Li Yu had read numerous myths and legends describing the afterlife.
For instance, Buddhism's cycle of life and death, Christianity's heaven and hell, and the famous Egyptian myth where souls are weighed on a scale.
In the story, when a person dies, Anubis takes them away for judgement. The heart is cut out and placed on the scale; if it is lighter than the feather on the other side, you could enter the King of the Underworld's palace. If it's heavier, you would be devoured by Ammit, the crocodile-headed lion creature.
However, the death Li Yu experienced was different from all of these.
As the female lizardman's blade descended, his world also dimmed, similar to the death screen in a video game.
Li Yu could see nothing, hear nothing there; his panic climbed to its peak in that instant.
But soon, a glimmer of light appeared before him.
Li Yu didn't know what the light signified, but he was certain that staying here would yield nothing but darkness.
