Preparation of the Body

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Preparation of the Body

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It had been revealed in his will that the body of Elijah Ayreon would be sent to Normark. It was, however, presently in space. Upon confirmation and coordination between the lawyers of the Domestic Ministry, the advisors to the Chancellor, and the commanders of the Space Ministry it was decided that the body would be deposited in Doza where it would receive full Bovic rites, out of respect for Elijah's sacrifice on foreign soil that led to his death. It was unprecedented that a non-Bovic would receive the rites, but the theologians had reconciled it with the fact that Nathan and Elijah had been wed in the Bovic tradition so Elijah must be sent off with those same rites.

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A shuttle descended from the sky, landing directly in the center of the Agora of St. Bessie's. Cardinal bosarchs entered the shuttle and soon left, carrying the cargo box Elijah was still held in. They carried him into the Basilica to begin the rites in a private ceremony, attended only by Nathan and Nau Waffel-Paine.

The cardinal bosarchs of the basilica circled around Elijah, each laying a spoonful of faintly glowing butter in his steel container, while chanting, "Elijah Ayreon-Dariolin." Then they carefully wrapped his body in waxed parchment while one of the cardinal bosarchs recited, "Euchomai he Osios Bous! We pray to the holy Cow, the vengeful Bull, the living Man, and the benevolent Spirit! Come down unto your servant and bless him, take him to You, grant him eternal respite and entry to the souls' paradise of Galage, the land of dairy. We pray this to you, O great deity in Four, Acow."

Then, as Nathan and Nau took one last look at Elijah, the bosarchs took hold of the container and began to process back to the agora to deposit the body in the shuttle for delivery to Port Trias.
The ghost of Nathan Waffel-Paine

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