Chu-Teng Tablet/Transcript

Myths

From Tong-Nou to Chu-Teng

The island on the Earth which lies far to the east,
Tong-Nou.
From there souls are born,
and to there souls return upon death.
Tong-Nou is the island where life originates.
However, at some point long ago,
Tong-Nou turned into an abominable place
that only snatches away souls,
and the Central Mountain was sealed for a long time.

However, the seal was eventually broken by the power
of Rin's soul. After the seal was broken,
Tou-gyou flung a pure Magatama to the skies and prayed. Moments later...
The sun rose over the eastern horizon.
The moon hung over the western horizon.
The stars ascended over the Central Mountain Tong-nou,
all of which ascended into the heavens.
The sun, moon, and stars surrounded the Magatama and portrayed
a triangle in the sky in their perfectly synchronous revolution,
thus creating the glittering cosmos Chu-Teng.
Chu-Teng gave forth a dazzlingly beautiful light
that shined down upon the earthly world.
This was the conception of Chu-Teng.

The Contract of Light

The Magatama in the center of Chu-Teng
distributed light among the sun, moon, and stars.
This was the Contract of Light:
proof that light would shine forevermore in the heavenly world
as well as an agreement to protect the Magatama and share its power.
As a token of appreciation, the Magatama granted
a sacred treasure to each of the newfound light bearers.

The sun received the Seven Mirrors (Chinpao),
the moon received the Seven Pearls (Yuipao),
and the stars received the Seven Stars (Shinpao).
The three bearers yielded a much stronger light due to this.

The Magatama Planet

The sun, moon and stars circled around the Magatama
and formed a barrier from their combined energies to protect it.

The Magatama took the form of a sacred planet
now known as the Magatama Planet.

The Su-game Clan, a tribe born from
the first six Koan of Magatama and
endowed with mystical powers,
inhabits the planet.

Ge-Teng and the Milky Way

Outside of Chu-Teng,
there is a vast dark space called Ge-Teng.

There is also a conduit called the Milky Way that
heads toward the Earth and the sea. The light
spilled from Chu-Teng flows down it to the sea.
The light of Chu-Teng flows
to the island called Tong-Nou
and even towards a world in the sea where light does not reach
called "Kai-Shi."

The Three Palaces

The three bearers, making full use of their light force,
each began to create their own palaces in which to store their treasures.
The sun summoned forth
a group of asteroids
that floated in the heavens. Then the sun systematically arranged them
to create an unending world of planets called the Sun Palace.
And the sun chose the name Tai-yang for itself.
The moon took the stone planets
that had rested in the heavens since long before
and created the Moon Palace,
which consisted of various buildings and underground shrines.
The moon chose the name Yue-yin for itself.

The stars only had
an egg of light called Koan.
They directed twenty-eight lights into it
and grew them into starlights.
The twenty-eight glittering lights
became small spheres which grew into rooms
and revolved in space, linking together
to create the Star Palace.
The stars
chose the name Suin-shin for themselves.

And so the three lights
produced light for each of their palaces.

Koan

Koan takes the form of an egg
and contains both light and dark matter.

If light is shone upon Koan, light is born,
and if Koan is submersed in darkness, darkness is born.
Koan's behavior is influenced heavily by its
environment in outer space.
Usually,
pieces of Koan that are exposed to light elements
will be born as light,
while a piece of Koan exposed to dark elements
will be born as darkness.

When the lifespans
of both darkness and light are exhausted,
they all return to Koan.
Koan that have died once
are gathered together at one place.
After a set period of time passes,
they are retrieved
and will become either light or darkness once more.
The three types of light differ from one another,
and which type of light a Koan can turn into
depends on the kind of light shone upon it.
Koan are constantly flowing through Ge-Teng and Chu-Teng.
Nobody knows where they come from.

About the Light Clan and Brightness

"Light" is
a general term
that refers to every type of light found in Chu-Teng.
Brightness
refers to the amount of radiance emitted by each light,
which is regarded as an attribute of utmost importance
by the Light Clan.
The brighter the light,
the stronger and better it must be.
In Chu-Teng,
dimmer lights
tend to be treated as worthless.

Generally speaking, the lights of the three palaces are born
with different typical levels of brightness.
The brightest lights are those of the Sun Palace,
followed by the Moon and then the Star Palace.
The Sun Palace is proud of its high level of brightness and as a result
began to act as the authority in Chu-Teng.
Since lights that didn't fulfill the established brightness regulations
were thought to devalue the overall radiance of Chu-Teng,
Light Supremacy, which called for them to be exiled, came to be.
In fact, the especially dim Stardust Clan members in the Star Palace
were often banished by the Sun Palace
from the Milky Way to the Earth and the seas.

The Supreme Darkness Chui-hei

However, the three palaces maintained a balance of light,
and Chu-Teng continued to shine in the heavens.
Until one certain Koan was born.
It was not long before that Koan left Chu-Teng for Ge-Teng.
It became a strong-willed force of darkness
that absorbed other darkness,
gradually becoming the giant Supreme Darkness Chui-hei.
It is because Chui-hei despised light from birth
and absorbed all hatred and conflict that he became so vast.
As if under Chui-hei's control,
all the darkness headed for Chu-Teng.
This was the beginning of the arrival of darkness.

The Darkness from Ge-Teng and the Chaos in Chu-Teng

Ever since then, darkness had begun appearing
all throughout Chu-Teng.
Although both the Yellow and Red Road Gates to Ge-Teng
had been firmly shut,
darkness started infesting all of Chu-Teng.
The lights of the Star Palace, which were dim,
were struck down by darkness and many were lost.
In preparation for a potential surprise attack by darkness,
the Sun Palace began searching for a way to shine brighter.
The Moon Palace captured the Star Palace
in order to counter its efforts and began searching
for its own way to become brighter.

The Star Palace
opposed the principles of Light Supremacy
and took great pains to protect dimmer lights.
The three lights
began antagonizing one another more and more.

The Moon Palace
married its queen Se-yin off to the Star Palace and then
caught it off guard, taking advantage of the opportunity
to occupy a large number of rooms in the Star Palace.
The lights of the Moon Palace
attacked the lights of the Star Palace
and gradually stole away their brightness.

The Sun Palace
became increasingly obsessed with
protecting only its own brightness,
so it sent away
all the other lights
and shut itself in.
Additionally,

the lights of the Sun Palace
stole away the brightness of Queen Se-yin, who had been married to the Star Palace,
causing her to lose her corporeal form.

This was the dawn of chaos in Chu-Teng.

The Conspiracy of the Supreme Darkness

None of the three palaces
rose up with their treasures of light
and made an effort to fight back against the darkness of Ge-Teng.
Caught up in the conflict over brightness,
they were headed down the path to self-destruction.

The Supreme Darkness Chui-hei
saw this from Ge-Teng and snickered to himself,
for Chui-hei
had manipulated the darkness
inside the three palaces of Tai-yang, Yue-yin, and Suin-shin,
gradually causing them to fall into chaos.

The treasures of the palaces remain there still
as tokens of the strength of light.
If they were not there,
Chu-Teng would soon be Chui-hei's.
Considering that,
he did not dare go near Chu-Teng.
He needed only to wait until the lights of Chu-Teng
all fought each other and turned into darkness.

However,
the Star Palace sensed the threatening activities that engulfed all of Chu-Teng
and sent for the Guard of Chu-Teng
to keep watch over the darkness of Ge-Teng.

The Voice of Nan-shu

The Guard of Chu-Teng
was I, Nan-shu.
I removed my face from my body
in an effort to survive in Ge-Teng.
I left behind my body in a room of the Star Palace
and proceeded towards Ge-Teng.
I was not a light of the Star Palace
from the very start;
I did not belong to any palace at all.
However, Suin-shin
adopted me as one of his own.

I had to put a stop to the darkness of Ge-Teng
both for the sake of Suin-shin
and for the sake of the lights of Chu-Teng.
However,
by absorbing the chaos and conflict in Chu-Teng,
the Supreme Darkness in Ge-Teng
was swelling into a giant force of darkness and growing in power.
A blow from Chui-hei struck me down.
My face fell apart
and was scattered throughout
Chu-Teng, Ge-Teng, and the Earth.

Map of Chu-Teng

Sun Palace

There is no accurate map of the Sun Palace available.

Se-yin

Se-yin

I am Se-yin of the Moon Palace.
I was married off to Suin-shin of the Star Palace
in the name of peace.
However, this peace was a trick of the Moon Palace.

The Moon Palace took the light of the Star Palace
and began to occupy it.
Then, my light was also taken
by the Sun Palace, and I lost my corporeal light form.

I called out to Suin-shin again and again
but he cannot hear my voice. He cannot see me.
The Star Palace and Suin-shin grow weak,
but I cannot help them.

All I can do now
is teach you about Chu-Teng.
From now on, each time you find something,
please try to summon me.

Star Palace

Please lend your strength
to Suin-shin of the Star Palace.
Listen to his voice,
for I no longer can.

Suin-shin's light is insufficient,
so he might be sleeping.
If that is the case, it would be good
to give him some light.

Suin-shin loves
Shin's singing. I do not.
He also likes to hunt, read, and pray.
Oh, right, and he also loves
Mai-chiu's cooking.

For when you return to the Moon Palace,
please find all the lights that are
controlling the Star Palace.
I dislike most of the moon lights
living there.

Moon Palace

Oh, my Moon Palace.
But I can't trust it anymore...
I can trust only
Zako-yin of the Five-Story Pagoda and
Court Lady Sang-nyui.

You must find the treasure of the Moon Palace, the
Seven Pearls, and take them away.
They will become a weapon of light
and you can defeat the darkness of Ge-Teng.

The Seven Pearls are each possessed
by a different one of the Seven Priests.
They may have been entrusted to the Shell Family
and hidden in them.
The Seven Shells Family members are small, so look carefully for them.

Tsukiusa-yin is also in the Five-Story Pagoda.
If there is something you do not understand
you should listen to what Tsukiusa-yin can tell you.
The old light Zako-yin can also
assist you.

Sun Palace

You are in the Sun Palace.
Please look for the treasure of the Sun Palace,
the Seven Mirrors, while you are here.
The Seven Mirrors will help you by turning into a weapon to
fight the darkness in Ge-Teng.

The Sun Palace has a massive amount of light.
I hear that Tai-yang is burning everything in his
endless array of planets, including the Koan,
to increase his own light.

Tai-yang hates it when
any light other than himself
enters the Sun Palace.
He thinks about nothing but how radiant he is.

I hear that no light has returned safely from the Sun Palace.
However, you absolutely mustn't abandon hope.
The light Koan can surely
help you somehow.

Zako-yin

Zako-yin

Ah, you're here. This room isn't too bad, eh?
When you've lived as long as I have, you get to see a lot.
I feel that the Supreme Darkness of Ge-Teng, Chui-hei,
is responsible for the chaos
plaguing Chu-Teng.

Chui-hei is a massive expanse of darkness.
He grows larger and larger by
abnormally absorbing the dark parts of Koan.
Nan-shu knows more than anyone else does about him.

Chui-hei deftly drew out the darkness concealed
within the three palaces and brought forth chaos with it.
Tai-yang, Yue-yin, and Suin-shin
went mad and were transformed into darkness.
They must have grown weak.

Chui-hei seizes the darkness from within light
and uses it to cause chaos.
That is how he caused the falling out of the three palaces.
Despite the proof, however, no one is fighting the darkness.
Chui-hei is clever. He sits back safely in Ge-Teng while the shadows assault us.
Because we have the three treasures, he cannot come near Chu-Teng.

You and Nan-shu must do something.
Everything will be okay once Nan-shu's face has been restored.
Since the other two parts of Nan-shu's face must have
fallen into Chu-Teng, please do look for them.
I also wish to help you,
so please call for me if anything happens.