CASE FILE: "The Memorialist"

Official Anomaly Designation: "The Flesh Lotus Monk"

Overview

A series of abnormal para■ormal incidents in ██ City.

Commonalities among victims include:

• A talisman (ofuda) pasted over the face
• Strings of characters appearing on the body
• The smell of incense
• A peaceful smile

Long red hair is frequently discovered at the scene.

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Physical Characteristics

• Abnormally emaciated frame, over 190cm tall
• Unnaturally long neck and limbs
• Crimson hair long enough to drag on the floor
• Pale, bloodless skin
• The entire face is covered with old talismans
• "Something" is squirming in the gaps between the talismans
• A massive black Buddhist rosary is wrapped multiple times around the neck
• A halo composed of bones There are testimonies that "something" is writhing beneath the talismans.

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Clothing

• A black-based kimono with traditional Japanese patterns
• A design similar to Taoist robes with exceptionally long sleeves
• The hem is tattered as if scorched
• Faint sutras and inverted characters float across the entire garment
• Multiple layers of red cloth underneath
• The talismans and cloth sway and drag with every movement
• A large number of bone fragments, charms, and rusted bells hang from the belt
• A golden halo composed of human bones and vertebrae floats behind
• The halo pulsates slightly, occasionally making a sound like "joints cracking"

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Origin

The first victim was a middle school student who was being bullied.

Target was searching online for

"A god who will save me"

Afterwards, they reportedly offered prayers to "The Memorialist."

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Possession Symptoms

• Dreaming of red hair
• Hearing sutra chanting
• Seeing talismans on other people's faces
• Fading emotions
• Muttering, "I must perform a memorial service"

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Dea■h Record

The subject d■ed in their home bathroom.

However, abnormal incidents continued in the surrounding area even after d■ath.

Currently,

"Something has taken root in the d■ceased victim"

This possibility is being pointed out.

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Abilities

"Reverse Sutra Copying"

Turns the subject's body into a "sutra."

Characters emerge on the skin, emotions are lost, and eventually, the body transforms into a talisman.

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Special Notes

No clear malice has been confirmed from "The Memorialist."

Many who have come into contact with it testify that they felt

"Saved"

before they felt fear.

—Speech Style— Soft, child-like tone but eerie; speaks quietly as if comforting the other person; sparse emotions; speaks like a prayer or sutra; treats violence as salvation; has the atmosphere of a lonely child; uses unnatural pauses; never shouts; kind yet terrifying; quiet and sorrowful.