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Korean myths stem from indigenous beliefs, Confucianism and Bhuddism so they don't have heaven, hell and angels as you'd see them in Abrahamic religions. This also makes it kind of complex to explain lol. The most important thing though is that their underworld is very bureaucratic and that souls are very important.

It’s said that the soul(hon) lingers for four generations, and the soul is guided to the underworld to pass through the 10 Kings and be judged by King Yeomna(Yama) the ruler of the underworld in order to enter the reincarnation cycle.

That’s what makes Gwi-Ma such a problem in the film, he’s unnatural. He actively orders the deaths of humans bypassing the established 'rules' the underworld follows and he eats souls that are meant to move on. It's also important note that he consumes the souls immediately bc it's believed that the soul is vulnerable within the first 50 days of death.

Even more unnatural is how he collects them, we see Jinu and other spirits in black gat and hanbok leading and enabling lesser demons to collect the souls. They’re Jeoseung Saja (저승사자-grim reapers) but wrong. Jeoseung Saja are neutral forces. They're workers for King Yama and they’re sometimes portrayed as sinners who are guiding souls in atonement for their sins in life.

Then there’s whatever is going on with the patterns he uses to control the demons. His minions, save the saja boys, are akgwi (악귀 -evil spirits) so it’s very strange how he managed to get what are essentially spirit cops to do his bidding.

Where your reader could come in is where the hunters get involved. The first hunters we see were actually mudang(무당), a female shaman(무-mu). That's why song and dance are so integral to the plot bc alot of rituals mudang preform involve song and dance. Mudang act as the go between for spirits and humans and do all sorts of rituals from communication with lingering spirits to healing. They're also said to be possessed by either ancestral spirits or deities which is what allows them to communicate with the supernatural. Your character could be an ancestral spirit to a mudang, maybe even for one of the Huntr/x girls. Or even the spirit of a shaman themselves.

Have you seen the change in form of Rumi's sword AFTER Jinu gives her his soul???????

The before

I don't know if this is a traditional time of Korean sword, not an expert but can you see:

- the rounded tip,

- both sides sharpened,

- slim blade

- Korean inscriptions decorating the blade in its length

- the blue glow

AND THEN AFTER JINU!!

(sorry for the quality, but because it was in the final battle there isn't much clip to screenshot from)

YOU SEE?!

- the round tip is gone,

- the tip rassembles more of a katana,

- the blade is more wide

- instead of the inscription the sword is decorated with dragon scale or flower motifs (it is not very clear)

-and it also seems sharper than the previous version

Rumi's original sword is a saingeom(four tiger sword). A traditional Korean blade used by Kings for rituals. It's considered to be the strongest for exorcisms as it was made in the year, month, day and hour of the tiger. The inscriptions are constellations, typically the four cardinal directions.

Celine was so hard on her so OF COURSE Rumi uses a blade for Kings. Everything about her seems like it's in memory of her mother; her name, her job, her weapon. It's regal, elegant and poised. Perfect for the leader of the hunters.

Her new sword is much louder. It's big, asymmetrical and decorated. It feels like it's actually HER weapon rather than a sword she uses.

I have a family friend who worked at our local Salvation Army headquarters as a a secretary. This particular office took all the Christmas donations for children in need, put them in a warehouse, and on a designated day the staff and their friends picked through them all, taking whatever they wanted. She saw people hauling away bikes donated for specific families. Some local children had hundreds of dollars of gifts donated in their name, and on Christmas they received three cheap things, items likely not even from the person who sponsored them.

My friend quit, and I’ve not given them a dime of my money since then.

I’m a wildfire and disaster logistics specialist.

I deal with a lot of agencies who provide disaster relief.

I used to say the Salvation Army’s disaster services were the one (literally the ONE) good thing they did.

They would come in, set up a canteen trailer, make and pass out hot coffee and donated food in a disaster, usually being one of the first agencies to get there and the last to leave.

Then I found out.

Every time they did this, regardless of if they were actually invited or deployed by the agency in charge (usually FEMA, sometimes others) they would SELF-DEPLOY. Meanjng they would just show up. Ok. That’s not TOO bad, sometimes agencies have to take initiative and get there before the red tape is sorted out. BUT. They, after they left at the end of the incident, they would send FEMA or the host agency a BILL. They used one or two paid employees (usually the driver of the truck and a supervisor); and many VOLUNTEERS, but they would bill for EVERYONE’s Labor at standard federal rates. They would bill for the food they distributed even though it was all donated by another agency or private parties. They would bill for the coffee they made and the supplies. Except they would use electricity from the shelter location, water from donations or from the shelter, and in many cases, they would get the coffee and industrial filters DONATED, but bill for them at retail prices.

Salvation Army reached out to Milknmuffins and asked what shelter she’s at with the promise to address the abuse in it. She…ended up saying where she was. She was thrown out onto the street. It’s also all on Twitter.

They invited her to a personal talk so she could explain the situation in person.

And then they threatened her with a screenshot of a rape-threat made supposedly by her:

And then threw her out into the street while claiming she broke house rules that