closed starter // @maddie-forward
"You know what Eckart said? The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life; your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, they're freeing your soul. If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away." Hale shrugs a shoulder, like she's stating the simplest thing in the world. Tortured souls aren't exactly a myth, but there's a lot more to it than the person ending up in Hell for doing bad things. People with the best intentions can end up down there if they hold a darkness within them. There's no telling which side you'll end up on when it's your time to go. People have seen Lucifer standing at the end of their bed as they lay dying, and nobody believes them when they say it. It's the delusional ranting of a dying person to anyone around them. "It's better to let go of things that hurt you, just in case. Nobody knows what's coming for them when they die."