To say that one worshiped death did not exactly mean one wanted death to befall upon them. To understand this, one might look at the mighty Kingdom of Mortem.
About three-quarters the size of what we would call Russia, it was shaped like a snail's shell, with a big bump in the middle. It was a mix of advanced urban cities and calm rural farming areas. Compared to our own world, it was basically the same, with only one major difference.
For about as long as anyone could remember, the dominant religion centered its worship on the 12 Faced God of Death. The God was never really depicted having faces, or even a human form; rather, the faces represented what the people saw as the ways that led to death. While death was still considered the end of things, it was not tragic for Mortem, but rather just another part of the course of life that one must go through. Temples worshiping the God had 12 priestesses per temple, each representing one of the faces, and taking vows of silence from their induction until their death. (While chastity was something to achieve, sex was not explicitly forbidden, although marriage and children were).
With this in mind, let's see what happens when the Machine lands...
Sun Dec 18 17:50:38 2016