Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is one of the most celebrated anime that almost everyone unanimously loves. The themes that this anime explores are very relatable and, at the same time, profound.
Here, we come across the idea of mortality and its effects on those who are left behind. Almost everyone whom Frieren has loved or will love is bound to die before her because of her race.
But how long can Frieren continue to accept this before she finally snaps? Is there any chance that Frieren would walk a darker path that will lead to a very bad ending for the whole story?
Fern’s death can have bad consequences in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Frieren has been dealing with death and loss of loved ones from the beginning. As a child, she saw her entire village burned down by demons and most probably saw her parents die, unable to save them from their attackers.
After that, she had to witness the death of her teacher, Flamme, because of old age. Though these deaths did not affect Frieren that much because of her emotional immaturity, after knowing Himmel and others, that factor would change.
Himmel made Frieren interested in humans and gave her the opportunity to be more passionate than before. This is why we saw Frieren cry after Himmel died, for the first time.
Now, she has a more prominent relationship with Fern, whom she literally treats as her daughter. Her death will not only break Frieren but will also devastate her beyond imagination.
A natural death caused by old age is still acceptable, as, at least, Fern would have lived a happy life before her parting. However, if her death came at the hands of a demon or even a human, Frieren would most likely live up to her name.
Can Frieren become what she hates?
If Frieren becomes a villain like the demons and starts to kill mercilessly, she will have to become like the very beings she despises. It is not like it is uncharacteristic of her because the show in Japanese is literally called Frieren, the Slayer.
She also has what it takes to be brutal, just like how she deals with the demons. Once, Frieren let go of a demon child only because Himmel first wanted to forgive her. However, when Himmel himself realizes the bad consequences of his forgiveness, Frieren does not wait a single moment to kill the demon child.
Frieren understands that demons are an atrocious race who can manipulate anyone for their gain. But she has still maintained a level of decorum when dealing with them. However, would Fern’s loss hold that restraint, or would her death cause Frieren to go on a rampage?
If she does indeed break her moral compass in grief, demons will not be the only ones as victims. Frieren might even destroy humans, the race she wanted to learn about so much because of Himmel.
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byu/PhiliSneakhead from discussion
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Fern’s death before Frieren is pretty much unavoidable, and only time will tell how Frieren when will deal with that grief. But it will definitely lead us to a devastating and tragic end, as Fern’s death itself is a woeful thought.
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