.

[themogget]

Perhaps. No one has returned from beyond the final gate to confirm what exists after it.

[deadtective]

You first.

[brat. but also, what did he expect? there's no way Hazel's just going to jump into listing every single possible death and post-death action in her own world without a little direction first. not for free, anyway.]

[themogget]

Manner of death does not affect what comes after in my world. Just what did you want me to elaborate on?

[deadtective]

You could've picked somewhere to start, dude. Like what were you hoping for, me just doing down the list? Fucking drowning's not the same in one country as the other even, it's all fucked up and complicated.

[themogget]

If you didn't want to explain further I don't know why you opened with that response.

But I'll humour you. Is it a matter of every single method of death means a different afterlife, or simply if the death is violent, or tragic, or peaceful?

[deadtective]

To be a fucking pain in the ass, obviously.

[you're a cat, you should know this.]

It depends on that and the place you die and the place the person who killed you'd from, if it applies. All those regional beliefs you get are all true but only where they originated, basically. It's a pain in the ass.