Tuesday, June 9, 2009

You May Pull the Red String

The shadows of sins flicker and flutter. A sorrowful destiny; a path of doubt. The hater and he hated are two in one; two cracked mirrors reflecting each other. We come from the darkness, where the threads of time intertwine.

We shall exact your revenge.

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Urban legend has it that if one posts their grudge on a mysterious web page at the stroke of midnight, Ai Enma - a young, pale girl known as the Jigoku Shoujo (Girl from Hell) - will appear with a straw doll with a string around its neck. This site, known as the Jigoku Tsushin (Hell Correspondence), is rumored to be only accessible exactly at midnight. Should someone submit the name of someone against whom they bear a grudge or immense hatred, Ai Enma will take them to a realm of perpetual twilight where she offers them a straw doll with a red string wound around its neck and describe to the client the details of their contract; should the client pull the string tied around the doll's neck, she will ferry the target of the revenge straightaway to Hell. However, once the client's life has ended, he or she too will go to Hell; a black crest-shaped mark appears on the client's chest to serve as a permanent reminder of this and their decision to send someone to Hell. Both of them will wander hell for eternity, forever feeling pain and suffering; not knowing what paradise is like.


"If you truly wish to eliminate the person tormenting you, you would just pull this red string. Upon doing so, you enter into an official contract with me. The person tormenting you would be sent immediately to hell. But when a person is cursed, two graves are dug. When your body dies, your soul goes to hell, forever wandering and never knowing what paradise is...

And now, you decide what happens next."

3 comments:

Jinjiruks said...

nde ako masyado well-versed sa anime ngayon. blood+ ba yan?!

Trainer Y said...

sana sa "real life" mayroong red string for me to pull :(

Zweihander said...

Jinji: No. Jigoku Shoujo.

Ate Yanah: Don't. Think about it: the one who curses and the cursed will one day be forever in hell. Can you imagine that? I can't.