To those who still remain,
As I sit here, awaiting my final breath, my heart swells with exhilaration and gratitude. The life I have known is drawing to a close, but I am about to embark on the most profound journey, guided by the one I have faithfully worshipped, my god Death.
Death is the compassionate hand that cradles us all, guiding us through the inevitable transition from this world to the next. I am overjoyed at the thought of meeting Death face to face, ready to serve and honour them in the afterlife. My soul is prepared to embrace the next chapter, and I find solace in the certainty of death’s gentle embrace.
As a necromancer, I have wielded my power with the utmost reverence for the natural order of life and death. My abilities have allowed me to aid those who were ill, bringing solace and closure to the grieving. Every action I took was a testament to my respect for Death's necessary role in the universe. I never sought to disrupt the balance, but rather, to honour and reinforce it.
Throughout my life, I have been questioned about my choice to remain mortal, to welcome death rather than seek eternal life through lichdom. The answer is simple and resolute: lichdom is a grievous defiance of the natural cycle. It demands the abandonment of one’s essence, forsaking the divine equilibrium that Death maintains so diligently. To become a lich is to turn one's back on the very values I hold dear. It is an abomination to the sanctity of death, and I cannot condone such a cost, nor the unconscionable cost that others must to pay for such a ritual to be achieved. It is my greatest shame that I ever imparted this knowledge to that boy, ever glad am I he was defeated before he could achieve his goal, although the loss of his mother in the doing so saddens me still. I have spent my life since that event attempting penance to my god for that transgression.
As I prepare to step into that realm of quietus, my heart is brimming with gratitude for the compassion and guidance Death has shown me throughout my life. I embrace this final passage with joy, knowing that Death will lead me with dignity and care.
May you too find peace in the natural cycle of life and death, and may you always honor the sacred balance that Death upholds.
With my final breath, Soraya Mirkibil
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