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Baihu (NSFW)

When it comes to Chinese mythology, there is often stories that radiate about the character named BaiHu, but who is he, and what importance does he play in the realm of gods? In Chinese mythology, there exist the four symbols of the Chinese constellations. These constellations consist of four sacred animals known well as the White Tiger, the Black Tortoise, the Azure Dragon, and the Vermillion Bird (Father of all birds). These four magnificent animals and the constellations that they represent depict the four seasons that we experience. Baihu is known by many names. In China, he is referred to as Baihu, but in Korea, he is known as Baekho, and Japan as Byakko. He is the great white tiger and represents the season of Autumn. Known as the guardian of the West, the white tiger is the king of beasts and would only appear if the emperor was virtuous. Of the five elements of China, the white tiger represented the aspect of metal. In Tales of Heroes, Baihu is one of the four divine animals of China (this is not to be confused with the Wudaxian or the five great immortals). The four sacred animals all survived the great destroyer known as Cataclysm that would wipe out most of the mythics on Earth and are members of the unity of gods known as the Coalition of Deities. They annually have the "Divine Meetings," where they gather the four divine animals to discuss anything essential or missions assigned by the Coalition. The sacred four are lead by the Vermillion Bird himself known as Fenghuang, the father of all birds, and husband to Simurgh. Baihu is a regular and, despite being fierce, is known to be relatively friendly to everyone. He, like the legends that make describe him, tends to serve as a protective character and guardian to those he is assigned to. Baihu often serves in the Coalition of Deities in the best possible manner. He is usually sent on missions where fighting occurs in China, Japan, Korea, and the other neighboring nations. These missions are generally to search out mystical artifacts such as the Lintarsha Shards, legendary weapons or items, or rogue mythics that are meant to bring harm to human mortals. Among one of Baihu's missions was going to the Chinese/Vietnam border in 1979. The so-called Sino-Vietnamese War was a short war between both nations. Vietnam had their veterans after their long fight against the United States, but China had sheer numbers and resources to throw at the Vietnamese. Baihu was sent to the border under his human disguise to search for any rogue mythics that might be using the fighting itself to bring harm to human mortals. It is essential to understand that the Coalition of Deities does not take sides in a war unless there is an absolute apparent reason to do so. Instead, the Coalition serves as a police force to enforce its own rules and ensures that mortals have their destiny without the direct interference from the mythics. It was during the conflict that Baihu would meet a Vietnamese soldier by the name of Phoung. It was not uncommon during the Vietnam War that Vietnamese women were turned into soldiers. This made them the perfect guerilla fighters as most men wouldn't even know that they had combat skills until it was too late. The unsung fighters were quite skilled at fighting, and Phoung was the character that believed in fighting for her homeland. That was, of course, until she met Baihu. The two seemingly met each other, and the two fell in love. Baihu would reveal to her that he was none other than one of the divine animals and that he was on patrol in the shifting warzone. Phuong had learned then and there that the world was much bigger than she thought. She fell in love with the great tiger, and they became good friends and mates. Phuong had grown tired from war but not disheartened. While she considered herself to be Vietnamese, she wanted to help serve the Coalition. It is not surprising that the Coalition of Deities does consist of human mortals. Some may simply be the lovers to the mythics, but others do far more than that. Phoung had years of experience in fighting in jungle warfare and espionage. Principally Phoung would be remembered as the Daiyu (another well-known human of the Coalition) of the 21st century. She would help train the children of many of the mythics in the ways of combat (Including the Yuki rats). This form of training would help push the deities and mythics to veer away from using legendary swords and melee weapons. In turn, mystically made long-range weapons such as firearms or guns were created that gave the mythics the ability to fight just as well as human mortals could without the need of magic. Baihu would, of course, do his best to always remain by Phoung's side. After a day of training, the two enjoy a romantic evening in the forest together.