Death
Death is the cessation of life in a living being, whether through natural means or through killing, technically defined in sapient beings as the permanent termination of brain activity. Death has commonly been considered a sad or unpleasant occasion, due to the affection for the being that has died and the termination of social and familial bonds with the deceased.
Fear of death is common which results in various beliefs concerning death that are held by humans as a form of coping mechanism. There are those who believe that living beings simply cease to exist upon death, while there are those who believe in an afterlife where the living being's soul and/or spirit goes to. The main antagonist, God uses this fear of death to manipulate and gain further control over people by promising his followers that there is a heaven for the righteous and the faithful, while there is a hell for anyone who doesn't believe in him and the ones who oppose him. Rituals for the deceased vary from one culture to another, with the most common being the funeral which allows the friends and family of the deceased to express and share their griefs with one another and to bid farewell and even a safe journey to the preferred afterlife of the deceased.