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Agile and extraordinary, with strength untold,
Delicate in form, light as a feather's hold.
Pure beauty, untouched by mortal's trace,
Proud as a frost-kissed maiden's grace.
Before obtaining the Stone Essence, the Mother of Stones was originally a blue quartz in the shape of a woman.
The blue quartz had the unique ability to absorb the essence of the moon. Through ages of absorption, she attained enlightenment earlier than other stone guais and was honored as the mountain deity.
When the Buddha-head stone guai appeared, the other stone guais convened and decided to expel the guai from the mountain. They sought the help of the Mother of Stones. However, she refused, fearing the possibility of her blue quartz to be shattered in battle.
Yet on the day of battle, seeing that the stone guais were on the verge of defeat, she could no longer bear to stand by and decided to join the fight. Noticing the Palestones launching their quartz like a barrage of arrows to sneak attack the Buddha-head guai, she imitated their action despite her deep attachment to her precious quartz.
Despite their best efforts, they were still losing. When her blue quartz was shattered by a punch, the Mother of Stones fell to the ground in despair. Unexpectedly, a yellow-furred leading a group of yaoguais came to their aid. Seeing her grievance, the rat persuaded, "What is broken is destined not to return. If we let the guai escape, wouldn't it be an even greater loss?"
Hearing this, the Mother of Stones regained her strength and rose up. Together, they subdued the Buddha-head stone guai. As compensation for her loss, the yellow-furred rat gifted her the Stone Essence.
With the essence bestowed, the Mother of Stones gained great powers. Yet as her form grew less mobile, she crafted Poisestones from blue quartz, reflections of her former self, to watch over the mountain's happenings. Perhaps she did this to glimpse what she once was, what could never return.
The Mother of Stones was originally a blue quartz shaped like a woman. She was described as agile, delicate, and pure in form. That blue quartz could absorb the essence of the moon, and through ages of doing so she reached enlightenment before the other stone guais and was honored as the mountain deity.
A new threat appeared: the Buddha-head stone guai. The other stone guais met and decided they needed to expel this guai from the mountain. They went to the Mother of Stones for help, but she refused at first. She feared that if she fought, her precious blue quartz body might be shattered in battle.
When the battle came, the other guais were close to defeat. The Palestones were even launching their quartz like arrows to try to ambush the Buddha-head guai. Seeing her fellows losing, the Mother of Stones could not stand aside and joined the fight. She copied the Palestones’ tactic despite her deep attachment to her quartz, but the fight still went badly and her blue quartz was smashed by a punch. She fell to the ground in despair when her body was broken.
A yellow-furred rat leading a group of yaoguais arrived to help. The rat told her that what is broken cannot be returned, and that letting the Buddha-head guai escape would be an even worse loss. Encouraged by that, the Mother of Stones rose again and, together with the rat and the yaoguais, they subdued the Buddha-head stone guai. As compensation for her loss, the yellow-furred rat gave her the Stone Essence.
After receiving the Stone Essence she gained great powers, but her form became less mobile than before. To make up for what she had lost and to keep watch over the mountain, she created Poisestones from blue quartz. Those Poisestones were like reflections of her former self and served to observe the mountain’s happenings, a way for her to guard the place she once roamed freely and to remember what she could not get back.