Mortal Beings Will Eventually Die

"I understand."

Before Lyanna, Iapetus bowed slightly.

"I will certainly convey the Lord of the Spirit World's meaning. However, I hope you can provide a more detailed description so that I can present it to the God King."

Nodding, Lyanna calmly spoke the decision Ryan had made in advance.

"The Lord can grant Thought to Mortal Beings, but the Gods must create Life themselves, decide the nature of their Creations, and grant them corresponding power."

"Appearance, ability, all of this is the Gods' own affair. The Lord will only grant them Souls at the very end, according to the pre-determined requirements, and when they die, the Souls of Mortal Beings must also return to the embrace of my Lord."

"Death?" Hearing this, Iapetus was somewhat surprised.

This was a word he had never heard before. In the language of the Gods born from Khaos, there was no existence of 'Death'.

"Yes, 'Death'. This is a word in the language of the Spirit World, describing demise, The End."

Lyanna nodded, explaining.

Ryan used the most ancient source of Writing on the Divine Decree Stone Tablet to evolve the Spirit Script, which naturally had its own pronunciation. Many words that did not exist in the Divine Language of Khaos could be found in the language of the Spirit World.

'Death' was one of them, and so was the 'Wine' that was now indispensable at the Gods' Banquet.

"I am very sorry, but esteemed Shadow Moon Goddess, I do not quite understand why Life would 'die' after gaining Thought?"

Standing aside, Iapetus was still somewhat puzzled after hearing Lyanna's explanation. The Lord of the Spirit World was not interested in creating shells, which the God of Speech was not surprised by. Even if he had not done it before, he could imagine that creating Life was by no means an easy task.

But when it came to 'Death', Iapetus could not understand. In the past years, he had never seen anything with intelligence die, or rather, he did not understand why there would be Death.

In the Gods' impression, all conscious beings were eternal. Being confined to the Abyss was already a terrible punishment, and eternal sleep was the most unacceptable ending.

As for The End, demise, people cannot imagine things beyond their understanding, and neither can Gods.

Facing Iapetus's doubts, Lyanna said calmly:

"Before the Lord gathered the Divinity of Spiritual Life, it was not as if conscious Life had not been born, Plants are such. You may not perceive their hazy Thought, but that does not mean they do not exist, it is just that this weak Thought is not enough to form a Soul."

"Just as Plants can be destroyed, so too can Life with Thought die. In this world, only Gods are immortal. Unless the Gods sever parts of their own Divinity, Mortal Beings will eventually die, and this is the Fate that is destined."

".Then what about Souls?" After a moment of silence, the God of Speech keenly discovered the problem: "The shells of Life will 'die', could it be that their Souls will not?"

"Of course they will, but it is slower."

Lyanna had long anticipated the ignorance of the outside Gods, so she continued to explain:

"In the mortal world, Material is easier to manifest than Spirituality, so the body is also easier to decay than the Soul. When the mortal body dies, its Spirit is far from The End. Life belongs to the Gods, but Souls belong to my Lord. When they lose their sustenance in the mortal world, they should naturally return to the Spirit World, return to the embrace of the master of Spirituality."

"I understand."

Iapetus nodded, indicating that he understood. He could accept this result, but the Gods might not agree. But that had nothing to do with him. After all, he was just a messenger.

"Life and 'Death', truly miraculous phenomena, but also very reasonable. How can the Gods' Creations be compared with their Creators? 'Death' is indeed a very good existence, it can allow them to recognize the difference between Gods and themselves after they have Thought."

With some emotion, Iapetus finally said:

"I will truthfully convey Ryan's meaning, but the specific decision will have to be made by the God King."

"Then go." Lyanna said lightly, "The Gods' decisions are their own business, my Lord's meaning has already been expressed."

"If anyone still has objections, let him try a trip to the Spirit World. If he can get in, my Lord will spare some time to meet him."

"Now, you can leave."

After calmly saying the last sentence, Lyanna's wings fluttered gently behind her. In a daze, she silently disappeared before Iapetus's eyes.

Watching Lyanna disappear as she had come, the God of Speech waited in place for a while, then turned and left.

He didn't know if the Gods would accept 'the return of souls to the Underworld after death,' after all, 'Death' was a novelty for all the Gods now.

But since the result had been received, Iapetus simply handed the decision back to the Gods. No matter what the final outcome, his errand was over anyway.

Three days later, with the help of Wind and Space-Time, Iapetus rushed back to Divine Mountain.

As six days ago, the Gods' Banquet was still going on, and they were all waiting for the God of Speech's return.

In front of the Gods, he recounted his experiences on this trip one by one, especially emphasizing his difficulties, and how he cleverly used Divine Power to persuade that mysterious Ancient God.

"I exhausted my words, and finally, Ryan told me that only when the body and Soul are together can Life have Thought. He promised to give Souls to Mortal Beings after the Gods' Creation, and I am very grateful for his kindness."

Listening to the God of Speech's account, the Gods were moved by his words. They did realize Iapetus's hard work, and even many Gods with weak Divine Power felt respect for him.

"But in the end, Ryan told me that non-Godly Life will 'die'. Mortal Beings will eventually die, and the decay of Material is far faster than that of the Soul, so the Souls of living beings after Death should also return to the Spirit World."

"Death? Forgive me for speaking frankly, is this a new word?"

Beside God Queen Rhea, the three White Oak Goddesses born from Uranus's God Blood asked.

Like Iapetus before, the Gods present also expressed their doubts. Seeing this, the God of Speech detailed the information he had received from Lyanna.

The Gods reacted differently to this. When the True Gods concentrated, they could perceive the vague Thoughts of Plants. It's just that just as humans don't care about ants, the Gods of the past had never cared about this.

In the end, they all accepted the existence of 'Death'. Using Life and Death to define the difference between Mortal Beings and Gods was a very reasonable approach.

It's just that it might be a little troublesome later, they would have to create a batch of Life every few thousand years.

The last problem of creating Life was also solved. Seeing this trip complete, the God of Speech prepared to return to his seat. But at this moment, the Firstborn of the Ancient Sea Gods Pontus suddenly stood up.

That was Friendliness of the Sea, a Sea God with good relations with many Gods. Even in the Ocean God Faction, many Gods had a good impression of him.

"Ryan is willing to give Life a Soul, I am very grateful to him."

Using his usual gentle tone, Nereus looked at Iapetus and said slowly, "But whether the ownership of the Soul is still open for discussion?"

"I think, this should not be just my Thought."