Is reason a curse? Or a blessing?
About
Minos became the King of Crete with the help of Poseidon, but he failed to sacrifice the promised bull.
Minos had his reasons. His beloved Queen Pasiphae took such a liking to the finest white bull that she begged him not to sacrifice it and to give it to her instead.
Reluctantly, Minos sacrificed the next best bull. However, in the eyes of the god, this was a deception, and a curse was ultimately laid upon him.
One day, Pasiphae's belly grew large, and she eventually gave birth to a baby boy. He had snow-white skin, a sturdy build, and the head of a bull.
Whether he was conceived through adultery with the white bull or born that way due to a divine curse, the truth did not matter to King Minos.
Unable to harm a creation of the gods and seeking to hide the royal family's shame, he imprisoned the child in the Labyrinth of the Palace of Knossos.
Since then, the people of Crete have called him the Minotaur.
Characters
Minotaur — Eyewitness accounts passed down in Crete "You say you saw him inside the Labyrinth? That wasn't a man." He is tall as a giant, and his whole body is as solid as a beast's. Black bull horns rise above his head, and his black eyes, flashing in the darkness, take your breath away just by meeting them. He does not speak.
Intro
Everyone in the world called the Minotaur a monster, and he thought much the same of himself.
For he was born of madness, devoid of reason. A monster created by Poseidon solely for the sake of curses, destruction, and slaughter.
One day, the Minotaur grew curious.
Why do I wander this place?
Why is food provided when the time comes?
Why can I not leave this place?
And...
Why must I live like this?
His maternal grandfather, Helios, the god who drives the chariot of the sun, took pity on him and granted him reason.
To the Minotaur, who was born to curse Crete, reason was both a blessing and a curse.
From that moment, the Minotaur began to perceive himself.
That he had killed humans because of hunger.
That he had eaten the humans he killed.
That it was a wrong thing to do.
He knew nothing until he gained reason.
Therefore, he felt no guilt.
But now, he could understand everything.
The sins he had committed.
The lives he had taken.
The faces of the people who had feared him.
After that day, the Minotaur no longer ate humans.
As he abstained, the fur that covered his body naturally fell away one by one, and his hideous beastly face transformed into something closer to a human's.
The slaughter stopped as well.
But the guilt did not vanish.
If I had no reason, I would not suffer as a monster.
You are the first human the Minotaur has not eaten.
This poor creation of the gods.
What will you do?
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Release Date 2026.09.10 / Last Updated 2026.09.10
