episode_0017
by adminMy grandfather licked my lips and spoke to me while I was dumbfounded.
“First of all, the roles given to these beasts were nothing more than different. We were beasts with the power of gods, since we were beasts.”
“The power of God?”
I asked out of curiosity. Most people are taught to leave out such information and only show which family the person is from.
“First, let me tell you about our family. We were the ones with the most strength among the gods. For example, let’s take this guy… . Yes. He had enough strength to easily pull down that tree.”
The tree that my grandfather taught me was a huge tree that had been raised in our family for a long time, and it was said to be so.
“… In human condition?”
“Yes. As a human.”
“… .”
Was it a race that was much stronger than expected?
No. Since the white tiger is said to be the strongest, the other animals must have different abilities.
Then what other abilities are there?
The four guardian deities were the Black Tortoise, the Red Bird, the Blue Dragon, and the Black Tortoise. The Black Tortoise was said to be a dragon that looked like a turtle, and was said to specialize in purifying and protecting things. So is that an ability?
If that’s the case, aren’t we just saying that strong power is ability?
“Then, Grandfather, all the abilities that are said to be passed down by the Sashinsu clan are the original abilities of the Shinsu?”
I asked the question, expecting a slightly different answer. The content was interesting, but this content… was a little… different from what I had expected.
“That’s right. For example, Jujak purifies everything with fire. It can completely burn away evil things. However, since it is an ability specialized in purification, it can’t do anything to animals that have been soaked in evil.”
“Why? After all, liquid is just evil.”
In fact, that’s right. What people have learned is that the evil spirits that people learn are ultimately formed by eating the bad emotions that come from living things.
“The reason is that liquid is ultimately just a discharge emitted by dead things.”
“The ‘han’ that the dead exhale… . Is that it?”
“Yes. Han is a feeling that is a combination of resentment, resentment, and sadness.”
That’s what liquid is. It was an unexpected answer. The feelings of resentment that dying things carry. Why do they gather together so powerfully and so strongly?
“They say that dark emotions aren’t all that good. Dark emotions keep eating away at people and growing like a snowball.”
“So, the liquid is created by those dark emotions piling up?”
It was one of the possible ways to think about it. Otherwise, the liquid wouldn’t have been such a big threat.
“Oh, you’re great, kid. That’s right. They say that evil spirits are made up of accumulated emotions. Animals that are eaten by evil spirits are eaten by the emotions that the evil spirits have. The older the evil spirit, the more emotions it has.
Such emotions eventually turn into hatred, and animals that have already been consumed by such emotions end up creating evil again. After all, evil emotions are the driving force behind their survival. ”
… That’s how it is. So, whether it’s an animal or a person, if they are consumed by that poison and consumed by hatred, they will eventually become animals obsessed with hatred. But doesn’t that mean we can also become those animals?
But, I suddenly became curious. Then, what do Black Tortoise and Blue Dragon do?
Let’s say that Baekho is in charge of killing and disposing of the animals that flock there. Then, what’s left are Cheongryong and Hyeonmu.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand what they were doing.
“But then what do Black Tortoise and Blue Dragon do?”
“Hahaha! Our Hani is really curious today. Hyunmu says his main skill is the art of barriers.”
“Is that a barrier technique?”
“Yes. Black Tortoise is said to be the most excellent divine beast in handling poison and water. That is why what they handle is said to be a perfect shield that can block evil.”
“A completely flawless shield?”
“Yeah, I clearly said ‘Han’ when I said ‘Aek’, right? Han is a sad emotion, and sad emotions change people for the worse.”
“So, you can judge that the very thing that makes you think negatively is poison and create a defense barrier?”
“That’s right. It’s a kind of lump. A lump that has a bad influence, isn’t it poison?”
“Ah… .”
So that’s how you judge poison. Certainly, given the name of God, its abilities were very abstract.
But, suddenly, I became curious about something.
“Then, Grandpa, can Hyunmu block everything that he recognizes as poison?”
“That’s… . Well. I’ve never asked that either.”
“Um… . That’s too bad… .”
“That’s too bad, you little punk. You can go and ask him later.”
My grandfather continued speaking, patting my head.
“Anyway, such an absolute barrier can be created anywhere. It can be created on weapons, armor, and even on castle walls.”
“Ah… . But then why don’t you do it in here?”
“Well, there’s no reason to do that, so we don’t do it. Most people think that the four guardians are just there to protect, but inside, the Black Tortoise and the Red Bird are always purifying and defending. Outside, we deal with the animals that swarm us, the Red Bird purifies us again, and the Blue Dragon heals us when we’re injured, bringing life to the ruined land.”
“Ah… … .”
“Okay, do you understand now?”
“Yes… .”
“Now, there’s one more thing you need to know.”
For a moment, my grandfather began to transform into a human form. After transforming into a human form, he began to sit in front of me.
“This is a story about a custom that has been passed down in our Sashinsu family.”
Long, long ago, a very long time ago.
God created this world and living things, and enjoyed watching them. They were cute. They were my children, so how could they not be cute?
Among those things, there was one thing he particularly cherished, and that was humans.
One day, while watching those people living well, a calamity arose in this world.
The evil spirits were made up of all the bad emotions in the world, and to stop them, God sent down animals with his powers.
That’s the current grim reaper.
Even if they were the Four Guardian Kings, they returned to the top as soon as they had children. It wouldn’t be good for them to continue to stay here.
Strictly speaking, they were the officials of the gods in charge of a certain area. It was clear that nature would be thrown into chaos. However, their power was maintained as long as they had their blessings.
Those who become the heirs or successors of the family continue to receive their blessings, but for those who do not, the blessings do not last long. Usually, after the third or fourth generation, the blessings fade so much that they can only be passed down to the level of a water painting.
However, it is said that the gods would sometimes give twins to the family based on their observation of the flow of this world. When the purification needed to be strong, they would give them the purification side, and when the force needed to be strong, they would give them the force side… In this way, they would give one side only the power to maintain the family, and the other side would give them extremely strong power.
The gods are really mean, creating such customs.
There was one reason why the blessing, which was the power and essence of the gods, was divided and given. It was probably because they were worried that if they gave birth to twins and made them both strong and capable of continuing the family line, the country would fall apart due to fighting.
However, that doesn’t mean that the one with the stronger ability in the family will unconditionally inherit it… So he spread the idea that being an illegitimate child is not a good thing, and made his twin brothers, the ones with stronger abilities, be raised as illegitimate children.
That’s the beginning of the twin custom.
…and that giant tiger you saw before. That’s your older brother.
“… Yes?”
That giant tiger is my older brother…?
That couldn’t be true. Then why didn’t he recognize his family?
It must have smelled like family. But is it true that my brother ran wild like that, even with all of those instincts erased?
“Are you lying? Why is that?”
“… There is a document that says that sometimes, if the ability is too strong, the ability can take on a sense of self. After all, since it is the ability of a divine beast, the blessing is so excessive that the divine beast’s original personality shows through a little.”
“… … . Then, that’s why I was running like that… .”
“You probably just don’t like what happened to your brother.”
“… … .”
That didn’t matter to me.
Anyway, wasn’t that the saying that a beast abandoned its instincts? To me, it was something I couldn’t understand.
“… … ha… ..”
For no reason, the anxiety in my heart seemed to be growing.
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