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Chapter 8 - Family Background

Checking the status and looking at my debuffed talents, which were [EX] reduced to [C], made me feel lost, but with renewed conviction, I willed myself.

"System, what is this new talent, brilliant eyes?"

"Ding boss, as you saw in discrption, has the same intuition as our protagonists, like Tanjiro nose, Zensitu vibration sense, and Inosuke beastly intuition, but yours is basically a system-specific skill. Will of Unvierse didn't disappoint me."

"System, what's my background story in this universe?"

"Ding boss, your a descendant of Bodhisena, who traveled to the island nation in 736 CE during the Nara Era. He is credited with spreading Buddhism in Japan, something many Japanese remember even today. But your family reached Japan in 1000 CE and worshipped Daikokuten, the first to establish his TEMPLE in Japan. As time goes by, your family declines and becomes mere merchants. During one night, a demon attacked your family. When you were 1 year old, your mother put you in a basket, hid you in a well, and your father and mother ran towards the forest, attracting the demon and sacrificing themselves. In the morning, a monk came and picked you up and raised you till now.

"Wow, I mean, wow, isn't it a typical protagonist story? Then why am I here? Don't tell me the temple got attacked."

"Ding no boss. The monk who took you is the priest of the same temple that your ancestor built. When the monk was meditating, he had a premonition from God, so he came to your rescue."

"In that case, shouldn't I become monk? Why is my body having muscles and hair on my head?"

"Ding The monk didn't let you practice Buddhist teaching but made you a chore boy when you turned 5 years old. For 10 years you worked there and faced every challenge for his approval and made you his disciple, but the monk always smiled and said, "Your time has not come."

"So I ran away from the temple. Did I do something to the monk for treating me like a slave?"

"Ding no boss, 3 days before you were sleeping, you had a premonition from Daikokuten. In the morning, you excitedly ran to the master adobe and told him about your dream of how you saw fighting Daikokuten and slaying demons and asked him to make you a monk."

The monk smiled, "Disciple, you have lived here for 14 years. I raised you when you were a 1 year old baby and have never seen you compliant and treat all the disciples and monks with respect, even though some of them treat you harshly, and you never asked about your parents. May I know why?"

"What there to say? Didn't they leave me in the temple and go for me? Your family, and this temple is my home. Every member in it is my relative. Stop making any more delay and make me a monk. All my junior brothers became monks 5 years before me, all still choreboys. You know how humiliating it is now that you can't escape. I had seen Daikokuten in my dream, so today you have to make me a monk. I want to become Sōryo no ō no otoko[king of monks guy]"

The monk said, "Disciple, how is our god in your dream? What was he doing? Can you explain this to the poor monk?"

"What gotten in to you today, normal? You will smile and say it's not time yet. Now your interrogating me fine. I will tell you he looks furious and cutting demons. Left and right, he looks awsome. 

The monk said, "Today I will explain our temple history. Listen carefully. In 1000 CE, this temple was established by an Indian migrant who worshipped Mahakal, also known as Shiva, the destroyer, who is one of the Trimurti. The god we worship, known as Daikokuten, is one of his avatars. He is serene and joyful. He is the god of fortune and luck, but what you saw was a god with a sword cutting demons."

"Old man, what do you want to say? I said what I saw. You want to go back on your word and not to make me a monk, and I know the history of our god. I don't see your point.

The monk said, "Paitence, my disciple, and listen, what you saw is Rudra Avatar of Lord Shiva, a well-known form of Shiva in Hindu Dharma. He is often associated with a mighty hurricane. Rudra literally means a tempest and is the term used by many as the other name of the entity Shiva, his most violent and furious form, to be specific.the eleven forms of Shiva (Ekadasha-Rudras), brought to life to end the cruelty and tyranny of rakshasas on earth and heaven. So you are destined to clash with demons; this is your destiny."

"Old man, if you don't want me to be a monk, say that to my face. Why are you making up stories and you want me to fight demons? Stop joking around, hmph."

The monk said, "Disciple, your parents didn't leave you," and he narrated what happened.

"Okay, I understand all of it, but what can I do? You lectured us about demons many times about their powers. Do you want me to go to demons and preach Buddhist scriptures and become their food? No thanks; I will be a chore boy in this temple till my death."

the monk, "Disciple, do you know who built this temple? Who did spread Buddhism in Japan?"

"Some Indian migrant, as I heard, why are you asking this?"

The monk said, "Yes, it is an Indian warrior tribe. who came to fight for Buddhist monks in Japan in the name of their ancestor Bodhisena, who introduced Kegon Buddhism. The warlord who established this temple is Rudra Kumara, your ancestor, who is head of the branch family of Bodhisena."

"Wow, I mean Wow, I had this kind of background and history. Even then, demons won't be afraid because of my family background, and you raised me as a chore boy; I didn't have any warrior ability; I didn't even kill an ant, and you want me to fight demons."

The monk "Discipline in my premonition of God; he told me to raise you as a normal boy, not as a monk, and explain to you about your history when you have your premonition."

"Fine, I believe you, but how can I fight demons? I only know how to chop trees, clean, gather water, and cook. That's it."

The Monk "No need to worry; you will be trained by my friend Sakonji Urokodaki, who is a demon slayer. I will give you a letter and direction to his house disciple, finally, the day has come to me to reval your name that your parents gave. Your name is "Rudra Rajakumara." Go embrace your destiny and slay evil in the name of Shiva. There are good and evil in everybody. Try to use your eyes to determine which is which."

"this disciple in the name of god shiva follow the path that he given me and fullfill my destiny and come back victorious "

" ding thats your story of 15yrs and it is your destiny meet tanjiro tonight and start preparing for it"

"what a grand background to have will of universe had a good brain on her head to plan this all where well now we make friends and slay demons"

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