And? All of the Past Dark Signers or allies of the Earthbound Immortals had someone that they were important to.

Disposing of the bodies to make sure they can no longer be used is a sign of respect to those damned to their service, to make sure they can move on, and their soul transmigrate into a better life, untainted by the corruption of the Dark Signer.

We got soft this cycle for some semantics-related reason that goes beyond me.

It blew up in our face.

Which means we have to clean it up.