Bride of the Water God I Never Fall in Love Again
| Bride of the H2o God | |
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 Cover of the Nighttime Horse Comics edition ofHelpmate of the H2o God vol. ane (2007), art by Yun Mi-kyung | |
| 하백의 신부 Habaek'due south Bride | |
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| Author | Yun Mi-kyung |
| Publisher |  Seoul Munhwasa |
| English publisher |  Nighttime Equus caballus Comics |
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| Magazine | Wink |
| Original run | 2006 – 2014 |
| Collected volumes | 24 |
Bride of the Water God (하백의 신부 "Habaek-eui Shinbu") is a sunjung manhwa by Yun Mi-kyung. The offset volume was released in 2006 by Seoul Munhwasa, all the same an English version was released in 2007 by Night Horse Comics. The original series ended in 2014, while the English version is still ongoing.
Synopsis [edit]
Soah is a girl from a small village suffering from a long, devastating drought. In order to appease the Water God, the about beautiful girl from the village must exist sacrificed. Soah is chosen to get Habaek's bride, simply instead of dying at the hands of a monster, she is unexpectedly rescued past Habaek and brought to his Kingdom.
Equally Soah learns to alive in a foreign new world filled with gods, she is caught up in various intrigues surrounding Habaek and finds it increasingly difficult to know whom she can trust. In the midst of such problem, she finds she has fallen in love with Mui, unaware that he is the truthful form of Habaek.
The story was based on many old traditional Korean Gods such as Tae-eul-Jin-in and Suh-Wang-mo, Yanghee.
Characters [edit]
Chief characters [edit]
- Soah (Korean: 소아 )
- A girl from a pocket-size village called as the cede to please the H2o God, Habaek. When she was a child, she was prophesied to dearest ii men in her life. She finds herself attracted to Mui, who she believes is Habaek's cousin, unaware that Habaek and Mui are the same person. Soah refers to herself as a false bride; it is revealed that her father sold her to take the place of another girl intended for cede. Her uncertainty towards Mui and fearfulness of trusting him results in her becoming a pawn for the emperor of the gods to employ against Habaek.
- Habaek (Korean: 하백 ; Hanja: 河伯 (Hébó); lit. Count of River)
- The H2o God, a temperamental deity who has not immune rain to fall in Soah's village for many years and required a yearly offering of the near cute woman as a bride. He is a child past day (Habaek) and an adult (Mui) by dark, with his powers being reduced in the presence of heat or sunlight due to the curse cast past his first love. Habaek is able to utilize pools of water to come across annihilation as long as it is reflected in the water. His bride, Soah does non know of his transformations. Despite his unpredictable nature, he is actually kindhearted, which has acquired him troubles. He was deeply in dearest with his first wife, Nakbin, and promised to return to her no matter what form she may reincarnate and his continued longing and inability of letting her get even subsequently her death and even when he falls in love with Soah, acquired insecurities and troubles to his current bride.
The H2o Country [edit]
- Hu-ye (Korean: 후예 )
- The commander of the Water Kingdom, likewise famed for being the best archer in the realm of gods. He appears to be loyal to Habaek, particularly later an unspoken incident involving Nakbin in the past. However, as of Book 5, he appears to be under a 'contract' of some sort with the Emperor, apropos Soah. On her arrival in the Water Kingdom, Soah at first mistakes him for the Water God, and later comes to rely on him equally a confidante and friend, which makes Habaek jealous, more so since Hoo-ye is attracted to her. Though Habaek seems to trust him, the H2o God is well-aware that Hoo-ye previously served the Emperor. He is later revealed to be Nakbin'south brother and also the son of the Emperor. Because he loved Nakbin dearly, he is tricked into assertive that Habaek is responsible for Nakbin's death, though in truth, Nakbin had actually killed herself.
- Mura (Korean: 무라 )
- The Witch of Chung Yo Mountains, who resides in the Water Kingdom and is knowledgeable with herbs and potions. She is in love with Habaek, who referred to her as a "goddess" out of kindness; however, because her dearest is unreciprocated, she resents Soah. She is particularly agin to Yeo-wa when she appears in the H2o Kingdom with Nakbin's appearance. Mura was previously involved in schemes with the Emperor against Habaek and her loyalties remain ambiguous. Like several characters, she seems to know more than she is willing to tell Soah and appears to have her own agenda.
- Ju-dong (Korean: 주동 )
- The God of Burn down. He loves everything that is cute. He once stole a peach from Suh-wang-mo's garden 400 years ago. In the Emperor's war against Shin Nong, Ju-dong had hoped to be on the opposite side of Habaek in order to learn if he was stronger than Habaek. In the nowadays, he appears to be allied with Habaek and also Bi Ryeom; with the latter, Ju-dong makes an attempt to escape the Emperor'south palace with Habaek, only the gods are forced to exit with only Soah.
- Yo-hee, Heedaein, Musanshinnyeo (Korean: 요희 )
- A goddess who is friendly to, and very fond of, Soah, going to the extent of rebuking Habaek for sending her abroad without warning and going to see her without taking anyone else along. Although she appears and behaves like an immature child, she is several thousand years erstwhile and is really the mother of both Shin Nong and the current Emperor of the Gods. When information technology was prophesied that her sons would destroy another, Yo-hee refused to kill one son over the other, which eventually led to the war between the gods. Although Yo-hee has the ability to come across the future, the only fates she cannot see are those of Soah and Habaek.
- Tae-eul-jin-in (Korean: 태을진인 ; Hanja: 太乙真人 (Tàiyǐ Zhēnrén))
- A doctor and inventor in the Water Kingdom, a relatively recent inhabitant to the realm. He appears cordial and at times comic, only is perceptive and secretive. He appears to have his own motives regarding Habaek and Mura warns Soah not to trust Tae-eul-jin-in so readily. It is revealed that he is the 1 who taught Nakbin how to put the curse on Habaek and only the person who placed the expletive may be the ane to lift it. Thus every year, a bride is sacrificed and so that the reincarnated Nakbin would be able to return to the water country and elevator the curse. To make sure that only brides who are Nakbin will enter the water kingdom, Tae-eul-jin-in has erected a barrier that and then that any brides who are not Nakbin will not be able to enter but perish in the waves. He is revealed to be the Dragon Rex of the Royal Clan, who is supposed to serve Habaek; withal, Tae-eul-jin-in remarks that he holds no actual fidelity to anyone just who he happens to choose and he intends to encounter if Habaek is worthy of him.
- Suh-wang-mo, Yanghee (Korean: 서왕모 ; Hanja: 西王母 (Xiwangmu))
- The Queen Female parent of the West and the Goddess of Death, she is Habaek's mother, a beautiful woman who is centuries former. She is the Goddess of Punishment, Torture, and Illness, though ironically, she is besides the Goddess of Dearest and Dazzler. Her vast lands comprise the Divine Orchard, where a rare peach tree grows with fruit that can grant a human 18 000 years of life. Habaek also does not appear to get along with her, though she seems to only desire her son to be happy and wishes to protect him from the Emperor at all costs, even suggesting to the Emperor that she would bring him the life of Shin Nong, the previous emperor, if he would let her son get. In her youth, she and the Emperor had been companions considering their powers tended to ostracize them; it is implied that the Emperor had loved her, though Suh-wang-mo fell in love with Dong Wang Kong instead. She has a rather absent minded servant named Cheong Jo.
- Yook-oh (Korean: 육오 )
- A grandfatherly butler who serves the Water God. He previously served Habaek's mother and has known her since she was a child. His devotion to Suh-wang-mo and Habaek is unmatched and he merely wishes for their happiness.
- Yu-hwa
- The first girl of Soah and Habaek, who possesses a potent resemblance to her mother. Her proper name, which ways "willow flower", forth with the names of her unborn sisters, Huan-hwa ("wild cane flower") and Wui-hwa ("reed flower"), reverberate Soah'south want for her children to comport the names of flowers that abound most h2o as a symbol of her gratitude to Habaek for saving her in childhood. In the visions of the future known by the Emperor, Yu-hwa is said to be the child that Habaek loves most and she loves and admires her male parent profoundly. Before Yu-hwa's nativity, Soah had left Habaek in order to fulfill a promise to Suh-wang-mo; as a result, Yu-hwa and Habaek are initially unaware of ane another. Because she was raised without a father, she is scorned by many children. Though she admires Hoo-ye and wishes that he were her father equally he is the but paternal figure in her life, she is happily united with her male parent after the Emperor's attempts to abduct Yu-hwa fail. She lives with her family in the Water State, just becomes the subject of gossip as she does non appear to have any divine powers, despite being a half-god.
The Imperial State [edit]
- The Emperor (Korean: 황제 ; Hanja: 皇帝 ; RR: Hwangjae , 黄帝 )
- The current Emperor of the Gods, known by the name Hunwon, and referred to as Shin Nong'due south younger brother. Hwangjae is old Chinese God-Emperor, significant Yellow Emperor. He offset appears in the guise of the dead Nakbin, shocking Soah, who thought that Nakbin had returned. In a later chapter he expresses involvement in Soah, going then far as to snatch her out of Hoo-ye'due south arms. Hoo-ye is seemingly jump to him past a contract that concerns handing Soah over to the Emperor, though Habaek, equally her husband, prevents him from taking Soah. He is somewhen revealed to exist the father of Hoo-ye and Nakbin and had previously been close to Habaek's mother before she married Dong Wang Kong. He schemes to obtain Habaek for the sake of winning a war against Shin Nong, a god who favours humans, while the Emperor despises them.
- Despite his cruel capriciousness, the Emperor's bitterness towards others appears to stem from how he would inevitably become distanced from others he cared about. Later he believes that his mother, Yo-hee, has rejected him in favour of saving Shin Nong, he befriends Suh-wang-mo because of their mutual loneliness. He falls in beloved with her, merely is disappointed that she does not reciprocate his feelings or accept his proposal seriously, instead falling in love with Dong Wang Kong. When Habaek's affinity with h2o is revealed when he was a child, information technology had been suggested that Habaek be killed then that his power would not weaken the Fire Gods'. Habaek's mother insisted that she would protect her son at all costs and as a result, Shin Nong declared that no Fire God is immune to hurt Habaek. Due to this divine, unbreakable covenant that Shin Nong put in upshot, the Emperor desires to employ Habaek against the Burn down gods. knowing that Suh-wang-mo would do anything to protect her son, the Emperor intends to use her against Dong Wang Kong and Shin Nong.
- Banwing (Korean: 반왕 )
- A masked messenger who serves the Emperor. He wears a mask as a result of Hoo-ye attacking him in the past after Banwing presented a message to Habaek and threatened the Water God and his married woman. He has made repeated indirect attempts to capture Soah, including going along with the schemes of Yeo-wa.
- Nakbin (Korean: 낙빈 )
- Habaek's first beloved - she is the very reason why every year, a bride must be sacrificed to Habaek. When she died, Habaek promised that he would return to her, no thing what her class is. She was revealed to exist the very first person who Habaek met in the human earth and initially idea that she was human. Because of her immature age, Habaek promised himself that she is to go his bride and waited for her to come of age. After their matrimony, Nakbin would frequently speak of the spider lily, which represents a hopeful but tragic fate for lovers. Hoo-Ye cared for her as she was his sister, she was very attached to him and despised humans for taking advantage of Hoo-ye. While information technology is suggested that she willingly agreed to marry Habaek as part of Emperor's plans in exchange for saving Hoo-ye from expiry, her beloved for Habaek appeared to be genuine, in spite of her stating otherwise. Tired of being a used for all sorts of things and unwilling to kill Habaek, Nakbin cursed him so that his ability would diminish during the day so he won't be used against the fire gods, though Habaek commented that she could have just ordered him to die. Nakbin plain died long ago, though those bearing her appearance go along to appear before Habaek through the emperor'south machinations.
- Yeo-wa (Korean: 여와 ; Hanja: 女媧 )
- A crude-mannered woman sacrificed to Habaek as a bride and is rescued past Mui only at Soah's request, Yeo-wa schemes to get rid of Soah and take Habaek for herself. She claims to exist the adult female who was supposed to be sacrificed to Habaek instead of Soah; when she is sacrificed later, the Emperor gave her Nakbin's appearance to use her against Habaek. Still, she genuinely falls in love with Habaek and begins to think she is truly Nakbin, merely is eventually killed when she outlives her usefulness.
- Mok-rang (Korean: 목랑 )
- A young woman whose ability to see the future through her dreams awakened when she was a kid. In one dream, she met Habaek, who recognized her equally a shaman of water and revealed that he intended to marry Nakbin and that a terrible storm would strike her village. It implied that the Emperor manipulated her into forcing the people of her village to sacrifice Nakbin to Habaek in lodge to gain Nakbin'due south loyalty. Mok-rang initially appears as an bellboy to the Emperor, going by the proper name Chunhoo, and holds a grudge against Habaek for apparently causing the deaths of her begetter and fellow villagers. She is unquestionably loyal to the emperor, only hot-headed and often does non run into across what appears earlier her.
- Gol-Sangcheon-Nyeo
- Known as the goddess of fortune, Gol-Sangcheon-Nyeo is the youngest daughter of the first Emperor of the Gods. Known to take fostered Mura and loved her like a daughter, she blames Habaek for Mura'southward expiry. Taking revenge by sowing doubts in Soah at the thought of living an immortal life, she also tricks Habaek into accepting a curse that will let him live as a human being, though in the form of a child whenever he is nigh Soah. In cursing Habaek, she as well intends to hurt Suh-wang-mo, whom she blames for the causing the death of her lover, a man she selfishly imposed immortality upon so they could exist together forever. When Suh-wang-mo'southward revelation that her lover chose to die by Gol-Sangcheon-Nyeo'due south hands, the devastated goddess reluctantly lifts her curse on Habaek only when persuaded past her son, the half-divine child she had with her lover.
The Moon Palace [edit]
- Ban Chun Geun, Bi Ryeom (Korean: 반천근 , Korean: 비렴 )
- The God of the Winds and ruler of the West Side Woods, who rescues Soah and Mui when they are stranded in the mountains. He lives in exile for opposing the Emperor in the by. Bi Ryeom is an onetime acquaintance of Mura, drawn to her by the kindness she showed him when she believed him to be an injured animal. He comes to the Water Kingdom to fulfill a promise Mura had asked of him: to assistance Habaek as she had helped him. He seems to have feelings for her, though also aware of Mura's unrequited love for Habaek. Despite the hazard, Bi Ryeom follows Mura to the Emperor's palace in order to warn Habaek that Soah has been captured by the Emperor. However, when Habaek does not appear to retrieve Soah and Bi Ryeom is eventually caught by the Emperor, Bi Ryeom stages an elaborate escape and takes Soah with him. He watches over Soah at the Lunar Palace and helps her reconcile with Habaek, and afterward accompanies them to the Chung Yo Mountains to face up Mura. When Habaek refuses to kill Mura at her request, Bi Ryeom does so instead, to fulfill Mura'south concluding request for him. As Mura lies dying, he reveals for the beginning time his face, which he once told her would remain concealed unless someone was dying. With Mura's death, he kills himself.
- Yeom Jae, Shin Nong (Korean: 염재 , Korean: 신농 ; Hanja: 神農 )
- The God of Agriculture and the previous Emperor of the Gods, as the most powerful god. He loves humans and gods equally, which somewhen resulted in Hunwon gathering divinities opposed to Shin Nong and overthrowing him. In one case Mui's power over water emerged, Shin Nong granted him the title "Habaek" equally the God of Water. However, since Shin Nong's ain analogousness is toward fire, he and his allies retreated to the Moon Palace, where as gods possessing the power of fire, they are strongest. When Hoo-ye attempts to take Soah, he reveals himself and lets Hoo-ye exit the Lunar palace. He tells Habaek he never intended to see him in the first place, and is too weak to fight against Hunwon now. He and the current emperor are brothers, simply their very natures are opposite and it has been foretold that they volition destroy each other.
- Dong Wang Kong, Busang (Korean: 동왕공 ; Hanja: 東王父 , Korean: 부상 )
- The Lord King of the E and the God of Birth and Bound. He is Habaek's begetter, besides as Shin Nong'south closest and dearest friend. Because of his ain affinity to fire and his decision to marry with Shin Nong, he has separated from his wife and child, and Habaek has long since believed his father has died. Despite his strong resemblance to Habaek, his temperament is entirely different - Dong Wang Kong is gentle and lax-mannered and has had few encounters with humans. When Hoo-ye comes to the Lunar palace to take Soah abroad, Mok-rang tries tricking Dong Wang Kang into going dorsum to meet Suh-wang-mo. Although he sees through the lie, he goes to where she is anyhow to run across her one concluding time.
Human World [edit]
- Dong Young
- A young man from a wealthy family who has known Soah since babyhood. It was intended he would marry Soah, but when Soah is chosen as the substitute for the intended bride to Habaek, the date fell through. Though he is in love with Soah, she only regards him as an older blood brother figure in her life. When Soah is returned to the human world without whatsoever memories of her experience in the Water State, Dong Immature proposes to her and she accepts out of obligation to her family. Even so, Mui arrives and takes Soah back to the H2o State earlier her wedding to Dong Young, who seems to give up on Soah because of the supernatural circumstances that spirited her abroad a 2nd fourth dimension. When Soah and Habaek render to the human earth again, Dong Immature decides to have advantage of Mui's cursed status to win over Soah again.
- Woo-Hui
- Dong Young's sister. She was the actual intended bride to be sacrificed to Habaek, but her wealthy family paid Soah'due south family so that Soah would take Woo-Hui'due south identify. Upon seeing the developed Habaek for the first time, she is instantly smitten and confident that she can make him fall in dear with her. When she learns that he is Habaek, Woo-Hui admits that she was supposed to be sacrificed to him and makes it clear that she intends to make him dear her, even when Mui rejects her without a 2nd idea, because she believes that he would have married her if she had been sacrificed equally intended. Considering Dong Young is in love with Soah, he encourages Woo-Hui's intention to pursue Habaek.
Spin-off [edit]
First appear in 2015, the alive action version of the manhwa is written by Jung Yoon-jung, writer of the dramas Arang and the Magistrate (2012), Monstar (2013) and Misaeng (2014). The series volition relocate the characters and story to modern mean solar day Seoul.[ane]
References [edit]
- ^ 윤상근 기자 (June 28, 2016). "'미생' 정윤정 작가 차기작 '하백의 신부'..2017년 tvN 방영". Star News . Retrieved February 21, 2017.
External links [edit]
- Official page for Helpmate of the Water God at Flash comics, the Korean publisher
- Official page at Nighttime Horse
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_the_Water_God
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