Nu Wa Niang Niang
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Nu Wa a character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. As featured within this novel, Nu Wa is very highly respected since the time of the Xia Dynasty for being the daughter of the Jade Emperor himself; Nu Wa is also regularly called the "Snail Goddess". After the Shang Dynasty had been created, Nu Wa created the Five-colored stones to protect the dynasty with occasional seasonal rains and other enhancing qualities. Thus in time, Shang Rong asked Zi Shou, the King of Zhou to pay her a visit as a sign of deep respect. After King Zhou was completely overcome with lust at the very sight of the beautiful ancient goddess Nu Wa (who had been sitting behind a light curtain), he would write a small poem on a neighboring wall and take his leave. When Nu Wa later returned to her temple after visiting the Yellow Emperor, Nu Wa would see the foulness of Zi Shou's words. In her anger, she swore that the Shang Dynasty will end in payment for his foulness; Thus the dynasty is now destined to death simply through the idiocy of a single person. In her rage, Nu Wa would personally ascend to the palace in an attempt of killing the king, but suddenly was strucken back by two large beams of red light.
After Nu Wa realized that King Zhou was already destined to rule the kingdom for twenty-six more years, Nu Wa would summon her three greatest comrades -- the Thousand-Year Vixen (later becoming Daji), the Fat-Belly Guitar Jade Pipa, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant. With these words, Nu Wa would bring destined chaos to the Shang Dynasty, "The luck Cheng Tang won six hundred years ago is dimming. I speak to you of a new mandate of heaven which sets the destiny for all. You three are to enter King Zhou's palace, where you are to bewitch him. Whatever you do, do not harm anyone else. If you do my bidding, and do it well, you will be permitted to reincarnate as human beings." Thus, with these words, Nu Wa would never be heard of again, but would still be a major indirect factor towards the Shang Dynasty's fall.
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- Investiture of the Gods - Chapter 1
