"Because her ship was destroyed, she faded away instead of dying of blood loss."
He makes a thoughtful hum at that question, and considers it for a second. May as well start with the easiest one, right? "Well, I know Maten quite well too, since it also used to be bound to me. That one's yin, or unholiness, and it banishes the darkness. In the hands of a fully-trained Sanzo, it's the only one that might be able to hold the Muten at bay."
Koumyou Sanzo had single-handedly protected the dual concepts of yin and yang, for over twenty years.
"The last two, I've never laid eyes on. Kouten is supposed to hold dominion over... protection, I think? If Maten can push back the darkness, Kouten could hold it there. And Uten, I know the least about. Logically, I suspect it can push the light back, like Maten can the darkness. Too much of either is bad."
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He makes a thoughtful hum at that question, and considers it for a second. May as well start with the easiest one, right? "Well, I know Maten quite well too, since it also used to be bound to me. That one's yin, or unholiness, and it banishes the darkness. In the hands of a fully-trained Sanzo, it's the only one that might be able to hold the Muten at bay."
Koumyou Sanzo had single-handedly protected the dual concepts of yin and yang, for over twenty years.
"The last two, I've never laid eyes on. Kouten is supposed to hold dominion over... protection, I think? If Maten can push back the darkness, Kouten could hold it there. And Uten, I know the least about. Logically, I suspect it can push the light back, like Maten can the darkness. Too much of either is bad."