No Pony Lives Forever
Twilight Sparkle, ruler of Equestria for the past five years, faced the crowd that had gathered for the funeral of two great ponies, ones that she'd admired so very much and thought would never leave. She’d devoted her entire life to pleasing the elder of the two ponies, her mentor and friend Princess Celestia. Well… former Princess now. Twilight had always looked up to Celestia more than anypony. It seemed so inconceivable that she could be gone. It had never occurred to Twilight that either her or Luna could have passed on like this. Dying of old age the same any other pony could someday.
There had been a moment long ago when Twilight had feared losing her mentor. It was the day of her brother’s wedding, when Queen Chrysalis had invaded Canterlot and actually managed to overpower Celestia during a brief duel. She remembered rushing to Celestia's side after shouting out her name in concern after the princess fell to the floor. That had been one of the scariest moments of her life, to think she could have lost her. Fortunately, Celestia had not been fatally injured, merely a burned horn and some short-term deliriousness.
But now, Celestia was truly gone.
Gone. The thought of that was still almost impossible for Twilight to wrap her mind around. Ever since Twilight had been a filly, Celestia was there. She’d seen the princess raise the sun, that moment had inspired her to learn everything she could about magic. Then it was a dream come true when she hatched the dragon egg that contained Spike and Celestia took her as a personal protégée. Celestia had been everything Twilight wanted to be. Which was ironic, for now Twilight looked exactly like Celestia did. She’d grown to the exact same size, wore a similar gold necklace and shoes, and even had the flowing mane. It was as though she’d actually become her mentor. The only difference was she retained her lavender color and cutie mark.
Twilight took a breath and looked at the crowd, seeing her best friends amongst them. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy sat in the front row of seats placed before the stage in Canterlot Cemetery. All the ponies in Equestria had gathered, but they could only fit so many in the cemetery. As such, some ponies were spending quiet days in front of cafes around Canterlot mourning silently for their beloved former rulers. There were many other ponies, but Twilight kept her eyes focused on her friends. The ones she’d had all those adventures with saving Equestria, the ones that had made her life meaningful, the ones that had shown her the greatest magic of all. The Magic of Friendship, they were her life, but she could be forced to watch them all leave.
“Hey? Twilight?”
She felt some creature touch her. Twilight looked over and saw Spike, her adoptive dragon brother, royal advisor, and always faithful number one assistant. He was not the little baby dragon he’d been for all those years. He was now nearly the same size as her even in her new “Celestial” form.
“It’s time to start your speech,” he reminded her gently.
“Oh right, sorry I was distracted.”
Spike gave her a weak but understanding smile. Twilight turned to address everypony.
“Today… we say goodbye to two wonderful… no… the most wonderful ponies Equestria has ever seen. Don’t you agree?” Twilight said quickly and with exasperation.
There were some nods of approval, but Twilight looked at her friends and noticed their worried expressions as they gazed up at her. She could guess what they were thinking. That she was on the verge of “Twilighting” again. Getting a nervous breakdown like she always did whenever something awful happened.
Keep it together Twilight. She thought. But this was possibly the most stress she’d ever felt before. It was like her entire world no longer had the sun in it. She’d always had Celestia to look up to and guide her. But now Celestia and Luna were both gone.
“Well…” Twilight said, managing to keep a calm tone despite the heavy feeling in her chest. “Celestia and Luna would encourage us to smile. They’ve done so much for all of us, and we must remember them. Even though they are gone, we shall make sure Equestria will never forget them no matter how much time will pass. The Festival of the Two Sisters will come every year during my reign. I promise that!”
“To the former Princesses!” Pinkie Pie raised her hooves.
The element of laughter brought smiles to everyone’s face with that. Soon Rarity and Starlight Glimmer began to levitate the pair of coffins in which Celestia and Luna’s bodies had been placed. They were lifted into the holes in the ground in front of a large monumental stone that had been prepared with statues of the two ponies on top. As the coffins neared their resting place, a flock of royal swans flew overhead guided by Fluttershy. They circled several times in a beautiful fashion. Once they were done, Rarity and Starlight placed the coffins in the ground, Applejack and Pinkie Pie then tearfully pushed dirt on top of them.
Twilight lifted her horn to the sky with teary eyes as she made an adjustment to it. Since her coronation as Equestria’s new ruler, she now had the power to control the sun and moon without the aid of the amulet she’d initially had to rely. But this also gave her something else as well, something that frightened her. But she had to focus on her task for the funeral right now. The sun remained in the sky, but it grew darker as the moon overlapped with it and a solar eclipse occurred. The sky darkened as though night came early. Rainbow Dash sighed, and with great effort, flapped her wings and shouted out as she performed a Sonic Rainboom. “Goodbye your majesties!”
Twilight allowed the eclipse to remain for half an hour. Her friends gathered around her as she sobbed, remembering all the times that she had shared with her beloved mentor. Those days when she’d been a filly reading books while Celestia watched fondly. All those times the Princess had said she was proud to have her as a student, that she’d believed in her, such as the time she’d defeated Nightmare Moon, all those lessons she’d taught Twilight at both the school of magic and by sending her to Ponyville.
“I would not be the Pony I am today without you, Celestia! Thank you!” Twilight said. “I will never forget you or Luna, and neither will Equestria!”
She felt a hoof on her and assumed it was probably Pinkie Pie. But when she finally had the courage to take the moon out from in front of the sun, she saw somepony else.
“You okay, little sis?” Shining Armor asked.
Most of the other ponies had left, but Twilight’s family had remained. Twilight Velvet and Night Light were both now looking elderly, their hair turning gray. Cadence was still the same size and possessed an ordinary mane. Flurry Heart was bigger, the size the Cutie Mark Crusaders had been when Twilight first met them. She had a heart shaped cutie mark surrounded by a fluffy cloud. They all looked at Twilight with concern.
Normally, Twilight would have cracked a joke about her current size right now and said, “Little sis? I’m bigger than you now!” But she had no heart for a joke right now.
“I don’t know. It just feels strange… Knowing that they’re both gone.”
Shining Armor nodded. “I thought they would last for eternity.”
Twilight Velvet approached her daughter. “I know how much you admired them, especially Celestia. She was probably more a mother to you than I was. I mean, I’m so rarely around.”
“Don’t say that Mom!” Twilight exclaimed. “Sure, Celestia was around more. But you raised me in a loving home and encouraged me, I wouldn’t be the pony I am today without you any more than her.”
“You look like you could have been her daughter now more than ours, given your appearance!” Night Light pointed out. “You never did tell us how that came to be! What caused you to grow into that anyway?”
Twilight could remember it clearly. That day when she’d learned the full extent of the transfer of power during her coronation.
Flashback 4 years ago
Twilight waited patiently as her royal chariot was pulled through the sky by two Pegasus royal guards. Spike sitting at her side, the baby dragon she’d hatched with her magic years ago wasn’t a baby anymore, and he was only going to get bigger in time. Within a few decades, or perhaps when she passed, he would be as large as a house.
She was bigger too. Twilight had thought she was fully grown when she'd moved to Ponyville long ago. But when she'd woken up this morning and raised the sun, she'd looked in her mirror to see a great difference. She used to be the smallest of the Alicorn Princesses, but now she was bigger, as tall as her sister in law Cadence. But more, her mane was flowing and sparkling faintly like that of her predecessors. Twilight needed to get some questions answered regarding this, and there were only two ponies that might know what was happening.
The carriage finally descended toward the Silver Shoals retirement home. It hit ground and Twilight climbed out, her guards and Spike following her. She heard a soft chuckle behind her and was surprised when Spike suddenly jumped on her back. He hadn’t done that in a long time, after he'd gotten his wings, she'd given him fewer ponyback rides.
She still chuckled. “Spike!”
“Hey you’re bigger now! Just thought I’d relive some of the good old days when I could do this!”
“Okay, but only till we get inside. Don’t get used to this. Maybe I’ll only be like this temporarily.”
The ride ended very quickly, but Spike didn’t complain. As soon as they were at the door to the retirement home, he jumped off. The place was filled with mostly elderly mares and stallions. A few younger ones were present, visiting their older relatives and enjoying each other’s company. Families consisting of grandparents, parents, and foals all laughing and smiling together. Despite her stress, Twilight smiled as she watched these moments. Several ponies noticed her presence. Their eyes widened at the sight of their princess, but they bowed respectfully, saying “Princess” or “Your Highness” as she passed them. Twilight waved and smiled at them in return as she made her way to the top floor where the ponies she sought lived. She came to the right number and knocked.
“Come in!” a familiar yet different regal voice said.
Twilight and Spike entered the room while the royal guards remained outside. Once they were in the room, Twilight and Spike's mouths fell open at an unexpected sight. Celestia and Luna, the two ponies who had ruled Equestria for the longest time and remained looking young while doing it were now looking… old.
Celestia and Luna were different. Luna looked a lot like she did when Twilight first saw her after she and her friends defeated her when she'd been Nightmare Moon. Her coat was the lighter shade of blue that Twilight had nearly forgotten about. Her mane no longer sparkled; it was a lighter blue as well but also had some streaks of grey. Celestia, meanwhile, had a form completely unfamiliar to Twilight. Her coat was the same white, but her multi-colored mane now only bore a pink, with even more gray than Luna’s. Wrinkles were also forming on both former princesses’ cheeks like they would on older mares. Twilight stood there with her mouth open.
“Prin-Celestia! Luna!” Twilight exclaimed. She’d almost said Princess, even though these two were no longer royalty.
“My Twilight… your mane,” Celestia said with a smile. “It’s beautiful.”
Twilight paused at the compliment then said, “Th-thank you. But do you know why it’s become like this? And why…why do both of you look like this? Luna you look like you did when I first met you… but older? Are you both alright? Are you ill?”
Luna shook her head. “We're fine, Twilight. We've merely lost the last remnants of the power we passed on to you. Soon we ourselves will be passing on.”
Twilight was silent for a moment. Not believing what she was hearing.
“Passing on? You mean-
“Yes, Twilight. Our time is coming,” Celestia said.
Twilight was silent for a moment. “But… but I thought you were both going to live forever!” Tears began to fill her eyes. “You two can’t die!”
“Nopony lives forever, Twilight. Though I suppose we could have... but we don't want to. We’ve lived long enough and had good lives... despite... our hardships.” Celestia got up from her sofa and walked toward her former student. She moved slower than Twilight remembered.
“We likely would have passed on the throne to somepony else a thousand years ago if not for my transformation into Nightmare Moon,” Luna said.
“So many of our friends, the subjects we grew close too during our early years ruling long ago have passed," Celestia said as she approached Twilight and put a hoof on her. "We had talked about finding a worthy successor back in those days when our first loved ones were growing old. But when I had to banish my sister to the moon, I could not bring myself to pass on alone. I wanted my sister back!” Celestia sniffled. “So, when I discovered that Nightmare Moon would return, I decided to wait… and then find a worthy successor once I had my Luna back.”
She looked at Twilight with a teary smile. “And I found that successor. You.”
“But… Celestia. Luna. You can't! Please, take your power back from me!” Twilight shrieked.
Celestia shook her head. “Twilight, please try to understand. I've ruled for over a thousand years. In that time, I've watched many ponies that I grew to care about pass on. Students I taught at my School of Magic, friends that I would spend time with. Servants who aided me. All ponies and other creatures I care about. I've been to more funerals than anypony. Life is a gift, but I've had my fill of it. Death is a natural part of life, and we must accept it. Immortality is a heavy burden, not a gift."
Twilight was at a loss for words. She couldn't imagine all the losses her mentor had kept buried deep. She looked down in silence.
Celestia took her chin and made her look up. “Don't despair, Twilight. We still have a few years left, and you are always welcome to visit us. But you came to ask about why your mane is like that and why you are suddenly bigger?”
Twilight nodded as she looked back at her purple mane which flowed behind her.
“It usually only did this when I was channeling a lot of friendship magic. But now its doing it on its own. I’ve only seen you, Luna, Sombra, and Mistmane with manes that move on their own.”
“Well… I believe it is because of all the magic you wield which has built up inside you. Since we passed our powers onto you at the Coronation, you now harness the power of the sun and moon. You also have the friendship magic you’ve spread across Equestria. When alicorns, or unicorns delve into a rare and powerful magic like our cosmic energy which controls the sun and moon, or Sombra’s darkness, and Mistmane’s own good heart we acquire these manes permanently through practicing powerful types of magic.”
“Will I continue growing?”
“Perhaps. Depends on how powerful you become. You could become as large as I am," Celestia said. “Or perhaps even more so.”
“But… does that mean I’m… going to be immortal?” Twilight asked, horror filling her.
“You could,” Luna said. “But it is up to you."
Twilight hesitated. Sure, living forever did sound nice. She wouldn't have to be afraid of growing old... but she knew that would come with a price.
“I would have to watch all my best friends go and never be able to follow them. Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy.”
"Yes," Celestia said. "If you choose to keep it."
Twilight shook her head. "No, I don't want it. I do want to live, but losing everypony I love is not a price I would pay to do so."
“We understand, Twilight. I had to watch many of my students whom I grew close too… ones that could have succeeded me before you… pass on. I miss them all dearly and hope to reunite with them in the next life,” Celestia said.
“So… what can I do?” Twilight asked.
“I believe I can think of a way,” Celestia said. “Search for a successor of your own. One who will be responsible for raising the sun and moon, and maintaining the friendship in Equestria. When the time comes, pass the power to them.”
End Flashback.
Twilight shook her head. “I don’t feel like talking about it. Excuse me, I need to take a walk.”
She trotted among the other graves. Wondering whether any she passed contained the friends that Celestia and Luna had made during their thousand year lives. As she did so, she saw a pair of young unicorn fillies playing carefreely. They were apparently bored by the quietness around Canterlot and snuck away to play ball, tossing one back and forth with their magic. Twilight smiled at this sight for a moment, so much fun. But that was such a simple trick to be able to levitate a ball like that. What she needed for a successor was someone with beyond simple talent with magic to be able to take over the duties of the sun and moon.
Celestia had said some worthy successors came during her lifetime. But Twilight had been a special case, she’d been able to hatch a dragon egg with raw magic power. That kind of potential wasn’t seen very often. The only other unicorn Twilight might have believed capable of such a feat (besides herself when she had been one) was Starlight, who had been able to fight her evenly despite her ascension to alicornhood. Hay, Starlight even managed to hold her own against Chrysalis when the former Changeling Queen had been empowered by Grogar's magic.
Twilight sighed. If only Starlight were a filly right now, she might have been able to groom her to be a worthy successor like Celestia had done for her. But Starlight was just about the same age as Twilight herself. That wasn’t going to work, Twilight couldn’t give her the power and immortality. She would be forcing Starlight to have the same burden. She needed a younger student to take her place, so that that student could do the same if they so choose.
But even if she found one with that much ability, would that pony turn out good? Celestia had been faced with a betrayal from Sunset Shimmer, her protégee before Twilight. And Twilight herself had also been betrayed by an even worse student, Cozy Glow. Would she be able to find a successor that had the power and compassion to be a good ruler? Twilight wanted to be able to pass on with her friends, but she still had a responsibility to her people. She couldn’t let somepony take her place unless she was absolutely certain that pony would be a good ruler. What if she had to wait for a hundred years? Two hundred? Or even a thousand before she found one? What if something happened to make her need to stay like Celestia had for Luna? What if Equestria still needed her?
Starlight might have been worthy, her villainous days were long behind her. She was doing a good job as stewardess of the Castle of Friendship as well as Headmare at the school along with her husband Sunburst. If only she were younger.
“Hey!” A voice called behind Twilight.
The princess looked over her shoulder to see Starlight herself coming. Twilight stopped and allowed her first ever pupil to catch up with her. “Here to try and pull me out of my depression like you did when the school got closed by Neighsay?” Twilight asked.
Starlight blushed and put a hoof on her stomach. “I might as well try. You look like you could use some happy news today.”
Twilight sighed. “I’d love some.”
Starlight motioned for her to come close. Reluctantly, Twilight put an ear out. Her mouth fell open when Starlight spoke.
“I’m pregnant.”
Twilight was silent for a moment. Then her lips grew into the largest smile that she’d made since hearing of Celestia and Luna’s passing.
“Starlight that’s… that’s wonderful! You and Sunburst are having a foal! Oh, I could only imagine what it’ll turnout like!”
Starlight gave a small chuckle as she patted her stomach. There was yet to be a foalbump going down to the ground, but the baby was there. “Well, hopefully it won’t turn out like I did after losing a single friend. Though I’m hoping it’ll be pretty good at magic at least. I mean, I’m pretty good at it. Sunburst is a genius on its theory, and we choose Trixie to be godmare. So, who knows? This could be Equestria’s next Starswirl the Bearded?”
Those words caused Twilight to smile brightly as an idea entered her head. “Well… let’s hope.”
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I just have one response.
Life is a gift, immortality is a curse, but the memories are to be treasured.
I support twi being immortal simply on the fact that she would use her immortality not to dwell on the pain of the past, but to use it to better the future.
Anyway, loved the story, you get double thumbs up.
I haven't read the chapter yet (I've put it on my reading list though), but I wanted to take a moment and present my reasoning for why people enjoy "Twilight being immortal" stories.
Some people obviously subscribe to the idea that Twilight is immortal because they think it's canon, I understand that. However, that's not the reason I like "Twilight being immortal" stories.
The reason I like stories that explore the concept of Twilight being immortal is that her dealing with said immortality is an intriguing plot point. Sometimes, it doesn't even have to be the main focus, but just a consequence. Stories that show Spike and Twilight outliving the rest of the Mane 6 for example could just be about Spike and Twilight's relationship and how much they mean to each other. The immortality isn't the main focus, but it is an integral part of the premise.
Additionally, it provides an interesting way for people to explore her psyche. All the alicorns were born mortal, that much is certain, then they ended up essentially becoming gods. Imagine the mortal mind, being trained to live under the assumption that all things in life are finite are suddenly faced with an infinite life. Saddle that with the responsibility of ruling a nation that treats you almost like a god sometimes, and that can be something hard for someone to process. Heck, look at how Celestia and Luna were reckless during their vacation. It shows how sheltered they were. What does that do to someone on a psychological level? How does this impact their relationships? And.... in a way.... immortality can actually highlight friendships. Celestia had to spend nearly a thousand years alone. Now, she has her sister back, Discord, Cadence, Twilight, and eventually Flurry. Exploring the relationship between immortal beings (especially when they are so few) is intriguing because they are the only ones that can even fathom what their lives are like. Whether they like each other or not, they are stuck with each other for eternity or until they are killed and considering they're usually rulers/treated as deities, that usually doesn't happen.
So, while Twilight being immortal is something disputed as being canon or not (as there are valid arguments from both sides), I don't think that it should discount Fanfic ideas that focus on the topic because it has A LOT of story potential.
Anyway, that's my piece. I'm typing this at 2 a.m., so forgive me if this sounds like nonsense. Just felt I needed to give you my piece. I'll be sure to read this once I'm not tired!
9886739
Thanks. You are right about memories. I do the same with my dogs. But I personally think that Twilight can choose whether to stay alive or not. Bettering the future is a noble cause, but that doesn't mean she has to do it for eternity even if she could. Even if I were a hero and had immortality that doesn't mean I would want to go about bettering the world forever. In fact I'd probably call it good at some point and maybe jump off a cliff just to get out of it.Besides Twilight said during the battle with the villains that others will continue their mission after she and her friends are gone. She's got a whole nation to carry on her legacy now. They can better the future in her place, which is something I plan to address in the final chapter probably at her funeral.
9887266
That's a very, very fair point, and one I'm willing to accept. :)
9886815
Well thank you for expressing your opinion. I suppose it makes sense. Have you had a chance to read the chapter yet?
9892270
I just read it and.... I have a couple of thoughts.
I'm not really seeing any purpose for this story. What is it built on?
It's obvious Twilight doesn't WANT to outlive her friends, but maybe she'd end up reaching a position where she might NEED to outlive her friends because she can't find a successor. Then, that can cause Twilight to question her choice of whether she WANTS to die with her friends. Now THAT'S a conflict.
I'm also a bit iffy on the start. Having the revelation come in a retirement home is a bit underwhelming. If it were me, I'd have started this story with a bang. It's Celestia and Luna's funeral and Twilight is about to go out and give a eulogy. Then, in a flashback, we are shown the scene where Celestia and Luna break the news they'll soon be dying, and we get the set up for what comes later.
This way, we know what our conflict is (Twilight finding/not finding a successor) and we have a memorable inciting incident (Celly and Luna's funeral).
In short, is this a bad idea? Heavens no. The execution, however, is left to be desired. Not BAD, by any stretch, but not memorable, which is what I try to strive for.
I'm sorry if this comes off a bit blunt, just calling it how I see it.
9892368
Well I always figured from the ending that Twilight was training her student Luster to become her sucessor, same as Celestia did for her. Yeah I was thinking it could have used some more conflict, and was thinking about having some of her subjects be against her giving up ruling and immortality. That idea of starting out with a funeral isn't a bad one, it could work. I'll think about that. But I'm proud to have gotten quite a few likes already. Thanks for your opinion.
9892681
No problem. I guess I just have an issue that Twilight is training a successor so soon. I know she doesn’t want to outlive her friends, but geez.
9892895
Well I extended the chapter to have a funeral scene and made the part where Twilight visits the princesses a flashback. I did think of having Twilight discuss the issue with her friends. Do you think that would be better than having her be silent about it?
9892920
Make sure you italicize the flashback.
How long has it been since Twilight took the throne?
9892931
Yeah I thought of doing that but some people have told me that's not necessary. Ah well, might as well. I've seen it done to.
I'm not entirely sure. But if I want Luster to be Starlight and Sunburst's daughter, and the time skip is around 25 or 30 years while she is in her teenage years/fully grown or so maybe it would be 5 years and the flashback can be during the first year? What do you think?
9892994
I’m just concerned that Twilight will be seen as weak if she passes the throne to Luster. I mean, Celestia served for centuries. Just seems weird. I feel like there needs to be more of a wrestling between what Twilight WANTS and what Equestria NEEDS.
9893000
Yeah I had that idea actually. I was thinking that at Luster's coronation there would be a group of ponies that demand she stay on the throne. But like I told someone else, Twilight said to the villains that others will continue her mission after she and her friends are gone. They don't need her anymore if you ask me, they just think they do.
9893015
Okay, but doesn’t that seem like a cop out? Like you’re saying “Yeah, this is an issue, but I’m going to ignore it.”
9893021
Seems more like a reasonable explanation to me. Didn't Celestia and Luna pretty much do the same when they retired? They left Equestria in good hooves, they passed on their responsibilities. They didn't abandon them. Don't we all have to do that at some point, let someone else take the reins? Just because someone is immortal doesn't mean they have to do that duty for eternity.
9893033
Sure, but the difference was that Celestia (at least) has been there for CENTURIES. If Twilight only serves for 1 century, maybe even less, that just seems like a cop out to me. Celestia groomed her to be her successor, but did she just want someone else to take the throne, or for Equestria to be in good hooves for another few centuries. One reason I feel Celestia gets her power is because of her long life. I imagine once she began to live into around 2 centuries, people began treating her more reverently. With Twilight, she won’t get that. And honestly, I feel it’s KIND OF selfish that Twilight takes the throne, but only has it for a relative blink of an eye before passing it along to someone else. I think there’s a way to make it work..... but the way I’m interpreting things right now, I just don’t know.
9893048
Well that's your opinion. I'd say its not a cop out if you pass on your responsibilities and make sure the future is guarded after you are gone. Doesn't matter how long term it is. Twilight may look like Celestia now but she Is still not her. I see no reason she absolutely MUST continue to rule for a thousand years if she finds a worthy successor to take her place and has no long term thousand year mission like getting her sister back.
Anyway, thanks for your suggestions.
9893056
I get that. However, my issue is that this story (on the surface) seems more about finding a successor than it is about Twilight debating whether there needs to be one right now.
If you want to take advantage of the premise, have there be some internal conflict. Because Twilight doesn't want to outlive her friends, that much we know, but what if, once it's coming around the corner, she begins to doubt if she SHOULD do it because Equestria needs her. That seems like a deeper, more intriguing story.
9893061
I did try to incorporate that where she is thinking about how she needs to choose carefully with the Sunset Shimmer and Cozy Glow mentions.
9893083
Seems like something that requires more introspection, but hey, to each their own.
Alicorns being immortal has always been more of a fanon idea, I think. It was never really hinted at in the show. They live greatly prolonged lives, but they don't live forever.
So far I like it.
9981481
Thanks.
I enjoyed this first chapter; a great start and touching on a subject I love very much; Twilight living on past her friends. Heading on to the second chapter, can't wait to read more.
I like your writing style, lots of elaboration does the trick.
The ending of the flashback is quite sudden tho
Nice story overall
10003278
Thanks. I'll see what I can do about that.
I don't believe in the afterlife, but I don't think I'd be too fond of immortality either.
Good story