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The Hellish Abyss is a deep pit in a cavern beneath Minakami Village, connecting the world of the living to the underworld.<ref> | The Hellish Abyss is a deep pit in a cavern beneath Minakami Village, connecting the world of the living to the underworld.<ref>[[Folklorist's Note 9]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref> The Abyss is responsible for the earthquakes in the Minakami area. The villagers of Minakami took the earthquakes as a bad omen and a sign that the ground needed to be purified.<ref>[[Folklorist's Note 3]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref> | ||
If the Abyss was not appeased with sacrifices, it would bring about poor harvests and deaths<ref> | If the Abyss was not appeased with sacrifices, it would bring about poor harvests and deaths<ref>[[Ceremony Master's Note 1]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>, and eventually, the gateway would break open and destroy the village in a disaster known as the [[Repentance]]<ref>[[Disaster Tome]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>. To prevent this, [[Twin Shrine Maidens|twins]] from the village would perform the [[Crimson Sacrifice Ritual]], and the body of [[Crimson Sacrifice]] would be cast into the Abyss, turning into a [[Crimson Butterfly]] and passing through the earth to purify it.<ref>[[Twin Tome]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref> The energy created as the two twins became one would create a seal over the Abyss<ref>[[Mio's Memo]]: [[MM:Crimson Sacrifice|Crimson Sacrifice]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>.[[Image:Intoabyss.JPG|150px|left]] | ||
If the Abyss rumbled on a year without a ceremony, or if the ceremony was unsuccessful and no more twins were available, then a [[Kusabi]] would be used as a temporary measure,<ref> | If the Abyss rumbled on a year without a ceremony, or if the ceremony was unsuccessful and no more twins were available, then a [[Kusabi]] would be used as a temporary measure,<ref>[[Ritual Tome]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref> tortured and cast into the Abyss while still alive. | ||
A powerful taboo existed around the Hellish Abyss, such that people were forbidden from looking at it, listening to it or talking about it.<ref> | A powerful taboo existed around the Hellish Abyss, such that people were forbidden from looking at it, listening to it or talking about it.<ref>[[Taboo Tome (FF2)|Taboo Tome]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref> Anyone who did look at it would be blinded. Before the Repentance, such people would be made into [[Mourners]]<ref>[[Mio's Memo]]: [[MM:The Hellish Abyss|The Hellish Abyss]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>, and had to remain underground for the rest of their lives. Mourners were particularly sensitive to the [[Malice]] that emanated from the Abyss.<ref>[[Ceremony Master's Note 1]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>[[Image:Hellishabyss.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Souls writhing at the bottom of the abyss.]] | ||
Three failed rituals in succession caused the Repentance. The village was swallowed by darkness, which spread whenever there was an earthquake in the region<ref> | Three failed rituals in succession caused the Repentance. The village was swallowed by darkness, which spread whenever there was an earthquake in the region<ref>[[Mio's Memo]]: [[MM:The Repentance|The Repentance]], [[Fatal Frame II]]</ref>. In the events of [[Fatal Frame II]], the Abyss was finally appeased by [[Mio Amakura|Mio]] and [[Mayu Amakura|Mayu Amakura's]] successful Crimson Sacrifice Ritual. | ||
==Also Known As== | ==Also Known As== | ||
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The Hellish Abyss is a sacred site in Minakami Village.
Background Info
The Hellish Abyss is a deep pit in a cavern beneath Minakami Village, connecting the world of the living to the underworld.[1] The Abyss is responsible for the earthquakes in the Minakami area. The villagers of Minakami took the earthquakes as a bad omen and a sign that the ground needed to be purified.[2]
If the Abyss was not appeased with sacrifices, it would bring about poor harvests and deaths[3], and eventually, the gateway would break open and destroy the village in a disaster known as the Repentance[4]. To prevent this, twins from the village would perform the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, and the body of Crimson Sacrifice would be cast into the Abyss, turning into a Crimson Butterfly and passing through the earth to purify it.[5] The energy created as the two twins became one would create a seal over the Abyss[6].
If the Abyss rumbled on a year without a ceremony, or if the ceremony was unsuccessful and no more twins were available, then a Kusabi would be used as a temporary measure,[7] tortured and cast into the Abyss while still alive.
A powerful taboo existed around the Hellish Abyss, such that people were forbidden from looking at it, listening to it or talking about it.[8] Anyone who did look at it would be blinded. Before the Repentance, such people would be made into Mourners[9], and had to remain underground for the rest of their lives. Mourners were particularly sensitive to the Malice that emanated from the Abyss.[10]
Three failed rituals in succession caused the Repentance. The village was swallowed by darkness, which spread whenever there was an earthquake in the region[11]. In the events of Fatal Frame II, the Abyss was finally appeased by Mio and Mayu Amakura's successful Crimson Sacrifice Ritual.
Also Known As
- Gate to Hell (黄泉の門)
- The
✻ - Land of the Dead
Hostile Entities
Gentle Entities
Sacrifices
Worshippers
Misc. Info
- In one of the Fatal Frame II endings, Mio Amakura looks into the Hellish Abyss and is blinded.
Footnotes
- ↑ Folklorist's Note 9, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Folklorist's Note 3, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Ceremony Master's Note 1, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Disaster Tome, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Twin Tome, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Mio's Memo: Crimson Sacrifice, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Ritual Tome, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Taboo Tome, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Mio's Memo: The Hellish Abyss, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Ceremony Master's Note 1, Fatal Frame II
- ↑ Mio's Memo: The Repentance, Fatal Frame II