Jemini
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I've got a problem in my story. I put Amashilama into my story as a fairly major character. Amashilama is a divine leech from Mesopotamian lore, and her legend deals very specifically in her being an instrumental part in bringing the god of resurrection back to life.
So, if I have her as a fairly prominent character in my story, it almost feels as though I actually HAVE TO show off her bringing someone back from the dead. But, here's the problem. I don't have any good plot consistent way to actually kill off a character without making it feel shoe-horned in.
In other words, I have the exact opposite problem of most people in this whole resurrection thing. Most people make the resurrection feel cheap and shoe-horned in. In my case, I have the ground work put very well in place for a resurrection to take place. My issue is that I do not have a good plot-relevant way to kill off a character.
So, how do I kill off a character in order for them to become subject to Amashilama's resurrection magic without making it LOOK like the only reason I killed them off is to have them become subject to Amashilama's resurrection magic?
So, if I have her as a fairly prominent character in my story, it almost feels as though I actually HAVE TO show off her bringing someone back from the dead. But, here's the problem. I don't have any good plot consistent way to actually kill off a character without making it feel shoe-horned in.
In other words, I have the exact opposite problem of most people in this whole resurrection thing. Most people make the resurrection feel cheap and shoe-horned in. In my case, I have the ground work put very well in place for a resurrection to take place. My issue is that I do not have a good plot-relevant way to kill off a character.
So, how do I kill off a character in order for them to become subject to Amashilama's resurrection magic without making it LOOK like the only reason I killed them off is to have them become subject to Amashilama's resurrection magic?