She's Beauty and she's Death
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Take my hand you lost child
Let your eyes get lost in mine
Forget the cold. The Snow. The ice.
Take my hand you dying boy.
Yuki-Onna,
This mythical being, sometimes regarded as a Yokai (vengeful spirit), sometimes believed to be a shapeshifting demon, is known by many names, all Japanese variants of Snow Woman.
Legends and folktales are more consistent about its appearance, though, as in all of them the Yuki-Onna shows herself as a tall, beautiful women with black hair and blue lips. Her transparent skin and her white kimono allow her to blend in with her surroundings during snowstorms, her favorite time to wander in search of travelers she lures to their death.
In Japanese culture, t...
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