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Branch ([personal profile] branchandroot) wrote2006-10-04 09:41 pm
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TRC thoughts

You know, the magnitude of Fai's shock in 125 makes me think that the offer to kill was somehow between him and Ashura-ou. Knowing RG Veda, I'm inclined to suspect that Fai was supposed to kill his king, not just seal him, or something like that. It would be in keeping with CLAMP's taste for parallels. It would also help explain why he finally stops protesting.
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[identity profile] gisho.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
I like this theory. V. plausible.

[identity profile] sinises.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
huh, that brings up something i've been hearing for a while. apparently a lot of people thought Ashura-ou and Fai were lovers. . .where in hell does the book hint about this relationship? it's also weird that Ashura-papa seems to be ice-based while Ashura-son is fire-based (:P).

[identity profile] wetheril.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
I've thought this too. ^^ I've read Rg Veda before as well. Have you read some of the later chapters for TRC? It seems that Fay had (and probably still has) a strong loyalty to Ashura-ou because at some point, he did Fay a favor. Though according to Fay, it was a "lie", and hence, he refuses to get close to others, not wanting to trust or rely on anyone else.
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