Requiem, The Scythe of Silence
Zth’kaa’ri of Reaping
“The Song has been sung. The harvest begins. I am Requiem, the Scythe of Silence. Behold my power, and hear the last breath of all things.”
Legendary Name & Power: – Requiem, The Scythe of Silence
True Name & Power: Sword of Reaping
Aspect: Death (The End of All Things)
Appearance: A thick, unwieldy scythe, thick as stone yet sharper than a surgeon's scalpel.
Original Location:
The Black Pyramid at the Edge of the Universe (Sanctum of Eternity)
This being the Sanctum of Eternity is a perfect fit.
If That-Which-Abides first cast the universe from this place, then the Sword of Creation resting here makes sense—it is the remnant of that first act of cosmic forging.
Yaomaraogan forbidding anyone from going beyond this point is critical—this is not just a place, it’s the cosmic event horizon.
If someone took the Sword of Creation, could they remake the universe?
Or is it an anchor that, if removed, would unravel reality itself?
Current Bearer: The Mummy - Currently in possession.
Core Power: Reaps all things that have "run their course"—this means more than just life. It can sever connections that have naturally decayed, end suffering, and bring finality to things that refuse to conclude.
It is not just a tool of death—it is a tool of closure.
It enforces the end of things that must end:
A kingdom in decline will fall if struck by the sword.
A warrior past their prime will retire rather than be killed.
A lie that has outlived its purpose will collapse, exposing the truth.
A battle that has dragged on for centuries will finally end.
Refined Pros:
✅ Ends immortal suffering—it can reap someone who wants to die but cannot.
✅ Severs dead weight—this applies to both the physical and metaphysical.
✅ Finalizes fate—anything whose time has come will be completed.
✅ Harvests rewards as well as loss—the wielder may gain the wisdom, strength, or knowledge of those they reap.
✅ Can force a decisive conclusion in a war, relationship, or fate-bound event.
✅ When drawn, wilted flowers bloom briefly before fading to dust—a sign that something is reaching its natural end.
✅ The wielder’s shadow grows longer and heavier with each life they reap, until it begins to whisper to them.Pros:
✅ Instantly sends the dead and undead to their destined afterlife.
✅ Wielder is immune to aging, disease, and natural death.
✅ Allows the wielder to act as a shepherd of the dead, bringing balance to the supernatural.
Refined Cons:
❌ Cannot kill someone before their time—if fate does not allow it, the sword will simply pass through them like a ghost.
❌ Wielder must be careful—they might accidentally “reap” their own future, relationships, or even their purpose.
❌ If overused, the wielder starts to see everything as something that should end, even their own existence.
❌ Allows mortals to slay immortals, gods, and cosmic beings. Ensures that even the divine are accountable to death.
❌ The wielder slowly becomes a part of the afterlife, disconnected from the living.
❌ Anyone the wielder loves will die sooner, as fate aligns their paths to the grave.
Curse: The Caged Heart
💀 The sword protects its wielder—but at the cost of cutting them off from those they love.
💀 The stronger the defenses, the more emotionally distant the bearer becomes.
💀 The wielder feels a growing paranoia, as if the world is constantly trying to break through their defenses.
Result on Bearer:
🔹 The wielder’s hands appear skeletal when unsheathing the sword, and their presence unnerves even the living.
🔹 The longer they actually hold the sword, the more of their skeleton becomes easier to see.
🔹 Their voice carries a haunting, distant echo.
🔹 The wielder starts seeing death timers above people’s heads, indicating how long they have left.
🔹 They instinctively know how someone will die, whether from illness, battle, or accident.
🔹 They are drawn toward places of death, unable to resist walking toward graveyards, battlefields, or sites of tragedy.