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Touko:
A kotoribako is a wooden box. The measure's eight inches on each side. Once closed, only the collect set of movements can open it up again. It's a mystical object, used to curse people to death. Wherever it's placed, people nearby have each internal organ ripped apart and cough up blood as they die. Apparently, only women and children are the ones who effected. The first box was created around 1860. According to legend, it was used to curse the village chief whose people were suffering from heavy taxes on their land. It was buried on his property, and soon, his whole family past away; even their descendants died.

Kotoribako became known for taking children. To make one, it has to be filled by female beast's blood and left undisturbed for a week. Before the blood dries, a body part from a sacrifice child must be placed inside. The body part that used depends on the child's age: for infant, its umbilical cord, and the first knuckle of either index finger; for those seven and under, it's their first knuckle of index finger and their blood; and for children 10 and under, it's their index finder's first knuckle. The number of sacrifices determines the box's name. One is an Ippou. Two is a Nihou. With three is a Sanpou. Four is a Sippou. With eight sacrifices, it's a Hakkai. Using anymore than that, it says to make the box dangerously strong.
Depending on the situation, these curses can last for a hundred years.