Long ago, there was a medic known as Galenus. Galenus believed that human life was maintained by the energy that flowed through their bloodstream. The Foundation, which had judged many anatomical developments, often through the use of biblioclasm, proved the theory that was criticized as ancient delusions as true through the use of modern technologies both mundane and anomalous. From the bodies of their worshippers, they discovered the radiance of one’s vital energy, and created a prototype crimson liquid known as thanatomia. At that moment, for the first time in that world, “death” appeared. Galenus’ theory was proven right over 2000 year after his death.
In 20██, a single invention begins shaking the world. The venture company ‘Seebach Central Pharmaceutical’ creates the concept of ‘Death Extraction”, a technology that sucks out death to create a poison that ensures extremely limited immortality, and extremely certain death. At first, it was laughed at as an absurd idea, but two years later it had established itself in modern society, both for the death-avoiding public, and for the death-loving underworld.
They took death far away, they took death directly in their hands.
What do people think of a single drop of death? Of a life without it?
・”Pseudo-Liquid Lethal Phenomenon”, also known as “Thanatoma”
As the name implies, it’s the pseudo-liquid phenomenon of death itself. Using special equipment, one can materialize and extract the ‘death’ of a subject as a liquid.
The extracted death has the exact same process by which “life” is transformed into “death”, which means a dead body cannot have its death extracted, and those with a particular “life” must be injected with an appropriately particular death. The extraction’s medium is the subject’s blood flow and the energy it accompanies it.
As its product name is known as Thanatoma, this is the name people often refer to it as.
・Donor
Person whose death has been extracted, analogous to a modern organ transplant. In developed countries, most people become donors in early childhood, having deaths with high chances of occurring removed. But not all of them are equal.
・Recipient
Person who has been injected with death, analogous to a modern organ transplant. They choose a way of dying, sometimes peaceful, sometimes extremely painful, and the recipient dies this way. And they never come back to life.
・Seebach Central Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Swiss pharmaceutical company. Front company the Foundation has used and assisted in order to spread Thanatoma across the world.
One of the two biggest Thanatoma sales companies in the world. Comparatively more expensive than other companies, but they are highly credible, and account for a large share of the wealthy market.
・Tai-pi-tsiu Inc.
Taiwanese pharmaceutical company. Venture company appeared after Seebach was recognized by the public.
One of the two biggest Thanatoma sales companies in the world. Comparatively less expensive than other companies, and account for a large share of the public market.
The Basics
So, what’s the main point of ”Thanatomania”?
- There’s a general technique for extracting human death by caused of death known as Thanatoma!
- If thanatoma is extracted, you’ll be immortal against that specific cause of death!
- Conversely, if you’re injected thanatoma, you’ll die according to that specific cause of death!
- If you’re injected thanatoma while being extracted that same type of thanatoma, its grade will be higher and it’ll be more effective!
- The “Death Extraction” technology is actually paratech! An object-related accident indiscriminately and unknowingly extracted death from the general public, and “Death Extraction” was spread around to protect the veil.
Why should you write for “Thanatomania” instead of for “End of Death”?
In the broadest of sense, the concept of “immortality has become commonplace in society” existed before ”Thanatomania” thanks to “End of Death”. So what’s the difference between “End of Death” and “Thanatomania”? The most essencial answer lays in the “value of life and death”.
In “End of Death”, no one can die, and everyone wants to. In that sense, it can be said that they value the meaning of “death” and the “life” that comes along with it more than anything else. And the value of life and death, although perceived differently, is valued the same as in reality.
On the other hand, in “Thanatomania”, anyone can throw away or gain death easily. The value of “life” and “death” has been reduced to the point it can be found on the shelves as products. It’s because of this that the people who live in this world (And you, who view or imagine such a world) must reconsider, and think whether “life and death” means more or less than in reality.
If you want to write a “Thanatomania-like work”, you may want to be aware of expressing the characters’ (Or the Author’s) view on life and death in said work.
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