If I turn around, the path will take me back to the village. If I follow this path, it’ll eventually lead me to the beach. There are many pathways destiny can take.įor instance, there’s my own path-the literal path before me, stretching narrowly through the waterlogged rice fields. If she’ll find comfort in it before the end. I can’t help wondering if Shim Cheong believes in the myth of the Sea God’s bride. Or sacrificed, depending on the measure of your faith.Įvery year the storms begin, and every year a girl is brought to the sea. When the otherworldly storms rise from the East Sea, lightning breaking the sky and waters ripping up the shore, a bride is chosen and given to the Sea God. The myths of my people say only a true bride of the Sea God can bring an end to his insatiable wrath.
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