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fantasy concept, death (1/2)
Medicine and engineering eventually solve all common causes of death, including finally old age, but paradoxically this decreases life expectancy. The leading cause of death is something people call "completion". This often happens after a major life event, sometimes completing a life's work but more often simply a transition.
fantasy concept, death (2/2)
It's as though people see the years stretching on forever and the spark of life leaves them. Or as though Death said in her apparent defeat "If you won't follow my rules, then I will follow no rules," and started taking people whenever it pleased her.