Death

“The end is a doorway, and all must pass.”

Realm: Shadow
Symbol: A skeletal figure wreathed in blooming flowers, carrying a scythe that drips starlight
Meaning (Upright): Transformation, endings, rebirth through loss
Meaning (Reversed): Resistance to change, fear of transformation, spiritual decay

Lore:
None escape Death, yet none truly meet her.
She is not destruction, but the gardener who prunes so the garden may grow.
Her footsteps mark the end of one cycle and the dawn of another.
In her presence, the soul sheds its old name and remembers its truer one.

When drawn, Death signals metamorphosis - the breaking of the shell.
Reversed, she warns of clinging to husks long emptied, or fearing the beauty of release.

Prophecy Verse:
"All that falls becomes seed.
Grieve not the harvest; it is only the turning of the sun."