Death is a fascinating thing. Some yearned for it and embraced it as a new beginning. While some thought it was the end of their lives. For some, it was the start of a new life, and for some, it was the conclusion. Ashton didn't believe in either.
One did not need to be afraid of death nor do they need to embrace it as an old friend. Death only served one purpose... to make sure no one grew stronger than death itself. It was supposed to serve as a measure to stop an individual or an entire civilization from becoming unstoppable.
Every city, country and planet had to abide by this rule. If there was always a bigger fish in the sea, here Death was the biggest fish. A megalodon maybe? In other words, Death existed to keep the universe in check.
But was death the end of everything? Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. There was no definite answer to it and there would never be one either.