Now I'm reminded of one of my favorite joke (...hopefully?) theories ever: Belkar will 'cheat' his death prophecy by being sent back in time to become Baron Pineapple, contender for the Order of the Scribble's dumbest villain ever, as foreshadowed by him wielding them against Tsukiko's wights. (He'll then die naturally sometime in the current year of old age, in case you were wondering.)