#akuma no miko

[redlikerozez]

Chapter 10 is up after a long hiatus!!!

悪魔の巫女 | Akuma no Miko | The Devil's Shrine Maiden written by RedLikeRozes

Summary:

The King of Curses stumbles upon a peculiar shrine maiden in his conquest who holds a powerful technique he wants nothing more than to understand and decides to hold her captive in his temple until he decides she's of no more interest.

“If you find use in someone like me, my lord, then I will serve you,” she begins, ���but if I will be a burden, then I will accept death.”

Set in the Heian period.

Chapter List (more will be added as I write)

Chapter 1: Lobelia - approx word count 6.6k

Chapter 2: Oleander - approx word count 6.8k

Chapter 3: Marigold - approx word count 4.5k

Chapter 4: Chamomile - approx word count 4k

Chapter 5: Hyacinth - approx word count 3k

Chapter 6: Daphne - approx word count 3k

Chapter 7: Tansy - approx word count 3k

Chapter 8: Gladiolus - approx word count 5k

Chapter 9: Primrose - approx word count 2k

Chapter 10: Plum - approx word count 3.5k

Character Art

Character Reference

Rough Sketch of Matsumae

Moodboard

I made a playlist on Spotify for this fic! Listen in order to follow along with the plot (kinda)! May also be periodically updated. (Be careful, the songs are not spoiler free for what’s gonna happen… You have been warned should you chose to listen.)

Cross-posted on Tumblr and AO3

All writing and art posted by this blog is original work by ©RedLikeRozez. Do not reupload, translate, copy, or claim as your own work.

[lxmiko]

bro someone or multipke someones please collaborate with me to make a luxiem interactive fiction novel dating sim that ties in all their lores and has mystery and all that shit please i’m begging y’all to put our brains together to create the customizable fanfic of our dreams cause i’ll literally learn how to use twine if someone is willing to do this with me please—

there’s twine for full on writing only works and then there’s also just making a full on choice fic on tumblr like i tried to do for my follower event (its just so much for one person istg) and there’s also renpy if we wanna make a visual novel cause i fr will explode if we can make this possible bruh please, i will use 110% of my brain to brainstorm the plot PLEASE

[mewmewchann]

Bullet

The 52nd killing game is nearing its end.

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The endgame for Despair From the Heart has finally begun. ...God that still feels weird to say ksjdghksdjghksd

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Full content warning will be on the AO3 page, but this chapter contains particularly heavy themes. Stay safe.

[echidnana]

we need to make a list of all our favorite yuri and adjacent anime once we finish watching some more...

[redlikerozez]

悪魔の巫女 | Akuma no Miko | The Devil's Shrine Maiden (09) written by RedLikeRozes

Chapter 9: Primrose (approx word count 2k)

Summary: Sukuna’s face is left deeply scarred after only a brief caress of her hand. He transfers ownership of his most hated shrine maiden over to Kenjaku who has some special plans for the girl.

Primrose - desperation, longing

Content warnings for this chapter: Kenjaku tbh, imprisonment, mentions of torture, threatening dehydration and starvation

(Masterlist)

Something metal clattered onto a silver tray. 

“There, my lord,” Uraume said, putting down the medical instrument.

“It’s all gone? You are sure?” Sukuna asked, gritting his teeth. 

“It’s all gone,” they assured him, nodding their head slightly. 

The infection the miko had plastered upon his face was briefly stopped with that bright flash of fire, but there had still been remnants of the infection around the edges that needed to be purged from his flesh.

Uraume dug the rest of the infected tissue out of his face. Once they were sure it was all cleared out, Sukuna brought his palm up to his face again, briefly heating up the area again to cauterize it. He made little reaction to the gruesome scene that was his face and flesh burning and nonchalantly inquired about whether or not the miko would be retrieved by Kenjaku.

“It is my understanding that Kenjaku has already taken the girl to a spare room underneath the temple for his… experiments,” Uraume explained. 

Sukuna forced a laugh. “Good, good,” he smiled, showing his gleaming fangs, now finished with the flames. “Be sure to give him whatever he may need.”

“Yes, my lord,” they bowed again. “Is there anything else you require of me before I go?”

Sukuna shook his head and bade them go check in on Kenjaku to see if he needed any special equipment. 

Inwardly, Uraume wanted to throw up at the thought of being ordered around by that disgusting curse user, but they’d continue to be loyal to Sukuna, even if it meant working with that thing.

Before leaving, they reminded their master gently to take it easy and get some rest. It had been an eventful morning, to say the least. The infection and subsequent incineration of nearly half of his face had taken a mental toll on the king, if not necessarily a lingering physical toll. The scar from the burn was already covering most of his right eyes, deforming the flesh around them a bit. His once smoothe and tattooed face now had a nightmarish scar, almost mirroring the scar of the one that gave it to him.

Sukuna narrowed his eyes slightly at the reminder, not liking that Uraume was telling him what to do, and didn’t acknowledge them or their words as they left silently.

Absolutely dreading the upcoming interaction, Uraume tried to dally as much as possible, going so far as to start heating up a soup pot on the fire so that it would be warm in time for after they were finished.

Making their way down to the craggy stone underbelly of the temple carved deep in the mountain, Uraume scrunched up their nose at such a disgusting and stale mixture of smells that penetrated their nose. Coppery blood and rat shit permeated the atmosphere of the hallway leading to where they’d sensed Kenjaku’s unmistakable cursed energy.

“Uraume,” a cheerful voice rang out in the echoey hallway. Their silhouette was distinct against the light that illuminated the room behind them.

Uraume rolled their eyes internally. “Kenjaku,” they returned quite coldly. “I’ve come to inquire at the request of my lord whether or not you require anything for-”

“Oh, there is nothing I require at the moment,” he interrupted. “But do send my deepest gratitude to my lord for giving me this splendid opportunity with such a delicious and inspiring creature. But if I am to require something at a later moment?”

“Do not hesitate to ask,” Uraume replied through gritted teeth, absolutely furious at being interrupted.

“Fantastic.”

“If there is nothing else-”

A faint groan of pain silenced both. A malicious smile spread slowly across Kenjaku’s face as he took a look back in the direction of the light behind him.

“It appears she has awoken,” he said. “I must be a good host and greet my lovely guest.”

Uraume was already going to leave when they were stopped.

“Oh, I nearly forgot, the girl will need food and water every day. However, do not deliver it to her directly. Please give it to me.”

“I can have her sustenance delivered to you; it will not be an issue,” they replied.

“Great, then that is all. You may go.”

Uraume made a noise of annoyance as they left. They really hated being ordered around by this unworthy villain.

Kenjaku was rubbing his greedy hands together at the thought of his newest project finally awake. Walking over into the dimly lit room, he laid eyes on the girl slowly regaining consciousness, currently sprawled out on a dirty futon in a small and dingy cell.

He just watched from outside as she slowly rolled her head and made another groan. Her milky white eyes opened and blinked several times. Suddenly, she stirred up on her knees and her eyes started darting around the cell uselessly. Frantic hands shot out all around her and she felt the crusty futon underneath her fingers and grasped at the cracked stone walls of the cell. She found the corner of the cell and crawled into it, trying to steady her breath.

Kenjaku smiled and moved closer. 

She jumped at hearing his footsteps and called out, “W-Who is that? What… Where am I?”

“Hello, my dear,” he replied, squatting down outside the cell so that he was at eye-level with her, even if she couldn’t see him. He watched her face slowly twist in horror at the recognition of his voice and he let out a light chuckle. “Oh, don’t be like that. There is no need to be afraid of me.”

His sickly-sweet voice and menacing aura really screamed otherwise for the terrified miko.

“Where am I?” she squeaked again.

“Nowhere in particular,” he said casually. “This arrangement is just so that I can keep a close eye on you, that’s all. We are going to be very, very good friends, you and I.”

“F-friends?”

“Yes, the best of friends, my dear,” he said cheerily. “We are going to get to spend lots of time together.”

Matsumae shifted uncomfortably and tried to press further into the stone corner of the cell, hoping it would swallow her whole. 

“Why am I here?”

“You know why, my dearest,” he said, smirking slightly as he watched her recoil back again at his familiarity, “I saw your little game with Sukuna earlier, and I must say, I was very impressed. There are very few who can land such a palpable hit on the King of Curses, you know, and even fewer who can survive a direct injury to the head like that. It’s inspiring, really.”

She sighed. “You are the same, then? You want to know about my technique?” 

So he wants to torture me as well…

He laughed, “I assure you, the King of Curses and I are not the same. While we may have similar interests, I hope you will see – Oh, forgive me for my clumsy word choice – I hope you will find that our methods are quite different.”

“I presume you plan to torture me as well. How are you different, then?” she asked suspiciously, not really knowing if she’d like to find out the answer. “My lord would question me about things I did not know and subjected me to torturous games because it amused him.”

“Oh, nothing of the sort, I can assure you, my dearest,” he replied. “In fact, I promise not to lay a hand on you. I will only ask you to complete simple tasks for me or answer simple questions. If you can at least try to answer or complete the task, I will give you a reward. If you choose not to answer or complete the task, I will punish you.”

“Punish..?” she squeaked.

“Not physical punishment,” he explained. “Maybe I will take away a meal or a reward that I have given you previously. Here, let me show you. First question: What is your name, my dear?”

“My name?” she questioned, still feeling uneasy and highly suspicious of the man before her. Surely this wasn’t going to be that simple.

“Oh, I’m terribly sorry,” he said, absolutely oozing false sincerity, “where are my manners? You may call me Ken-san.”

“Ken-san?” she repeated. “My… My name is Matsumae.”

“I think we are going to get along swimmingly, Matsumae-chan,” he chirped. 

She looked visibly taken back at the use of such a familiar honorific. 

“As for your reward, here,” he set a small bundle of fabric inside her cell. “A blanket for you to keep warm at night.”

She didn’t reach out for the blanket at all or make any move, fearing it was some sort of trick.

He laughed awkwardly and pushed it deeper into the cell, closer to her reach.

As if reading her mind, he assured her, “It’s no trick, my dear. You can choose to use it or not, but it really is just an ordinary blanket.”

He watched her intently for several moments, but she didn’t make any moves for the blanket again. He sighed.

“You’re cautious,” he observed. “That’s good. You’d be a fool to not be in your situation, but I give you my word that I am not here to harm you in any way, Matsumae-chan. But I suppose it’s no matter if you believe me or not. I’ll proceed with my next question.”

Matsumae gulped in fear. There was no way she was going to get off so easily as the last time.

“Tell me about your time here in the temple,” he insisted. “Perhaps your honest thoughts on the master or anything else your heart wishes to share with your new friend, Ken-san.”

So she was still in the temple, then. 

Matsumae shrunk back further still into the corner and her lips shriveled in on themselves. Surely, this was a trick to get her master angry. Maybe he was listening somewhere close by waiting until she said something damning and would strike. But, perhaps that wouldn’t be so bad after all. Anything, even death, would be better than the life she was living currently.

“Don’t worry,” he soothed, as if reading her thoughts again. “Anything you say will stay just between us friends, Matsumae-chan.”

“If I answer you, what will be the reward,” she parsed hesitantly.

“This is all about building trust, my dear,” he explained softly. “I will not simply tell you what the reward or the punishment will be.”

“Then I refuse,” she said resolutely, steeling her expression.

She heard him utter a small, sad noise filled with disappointment. 

“I see,” he sighed, reaching for the blanket. “I will give this back another time, then. Only after you have earned it back.”

He stood up to leave, clutching the blanket in his arms and took another look at the pitiful and terrified miko feigning bravery in the corner of the cell.

“Know this,” he spoke his warning with a calm and even tone, “This will be the least I ask of you.”

She knew there was a catch. Of course the questions or tasks or whatever he had planned for her later would be more difficult. She wasn’t interested in this game. He might not have called it a game in so many words, but he was still toying with her, she just knew it.

How was he any different than her master? Sure, he spoke nicely and hadn’t hurt her yet, but she was just a plaything to each of them. She was growing tired of it all.

“Only after you have earned it back.”

His words rang through her skull, bouncing around untethered. Why must she constantly be subjected to proving her worth or have to earn simple necessities? This was a cruel hell she was trapped in where no humans cared for others out of kindness, only to use and abuse for their amusement.

He came back hours later only to find she hadn’t moved a muscle from her safe corner. He smiled, thinking her exceptionally cute. Her eyes were closed, so he figured she must be sleeping. He rapped a fingernail gently on the iron bar of the cell door and it clanged softly into the echoey stony underground.

She jolted awake and accidentally smacked her head into the corner where she was resting.

“Sorry to wake you so suddenly, Matsumae-chan,” he apologized after seeing her clutch her head in a seemingly tender spot.

Her head jerked up and she forgot her pain instantly at the sound of his voice.

“Is your head alright?” he asked.

“You have seen me survive much worse,” she said flatly.

He chucked. “That I have. But that does not mean it did not hurt.”

She paused for a moment, trying to form the words she was thinking. “You can cease the charade,” she finally said. “You do not have to pretend you actually care. It’s rather patronizing. I am not some naive little girl.”

“Oh, it’s not an act,” he promised, “and I do not mean to patronize you, Matsumae-chan. I really do wish to be your friend.”

“But of course that cannot be your sole objective,” she countered. “You said so yourself that you wish to learn about my technique. This reward-game is your method. You can just start torturing me if you are going to punish me again for not answering your questions. I have no intention of playing this game with you. It does not make a difference to me whether the punishment happens now or later. So, let’s not waste each other’s time pretending to be friends.”

He was speechless for a moment and genuinely felt a sting of pain tug his host’s heart at her words. He felt a small laugh escape his mouth and he smiled wickedly, feeling his facade crack slightly.

“Your words cut like a knife, Matsumae-chan,” he said in a low and dangerous voice. “So, you have made up your mind to not answer my questions, then?”

She shook her head. “I will not play your game.”

Matsumae jumped slightly as she heard the sound of something wooden fall to the stone floor with a loud and echoey clatter and something liquid spilling out of it. 

“You will go without water today, it seems,” he replied flatly. “I thought you might have been thirsty, but I must have been mistaken. We shall try again tomorrow… or see how long you last. Whichever comes first!”

His ominous parting words did little to comfort her.

So this is his form of punishment… she thought solemnly, feeling her mouth go dry at the thought. Great.

A/N:

(Masterlist)

Thanks for reading this far! Comments and kudos are always appreciated and I will try to reply to all that I can. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below! xoxoxo

Tags: @chaoticwinnercupcake @kariatenoh

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[dinonfilm]

Roleplay name ideas

Girls || narae, garim, nareita, nami, koya, azari, emryn, aylani, fleur, harlee/harley, journee/journey, rowoon, yoanna, iiona, kyungmi, chyou, iseul, juri, miko, mikiana, micky, nicki, peach, akira, kami/cami, ayumi, nylah, bonnie, dolly, meiyara.

Boys || romin, killua, sevyn/devyn, azuko, kuzko, zion, sakiyua, gemini, geno, ares, juniper, kaede, junhee, kamari, osvaldo, sayuri, rhys, auggie, alyix, ace, arizé, akuma, aerys, blaze, genesis.

[redlikerozez]

Can assure you Matsumae is always covered in blood, she gets filled with madness in chapter 7, and she can disintegrate flesh irrepprably so anyways you should check out my fic: Akuma no Miko/The Devil’s Sheine Maiden

Masterlist

things to ask yourself when designing a female character:

how much blood is she covered in

are her eyes filled with madness

can she rip things to shreds with her fingernails

[all-blues]

Best anime recs?

Classic yuri anime that must be watched: Kannazuki no Miko, Strawberry Panic, Simoun, Revolutionary Girl Utena (serie + movie), Sasamaki Koto

Modern classic yuri: Boom Into You, Citrus, Asagao to Kase-san

Most recent ones that are on their way to become the newest yuri classics: I'm in Love with the Villainess, Whisper Me a Love Song

Magical girl genre: Sailor Moon, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru

Artistic and metaphorical ones: Yurikuma Arashi, Flip Flappers (both highly recommended)

I personally really like comedy yuri so my fav ones are: Yuru Yuri, Kiniro Mosaic and Yuyushiki. I also would add New Game! and Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san

The classics for the Girls and Guns genre: Canaan, Noir (El Cazador De La Bruja and Madlax to complete the trilogy), the most recent one is Lycoris Recoil, a less recent one is Akuma No Riddle

Original anime: Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight, Princess Principal, Izetta: The Last Witch, Kill la Kill

Idol anime: Love Live! (I'm an original love liver so my favs are LL and LLS only)

[wiiildrose-mixtapes]

Mixtape: Cyclone

A mixtape based on the "Cyclone" trilogy. I don't know if there will be any other albums by this name so for now I don't know if this is the official mixtape. 01. nonfiction ~Akuma ga Sumu Wakusei~ 02. Hibari 03. Onyx 04. scale ~Henho Tanchou no Love Letter~ 05. Tobiuo 06. INTERNET OVERDOSE 07. Miko Miko Nurse･Ai no Theme -Cotton Challenge Version- 08. Tako Desu yo? 09. ･HACHI･=Flunky puppy "Eight" 10. Sakura Mai Ranshin*Iroha Uta 11. Viking no Gyakushuu 12. Happy Lucky☆Vegeta Boy 13. Fukigen na Ningyo 14. effacer 15. Sign of Suspicion 16. Natsukoi 17. Opal 18. Minazuki no Koi ~mimetic memory~

[love-is-wicked]

RESERVAS

Aether ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Missy

Ahri ❣ League of Legends ❣ Lilith 

Aiji Yanagi ❣ Collar x Malice ❣ RositaFresita

Albedo ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Elysia

Alhaitam ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nymp

Aphelios ❣ League of Legends ❣ Cachivache

Arataki Itto ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Bloodmoon

Arthur Morgan ❣ RDR 2 ❣ Vangelis

Armin Arlert ❣ Shingeki no Kyojin ❣ Stephy 

Asuna Ichinose ❣ Blue Archive ❣ Zessvenn

Ayato ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nébula Malestrom

Bang Chan ❣ Stray Kids ❣ RositaFresita

Blade ❣ Honkai Impact: Star Rail ❣ Nébula Malestrom

Caitlyn ❣ Arcane ❣ Articuno

Childe ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Eowyn

Dan Heng ❣ Honkai: Star Rail ❣ Missy

Dark Schnaider ❣ Bastard ❣ dark

Enkidu ❣ Fate Series ❣ Hota

Eren Yeager ❣ Shingeki no Kyojin ❣ Bruma

Evelynn (All Skins) ❣ League of Legends ❣ Colmillo Blanco

Ezreal ❣  League of Legends ❣  Cherry Bomb

Flamebringer ❣ Arknights ❣ Tetsuo

Furina ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Rouller

Gilgamesh (All forms) ❣ Fate Series ❣ Stephy 

Higekiri ❣ Touken Ranbu ❣ Lu

Jimin ❣ BTS ❣ Cherry Bomb

Jing Yuan ❣ Honkai Star Rail ❣ Ignis

Jungkook ❣ BTS ❣ Cachivache

Kaeya ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Karim Osmanli

Kaveh ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nébula Malestrom

Kayn ❣ League of Legends ❣ Cachivache

Kokomi ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Claire

Kuroo Tetsurou ❣ Haikyuu!!! ❣  Hyde

Lee Know ❣ Stray Kids ❣ Missy

Miss Fortune ❣ League Of Legends ❣ Roux

Mokutarou Kikuta ❣ Golden Kamuy ❣ Rohan Vergil

Neuvillete ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nayet

Nico Robin ❣ One Piece ❣ Lu

Ozymandias (Rider) ❣ Fate Series ❣ BloodMoon

Rias gremory ❣ Higschool dxd ❣ Red 

Ryomen Sukuna / Itadori  ❣ Jujutsu Kaisen  ❣ Hyde

Sett ❣ League of Legends ❣ Cherry Bomb

Shenhe ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nessie

Shogun Raiden / Raiden Ei ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nayet 

Shokudaikiri Mitsutada ❣ Touken Ranbu ❣ Zessvenn

Suguru Geto ❣ Jujutsu Kaisen ❣ Elysia

Texas ❣ Arknights ❣ Eowyn

Thoma ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Nymp

Toji Fushiguru ❣ Jujutsu Kaisen ❣ Neus

Tokushirou Tsurumi ❣ Golden Kamuy ❣ Ibai Arizcun

Vi ❣ Arcane ❣ RositaFresita

Viego ❣ League Of Legends ❣ BloodMoon

Vil Schoenheit ❣ Twisted Wonderland ❣ Bruma

Vox Akuma ❣ Virtual Youtuber ❣ Vox Akuma

Wriothesley ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Wrynn

Yae Miko ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Roux

Zhongli ❣ Genshin Impact ❣ Elysia

[redlikerozez]

I’m so sorry matsumae

[dyedsakuraacademy]

“wassup, idiots. this is Akuma, im a student at Dyed Sakura Academy annndd im being forced to get the school popular on a bunch of social platforms because im practically the only one in the school who’s allowed to post online. i guess i’ll post updates here and stuff? i don’t really know what im doing, go watch the Youtube and TikTok, Meshi’s in charge of the TikTok, so ifs theres weird stuff there don’t blame me. and Mia is in charge of responding to comments most of the time.” - Akuma

OK HELLO, THIS IS AKUMA/CHLOE OUT OF CHARACTER!! IM ALSO @oc-traumatizer HERE SO GO FOLLOW ME TOO, OR YOU MIGHTVE FOUND THIS FROM THERE, IT DEPENDS, BUTTT, HERES THE CAST AND STUFF. ILL POST STUFF HERE TO LIKE GIVE UPDATES AND STUFF?

THE CAST! (season one)

Mia

Combat

Akuma

Meshi

Delilah

Kirazu

Sammy

Khloe

Cody

Miko

Sammy

SEASON TWO!!?

Mori

Shiro

Marsha

Chloe

THIS IS A THING FOR A ROBLOX ROLEPLAY WHERE EVERY STUDENT HAS TRAUMA AND POWERS KINDA, ITS RLLY COOL AND WE PLAN ON BEING KINDA POPULAR!! TY FOR READING THIS AND LIKING IF YOU DO, ID RLLY APPRECIATE IF YOU BOOSTED THIS YT ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TOO?? AND THERES A DISCORD!

my discord user - cringe.culture.is.dead (☕️🌈brownie🌈☕️)

Youtube - Dyed Sakura Academy (@Akuma_The_Experiment)

Tiktok - @DyedSakuraAcademy

My Roblox user - @T0Y_W0lfieEB37UwU display name : LOLbit

[aikoiya]

LoZ - The Sheikah's Ancient Task

I've talked quite a bit about who I think the Fierce Deity is as well as what I think his role was when he was at his peak.

In a lot of ways, I see him as the Soul of the Hero. The central identity at the core of every Link.

As well as the figure that the Bargainer Statues were based on. (Meaning he has 4 eyes.) Him having been the Hyrule Death God among other things. And creator of the Sheikah.

Now, I want to talk about the Sheikah & what their task was after the Fierce Deity became mortal.

I think that the Sheikah were tasked with more than just serving the Royal Family. Rather, to protect Hyruleans in-general. The Hylians especially as they were the Sheikah's sister people. They were also tasked with not only bringing spirits (non-combative poes) to the Bargainer Statues, but also with fighting the Poe enemies on the Surface.

My theory is that the symbols on the Depths Set & the Dark Clumps are ancient Sheikah script, which the Fierce Deity taught them & the strips of paper wrapped around the Dark Clumps are talismans meant to keep malicious intent or On'nenryoku (怨念魔力, magic fueled by malicious intent) simply from leaking out or reforming. Created using Sheishin Fūinjutsu, which is a type of forgotten, sacred runic magic that the Sheikah practiced long ago.

In a lot of ways, I believe that the Dark Clumps are parts from an enemy Poe, which are in many ways like Japanese Yūrei (幽霊, Ghost, Phantom, Specter, or Apparition; from the Kanji Kasoke for Ghost & Rei for Spirit, Soul, Ghost, or Departed Soul). Poe Souls become enemy Poes when their negative emotions build up too much, at which point, they rise to the Surface & create pseudo-flesh bodies to inhabit. The Dark Clumps being pieces of that pseudo-flesh created via hatred, resentment, vengeance, jealousy, & pure will.

One of the Sheikah's roles was to go out & either soothe those Poes (whether via music or reasoning) or, failing that, "kill" them, as well as other undead monsters, & return the spirit to the Bargainers, who would then send the spirits on to the afterlife. In this way, they were quite similar to Miko & Kanuushi in Japanese Shintoism.

They are able to "kill" these entities by using either Light, Twilight, or Spirit Magic & fighting them with weapons forged using ancient weaponsmithing techniques taught by Sheikaku (the Fierce Deity). Part of that process involved engraving Sheishin Fūinjutsu into the metal. Once that's done, the Sheikah is to preform a sacred ritual on the night of either the New Moon, the Full Moon, or the Waning Crescent Moon or Waxing Gibbous Moon, that should bestow Sheikaku's blessing upon it. Sheishin Fūinjutsu, the sacred forging techniques, & even the ritual have all been forgotten to time.

These weapons were also fairly strong against Akuma. Or evil beings possessed by On'nen.

This is why the Sheikah were always so heavily associated with death, spirits, & graveyards.

The Sheikah are simply naturally intune with the world of the spirits, but in order to fully unlock it, they are traditionally taught to open their Mind's Eye (originally passed down to them by the Fierce Deity & the mastery of which turns one's eyes ruby red), which allows them to actually see spirits.

The reason that some Yiga can hear the voice of the Bargainers is because those specific Yiga are of Sheikah descent. They are likely being called to complete the task that their ancestors were assigned.

The Sheikah who were tasked with gathering non-combative spirits wore robes very similar to the Depths Set & carried shepherd crooks made of dark wood. From a hook on those crooks hung black steel lanterns with green flame candles & from the bottom of those lanterns hung a flower-shaped silver bell. These lanterns were known as Lanterns of the Lost & the sound of the bell would draw spirits to it. The spirits would then gather inside the flame.

Sheikah who were tasked with the Surface also carried these Lanterns, but instead of crooks, they were simply carried in their hand. Ringing the bell would still draw out Poes, only then the Sheikah expected to either negotiate with the Poe & find a way to sooth them enough that their darkened flesh dissipated or sever the spirit's connection to the darkened flesh via their own hand using specialized weapons made to banish cursed flesh or the use of light, twilight, or spirit magic.

LoZ Cultural Masterlist 2

[mysticalfalls05]

February 17, 2023

Welcome to the world my dear kindredsona, Miko. She is an ex-delinquent of the streets who acts as silent guard/fighter for the Akuma Clan.🌸

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From her life as a student at Night Raven College in Twisted wonderland, my OC Miko takes on another form in another world as guard, and my kindred sona. I started watching Vox in October 2022, but I had known of him a little from the start of the year. His streams are pretty cool so I stayed, made some friends and fit my OC into it :))

[redlikerozez]

literally me writing this newest chapter of akuma no miko T^T

You ever start writing something and it turns out so much darker then expected and your just like “you okay in there?” to yourself or is it just me?

[lxmiko]

WAIT A VISUAL NOVEL SOUNDS SO FUN if you need a cowriter for a route or smth, i’m interested in helping :D

- crystillyzed

heheh yes of course!!! im thinking that im gonna make a discord server to start off c:< and then ill put out a link so ppl who are interested can join !!!