KARASU TENGU
MANTICORE
AMMUT
CHI-LIN or QI-LYN
 
 
 
 
A nature spirit of the element
of wind in Japanese myth.
The Karasu Tengu is
depicted as an
anthropomorphic crow with
a shakujo & monks clothing.
Creature of Persian myth
with a man's head, 3 rows of
teeth, scorpion's tail & a red
lion or tigers body. It can
shoot the poisonous spines
from it's tail killing it's
human prey.
Eater of Hearts of Egyptian
myth. She's in the Hall of
Two Truths next to Anubis &
Ma'at where the scales of
justice weigh a ghosts
heart. Ammut eats the heart
if it's filled with sin.
The famous golden Dragon
Horse! Associated as the
messenger of the Gods. With
the body of a horse & the
scales & head of a Dragon.
It's auspicious & figurines
are used in Feng Shui.
 
AKUMA
RYUU or TATSU
KITSUNE
KITSUNE-ONNA
KATSURA-OTOKO
APEP
Basically a demon. All
around bad attitude,
mischievous & evil. It never
was human but can take a
humanoid form, control
ghosts & possess others.
Japanese Dragon. They
have three toes & are
serpentine. Like all Dragons,
they're wise & carry with
them a large round jewel.
They are the 2nd strongest
beast next to the Gods.
Literally a fox. They sustain
themselves by devouring
the essence from the
elements. They have many
powers & can grow up to 9
tails. They're cunning,
amoral & effeminate nature.
The kitsune favors turning
into the form of woman. In
order to do so, the kitsune
wears a skull atop it's head
like a hat & chants while
trying to keep the skull from
falling off it's head.
A man from the moon, also
called moon folk. Like the
folktale of Kaguya, are a
race of celestial people from
the moon that travel on a
ship or a cloud. Similar to
the Utsuro-bune legend.
An evil snake-like demon in
Egyptian myth. He is viewed
as Atum-Ra's greatest
enemy. He's the bringer of
chaos & darkness & is also
called Apophis.
Beasts seen in the manga that are based on traditional mythological creatures.
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