Hmmm, now I'm wondering when was the last time we saw Kanzeon at her gameboard? She used to show up looking pleased or worried or suprised whever something major happened. I may just be forgetting a recent visit with her.
Kanzeon is a major player in Heaven, but not the major player. Not everything is under her control. And no, she doesn't always seem to be nice, but when you're taking the lo-o-ong view, it's hard to see whether the action she's decided to take might not actually be much more merciful than some of the actions she considered and dismissed.
Kanzeon and Nii both play games. Nii and Kami-sama both played games. Kami-sama was not quite Nii's pawn - maybe more of a knight - but Nii was manipulating him. Several people have noted that Sanzo may have needed to be tempered by his misfortunes so that he could meet larger challenges. Is Kanzeon manipulting Nii - most likely by that famous thirst for knowledge - as another challenge to Sanzo, who's the Soul who's on this Journey to Enlightenment? Or is Nii really the ultimate adversary whom Sanzo's been groomed to face?
Jiroushin is shown as Kanzeon's opponent when she plays chess. Who's her real opponent - in the game she's playing with the ikkou?
> wanders off muttering about the Hero's Journey <
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Date: 2008-06-01 05:14 pm (UTC)Hmmm, now I'm wondering when was the last time we saw Kanzeon at her gameboard? She used to show up looking pleased or worried or suprised whever something major happened. I may just be forgetting a recent visit with her.
Kanzeon is a major player in Heaven, but not the major player. Not everything is under her control. And no, she doesn't always seem to be nice, but when you're taking the lo-o-ong view, it's hard to see whether the action she's decided to take might not actually be much more merciful than some of the actions she considered and dismissed.
Kanzeon and Nii both play games. Nii and Kami-sama both played games. Kami-sama was not quite Nii's pawn - maybe more of a knight - but Nii was manipulating him. Several people have noted that Sanzo may have needed to be tempered by his misfortunes so that he could meet larger challenges. Is Kanzeon manipulting Nii - most likely by that famous thirst for knowledge - as another challenge to Sanzo, who's the Soul who's on this Journey to Enlightenment? Or is Nii really the ultimate adversary whom Sanzo's been groomed to face?
Jiroushin is shown as Kanzeon's opponent when she plays chess. Who's her real opponent - in the game she's playing with the ikkou?
> wanders off muttering about the Hero's Journey <