Seven Strings in Dreams

As for the strange fish scale disease, it has been around for a long time. But there were not so many people who got sick at that time. And the whole tribe was very closed at that time. They didn't like to go out, nor did they like others to come. The women in the tribe usually wrapped themselves up tightly, after all, the sun at the seaside was scorching. The men were not afraid of the sun at all. No one knew where this fish scale disease came from and who started it.

People who have ichthyosis don't know it at first, they just feel itchy on their body or face, and they keep wanting to scratch. It's as if the itch goes deep into the bones, and soon the skin will be scratched. Fish scales will slowly grow on the broken areas.

Some people will have a fever, then fall into a coma, and when they wake up, fish scales have grown on their bodies. Some people are no different from normal people, except that they feel itchy and can still work normally, at most they are a little sleepy, and they grow fish scales without knowing it. The scales first grow on the body, spread all over the body little by little, and finally appear on the face. If fish scales appear on the face, then there is no hope.

Many years ago, the first tribe member found to have ichthyosis was a very cheerful young man in the tribe named Su He.

Originally a clean young man, I don't know when he started to like wearing black clothes and wrapping himself up. His temper became worse and worse, and he was unwilling to communicate with others, often hiding at home.

One time, his good brother dragged him out by force, but they met some hooligans. Su He fought with them, and during the struggle, everyone saw large pieces of fish scales on his arms glowing strangely. His good brother didn't dare to help. He was dragged in front of the saint and the high priest at that time.

At first, Su He was tied up by the tribesmen and a doctor was called in to treat him. Su He's scales grew more and more, spreading from his body to his neck. The doctor had no way to cure him. Rumors about the curse spread more and more in the tribe. Su He gradually lost his mind, and his strength grew stronger and stronger. He began to howl like a wild beast day and night.

The priest and the saint at that time had no choice but to give up Su He. The elders gathered the tribesmen together to discuss how to solve the problem of Su He.

Su He has only one wife, who is an introvert and rarely interacts with others.

Su He's wife originally refused to attend. The high priest at that time sent someone to bring her here. At this time, everyone realized that Su He's wife was pregnant. She was wearing loose clothes, her limbs were pitifully thin, and only her abdomen was obviously bulging. When she saw Su He tied up, her eyes were full of fear.

The saint couldn't bear to let a pregnant woman watch her husband being executed, so she asked for everyone's consent and let her leave.

Later, in order to prevent Su He's illness from spreading to other people, the tribesmen decided to burn Su He to death.

People thought that the matter of burning Su He to death was over, but no, everything was just beginning.

After Su He's death, the tribe had a brief period of peace. One night two months later, a woman's scream was heard from Su He's home! Su He's wife wailed all night. But no one dared to get close to there, not even Su He's friends. This night was destined to be a sleepless night. The next morning, many villagers appeared around Su He's home with dark circles under their eyes. There were no more woman's screams there. The brave villagers knocked on the door, but no one responded. Later, someone remembered that Su He's wife was pregnant before, and wondered if she had given birth last night.

Everyone left, and a few of Su He's friends gathered together to chat. They said that if Su He had a son, they should help him. It was not easy for a few grown men to go to a widow's house, so they begged a few sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law who were popular in the village to go to Su He's house to take a look. Some people were afraid and did not agree, but two brave women who had been married for many years but had not yet had a son or a daughter agreed to do so, thinking of getting some good fortune.

The two women took the red-skinned eggs, some meat and vegetables, and went to Su He's house. Su He's friends hid under a big tree in the distance waiting for news.

The two people shouted at the door for a long time, but no one came out to open it.

Although the two women had never given birth, they both knew that giving birth was like stepping half a step into the gates of hell. The two women became a little worried. They tried to push the door open, but to their surprise, the door was not closed.

The two of them apologized at the door first, and then looked around the yard. Without Su He, the yard was overgrown with weeds, and it looked very empty.

There was no sign of Su He's wife in the yard, so she could only be in the room. The two knocked on the door but no one responded. This time the door was closed. One woman tried the window and found it was not closed. Just as she was about to push it open, she was stopped by another young wife. She said that there might really be no one at home. The older woman was still worried, and the two discussed and decided to leave immediately if there was no one in the house.

The window was pushed open, and a bloody smell hit my nose, followed by a hysterical scream.

Several men who were hiding under a big tree waiting for news heard the screams and ran over immediately. Two who tried to escape were also caught.

Several men rushed into Su He's house and saw the two women, one fainted on the ground and the other curled up in the corner, already unconscious.

Someone saw the scene inside through the window and immediately started vomiting while holding onto the wall.

There were two men who were still clear-headed. Although they did not see clearly what was happening inside the house, they had to ask the high priest and the village chief for help! The two men split up, one went to ask the village chief to gather the villagers, and the other went to ask the high priest to seek justice.

The saint was far away, and if she was in seclusion, she would not be able to see him. So when an emergency occurred, the high priest would usually be the one in charge.

The high priest at that time spent a lot of effort to settle this matter. Those who had been to Su He's house and witnessed the scene at that time all swore not to disclose it. But some things are more difficult to conceal than others. For example, the two women. The unconscious woman was sent back home, and after she woke up, she committed suicide. The frightened young wife was sent back home, and she kept gossiping all day long. Not long after, she died. I heard that the cause of death was fright. Not to mention the two women, even the man who saw the scene was frightened and fell seriously ill.

The village chief at that time was a knowledgeable and wise man, and the high priest was one of the beliefs of the entire tribe, but both of them were frightened and even had nightmares for a long time.

When the high priest was called, he thought he would see a miserable scene. But he didn't expect it to be miserable, but... horrifying...

When the high priest arrived, a few brave villagers gathered outside Su He's house. The village chief arrived faster than the high priest. The village chief asked people to take the two women away and not leave behind the brothers of Su He. The other villagers who were watching the fun had been driven out by the village chief.

Before the high priest came, the village chief took a look inside through the window, so he already had a basic understanding of the scene inside.

When the high priest arrived, the village chief followed him into the room.

The smell of blood in the house became stronger.

The room was very simple. Su He's wife was lying quietly on the bed, covered with a quilt that was already stained with blood. Her hands were covered with fish scales, and she was no longer breathing. There was a small figure beside her, wrapped tightly.

The doctor called by the village chief came and did not even bother to greet the high priest. He went up to check Su He's wife's pulse. The person had been dead for a long time, and her body had already begun to stiffen. The doctor told the high priest and the village chief the truth of the situation.

The high priest asked him to help check if the baby was still alive. The doctor hurriedly opened the baby's package, but what was revealed was not the baby's delicate little face, but a monster with fish scales all over its head and face. The doctor fell to the ground, the baby fell out, and the whole package fell apart, just in time to present the baby in full shape in front of the village chief and the high priest.

The baby could no longer be described as a boy or girl! There was not a single piece of good flesh on its body, it was covered with fish scales, its toes were connected together, and its fingers could not be separated. The high priest squatted down and tried to touch it out. He was held by the doctor. The doctor said that it was impossible to judge whether this thing was contagious. The high priest told the village chief to ask everyone in the yard to go to the village chief's house and wait. The village chief pretended to be calm and told those people, then went back to the house.

The high priest asked the doctor to unveil Su He's wife. Sure enough, she looked similar to Su He at that time.

The high priest made a decision immediately, and the three men left the yard and burned down the house.

The high priest came to the village chief's house, and most of the villagers were watching the fun outside the door.

Some people said that the high priest was too ruthless, while others suspected the cause of Su He's wife's death.

The high priest immediately announced that Su He’s wife had died in childbirth, leaving two lives lost.

Anyone who accidentally saw the fish scales on Su He’s wife’s hands knew that the high priest had his own reasons, but they could not say it.

Su He's family of three all left, and even the place where they lived was burned to ashes. They really disappeared completely from this land.

However, there were always people who were awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, dreaming that the three of them came back to take their lives. Some people also heard the crying of children... the screams of women... coming from the ruins at night.

More and more people are suffering from ichthyosis, and they dare not hide it any longer. Even if the scales of a person with ichthyosis are dug out, they will grow again. Even if the arm is cut off, scales will grow on the broken arm. This kind of self-mutilation can only delay the growth of ichthyosis, but it cannot make ichthyosis disappear.

Most of the tribe members believed that this was a disease, but some people firmly believed that this was a curse, a curse from Su He's family of three...