The Curse

The entire process was nearly complete, and the gods held their breath, their gazes fixed on the golden-haired goddess radiating a life force that was utterly at odds with the underworld, alongside her, the dark-haired deity with ebony wings.

"O spirits who have completed the journey of death, listen to my whispers. Death is not an end but a new beginning. When you regain your original purity, you will be granted the right to be reborn. Come, enter the temple of reincarnation, walk through the radiant stone archway, and you will be reignited with the flame of life, bidding farewell to your past self. You will descend into the world you have always loved in a brand new form. In the name of the Goddess of Life, let reincarnation be established!"