- 一二三四五六七 - - *this is a repeating animation, it will not end* - - [ spacebar to stop animation, a to stop song ] - = lore = hua ban（花瓣）is a jiangshi who is much friendlier than others of their kind, being gentler and more empathetic and wishing only to coexist peacefully with others. one day, a group of villagers wander through the mountain and get lost, becoming weak from the harsh climate of the mountains. hua ban stumbles upon them at night, and, trying to show hospitality to the villagers, they offered their aid and eternal lantern light — the light is made of qi, or the absorbed living force of the living. this is something they keep a secret. the villagers are extremely grateful for hua ban’s hospitality, and they are delighted at their welcoming acceptance — it is unlike anything they have ever felt before. finally feeling safe enough, hua ban admits that they are, in fact, undead. the villages react negatively, with shock and terror. they wearily stay with hua ban for a while longer, although more out of fear than anything — — or so they thought. close to sunrise, hua ban returned to their shadowed little temple in the mountains only for the villagers, whom they had cared for, to inscribe a talisman and immobilize hua ban with it. unable to move, they helplessly watched as the villagers fled back to their town, leaving them heartbroken and alone overlooking the side of the mountain. = notes = woooooooo last minute entry. how’s my hand feeling? good! (lying). i animated this in ibispaint, and, uhh. i think 396 layers is a new record for me! (my tablet is breaking omg help) so yeah, that’s it. hope it wasn’t too cringe, i spent max two hours on this? but still pretty proud of it! happy new years everyone <3 i realized i got wayyyyyy too attached to this character halfway through oof- so yeah! i wanted to do something based off chinese daoism :) i wasn’t able to draw the symbols on the talisman like i wanted to because i already have 2 hours tracked and I wasn’t going to spend more time on this LMAO everything is hand-animated! even the rain droplets and tears. it took a good while (goodness please notice the rain droplets they took a WHILE alright) = credits = art + animation: @xlilee coding: @xlilee dta: and bgm: rtrt (key ingredient) by mili
