It all -- relates back to how life and the afterlife connect.
When a person dies, we don't cease to exist simply because our physical form has. The soul continues on, it watches over its descendants and their affairs and it is venerated because it has the ability to influence the fortunes of the living. It's just a continued form of life, apart from mortal affairs.
What he did, was a forbidden rite. Offering his body to a villainous spirit in exchange for vengeance. It's considered an "evil" thing in our world, and it's met with consequences as the world will seek balance. So, it took its pound of flesh from his soul, tearing it to shreds.
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When a person dies, we don't cease to exist simply because our physical form has. The soul continues on, it watches over its descendants and their affairs and it is venerated because it has the ability to influence the fortunes of the living. It's just a continued form of life, apart from mortal affairs.
What he did, was a forbidden rite. Offering his body to a villainous spirit in exchange for vengeance. It's considered an "evil" thing in our world, and it's met with consequences as the world will seek balance. So, it took its pound of flesh from his soul, tearing it to shreds.