Romans & histoires Japanese Folklore Creatures

On the facing page was a full-color picture of a young man. He looked to be of Asian descent, with deep olive skin, black eyes, and long black hair. He posed regally in a navy-blue robe decorated with intricate designs. He seemed familiar. Something about the eyes. Under the picture was a caption: Kenmei Yamata. "Kenmei," I murmured, and started to read aloud: "Before the time of man, vampires ruled the earth. They lived in harmony with all creatures, great and small: the trolls, and the goblins, the pixies, and the pixilettes. The dragons of the air and of the sea.

When looked at from above, it looked like the shape of a dragon, so it was given another nickname called 眠りの竜 (Nemuri no Ryu), also known as 'The Slumbering Dragon'. "Yes. Because forest wyverns are common monsters that could be found everywhere while nine-tailed fox are rare magical beasts that could be found only at Yashima." I told her. "…You do know nine-tailed fox is rare, right? Not to mention the rarest golden one." "I just want to be sure whether is that a dream or a memory fragment." I murmured. "Then… I will take lots of photos with Ruby when I travel there." "…Please don't. It would only stimulate my desire to go there."

she asked sliding to her knees boneless as the tension left her. “Don’t want to guess?” Fiona smirked teasingly. “I mean I could but there are so many creatures that have a base affinity for fire, so you could be anything from a Phoenix to a Dragon and that’s just according to Western culture, there are plenty of Japanese gods and creatures associated with fire, like the Kitsune”, she answered going back to piling things beside her bed as the Level One continued expanding.

Tengu Tengu (天狗, Tengu?) is a creature in Japanese legend. One of the mountain watchmen Kami, or yōkai closely related to eagles or crows. His attire is similar to that of the yamabushi priests who forged themselves in forests and mountains. Tengu have a long nose, red face, have a pair of wings, and very long fingernails and toenails. Tengu can fly freely in the sky while carrying a staff called a kongōzue, a large sword (tachi), and a leaf-shaped fan (hauchiwa). His work hinders people who want to study Buddhism.[1] His other name is Gehō-sama (外法様, magic lord?). In Japanese there is the expression Tengu ni naru which means "very proud of yourself". This expression probably comes from the

The prints look like humans, but it has a missing toe on each side. Something crept through Ejima’s stomach, making the hair on her skin stand. She had heard tales of creatures with missing toes back in the village. Her uncle had told her scary stories of how these creatures offended the gods and were destroyed from the surface of the earth. Every story she had heard always painted the missing toe creatures like some mystical beings that do not exist. They were said to be barbarians who fed on anything that had meat. Go back now that you have the chance. A voice warned in her head but Ejima dismissed it. She unbuckled her sling from her waist and picked out three stones from her pouch. She m

Did she have ancestors from there several generations back that she just didn't know about? And most of all, what did any of it have to do with the very strange book she'd found, Legends of the Werewolf. The binding was ancient leather, now frayed in many places, and the lettering in gold. The other night when she finally opened it she expected to read about the history of werewolves and how that history came to be. Instead, to her shock, the stories were about shapeshifters, people who could change into the shape of a wolf. Whole villages apparently had that ability and when danger presented itself they shifted into their wolf shape, gathered as a pack and disappeared.

Shima asked excitedly to hear about the magic story. "That is .. Magic from the Djinn and has one power. "Kei finished his story. "What is its power? "Shima asked curiously. "My grandmother said .. There are many types of djin, the power depends on the djin they have. "Kei explained again before they were silent for a while when they felt there was something outside their room. Kei pulled Shima under the bed and hid there while covering Shima's mouth so that there was no sound. Suddenly the door of the room opened slowly and they saw legs like wild animals but it was not the creature they saw .. There was no hair on their whole body. 'How many strange creatures are there in their city? ' Kei

Olsson and turned on the charm that she had honed in her deportment and etiquette classes. “Um, Mr. Olsson, is there perchance gossip among the villagers about any boogeymen other than Akuma the Devil-Bear?” Mr. Olsson pondered that and then his eyes brightened. “Ah, yes, milady! I do know one other fascinating character. Here in the north, we have the legend of the Jölgib, the Yule Cat. It tells of a feline spirit who would bring sweets and toys to sleeping children in return for some leftover fish. Is that mayhap what you are referring to, milady?”

People are scrambling and running towards the forest to hide. I zoom in on what everyone is frightened of and it makes me want to vomit. There are these weird looking creatures that appear to have various features from a bird, feline, bear and wolf. Maybe human too? There eyes are completely black. Some have three arms or two heads and their flesh smells as though it is rotting. Whatever they are I don’t think they are truly alive. “Kale!” “On it Katerina, get Cedar and Joy out of here!”

asked Edmund. "Yes, true. The island of legends is located on top of Genbu's giant tortoiseshell, which can fly and is invisible,” replied Cassia. “I read one of the books at the Brighton Library. Genbu is a giant green turtle that can fly. From what I read, gigantic branches grew from its horn-like head and vines that resembled a beard, and its black, mossy shell seemed to be surrounded by a mist in the shape of a white snake. On top of that shell is the yokai stealth village,” said Astrid.