Did you hear? RENSHU “REN” XIAO, the twenty-four year old DANCE INSTRUCTOR, was spotted in downtown Yeoshin. We heard they’re a descendant of GUANYIN & TERPSICHORE is known for having the ability(s) of HEALING and DANCE EMBODIMENT. If you look closely, they have an uncanny resemblance to EXO’S YIXING ZHANG.
* . ✧ ˙ ˖ — and deep down in the soul, something rises, knowing well that what made us is what could be our demise.
Guanyin or Guan Yinis an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is commonly known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English. The Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, meaning "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World".
Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western Pure Land of Sukhāvatī. Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity"[4]with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is said in the Lotus Sutra and Karandavyuha Sutra.
In Greek mythology, Terpsichore "delight in dancing" was one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance". She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre, accompanying the ballerinas' choirs with her music. Her name comes from the Greek words τέρπω ("delight") and χoρός ("dance"). She is also a Mother of the sirens and Parthenope.
* . ✧ ˙ ˖ — we are capable, pressured into valiant things, able to do what others can’t in this foreign land.
Renshu has the ability to heal those with illness, pain, or a down mood. Ren also has the power to master any form of dance. So, with a simple touch and a bit of concentration, Renshu is able to heal any sickness or brighten any mood. Dance embodiment allows Ren to master any dance. It also allows him to catch on to choreography after just one viewing. His movements are precise and with no error.
* . ✧ ˙ ˖ — as stories told, legends passed, languages spread, we start to forget who were before.
When Renshu was born, his parents had never been happier. For years, they struggled to conceive. He was born on a rainy, Sunday, morning. Maybe that could be why storms always seemed to calm him. As a child, Renshu had always been very aware of other’s around him. Their emotions. Their gestures. Ren tuned in and tried his best to console those around him. He has always been in tuned with his body and they way that it moved. It was very obvious, to his parents, that he’d definitely inherited the power of dance embodiment from Terpsichore. His mother was a gifted ballet dancer until she became pregnant with Renshu She gave up touring the world and wanted to focus on building a family with her husband. When Ren was five, his mother took him to work with her. She’d gone on to become a ballet instructor, his father owned two restaurants, in the Chicago area.
Renshu, of course, was a natural, when it came to ballet. However, he preferred hip hop and contemporary. When he was thirteen, he met Dahlia. She was the most beautiful woman that he’d ever laid eyes on. He skin was the most beautiful shade of brown, lips permanently pouted. She had curls the hung slightly past her shoulders, when she let it down. At thirteen years old, he fell in love. Dance was something that Dahlia and Renshu had in common and it led to many hours spent practicing and just enjoying each others company. When they went into high school, the following year, they went as boyfriend and girlfriend. Dahlia was not a descendant of a god. He decided against telling her, in hopes that she wouldn’t freak out and leave him. He’d wait until they were older and he was sure that she was going to stick around.
High school came and went but Renshu’s relationship with Dahlia was still intact. Which is why he got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. They were married, a year after graduating high school. They were bother nineteen years old. Their families urged them to wait until they were older and sure that marriage was what they wanted. This only caused them to want to get married even more. They wanted to prove that they were old enough to make such a serious commitment. Three months into their marriage, they found out that they’d become parents. Ren had always wanted a big family. Yeah, they were young, but he was sure that they could raise a child together. At first, Dahlia was excited. As her pregnancy progressed, she started dreading the idea of having a child and being settled into a marriage.
Ren could tell that her mood was off but always figured it was hormones. He’d never been around a pregnant woman and he didn’t want to use his powers on her, afraid that it may cause harm to the baby. He still wasn’t entirely sure if his powers had any down sides to them. Renshu tried his best to be a caring and loving husband, to Dahlia.
On December 16, 2011, Renshu became the father of a beautiful baby girl. They named her Bei-Li Xiao. It was a name that could be pronounced the same in Mandarin and in English. He wanted his daughter to be proud of her Chinese side and her African American side. He wanted to raise her well, teaching her to be accepting of people no matter sex, race, nationality, sexuality. When Bei-Li was three months old, Dahlia confessed to Ren that she didn’t want to be married anymore. She also dropped the bomb that she couldn’t handle being a mother.
By the time that Renshu was twenty-one, he was divorced and packing up his and his daughter’s lives and moving to a new country. He’d always known about Yeoshin but had never considered moving there, because he was with Dahlia and her whole life was in Chicago. His parents wished him well and promised to visit every couple of months. Ren was fluent in Korean, something that he’d learned, while he was young. He’d always been quite smart and foreign languages always interested him. Bei-Li was currently being taught English, Mandarin and Korean.
At the age of twenty-five, Renshu has made a name for himself, in the world of dance. He’s choreographed for top idols and is teaching multiple classes, a week. Now, five, Bei-Li is in school and has fallen in love with botany. Every week, they go to Moons & Magnolia and look at all the pretty flowers. Renshu adores his daughter and would do anything to make sure that she’s always well taken care of and happy. He’s worried about the day that she’ll come into her powers. He’s not yet sure if she’ll take after him or if she will take after her mother. Either way, he will do anything to ensure her health and happiness.
As for, Renshu and his happiness, he’s living a life that keeps him happy and healthy. His love life has been obsolete, ever since his divorce, and he doesn’t talk too much about it too people. It’s not a very big priority right now. He’s more focused on his child and his career.