From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 219 On whether Sadako can be linked to science fiction

Chapter 219 On whether Sadako can be linked to science fiction

As he flipped through the documents in his hands, the curiosity on Mo Di's face gradually turned into a strange look.

Sakurajima has more bizarre incidents than the White Eagle. How can this small island nation compare to the White Eagle, a land of outstanding people and numerous cults?

"And what's more, this place has even been the site of a global catastrophe. Just that alone makes Sakurajima more valuable than Eagle Union. Could it be that this small island nation has something special about it?"

The Styx worms gathered into individual Blood God Children, who then organized and analyzed the collected intelligence.

He extracted the key points from the data and tried to find the pattern behind the strange events at Sakurajima.

"A True Account of the Investigation into the Saeki Family: The Saeki family's haunted house is located in Saitama Prefecture. Dozens of murders have occurred there, and it is speculated that it was caused by the vengeful spirits of Saeki Kayako and others. Then, a fire broke out overnight, and the entire haunted house was burned to the ground. The vengeful spirits inside also disappeared without a trace."

"The Yomi Train Incident: In an abandoned subway station in Yokohama, every morning at the hour of Oma, a train that is said to lead to the underworld would appear, and all passengers who boarded the train would disappear from the world."

The last recorded sighting was on July 9, 2016. According to witnesses, the last passenger they saw was a mysterious white-haired woman, and the train has not been seen since.

"The Amikawa Fault Incident occurred in Nagano..."

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Looking at all the strange events that have occurred on Sakurajima Island, Mordy has begun to discern certain patterns.

"The distribution of bizarre events in Shizuoka, Yokohama, etc., shows a clear pattern of density; the closer to the center, the more events there are."

He circled a location on the map and labeled it "Big Island".

"Izu Oshima, one of the Seven Islands of Izu, is inferred from the map to be the center of a series of strange events."

Modi stared at the inconspicuous little dot on the map, and suddenly remembered that a certain incident was related to this island.

The file for "Global Cataclysmic Meme Infection—Sadako" seems to mention this island.

Regarding Sadako, he had only seen one related movie in his original world and was not very familiar with the original novel.

I only know that it's a series of science fiction novels, divided into four parts.

"Sadako can be associated with science fiction? Well, it's not impossible. After all, the green-skinned giant octopus series is science fiction, so there's no reason why Sadako can't be."

Modi retrieved the file on "Meme Infection - Sadako" and reviewed it again.

"The incident number is A0001. What does that mean? Could it be the first strange incident on Sakurajima, or the cause of a series of strange incidents on Sakurajima?"

His gaze lingered on the number for a few seconds before he continued looking down.

This document is incomplete; some key information has been deliberately concealed, and it doesn't even contain a specific description of the event. It only mentions a few keywords, such as "videotape" and "infection."

Modi was a little confused and didn't understand why the higher-ups at Sakurajima were covering up this information. If they didn't want the information to be known, then why did they record the incident?

Unfortunately, he searched through the memories of Sakurajima's previous prime ministers and other high-ranking officials, but could not find any reason why they did this.

It's as if... some unknown force drove them to do something without any reason.

"Based on my memory of the movie 'Ring,' Sadako can spread a curse through videotapes. If you don't want to die in seven days after watching the videotape, you have to show it to someone else."

"During this process, Sadako's curse will spread among viewers, gradually multiplying... Could this be what meme infection refers to? But how severe does it have to be to be classified as a global catastrophic event? And who ultimately resolved this incident?"

Other bizarre incidents all have records of witnessing strange girls, such as the Yellow Springs Train incident, where the last passenger was a mysterious white-haired woman.

At the site of the Amikako fault incident, a mysterious blue-haired woman was also sighted. Shortly afterward, the entire Amikako mountain collapsed inexplicably, as if it had been punched down.

Modi suspected that these strange women were part of the same group as the broom girl he had encountered not long ago, or that they came from the same place and specialized in dealing with these bizarre events.

However, the archives of the meme infection incidents are incomplete, lacking much crucial information and failing to record solutions.

"The files do contain some information about Sadako, which is pretty much what I know."

Sadako, whose full name is Yamamura Sadako, was born on Izu Oshima Island. Her mother was Yamamura Shizuko. She inherited her mother's supernatural abilities and is the illegitimate daughter of Yamamura Shizuko and a university professor.

These are all similar to what Mordi learned from the movie, except for two points that differ from what he knew.

"Was Sadako an intersex person? And was she killed by a doctor at a sanatorium?"

The first point was not mentioned in the movie.

Intersex patients, also known as testicular feminization syndrome.

In short, although Sadako appears to be entirely female, her genetic chromosomes are XY male.

As for the latter point, it also differs from that in the movie.

In the movie, Sadako is injected with smallpox by her father and pushed into an old well; here, Sadako is raped by a sanatorium doctor infected with smallpox, then killed and pushed into an old well.

After a moment of contemplation, Modi extracted three key points.

"Izu Oshima, intersex people, and... smallpox."

First is Izu Oshima, the birthplace of Sadako's mother. Her mother's special abilities are likely closely related to the local area.

Moreover, the strange events surrounding Sakurajima seem to be clustered around the island, while there are hardly any strange events on the island itself, which is quite unusual.

Modi immediately mobilized the nearest Blood God Child to conduct investigations at the ancient well where Sadako was buried and in her hometown.

Styx worms in Yokohama gather in swarms, hidden in the clouds, and fly towards the sea.

Upon reaching the ocean, they plunged into the water, disguising themselves as a school of fish as they swam toward Izu Oshima.

Meanwhile, Blood God Child, responsible for gathering intelligence, was still working hard.

They collected folk tales and strange rumors about Izu Oshima, and at the same time used the power of the Sakurajima leadership to gather information about Sadako.

"Sadako's mother, Shizuko Yamamura, was born with supernatural abilities, such as mind reading, prophecy, and clairvoyance. She once predicted the eruption of the Mihara volcano on Izu Oshima. Later, she was caught in a media storm and was suspected of mental instability. In the end, she jumped into the volcano and committed suicide."

"According to her fellow villagers, she was a devout follower of Enokami-no-zumi. In fact, most of the residents of Izu Oshima are believers in Enokami-no-zumi."

Upon seeing this information, Modi scratched his head. "How does this have to do with Shugendo?"

Shugendo is a religious belief that combines features of Chinese Buddhism and Shintoism. Its founder was En no Ozunu, whose full name was Kamo En no Ozunu.

En no Ozuno, who was the ancestor of Kamo no Tadayuki, the teacher of Abe no Seimei, was said to have the ability to command spirits and demons.

He was feared by the authorities in Sakurajima and was exiled to Izu Oshima. During his exile, in addition to continuing his ascetic practices on the island, he also taught the island's residents agricultural and fishing techniques, thus earning their respect.

Even after he left, the island's inhabitants continued to worship him and held the "Wanderer's Festival" every year in the cave where he practiced asceticism.

There used to be a statue of a small horn in the cave. According to the island's residents, the statue was thrown into the sea by the White Eagle Army stationed on the island, but it was later found.

The person who retrieved the statue was none other than Sadako's mother, Yamamura Shizuko.

"Where is this statue now?" Mordy asked, he had a gut feeling that this statue was the key.

The prophet, whom he had called out to gather intelligence, rolled his eyes. "It disappeared long ago. After Shizuko Yamamura jumped into the volcano, the statue also disappeared."

"But maybe it's still on the island...who knows?"

"Go try your divination skills and see if you can predict anything," Mordy said.

She could only sigh, close her eyes, and obediently dive into the etheric layer to make the prophecy.

In less than half a minute, the prophet opened his eyes, his face turning pale. At the same time, all the Blood Gods present suddenly trembled, stopped what they were doing, and showed constipated expressions on their faces.

"The location has been found, but the backlash is too great, isn't it?" the prophet said intermittently.

A transcendent echo reverberated in her mind and the minds of the other Blood God children.

"It's alright, it's only equivalent to a few dozen lives, not as much as the losses we suffered when fighting Audurian."

Modi wiped his face and said expressionlessly, "We should not focus on the losses, but on another consequence caused by the prophecy."

"We've been targeted," the prophet sighed. "The enemy is far larger than us. Unless we bring our entire divine kingdom here and dedicate the vast majority of our power to this realm, it will be difficult for us to gain the upper hand in the confrontation."

"No, the vast majority of our forces must remain in the North to prevent the Annihilation Monarch from raiding our base... For now, we can only deal with whatever comes our way."

After a moment of silence, Modi said again, "Remove some of the proliferation restrictions to accelerate the expansion speed of the Blood God Child."

Additionally, provide the statue's coordinates to the exploration team on Izu Oshima.

He issued a series of commands, and his thoughts spread rapidly through divine power.

In the waters off the edge of Izu Oshima, Styx worms disguised as a school of fish suddenly stopped in place. A moment later, they turned around and swam in another direction.

They disappear into the silent, lightless depths of the sea, their forms almost blending into the darkness.

After swimming in the dark depths of the ocean for an unknown period of time, this Styx worm army finally arrived at its destination.

This is the coordinate sent by the intelligence department, which is the location of the En no Kanojo statue.

In the darkness of the seabed, a strange outline vaguely appeared, its head flashing with two points of green light, clearly the target they were looking for.

The Styx worm army surrounded the statue and examined it together.

The stone statue is roughly human-shaped, with two gems seemingly inlaid on its head, emitting a green light that slightly illuminates the dark seabed.

"This is definitely not En no Ozuno, the legendary figure from Sakurajima, but a fragment of something much older and larger."

Modi had this thought the moment he saw the stone statue.

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