The ancestral deities are called gods of the mountain.
They were gods alongside the Mountain Goddess.
Their behavior brought defilement to both the Goddess and the Mountain itself.
If the ancestral deities are gods of the mountain like the Mountain Goddess, where are they?
Why are their powers tied to the Goddess's powers?
Why can the villagers tap into the power of their ancestral deities using the Goddess's power(orbs)?
Why are the masks said to contain the power of the Goddess when they're the masks of the ancestral deities?
If the 12 masks are the Gods of the Mountain, then the 12th, Soh's, is the Goddess's. Soh is the 13th mask.
The Maidens ancestors made a pact with the Goddess, the ritual of impurity, to allow them to live on the mountain.
A Maiden devotes herself to the Goddess and walks the Path of the Goddess, becoming the Spirit Stone and clearing the mountain of defilement.
She inherits the mask of 'Soh' afterwards and guides the next Maiden on the path.
Cursed Soh is the Mountain Goddess. Soh is the previous Maiden.
7 Maidens caused Cursed Soh to emerge.
During the sacrifice, the Maiden surrenders her life and becomes this generation's substitution for the Goddess.
Who guided the first Maiden on the path?
Is Soh actually the spirit of the Mountain Goddess and guides every Maiden...?
What happens to the Maidens in the ritual? Why does it seem like they...are the Goddess? Since Yoshiro can affect Cursed Soh's powers.
Why don't we see Soh's face in the True Ending? Is it a lore reason?
I'm still confused about too many things...
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