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* In ''Manga/TheWitchAndTheBeast'', souls normally enter the cycle of reincarnation on death. Necromancers can draw the soul back into their body and raise them as undead, but doing so permanently disrupts the soul's connection to the cycle. After their final death, the undead's soul will instead fall into [[TheNothingAfterDeath the Void]].

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* In ''Film/VanHelsing'', Anna Valerious's [[HereditaryCurse entire family]] was forbidden from entering Heaven due to her ancestor having sired Dracula. It was only by destroying Dracula before their bloodline ended could they be allowed in, with Anna being [[LastOfHisKind the last surviving member]]. [[spoiler:[[FurVersusFangs Thanks to his werewolf form, Van Helsing was able to kill Dracula]]...only to inadvertently kill Anna when she was giving him the cure for his curse. Fortunately, while burning her body, Van Helsing [[DiedHappilyEverAfter sees Anna reunite with her family in the clouds and smile good bye to him as she and her family are able to rest in peace]]]].

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* In ''Film/VanHelsing'', Anna Valerious's [[HereditaryCurse entire family]] was forbidden from entering Heaven due to her ancestor having sired Dracula. It was only by destroying Dracula before their bloodline ended could they be allowed in, with Anna being [[LastOfHisKind the last surviving member]]. [[spoiler:[[FurVersusFangs [[spoiler:[[FurAgainstFang Thanks to his werewolf form, Van Helsing was able to kill Dracula]]...only to inadvertently kill Anna when she was giving him the cure for his curse. Fortunately, while burning her body, Van Helsing [[DiedHappilyEverAfter sees Anna reunite with her family in the clouds and smile good bye to him as she and her family are able to rest in peace]]]].



* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module I3 ''Pharaoh''. The pharaoh Amun-re sacrifices the wealth and well being of his people to build himself a magnificent pyramid tomb.When he's threatened by an angry mob, he lays a curse that will cause the land to dry up if he is killed. A member of the mob kills him anyway, and the god Osiris is forced to carry out the curse. However, he punishes Amun-re by condemning his spirit to wander the land until someone steals his treasure from his tomb.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module I3 ''Pharaoh''. The pharaoh Amun-re sacrifices the wealth and well being of his people to build himself a magnificent pyramid tomb. When he's threatened by an angry mob, he lays a curse that will cause the land to dry up if he is killed. A member of the mob kills him anyway, and the god Osiris is forced to carry out the curse. However, he punishes Amun-re by condemning his spirit to wander the land until someone steals his treasure from his tomb.


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** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'': The Gi Tribe was not accepted by the Lifestream because they were aliens, causing them to linger as resentful ghosts after death. This would presumably explain why Sephiroth keeps coming back after death, besides focusing on ThePowerOfHate he has for Cloud, he is the son of Jenova, another alien. This would also explain why despite being dead for over 2000 years, Jenova's cells still team with life and can possess people, and why her blood moves on its own; her soul has not left.
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* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': Volume 6 reveals that Remnant used to have two brother gods who lived among humans and who possessed the power to punish humans by barring them from the afterlife if they felt it necessary. [[spoiler:[[StartOfDarkness The sequence which shows Salem's road to evil]] reveals that the gods did this to her. She had attempted to manipulate the gods in an attempt to restore her dead lover Ozma to life, so when they realized what she was doing the gods cursed her to have CompleteImmortality, preventing her from reuniting with Ozma in the afterlife until she's learned her lesson about the balance between life and death. However, her personality flaw is that she [[NeverMyFault doesn't take responsibility for her actions]], so instead she turned humanity [[RageAgainstTheHeavens against the gods]], and later went into a full-on SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum, trying to get the gods to destroy the world entirely and herself with it. As a result, the punishment simply became the first major step on her road to becoming the BigBad.]]

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* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': Volume 6 reveals that Remnant used to have two brother gods who lived among humans and who possessed the power to punish humans by barring them from the afterlife if they felt it necessary. [[spoiler:[[StartOfDarkness The sequence which shows Salem's road to evil]] reveals that the gods did this to her. She [[Characters/RWBYSalem Salem]] had attempted to manipulate the gods in an attempt to restore her dead lover Ozma to life, so when they realized what she was doing the gods cursed her to have CompleteImmortality, preventing her from reuniting with Ozma in the afterlife until she's learned her lesson about the balance between life and death. However, her personality flaw is that she [[NeverMyFault doesn't take responsibility for her actions]], so instead she turned humanity [[RageAgainstTheHeavens against the gods]], and later went into a full-on SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum, trying to get the gods to destroy the world entirely and herself with it. As a result, the punishment simply became the first major step on her road to becoming the BigBad.]]
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* In the religious movie ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'', those who die of suicide won't go to Heaven or Hell but live on as earthbound spirits for the time they're supposed to have remaining. Moreover, these ghosts are depicted as bitter demons who possess and kill living people, often in the same ways they took their own lives.

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* In the religious movie ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'', those who die of suicide won't go to Heaven or Hell but live on as earthbound spirits for the time they're supposed to have remaining. Moreover, these ghosts are depicted as bitter demons who possess and kill living people, often in the same ways they took their own lives.lives, all according to Happy Science teachings.
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* In the religious movie ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'', those who die of suicide won't go to Heaven or Hell but live on as earthbound spirits for the time they're supposed to have remaining. Moreover, these ghosts are depicted as bitter demons who possess and kill living people, often in the same ways they took their own lives.
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* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': In the Continuum, Star Swirl the Bearded turned against Celestia and Luna in jealousy that they ascended and became alicorns while he didn't. As a punishment for this (or possibly as a way of giving him a chance at redemption), Celestia cast a spell on him on his deathbed that was supposed to bind his soul eternally to this world, ensuring that instead of passing on to whatever comes after he would be reborn again and again until he "got it right". His latest incarnation is [[spoiler: Twilight Sparkle]].
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* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': Volume 6 reveals that Remnant used to have two brother gods who lived among humans and who possessed the power to punish humans by barring them from the afterlife if they felt it necessary. [[spoiler:Salem has been cursed with CompleteImmortality to stop her from dying until she learns the importance of life and death. She manipulated the gods in an attempt to restore her dead lover to life, so the gods cursed her to prevent her from reuniting with Ozma in the afterlife until she's learned her lesson. However, her personality flaw is that she [[NeverMyFault doesn't take responsibility]] for her actions, so she instead turned humanity [[RageAgainstTheHeavens against the gods]]. As a result, the punishment became her StartOfDarkness towards becoming the BigBad. In the end, the gods resurrected Ozma and [[BigGood gave him the task]] of guiding humanity to a single chance for redemption, forcing him to [[ResurrectiveImmortality reincarnate over and over]], unable to return to the afterlife until he achieves his mission of uniting humanity in harmony. The two former lovers are now pitted against each other in a SecretWar for the fate of humanity, locked in a [[ForeverWar never-ending cycle of pain and destruction]] because neither of them can kill the other.]]

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* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'': Volume 6 reveals that Remnant used to have two brother gods who lived among humans and who possessed the power to punish humans by barring them from the afterlife if they felt it necessary. [[spoiler:Salem has been cursed with CompleteImmortality [[spoiler:[[StartOfDarkness The sequence which shows Salem's road to stop her from dying until she learns evil]] reveals that the importance of life and death. gods did this to her. She manipulated had attempted to manipulate the gods in an attempt to restore her dead lover Ozma to life, so when they realized what she was doing the gods cursed her to prevent have CompleteImmortality, preventing her from reuniting with Ozma in the afterlife until she's learned her lesson. lesson about the balance between life and death. However, her personality flaw is that she [[NeverMyFault doesn't take responsibility]] responsibility for her actions, actions]], so she instead she turned humanity [[RageAgainstTheHeavens against the gods]]. gods]], and later went into a full-on SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum, trying to get the gods to destroy the world entirely and herself with it. As a result, the punishment simply became the first major step on her StartOfDarkness towards road to becoming the BigBad. In the end, the gods resurrected Ozma and [[BigGood gave him the task]] of guiding humanity to a single chance for redemption, forcing him to [[ResurrectiveImmortality reincarnate over and over]], unable to return to the afterlife until he achieves his mission of uniting humanity in harmony. The two former lovers are now pitted against each other in a SecretWar for the fate of humanity, locked in a [[ForeverWar never-ending cycle of pain and destruction]] because neither of them can kill the other.BigBad.]]

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