The Sessho-seki stone is said to be 1,000 years old, where the soul of a malevolent demon was trapped until now. For the Japanese who mentioned the killing stone about a millennia ago, due to weathering of rainwater, the demon is now roaming in 2022. Fearsome stories passed from generations say that stone will kill anyone close to it, that believers think is real.

Mysticism of Ancient Relic in Japan

The killing stone is considered a deadly relic that can bring death to those unaware of these properties connected to the spirit world, as long as its unbroken people are safe following the legend surrounding it.

Describe as a volcanic rock that is supposed to be trapping the mythical Tamomo-No-Mae or the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox, reported the Express UK.

The mystic creature is a denizen of the demonic realm of Japan that would look like the visage of an attractive woman. Accounts about her say that centuries ago, the Nine-Tailed Fox was part of a plan to slay Emperor Toba, who ruled from 1107 to 1123.

For the most part, the broken rock is a tourist spot in the mountainous northern region of Tochigi, near Tokyo, where many sulfurous hot springs are.

The killing stone got its name because it would sometimes spew poison gas to kill people. But now, the rock has been cracked open and superstitious visitors believe it is hazardous to go close to it due to its ominous reputation.

A few social media users think the ancient spirit of the broken Sessho-seki stone is free to roam in a modern era of science and technology.

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A few dared to see the ancient killing stone and posted on social media a split rock and wrote that she went to the home of the Tamomo-No-Mae. The rock was split in two, noting the rope connected to the stone is also not on the rock.

Adding a reference to manga that says a broken seal is bad news for anyone, Tamomo-No-Mae used to be trapped there. Maybe it should not have been witnessed by anyone, according to Twitter user Lily0727K, who was getting afraid, cited NY Post.

Cracking Due to Natural Weathering

Local reports say there was cracking earlier, which started a few years back and has continued since. One of the real reasons for the rock splitting in two is not a malevolent spirit trying to escape after getting trapped for ten centuries.

Instead, it is natural weathering via rain over the centuries till cracking in two. But local officials are thinking about fixing the attraction and uniting its pieces again if it would be successful.

One online user would comment about the split rock, saying things will worsen in 2022. It doesn't get as bad with an outraged Japanese spirit freed after 1,000 years for its prison.

Another user took a humorous take and commented that seeing 2022 is a total wreck, and then it would go back to the enchanted rock for another millennium to make sure.

A Japanese newspaper quoted a tourism official who said the rock should be returned to its former appearance. One reaction would be the Tamomo-No-Mae, or the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox would be back after escaping earlier.

In 1953 it became a local historical site 1957 and is cited in Matsuo Basho's The Narrow Road to the Deep North, noted News 18.

The 1,000-year-old Sesshoseki stone or killing stone story was passed from generation to generation, and the tale of the Tamomo-No-Mae or the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox still survives.

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