A Good Death, what? (SPOILERS)
Did Magga died?
Was her death the real show people were there to watch? (could be a thing in that town)
What happened? D:
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From what I think I understand about Kindred, how you actually perish has no bearing on how Kindred takes you. Magga was not with her troupe when the bandits attacked, but she did happen across Kindred on their way to collect them. If Magga had run from wolf, I think it likely that she would have run straight back into the bandits and killed as well. However, she chose Lamb's arrow instead, and stood her ground. Thus she spent more time at the burial ground with Kindred instead of getting herself killed with her companions.
What Kindred seems to do is collect your spirit when you die. Either calmly with an arrow, or brutally with tooth and claw. Kindred doesn't do the killing themselves, but rather performs the final act of sentencing the spirit. If a spirit accepts their fate, then they are given a peaceful end. If they fight and struggle, Wolf will tear them apart as punishment.
Think about it in terms of spirituality in Runeterra. We know that ghosts and the like exist in their world. These might be examples of spirits that have escaped or otherwise cheated Kindred. Urgot and Sion are excellent examples of necromantic tampering in the natural order. Something that I think would likely upset Kindred greatly. Spirits of the deceased are supposed to be put to rest by Kindred, and yet these ones have not for some reason or another. So either Kindred cannot bring every spirit to their end, or I am completely wrong with this analysis.
As for Magga, I think it is safe to assume that she died of some type of heart failure after her last performance. Lamb said that they would watch Magga's theatrics until the day they were supposed to meet again, and I think she was serious about that. After Magga's final performance, when her heart gave out due to age, she saw Lamb and Wolf's masks watching her performance. I have no doubt that the next thing she feels is Lamb's arrow guiding her spirit to a peaceful rest.
That's just my take on it though. I could very well be completely wrong. ^_^;
she died due natural causes, a good death.
So, when I read this, and considered others thoughts, I am left with three possible solutions.
First: Magga did have a heart attack, because it stated that everyone loves a good death, but they loved Magga's the most, meaning she may have literally died. Her death isn't blissful like climbing mountains, but it is different than just outright dying and nothing else happening. Something else does occur, like seeing lamb and wolf's faces or something similar
The second however, is a bit more intricate and totally theorized: Magga lived and continued acting. It states that when she put on the lamb mask (wolfs mask, because they wear each others masks) she heard wolfs voice. Likewise, I believe it is safe to assume that she could also hear lambs voice if she puts on the wolf mask (belonging to lamb). Therefore, when she acts, she doesn't get her costume on until it is time to perform, and likewise to being able to hear Kindred's voices, she can also see them. This helps her to accurately portray all the feelings involved in the performance as if they were actually there.
The third is more of a fun thought, but still relevant: When Magga did not die by Kindred, Lamb stated that they were pleased by Magga's theatrics. Assuming the masks now had a connection to Kindred, we could assume that she is not acting for the audience, but rather for Kindred. The pain in her chest could also be perhaps explained in this scenario by her literally dying over and over again.
I would also like to point out some similarities:
"There are no stars!" said Magga, trying again, this time gesturing smaller and speaking quieter._ "No menagerie of twinkling diamonds, glittering in the midnight hue. What more beautiful view could one hope for whence one meets Lamb and Wolf?"_
And one of the last rows in the story:
The Golden Round was filled to the brim with a sea of twinkling eyes, all glittering in excitement at the velvet curtain. The king sat in the theater with the queen and their advisers, all eagerly awaiting the onset of the dramatics. Everyone hushed as the **black curtain ** lifted to reveal the actors.
Died due to old age or heart failure, which may also be caused by old age.
I think that this is the horrible, nightmare-like view one has when they're marked for death by the Kindred.
I suppose that, if it really was Mark of the Kindred, then Magga didn't live for too long after that incident- It was probably a matter of minutes, or even seconds, really.
She was offered Lamb's Arrow or Wolf's teeth, and chose lamb. Because of this, she died a "Good death", and passed away doing what she loved: Acting.
About the dying over and over again, I don't remember where, but I thought I remembered reading somewhere that people see kindred every time they die or something similar involving a phrase similar to that, meaning she could potentially be dying repeatedly.
Or maybe, from using the masks, it costs her something, like feeling how she would have died the pain along with it. Using the masks, or maybe taking them off potentially could trigger the pain.
Maybe she has a split personality....... and she actually did the killing.
Magga is less important than a cannon minion and so many words were spent on her.
Adding fluff about people's acting like Kindred when Kindred is real and present is not engaging. It's a weird exercise of words that brings us no closer to our champion.
How did Kindred use Kartha's ult on Magga?
Please don't be upset by these comments. They are meant to be constructively critical.
When Magga looked out to the audience and every face she saw belonged to either Lamb or Wolf, it meant that Kindred had come for her, and her time in the world of the living had come to an end.