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I am possessed. Inside me I harbor a vengeful spirit who tears my muscles, twists my bones and snaps my nerves.
originally posted by: TheToastmanCometh
Night
I remember lying in R's bed when it happened. He was in the living room watching Ninja Scroll...he hadn't come in because he was suffering from a flashback to his days in Afghanistan. It was midnight or so when I was suddenly shook awake by a presence, the room became colder. In the corner of the room I saw a shapeless mass, dimly lit by the screen light that shone in the doorway. The mass sat there as my eyes tried to adjust to get a good look, when it elongated and scurried up the wall. I could not move, as i was transfixed by the apparition, going from the wall to the ceiling.
It stops above my head and hangs there, sort of morphing into something akin to a medium sized wasp nest, slightly pulsing as it was breathing. There were no discernable feautures, like eyes or an arm/tentacle. Just a ball of something.
It stayed in that form for about a minute or so, until there was a loud noise, a clap of thunder or a gunshot almost. Suddenly the mass seemed to split apart, and something comes out...it happened so fast i can barely say what it looked like, but i feel it enter my body, surging me with such force. The last thing i remember is seeing slit-pupil eyes burn into my own before blacking out.
Kitsune is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes are a common subject of Japanese folklore; in English, kitsune refers to them in this context.
Chinese folk tales tell of fox spirits called huli jing that may have up to nine tails, or Kyūbi no Kitsune in Japanese, or Hồ Ly Tinh in Vietnamese. Many of the earliest surviving stories are recorded in the Konjaku Monogatari, an 11th-century collection of Chinese, Indian, and Japanese narratives.
There is debate whether the kitsune myths originated entirely from foreign sources or are in part an indigenous Japanese concept dating as far back as the fifth century BC. Japanese folklorist Kiyoshi Nozaki argues that the Japanese regarded kitsune positively as early as the 4th century A.D.; the only things imported from China or Korea were the kitsune's negative attributes.
Foxes and human beings lived close together in ancient Japan; this companionship gave rise to legends about the creatures. Kitsune have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has, they may have as many as nine, the older, wiser, and more powerful it is.
Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Foremost among these is the ability to assume human form. While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and wives.
In Japanese folklore, foxes are magical creatures.
They can shapeshift and can create intricate illusions.
Sometimes, they use their magic to create lights to confuse travelers who may come too close to their dens.
These travelers follow the lights, thinking that they are the torches of a town and wind up getting lost, being lured away from the fox dens.
There are lots of stories of foxes taking on the appearance of people who are lost and need to be escorted somewhere, only to confuse and befuddle their rescuers.
Sometimes, a fox spirit will possess someone and make them do silly, embarrassing things.
They're not so much bad or evil as they are practical jokers.
If you befriend a fox, it will usually stay with you for life, bringing you luck and protecting you from danger.
They're not so much bad or evil as they are practical jokers.
If you befriend a fox, it will usually stay with you for life, bringing you luck and protecting you from danger.