#japenese legend

[heartsmade4more]

There's a Japenese legend that says: "If you feel like you're losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for better days to come."

[whitecerberus]

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[sugutoad]

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[paranoidpansexual]

Tomino no Jigoku (Tomino's Hell)

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西條八十

Saijo Yaso

詩集「砂金」より

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姉は血を吐く、妹（いもと）は火吐く、

ane wa chi wo haku, imoto wa hibaku,

His older sister vomited blood, his younger sister vomited fire,

可愛いトミノは 宝玉（たま）を吐く。

kawaii tomino wa tama wo haku

And the cute Tomino vomited glass beads.

ひとり地獄に落ちゆくトミノ、

hitori jigoku ni ochiyuku tomino,

Tomino fell into Hell alone,

地獄くらやみ花も無き。

jigoku kurayami hana mo naki.

Hell is wrapped in darkness and even the flowers don't bloom.

鞭で叩くはトミノの姉か、

muchi de tataku wa tomino no ane ka,

Is the person with the whip Tomino's older sister,

鞭の朱総（しゅぶさ）が 気にかかる。

muchi no shubusa ga ki ni kakaru.

I wonder whose blood is on it?

叩けや叩きやれ叩かずとても、

tatakeya tatakiyare tatakazu totemo,

Hit, hit, without hitting,

無間地獄はひとつみち。

mugen jigoku wa hitotsu michi.

Infinite Hell's one road.

暗い地獄へ案内（あない）をたのむ、

kurai jigoku e anai wo tanomu,

Would you lead him to the dark Hell,

金の羊に、鶯に。

kane no hitsuji ni, uguisu ni.

To the sheep of gold, to the bush warbler.

皮の嚢（ふくろ）にやいくらほど入れよ、

kawa no fukuro niya ikura hodo ireyo,

Fit as much as you can into the leather sack,

無間地獄の旅支度。

mugen jigoku no tabijitaku.

For the preparation of the journey in the familiar Hell.

春が 来て候（そろ）林に谿（たに）に、

haru ga kite soro hayashi ni tani ni,

Spring is coming even in the forest and the stream,

暗い地獄谷七曲り。

kurai jigoku tani nana magari.

Even in the seven valley streams of the dark Hell.

籠にや鶯、車にや羊、

kago niya uguisu, kuruma niya hitsuji,

The bush warbler in the birdcage, the sheep in the wagon,

可愛いトミノの眼にや涙。

kawaii tomino no me niya namida.

Tears in the eyes of cute Tomino.

啼けよ、鶯、林の雨に

nakeyo, uguisu, hayashi no ame ni

Cry, bush warbler, toward the raining forest

妹恋しと 声かぎり。

imouto koishi to koe kagiri.

He shouts that he misses his little sister.

啼けば反響（こだま）が地獄にひびき、

nakeba kodama ga jigoku ni hibiki,

The crying echo reverberates throughout Hell,

狐牡丹の花がさく。

kitsune botan no hana ga saku.

The fox penoy blooms.

地獄七山七谿めぐる、

jigoku nanayama nanatani meguru,

Circling around Hell's seven mountains and seven streams,

可愛いトミノのひとり旅。

kawaii tomino no hitoritabi.

The lonely journey of cute Tomino.

地獄ござらばもて 来てたもれ、

jigoku gozaraba mote kite tamore,

If they're in Hell bring them to me,

針の御山（おやま）の留針（とめはり）を。

hari no oyama no tomehari wo.

The needle of the graves.

赤い留針だてにはささぬ、

akai tomehari date ni wa sasanu,

I won't pierce with the red needle,

可愛いトミノのめじるしに。

kawaii tomino no mejirushini.

In the milestones of little Tomino.

Now I hope you didn't read that poem aloud, for the poem Tomino's hell has been known to curse all those that dare speak its words.

[r-truth]

[3starsquinn]

Lazy Afternoons || Orion & Winn

Timing: June 3rd (Don’t @ us)

Parties: Orion & Winn ( @packsbeforesnacks )

Location: The Commons

Summary: Winn and Rio meet up to discuss Winn’s disappearance and Winn’s memory loss.

Mixed feelings. That was the only way that Orion knew how to describe what he was feeling as he sat, legs crossed, his feet tucked under them. He had picked a random spot on the grass, his bookbag next to him and filled to the top with books. He had agreed to help Winn. That was what Scribes were supposed to do right? He had questions about werewolves and Scribes were meant to collect and impart knowledge. But that didn’t really answer the question about Winn. Was he angry? He didn’t know enough about the situation to hold a grudge. But he didn’t know how else to feel. Hurt? Scared? Those feelings were both way too complicated. Anger was easier. But his dad being with him made things even more complicated. Maybe. Rio didn’t know how to feel anymore. But there wasn’t much time to dwell on it now. His hearing picked up on Winn’s voice from across the large field. Rio jumped up, spinning around to face Winn and who he assumed was his dad crossing the field to meet them. Awkwardly, and against his better judgement, Rio smiled and waved at the two.

The way to campus wasn’t awkward, per se. Sure, his dad had requested to meet his friend fairly out of nowhere, but Winn didn’t begrudge the man for wanting to be involved in his life. (Even if it was, like, a little weird.) But his dad hadn’t told him why he wanted to meet Rio, beyond some bull about wanting to meet a fellow researcher. There’d been a weird look on his face when he’d said that, like he knew somethin’ about Rio that Winn didn’t. And Winn didn’t… well, he didn’t love that? But he’d made a compromise with Dad. Winn would let him tag along and meet Rio, but only if his dad gave them some time to hash things out alone. His dad was happy to go antagonize his future bosses (and walk Denny through campus). As they approached Rio, Winn tossed a blanket his way. “Hey, help me spread it out. I brought grub.” Winn wasn’t above bribery, so had stopped and gotten Rio some fast food, the same order, exactly, as when they’d been on their way to the retreat-that-wasn’t. And who didn’t love a spring afternoon, lazin’ about on a blanket? He’d almost brought a frisbee, but he figured that would kill the vaguely serious vibe. Winn could only hope this conversation went as halfway decently as the others had. Rio didn’t seem the punchin’ type, at least. Denny sniffed at Rio, and Winn remembered that Rio technically hadn’t been introduced properly to his dog. “Oh, Rio, meet Denny. Denny, it’s not nice to sniff new friends without askin’.” The dog looked at him, then immediately back to Rio — an eye roll in dog language, Winn was pretty sure. “And Rio Quinn meet…” 

“Daniel Woods,” Daniel said, holding out his hand to Orion for a shake. “Winn has asked that I,” he held up his fingers, doing air quotes as his students had taught him, “buzz off and let you two talk for a while. Please do go easy on him.” He laughed, tugging on Denny’s leash. “Let’s go, Mister Deniability. I am sure Dean Skaro would love to meet you.” Oh, how Daniel despised that man.

Orion huffed and crossed his arms when he saw that Winn was carrying a bag of food with him across the courtyard. Was this some sort of peace offering? “You can’t just bring food and expect me to— Is that a milkshake too?” Rio squinted his eyes but softened for a moment as he considered the bribe. Eventually, he exhaled the breath that he had apparently been holding and his arms fell to his side. Soon, he completely gave in and bent down to help spread out the blanket. His attempts were thwarted by the dog, but Rio didn’t mind. He held his hand out gingerly, allowing Denny time to get adjusted to the new face before jumping in to try to pet him.

Rio shook the man’s hand, smiling widely and trying to ignore any of the awkward tension, if it could even be called that, between himself and Winn. “Such a pleasure to meet you, sir! I’m super excited to have you join the staff at the college. I’ll make sure that Winn lets me know once you have classes that I can take a look at.” If nothing else, it was always positive to meet another person that was passionate about their academics and learning. Rio knew nothing about the man’s specialty, but he respected him even if he wouldn’t be taking any of his classes. 

Eventually, Daniel led the dog away and suddenly Rio was left with just Winn and the food he had brought along. Rio avoided talking as long as he could be shoveling food in his mouth and then taking the longest possible drink from his milkshake whenever he finished chewing. But the food would run out eventually. And if he knew Winn at all, he wasn’t going to go anywhere. “So. You’re back in town obviously. Where did you go?”

The knots in Winn’s stomach hadn’t loosened, even after explainin’ himself over and over again, so he figured food wasn’t an amazin’ idea for him right now. While Rio ate, and super obviously avoided talking, Winn sipped at a sorry excuse for sweet tea. Least it wasn’t raspberry. Every ‘sweet’ tea Winn had tried for the first few months had been fuckin’ raspberry. Northerners. You can drink sugar, you just gotta pretend like it’s healthy. Naw, admit that shit. Be honest. Speakin’ of…

“Look, I wasn’t lyin’ about everythin’ that happened. I mean, not the basics. A lot of it was a big misunderstandin’, and I didn’t even know y’all thought I was gone until Noah popped me one square on my jaw.” A sip of tea. “You haven’t known me that long, but I really hate lyin’, if I can avoid it. So, um, my name is… well, was Winthrop Linton Zhou. Dad used to be the English department chair down at Georgetown. Mom was in Congress. I, um… some bad shit went down with a Hunter — the kind we both hate — and from there shit gets… blurry. Literally. I wish I could tell you why I was in White Crest, but some shit’s been goin’ on recently, some people suggestin’ maybe I don’t know who I am. And I… Well, I figured the quickest way to remind myself of who I am was to go and talk to the folks who knew me best. Dad. And, uh, my ex-boyfriend-slash-packmate.”

“I didn’t mean to be gone for more than a couple of days, but my dad is a, uh, huxian? Or, shit, what do the Japenese legends call them… kitsune? Foxes. Apparently, when a huxian has a kid with a human, it’s a bit of a coinflip on whether or not the kid comes out human. I got the human end of the coin, so my dad kept my nose out of the supernatural side of the world until… well, until I found it myself. But shit went down, I only found out Dad was, again, literally a fox, last week.” Okay, yeah, naw, Winn couldn’t do this sitting up. He flopped down into the space next to Rio, head resting against Rio’s thigh. “But, um, Dad suggested maybe I’d lost my memory? Or… had it taken? Wanted to rule out, um, wolf-causes before I went after… other causes. And when I asked you, I mean, I thought there was no way it was anything other than some wolf shit. Now, I don’t really know.” He scrubbed at his eyes with the palms of his hands. “So, um. What’s new with you? Likin’ the hair color.” Winn winked up at Rio.

Orion sat patiently, silently while listening to Winn’s timeline. At first it just sounded… like an excuse. Rio had heard enough of them. He remembered all the rushed excuses as to why they had to rush away from Rio if they had gotten stuck in a conversation after Athena was gone. Rio wanted to believe that he had changed since high school. Grown in some way. Enough to be unbothered by people who showed little interest in him or at least enough to know that he was worth more than that. But maybe nothing had changed at all.

But his story started to get way more specific. And way more personal. There was a lot to unpack here. The ex boyfriend, the powerful parents. Some past history with a hunter. His father was a Kitsune? The father that Rio had just casually introduced himself to? Immediately, Rio had to wonder how old the man was. How many pieces of the history that Rio studied so passionately had he been a part of? Rio had so many questions. And Rio needed to remind himself that none of them were important right now given the rest of Winn’s- Winthrop’s?? Story. “Your name is Winthrop?” Rio blurted out, for some reason, that being a key element sticking out in the story, “Sorry- that is the last thing that’s important right now. Ignore me.”

What was important right now? Winn ran through the timeline so quickly that he wasn’t sure what to ask. Or if he should ask. Winn had been intentionally vague about the hunter story? Was it Rio’s business to ask questions? To pry into that portion of his life. Something important enough to lead into another series of unfortunate events that ended up with him in White Crest of all places.

He figured that was for another time when Winn dove back into the source of their original plans. The memory loss. And its connection to being a wolf for a long period of time. Rio still wasn’t sure what he thought. He felt emotional. From the anger that he felt prior to Winn getting here to the confusion he felt hearing Winn spill his guts to him. Rio was just confused. “I uh- well I don’t know. For sure. Memory loss spells exist. I don’t know much about them though. Aside from that, I don’t think we can discount the idea that it is caused by being a wolf for a prolonged period of time. We have no idea how animals perceive time. It’s arguable that spending so long in that form could alter one’s sense of time or self.” He tapped his fingers against the bookbag, not yet pulling any of the books out but trying to pull some of the information from them through some unknown form of osmosis. 

“Me? Uh- pretty boring stuff. I sleep like maybe two hours a night if I sleep at all. Been studying some ancient demon language to try to research the creepy cult that showed up in town for the squid. Did a blood ritual that gave me a creepy third eye in my hand that sometimes opens and gives me visions of chained demons. Oh! And I dyed my hair pink. So thanks.” He tried answering as nonchalantly as possible. He didn’t want to give too much detail. He was upset that he believed Winn’s excuse. If it was all some lie, Rio was as gullible as ever. If it was the truth, then why did Rio still feel so hurt?

“Um, was?” Winn tried. “Couple extra days down south to get it all changed, but it’s not my name anymore.” He left that hanging in the air, hoping Rio would drop it. It wasn’t important and, unlike Blanche or Noah, Winn knew Rio wouldn’t bring it up unless it was relevant. And, given it would never be relevant again, he figured he’d be safe. “It’s fine. I’m not going to ignore you, man, not even if you beg. Um, if you have any… questions, we can, like. I’m tryin’ to be more honest, so, like… Hit me.” He was tired of telling this story, sure, but there were things that Rio didn’t know about him. And whether or not the younger man ‘deserved’ to know them, Winn wanted this to be a space where Rio felt like he could, at least, ask.

“There’s, um, another thing. I haven’t… told anyone this, but I took wolfsbane for a while. Months. It was… laced with something. Honestly, couldn’t tell you what, and I doubt it’s in my system after all of these years. It— I thought I had stopped taking it around the time the… gap starts, but… Well, I don’t know much about wolfsbane, don’t know much about drugs, but I’ve also never met another wolf who took it for that long, who took it when it wasn’t the Moon.” He sighed, covering his eyes with his hands. The sun wasn’t that bright — well, and they’d be due for another blink soon — but Winn could feel a headache blooming in the back of his head.

“I appreciate you bein’ honest, man. It’s… Well, it’s fine to not know somethin’, even if it makes this all a bit… harder, for me to accept. There’s, uh, this guy. Says he knew me, but I’ve never seen him. We kinda… had it out. I don’t like bein’ told who I am, and I freaked out a bit, and… Anyway, my ex told me that he remembered a man whose name started with an S. So, I… Could something carve out so much time? And what happens if I get those memories back?” He took in a breath, trying to keep the slow creep of anxiety at bay. “I’m scared, Rio. Scared of what could have happened to do something to me like that. And if I did it myself, I mean— There’s just so much I don’t fucking know.” 

He laughed, already more exhausted from this conversation than he’d been all week. Not that that was Rio’s fault. “I don’t mean to keep dumpin’ on you, man. You’ve got your own shit, and I’m… Christ, I’m bein’ a really bad friend right now, huh?” Winn leaned up from his place on Rio’s leg, and smiled sadly. “Demons. I— Man, I know you want to help, but it fucking sucks that you’re probably one of our only hopes. You don’t deserve this shit. I mean, none of us do, but you…” Winn looked at the sun, well, the eyeball, as it blinked slowly, and the lights went out. “Not to get all deep in the dark here, Rio, but do you ever wonder, like, why us? I mean, I know I chose to become a wolf, but I didn’t… I didn’t choose to be hated and feared. You didn’t choose to be born with the gene, but you did choose to help, but why… Why should we even have this shit around to help with?”

“I’m sorry,” Winn said, after a moment. “Really, truly, I am. I took for granted that people wouldn’t… care. If I left. And, fuck, I can’t even look you in the eyes and say I wouldn’t have done  somethin’ like y’all thought I did. I didn’t, but I might’ve. Which is shitty. I told y’all, I told you, that we were friends. And I thought… I don’t know. I thought y’all didn’t care as much as I did. And, like, I’m not tryin’ to put words in your mouth, or give you a sob story. That ain’t the point. I just… figured no one would be hurt, whenever I had to leave. I was wrong. And— Shit, I just want you to know that I care about you, Orion. And I want to stick around, ‘cause y’all make my life better. I was… I was in a bad place when I came to White Crest. I’m not in a perfect place now. But I want to be here, for whatever… for whatever that’s worth. So long as y’all will have me.” And then, the sun came back, and Winn winced. Monologuing in the dark. Very chill Winner.

This was all way too much for Orion to handle right now. He had too much going on. Stressing over this just took his attention away from the plethora of other things that Rio had to stress over at the moment. But Winn was trying. He was really trying. He was rambling. Giving more information than Rio knew what to do with. His name was legally Winn now. Which seemed significant, though Winn didn’t seem too apt to talk about it. And Winn seemed open to any questions. Rio felt too tired to even ask questions right now. Especially when he felt there was still so much he didn’t know. He pushed the offer to the back of his mind for a moment. He’d circle back around to that.

Thinking about an actual assignment helped to ground Rio. He could think better when he was thinking as a researcher than something else. The idea of trying to help Winn with his research was pretty much the only thing that had convinced Rio to actually meet Winn out here. “Not knowing something actually really stresses me out so…” Rio let the sentence fade out, pausing to take a drawn out drink from his milkshake. “This just reminds me of all the other stuff I don’t actually know about.” Winn was missing information. Rio knew about Wolfsbane, knew it’s intended effects. But hadn’t known that wolves took it… recreationally? It must be like some kind of drug. “It depends on the source. If the memories were magically taken then arguably they could be magically restored. Probably.” Not that Rio was any expert on magic. “But- I mean it could be something completely mundane too. Maybe they’re repressed memories. Something your brain blocked out as some sort of defense mechanism. Did you ask your ex? Or do you know that other guy that could help fill in the blanks? Maybe if you start hearing them it will jog some sort of memory?” It was definitely more of a theory than anything Rio was confident about. He wasn’t a doctor though. He definitely wasn’t qualified to talk about this. 

Rio wanted to laugh with Winn regarding the ridiculousness of the town, but when he tried it came out as more of a choked sob than anything else. “I’ve been asking that same question since… I don’t know. Probably like ten-ish? I’ve known about the supernatural for a long time. Practically my whole life. But I didn’t understand what I was at first. I like learning about others. I didn’t realize I was learning how to become a killer.” Rio couldn’t remember the moment that he had his epiphany. But it was harder to remember a time where he didn’t feel that way. 

“Well… we do care.” Rio crossed his arms. There were things he wanted to say. So many doubts that filled his head that he needed answers for. If only he wasn’t too afraid to say them. Or maybe… maybe he should just say them. “Look, I- I just want to know-” Rio paused again. He didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know how to be confrontational. “I need to say stuff but I can’t say it with you looking at me so…” Rio looked at him, motioning silently for him to turn away before he finally resorted to pleaing, “Please?” When Winn wasn’t looking at him anymore, Rio followed suit and stared at the ground, focusing on counting blades of grass as he spoke. “I didn’t have any real friends growing up. I guess my sister was one of the few. I don’t even know if we were friends or not. But she did care about me. And she tried to get others to like me. She was popular. I wasn’t. The first couple years she tried to pull me into the popular group. Her friends were nice to me. Nice enough. Until she wasn’t with us to supervise. What I’m saying is- I’ve spent my whole life with pity friends. And I don’t need those. I don’t want those in my life anymore. But I can’t figure out who actually wants to be my friend and who just feels bad for the nerdy, quiet kid with social anxiety. So- if that’s what this is. I don’t care, okay? No hard feelings. We can just cut out losses and go. Because I have a lot going on and I don’t have the emotional capacity for it.” Rio realized he was gasping for breath once he was finally done talking. At first he thought that it was from rambling, but he realized quickly that he was hyperventilating. It felt like the onset of a panic attack, but Rio was keeping things surprisingly under control. He just needed to try to keep it that way.

Winn laughed, short, almost a bark. “You’re telling me... I don’t even know what I don’t know. César — the ex — doesn’t know much. Just when I stopped talking to him.” A frown, considering Rio’s story about being a Hunter. He felt for the younger man, truly. “I can’t imagine what that was like — having your curiosity taken advantage of like that.” 

But Rio didn’t linger long on his past as a child of killing machines. No, instead, surprisingly, he pivoted to his own feelings. Winn would be proud, if not for the way his heart broke in two as Rio described so-called pity friends. And then he was proud, so proud, because Rio was asking him, point-blank, where they stood. Sticking up for himself. Winn wanted to hug Rio. He would. Winn turned back towards the younger, wrapping him up from behind in the biggest embrace he could manage, trying to pour the truth of his friendship, of his affection for Rio, into the squeeze. “Dude,” he said, firmly. “I would never do that to you. I like you ‘cause you’re smart, compassionate, and pet me on the scruff if I ask nice. We are friends. I swear. Maybe not close friends, not yet, but I don’t... I’m choosier than you’d think, about those I let into my life. And I want you here, if you want to be here. Of course I do.” He gave Rio another squeeze for good measure, and held it there for a moment, giving the other man a moment to compose himself.

Orion sighed, wishing that he had something, anything more that he could offer to Winn. But for now, Rio had nothing else to give. He could do some more deep diving. It didn’t make sense that Winn was the first this had ever happened to. It couldn’t have. There had to be an explanation. Rio just had to find it. “Sorry. It must be really frustrating. Losing chunks of time like this.” 

Rio couldn’t believe he had actually built up the courage to lay it out like that. He could only have his friends to thank for this newfound courage. And he wasn’t sure what he expected. Nobody wanted to admit that they were just hanging out with someone out of pity, but Rio hoped that given the circumstance and how honest Rio had just been with Winn that Winn would afford the same honestly. What he hadn’t expected was to be hugged. Rio went still immediately from the surprise. Affection always took Rio off guard, but it wasn’t an unpleasant feeling. Rio had come to find that in certain situations he actually enjoyed being hugged. By the right people. 

Rio really wasn’t expecting for Winn to go into detail on why he liked him. Rio was happy to get an honest answer, but all the spotlight and attention on Rio made him beet red. Maybe he shouldn’t have asked in such a public park, where prying eyes could make Rio feel even more uncomfortable and seen. All he wanted was to be invisible. “Oh. Wow. Well, that was super honest. So, uh, thanks… for being my friend?” He was fumbling through words now, unsure how to respond. When Winn unwrapped the hug, Rio sat back on the blanket and pulled his legs up into what looked like a fetal position. “So, uh— research was sort of a bust this time around. But I brought some extra books with me that we could start looking into? After I finish the rest of my food.” He dug into his bookbag for the tools he was using to change the subject. Maybe Rio was still a bit hurt, but it was at least good to know that Winn was an actual friend.

[indepthpokemonheadcanons]

Pokémon Religion Headcanons

(For anonymous. Sorry this has taken so long - it’s such an interesting request, but one I’ve really struggled to put into words!)

Owing to the documented existence of certain legendaries, true atheism is rare in the pokémon world. To believe in the gods is not a marker of faith by itself. Only those who shape their attitudes and actions around those gods are seen as religious. 

Throughout the Japenese regions, Arceus is a symbol of cycles, motion, and reincarnation. Followers put great emphasis on preservation of nature and family, ensuring that the world continues as it always has - in some communities, this can lead to a rigid intolerance of individualism. 

At traditional funerals, followers of Arceus are buried without coffins, so that they may return to and nourish the earth as soon as possible. This practice is less common nowadays, but cremation is still frowned upon, as it does not ‘give back’ to nature in the same way. 

In Johto, Ho-oh is worshipped more actively than Arceus. While tales of its origin vary (many incorporate Lugia in some fashion), the most common belief is that Ho-oh used to perch atop the Brass Tower, offering luck and wisdom to the people who stood before it. Yet many humans abused its gifts; wisdom was used not for its own sake, but to gain an advantage over others. Eventually, a war broke out to win the deity’s affections, culminating into years of discord and violence before Ho-oh razed the tower and disappeared, leaving the resurrected Beasts to watch over the land in its absence. Many say that Ho-oh will not return until humanity has found harmony once more.

In Alola, the people of Ula’ula Island are the most fervent in their worship, as Tapu Bulu is historically the most destructive of the Guardian Deities. Tapu Koko’s tantrums are frequent but short-lived, Tapu Lele punishes people only on an individual basis, and Tapu Fini is never prone to outbursts. As such, the people of Ula’ula take extra pains to appease their deity - the island is home to umpteen festivals, most of which focus on agriculture and food, and there is a huge resistance against new technology. There was outcry when Kukui announced his plans to build a Pokémon League on Mt Lanakila. Those old enough to remember what happened to Po Town and the Thrify Megamart are convinced it will bring disaster. 

Historically, Kalosians viewed mandibuzz and murkrow - as well as many other dark types - as servants of yveltal, who would act as its eyes while it slumbered, spreading death where it couldn’t reach. This belief may be archaic, but the effects still linger; dark specialists are scarcer in Kalos than in any other region. 

While Arceus is the most major deity in contemporary Hoenn, Rayquaza is still revered in coastal and mountainous communities, the Draconid tribe among them. While Kyogre and Groudon are commonly viewed as destructive forces, which short-sighted communities would call upon whenever the weather failed them, Rayquaza is a god of balance, said to curb the worst of nature’s extremes. In sailing communities, the markings on its body are often replicated on boats, tattoos, and jewellery, as talismans to ensure calm skies while out at sea. Legend states that Rayquaza entrusted humans with the Red and Blue Orbs, and with them the burden of ensuring that Kyogre and Groudon never awoke again. Sootopolis is the heart of this legacy.       

In Kalos, ash trees are said to grow where Xerneas has walked, so they are common sites for prayers and offerings. A sprig of ash is a traditional gift for a pregnant person, so as to encourage the baby’s health and long life.  

Unova is less actively religious than the other regions, but the Tao trio encompasses a philosophy that still exists in many of the northern communities. Reshiram represents truth, Zekrom represents ideals, while Kyurem represents an absence of belief. While most know the story of how they were formed - one dragon splitting into three fearsome beings - fewer people are familiar with the earlier legends, detailing the time before the division. Contrary to widespread belief, the dragon was at its strongest and wisest when those differing viewpoints were contained within one mind. As such, the philosophy of the Tao trio is concerned with identifying the contradictory beliefs within yourself, accepting that they may coexist, and drawing strength from the ability to view things in different ways.

[sergy-the-seregios]

Filthy Frank Characters as Monsters?

“Getting a body pillow, and masturbating to animated 13 year old girls doesn’t make you Japenese. It just makes you a borderline pedophile.”

You didn’t specify which, so I chose Papa Franku, as Yian Garuga! Because Garugas are like a failed lovechild of Rathian and Kut-ku, but is horrifyingly functional and a genius.

I don’t usually do profanity but this is a legend we’re talking about. Listening to Joji’s music is a blessing while making this.

Want more? Suggest the next character and what monsters you think suits them. If this gets 100 notes, I will grant your accursed wish. ey b0ss, I have other projects to finish mayn

[theforgottenlibrary]

“SHINIGAMI [noun] a “death god” or “death spirit” - an entity in Japanese folklore that is responsible for seeing that a person dies at their appointed time and then guiding their spirit to be judged in the afterlife. In this respect, Shinigami are related to the Western concept of the Grim Reaper. Though the Grim Reaper is a single entity, there are multiple shinigami which are often imagined as working together.“

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[level57loser]

Guest Post & Blogoween |Horror novels based on stories and legends by Stephanie of Books in the Skye

Guest Post & Blogoween |Horror novels based on stories and legends by Stephanie of Books in the Skye

Horror is great! I absolutely adore horror books and movies but nothing makes it scarier than when these stories are true. So here are 5 books you need to read that are based off of true stories or legends.

The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

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The Girl from the Wellby Rin Chupeco is based off of Japenese haunting story. One of the tourist attractions in Japan is…

[planetalkinguk]

Episode 365 - Astronaut Michael Collins Flies West

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and the podcasting legends that are Pilot Pip and Captain Al!

In this week's show Airbus retires its first Beluga, One airline provides its toilet users with handless doors & a man is caught taking rather alot of young birds through JFK. In the military we find out about a sea fury crash, and Nev brings us an awesome Spitfire video. Captain Al chats with Matt on this week's The Plane Truth where we talk about the differences between learning to fly the Boeing and the Airbus!

Nev took a well deserved Bacon Roll break at Solent Airport and took the opportunity to listen to that amazing Merlin engine in their 2-Seater Spitfire. You can find out all the information you need about grabbing an incredible flight experience here - https://www.boultbeeflightacademy.co.uk/#

Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

AIRBUS RETIRES THE WORLD’S FIRST BELUGA https://simpleflying.com/airbus-retires-the-worlds-first-beluga/ https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-parks-second-beluga-as-larger-xl-variant-takes-over/143549.article

RYANAIR AND TRINITY COLLEGE LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH CENTRE https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0429/1212775-ryanair-trinity-clean-fuel-tie-up/ https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/ryanair-and-trinity-toexplore-flying-planes-on-alcohol-and-plant-based-fuel-40371086.html https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-donates-1-5m-to-tcd-for-research-on-sustainable-aviation-fuels-1.4551079 https://www.thesun.ie/news/6847837/ryanair-michael-o-leary-environmentalists-nutters/ https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-trinity-college-launch-saf-centre-ryanair-commits-to-12-5-saf-goal-by-2030/?market=ie

LONDON CITY IS FIRST MAJOR AIRPORT CONTROLLED BY REMOTE DIGITAL TOWER https://www.nats.aero/news/london-city-is-first-major-airport-controlled-by-remote-digital-tower/

AIRBUS AND LHT TO DEVELOP A330 TEMPORARY PALLET-CARGO INTERIOR https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-and-lht-to-develop-a330-temporary-pallet-cargo-interior/143499.article

THE HIGH COST OF NEW GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT MAY BE PRICING PILOTS OUT OF THE MARKET https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/04/28/prices-for-new-general-aviation-aircraft-may-be-pricing-pilots-out-of-the-market

MIND THE BRIDGE! https://scramble.nl/civil-news/mind-the-bridge https://www.autoevolution.com/news/spotless-boeing-777-hits-jet-bridge-suffers-wing-damage-160002.html https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/brand-new-klm-boeing-777-collides-with-airbridge-during-push-back-procedure/

DELTA AIRLINES TO BECOME THE FIRST 5G-EQUIPPED GLOBAL AIRLINE https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-airlines-become-first-5g-145307716.html https://news.delta.com/how-deltas-work-apple-and-att-human-it-innovative

FARADAIR NAMES FORMER BOEING FIGURE TINSETH TO LEAD HYBRID-AIRCRAFT ADVISORY BOARD https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/faradair-names-former-boeing-figure-tinseth-to-lead-hybrid-aircraft-advisory-board/143523.article

MAN CAUGHT SMUGGLING 35 SONGBIRDS INTO J.F.K. AIRPORT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/nyregion/smuggler-singing-birds.html

ANA TO INSTALL HANDS-FREE TOILET DOOR HANDLES https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2021/04/28/ana-to-install-hands-free-toliet-door-handles/ https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2021/04/28/japenese-airline-ana-installs-worlds-first-hands-free-plane-lavatory-door/

ALASKA AIRLINES DEDICATES PLANE TO EQUITY IN EDUCATION WITH NEW LIVERY https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/04/26/alaska-airlines-dedicates-plane-to-equity.html

MILITARY

ASTRONAUT MICHAEL COLLINS HAS PASSED http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/the-san-diego-air-space-museum-remembers-michael-collins.html

This is the link to the talk that Pip and Al mentioned when they were at Oshkosh : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYUmdeVYCQ4

That Buzz Aldrin incident : https://youtu.be/lw9azZmLxtw

PILOTS UNHURT AFTER SKILFUL HANDLING OF EMERGENCY LANDING https://navywings.org.uk/sea-fury-t-20-update/?fbclid=IwAR0Ufv-LkdoXHUvv1QIAcDVqMITC05WJtasTbj2QdduTsheKPr2Q9S90sH0

Our latest episode is now ready for your listening pleasure -->

[paranoidpansexual]

Ever heard of the Japenese urban legend, teke teke?

No? Then you're probably quite lucky! Well, not anymore, as I am about to tell you it.

Teke Teke is a violent spirit, known to violently mutilate/murder those who encounter it. The legend states that there was once a young girl playing on a train track, when she got stuck, unable to get up in time, causing in the entire lower half of her body being sliced off by an upcoming train.

She now drags her legless body around on her hands and elbows, making a 'teke teke' sound, hence the name.

She is know to slice off the lower half of the body of anyone who is unfortunate enough to encounter her.

[gaelfox]

So what is Okami and why should I play it? It's always interested me but I know nothing about it. What's the gameplay and story like?

*cracks knuckles*OKARE YOU PREPARED?So, Okami was a game created by Capcom sometime back in like 2006. Primarily, and I am giving you the smallest sparknotes here, it is a game that is based off of a lot of short Japenese tales, legends and fables all expertly woven into a conglomerate single universe with an overarcing storyline that makes Okami not only immensely enjoyable, but also informative and incredibly creative in its storytelling of all these individual stories. It won so many awards not for being just beautiful, but for being just plain good. There’s a reason why now 10 or so years down the road people are still singing high praises of it.You play as Okami Amaterasu, the wolf reincarnation of the goddess of the Sun. Nippon, the world you have been reawakened in, has fallen under the curse of Orochi, the 8-headed serpent demon that is trying to overtake and rule the world. You have fought Orochi before, but that was 100 years ago in a different lifetime - so to stop it again this time, you have to regather all of your power that you had in your previous life and face it again. These powers are Celestial Brush Techniques - you literally paint to alter the world around you. The Brush Techniques are guarded by your fellow japanese-zodiac-inspired gods that you have to find throughout the game. Likewise, you use Divine Instruments such as mirrors, swords and beads to dispatch and attack demon foes who try and stop you. That’s basically the very brief synopsis of what is a 50+ hour romp through an amazing and enriching world full of little surprises and wonders. The gameplay is amazing; Ammy handles so well and the fighting is practically seamless. I had the Wii release and I could actually paint the celestial brush techniques with the Wiimote and it was like no other fighting style I’d ever experienced and I loved it. Overall, if it has interested you but you’ve never really gotten the push to actually play it, NOW IS THE TIME. PC, XBox, and PS4 now all have an amazing HD release that makes the game look AMAZING. I could sing Okami’s praises for forever - it’s one of the only games I’ve openly sobbed and gotten emotional about and yelled and sang about - but I’m afraid if I spoke of too much I’d end up spoiling the whole plot for you and Okami is one of those things where you sit down and take it all in and you play at your own pace and have your own experience with and I don’t want to take that away accidentally. GO GET THE GAME.

[kentonramsey]

Naomi Osaka Reigns Supreme as She Collects a Second US Open Title: Wears Face Masks with Names of Police Brutality Victims Like George Floyd, Jersey Honoring the Late Kobe Bryant, and Traditional Dress Celebrating Heritage

On Saturday, tennis player Naomi Osaka was all that was trending on social media as she won the US Open Women’s Singles final against Victoria Azarenka! This is now Osaka’s second US Open title and her third overall title, having won the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. Not to mention, she went down in history on Saturday as the youngest woman to win her third major title since Maria Sharapova in 2008!

Throughout her seven matches, Naomi Osaka used her sports style and platform as a star player to shine a light on the injustices plaguing the Black community and honor her influences like her familial roots and the late Kobe Bryant:

She was spotted at each of her matches wearing face masks bearing the names of police brutality victims including Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Philando Castile, Ahmaud Arbery, and Elijan McClain.

Naomi Osaka also honored Kobe Bryant by wearing a Lakers jersey with his number after each match, expressing by how the late basketball player “gave her strength”. Bryant served as an influential figure to many people including Osaka who was mentored by the basketball legend.

Lastly, Naomi Osaka celebrated her win in the finals by honoring and showing appreciation for her Japenese-Haitian heritage. In a tweet, she thanked her ancestors, “I would like to thank my ancestors because everytime I remember their blood runs through my veins I am reminded that I cannot lose.” She commemorated the moment in a traditional dress and head wrap.

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka and her win!

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The Jelly Fish and the Monkey ♦ By Yei Theodora Ozaki  ♦ Japanese Fairy Tales  ♦ Audiobook

More Fairy Tales Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_FVJ7kWYJDhRLa5fADyO-H9rs1SxJsVO

Japanese Fairy Tales

Title:  The Jelly Fish and the Monkey

Author:  Yei Theodora OZAKI (1871 - 1932)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Read By:  Scott Robbins

Librivox Recording

First published in 1908, this is a book of "beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan" that were collected, translated and retold by the author, Yei Theodora Ozaki, who states: "...in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West." In part, the project was the result of a suggestion made by her friend Andrew Lang, another collector of fairy stories, who printed his stories in the many Colored Fairy Books. (Summary by not.a.moose)

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