How can 'NakYeon' survive in Alchemy Of Souls: Light and Shadow?
Just a guess, and I've only seen up to episode 5 as of this post.
Legend
Bu Yeon = the actual soul of Bu Yeon
Nak Su = the actual soul of Nak Su
NakYeon = the NEW IDENTITY in Part 2
Body = literally the body; a.k.a. Mu Deok
Divine Power = it's in the Body, not Bu Yeon (Bu Yeon was the source of the energy for it; as well as the controller/key)
As of Episode 5, it is starting to appear that this is going to be a story about NakYeon's survival as a new identity.
The situation
The Body's Divine Power needs energy to fight back the petrification process.
Without Bu Yeon (the soul), there is no source of energy.
Nak Su (the soul) has become the source of energy (thanks to Master Lee).
If the balance/process is interrupted, the Body will not have an energy source, thus it will reject Nak Su and restart the petrification (as explained by Master Lee).
Side effects of this delicate balance:
Nak Su's memories, and the Body's Divine Power, are inaccessible.
A new identity was born: NakYeon
The NakYeon dilemma
She is starting to reject Nak Su's memories
She is starting to feel jealous of Nak Su
She is rejecting that she is a priestess
She does not want to be the heir of the Jin clan
She is resenting her role as a priestess and her divine power because of Jin Mama
She is in love with Jang Uk as NakYeon, not as Bu Yeon (she's gone), and not as Nak Su
This is a problem because she will not have control over Nak Su's energies; nor the Body's Divine Power. The warning of Master Lee will become a reality: the Body will reject Nak Su. Without the energy from Nak Su, the Body will not have a source of energy to use its Divine Power. She will petrify permanently.
NakYeon can only survive
If she accepts that Nak Su was her past. It is no longer her, but she can not deny her past, she needs to embrace it. Only then will she have control over Nak Su's energy.
She also needs to accept that she is a priestess, with Divine Power, and the rightful heir of the Jin clan. This is the only way she will have control over the Body's Divine Power.
To do both, she needs to be strong and assert herself as NakYeon. She is the new identity. She is neither Bu Yeon nor Nak Su.
The Body is hers. The soul in that body is also hers.
It is the only way for the body to stop rejecting the soul in it. It is the only way to permanently stop the petrification because the soul will no longer be treated as a parasite.
Some other notes
Jin Mu said, she has the face of Nak Su, but has a different energy. She has divine powers, but her energy is not of Bu Yeon.
Master Lee said:
The Body, or Mu Deok, is still alive while petrified because of the Divine Power.
The only way for the Body to survive is to remove Bu Yeon. Why?
Bu Yeon, as the “controller”, is unconscious, and as the source of energy, her energy is weak.
We can probably blame Jin Mama why Bu Yeon became weak.
Also, Jin Mu, when he controlled Nak Su.
These two actions weakened Bu Yeon, since she's the only one who can use the Divine Power, the unintentional side effect was, it was also unusable.
He needs to remove Bu Yeon so he can release the raw Divine Power, and redirect the source of energy to Nak Su.
If NakYeon (the new identity) accesses Nak Su's memories or the Body's Divine Power, the Body will start rejecting Nak Su. Meaning, it will undo what he did.
If the Body rejects Nak Su, it will no longer have an energy source. Bu Yeon was removed.
Without the Divine Energy, the side effect of Nak Su's AoS will trigger, petrification.
Originally posted here: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/alchemy-of-souls-part-2/83571-how-can-nakyeon-survive
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