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Kabui Keioiba (The Shaman who possessed the body of a tiger)
A centuries old tale, Lately adapted in the 1990s by the Manipuri Folktales.
Kabui Keioiba
(the shaman who possessed the body of a tiger)
Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of ancient Kangleipak, Salang Maiba stands at the pinnacle of spiritual power. A revered high priest and master of ancient mantras, his reach into the mystical realm is absolute—and his ambition, boundless. Driven by a dangerous obsession to conquer the primal forces of nature, he performs a forbidden ritual to split his soul, transforming his body into a monstrous, razor-clawed tiger.
The ritual requires a single act of faith: once transformed, his wife must drape his sacred robe over his fierce form to break the spell. But when the towering, bloodthirsty half-man, half-tiger looms over her, terror takes hold. She flees, abandoning him to the beast. Trapped forever in a nightmare state—half-godly sage, half-feral predator—the creature known as Keibu Keioiba is born.
Driven mad by betrayal and consumed by animal instincts, Keibu Keioiba retreats into the dense wilderness, becoming a terrifying legend spoken only in whispers. For decades, the monster stalks the fringes of human civilization, preying on those who wander into the shadows. But when he kidnaps a village maiden to claim as his bride, he ignites a desperate rescue mission led by her determined siblings—a clash that will force the beast to confront the last shattered remnants of the human priest buried within his chest.
In a world where ancient sorcery meets primal terror, The Shadow of the Half-Beast is a high-stakes mythic thriller about the perils of hubris, the darkness of forgotten folklore, and the desperate struggle between human intellect and monster instincts.