Death

Death is the cessation of life in a living being, whether through natural means or through killing. It is the natural part of all living beings.

There are various beliefs concerning death that are held by humans. There are those who believe that living beings simply cease to exist upon death, while there are those who believe in an afterlife where the living being's soul and/or spirit goes to. In Christianity, for example, there is the belief of heaven for the righteous and the faithful and of hell for the unbelieving and the wicked. Rituals for the deceased vary from one culture to another, with the most common being the funeral which allows the friends and family of the deceased to express and share their griefs with one another and to bid farewell and even a safe journey to the preferred afterlife to the deceased.

Empath: The Luckiest Smurf stories
In the Smurfs' belief system in the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, they believe that all good and faithful Smurfs will be rewarded with entrance into a place called "the smurfy hereafter", which turns out to be called Elysium, a place that resembles typical Judeo-Christian descriptions of heaven. The other afterlife destination is Tartarus for the wicked. The Pool Of Souls serves as a sort of purgatory for spirits that are not deemed worthy of either place.

In Psychelia, death is referred to as the "day of ascension", when they believe the spirit of the Psyche passes from his or her body and potentially joins with the spirits of the Great Ancestors.