godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
die and be reborn as something else
Used in mythological, fantasy, or metaphorical contexts where a being dies and its essence transforms into another form, such as a human becoming a spirit or a creature becoming a natural phenomenon.
伝説では、その英雄は死に変わって守護神になったという。
Legend says that the hero died and was reborn as a guardian deity.
As if dying and being reborn, she began a new life.