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“Father,” Lucian spoke with a sense of understanding within him, “Can you teach me the ways of Morr? As I am to fight upon a battlefield I wish to sanctify both my brothers in arms and any others for his Garden.”
The face of the Father did not change but such was expected of any Priest of Morr. Instead he showed within his eyes a dull glint of anticipation within it.
“It would be short but there are some suspension rituals that you can perform.” The Priest answered Lucian with a solemn nod, “To perform these rituals though you will need the blessings of Morr himself. Yet we cannot know if you are blessed unless you perform it.”
“Then it will have to wait until the day of the battle.”
“Indeed Child, after the battles ahead of us we will learn if you are blessed. If you fall then you shall only be blessed from that moment forward by Morr himself.” The Priest told him with a solemn smile.
With that the Priest began to teach Lucian the lessons. The rites for bodily preservation were the first to come up for Lucian to learn. Only through this technique could a body arrive whole to the Gardens of Morr.
The placing of black rose petals upon the eyes of the fallen. Burning the stem of the death plant as a sacrifice to take notice of. A prayer of a hundred eighty three words that were to act as guides to the dead soul so that he may arrive in the Death Realm of Morr.
By giving them a path to the realm of death did the body become preserved through the will of the spirit and Morr’s blessing.
“Know this, Lucian.” The Priest said as he pointed towards TalOS with a single finger, “While Morr grants us protection against our foes he will also be the one who chooses when we are to die. For that you shall learn not to fear death as a normal man would. Death is the reward Morr grants upon all his children for we each have a seat within his realm of the dead.”
“I see…” It was an odd idea, “Will Morr really care for a Peasant like myself who carries ruin?”
The Priest grew a smile as he heard those words, “He will Lucian. He is the God of the dead and even the Grail Knights will eventually enter his realm. Whatever miracles you see the Knights of the Grail or Saints of Sigmar perform in the name of their Gods are with the allowance of Morr.”
“I… I understand.” Lucian said with a new found respect for the God to whom he was given so much.
