《The Ultimate Yōkai Guide》Nue
Advertisement
The nue is most commonly depicted as having the face of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the body of a raccoon dog (also known as a tanuki) with its tail consisting of the front half of a snake. It is occasionally portrayed as having the torso of a tiger. Perhaps the strangest account of this creature describes it as having the back of a tiger, the legs of a tanuki, the tail of a fox, the head of a cat, and the torso of a chicken. While descriptions of this yōkai vary greatly, it is widely thought to be some kind of chimera.
Very few sightings of nue have ever been reported, so not much is known about this elusive yōkai. One of the few things widely known about it is the sound it makes. The nue's call is supposed to sound similar to that of a nocturnal bird called White's thrush. The mournful sounding noises it makes are seen as an omen, so people who hear it often pray in the hopes that nothing bad will happen to them.
The most famous story about a nue involves Emperor Konoe. He began to have nightmares every night and grew very ill. Neither prayers nor medicine could help him. His illness was blamed on an evil spirit. A few days later, a storm appeared over the imperial palace in the middle of the night. Lightning struck the roof and set it on fire. The emperor summoned a samurai to hunt the nue.
The samurai set out to hunt the nue with his bow and his traveling companion. That night, a strange wind suddenly started blowing. A black cloud also appeared over the pair. The samurai shot an arrow into the cloud, successfully hitting the nue. The nue screamed as it fell to the earth, and was dealt a killing blow by the samurai's companion. The emperor immediately recovered from his illness.
Advertisement
The people of Kyoto feared that the nue's death could lead to them becoming cursed in retaliation, so they loaded its corpse into a ship and had it sent downriver. This ship was eventually washed ashore near the village of Ashiya. The people of this village removed the nue's body from the ship, built a burial mound for it, and gave it a proper funeral.
FUN FACT: The burial mound mentioned in the above story actually exists. It's called Nuezuka, and you can still visit it to this day.
There are a few different versions of the story's ending. Most of them differ only in the exact location of where the nue was washed ashore and was buried. However, another story suggests that the nue's spirit was not successfully put to rest. Instead, it turned into a horse and was raised by the samurai's companion. It was a reliable horse, but it led to a great deal of conflict between the samurai's companion and a particular family when that family stole the horse. The samurai's companion raised an army against this family and ruined himself in the process. In this way, the nue got its revenge on the man that killed it.
Examples in various media:
Zabimaru (Bleach)
Unnamed Nue (Megami Tensei) This particular design was used in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. Nue appear in many of the different Megami Tensei games.
Kagemitsu Daigo (Blood Will Tell) Although Daigo is correctly identified as a nue in the Japanese version of the game, he is called a chimera in the English version.
Advertisement
Bon Week-end
He runs the underground. She’s made it her playground. Their time together--the stuff of pulp fiction. When a corrupt corporate conspiracy threatens to tear them apart, they blast back with their offbeat brand of crime and chaos. This story is just one from the pulps. Film critic Roger Ebert once described them as ‘cheap, disposable entertainment that you could take to work with you, and roll up and stick in your back pocket.’ So do just that--and read it on the weekend. Bon Week-end is a novel written in the tradition of Jean-Patrick Manchette’s neo-polar, existing now as what shall be known as the neo-serial. This is Nippoten’s second serial following the superhero epic Entirely Presenting You. This novel will have a rather unique release schedule compared to others. To stay up to date, check out the main site and more specifically the chapters page.
8 114A Nation of Distances (possibly a dystopian love story)
Michael lives in a toxic macho world with extreme male hierarchy. When he gets a weird rating that makes his place even more problematic he's forced to choose a fiancée at a Wife School, and he slowly discovers more about the other side of the great divide between the sexes in The Nation. If only the world would stop being so complicated... On the other side there's Megan, who's more interested in books than in marriage, and the unpredictable Eliza who seems to have a connection with Micheal already. Will they be able to cross the distance and become friends against all the rules of their own world, or will they just be crushed? Are positive relationships between men and women even possible? And is there a way to change the world or is that just a naive thought of a silly wimp? 'A Nation of Distances' is a slightly dystopian dialogue-heavy drama set in a low sci-fi future setting about the war between the sexes, disconnect and friendship. The genre will fluctuate in between more slice-of-life parts and soft sci-fi drama with possible romantic elements, with alternating lead and switching perspectives once more of the main characters are established. Content Warning: Certain concepts and scenes might be disturbing and/or triggering to some, even though the story itself won't be extremely heavy most of the time. Sexism as a double-edged sword destructive to both sexes is an important part of the story, but so is friendship.Note that all descriptions of persons and places are purely fictional and made up by the writer, and any resemblance with anything in the real world is a coincidence, since the real world is not supposed to be dystopian anyway!
8 206Good Looking
Summer is filled with hanging out with your best friends, going out, living the summer and doing all the stupid things you wanted to do during the school year but didn't. Usually it's almost permitted since teens don't really have much freedom during school either. But where does summer freedom go when it has taken you to meet the boy of your dreams? I guess Summer Loving does exist. Miguel Cazarez Mora FF Started: July 9th, 2022 Ended: August 2nd, 2022
8 184TANKS, FOR NOTHIN'
Nash Stormchild was from another world. There, he had been a teacher. His name hadn't been Nash, nor had he been in the prime of his life. He and his entire class had been pulled into another world by an unkown phemomena. Here, it was fight or die. This new world was unforgiven. At least he had his class from the old world. They made the ultimate guild, until they didn't. Now, he was alone, betrayed, and in a strange land. The land of the dark faction, his faction, and he would need new allies if he wanted to survive and get his justice, his revenge.
8 15548 Hours
Currently on HIATUS. Can you imagine living the same 48 hours over and over again? Martin has. In fact, he has relived the same 48 hours twenty three times and counting. How? He doesn't know. He wants to find out. He's a coward though. It'll be hard. But eventually? He'll get there. Updates irregularly. Usually once a week, sometimes more, sometimes less.
8 117Chasing a Spikey Relationship
This fic has been dropped. There will be no more updates.Chase/Spike x ReaderFirst attempt at a real fanfic, please reveiw!You've been dating Chase for what feels like forever. What happens when only Spike can get you what you really want?A Chase/Spike fic as you've never seen them before!Rated semi mature for possible cursing, and mature themes in future chapters.I obviously do not own Lab Rats or any characters used in this fic. Please enjoy!
8 166