Suijin Trench

**Solace.** [...] That's what I found in the trench. Solace between **me and my nibbling conscious.**
—Woods[src]
## History

### Creation

The Suijin Trench was a mass body of water on the island of Jigoku that resided within a ravine a mile away from the Izanami Temple at the foot of a mountain. Izanami created the trench after feeling that her worshipers had pleased her well enough and promised them eternal life and youth. The first to use it was Akane, who was then greeted by Izanami in a vision during the rejuvenation process and was given instructions on how to utilize the trench.

Since then, the Suijin Trench has become a safely guarded secret amongst the people of Jigoku and has been used by Yokai and Humans alike. However, it has also been highly sought after and confused with the Fountain of Youth. Regardless, the Suijin Trench only reveals itself to those in need on the island or those who worship Inzanami.

### When The People Cheer

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## Powers

The Suijin Trench is known for its healing and de-aging properties. However, the trench does more to its individual than just those two powers. De-aging works by returning the individual to their peak state of being, both physically and internally. It brings them back to their more perfect image of themselves, which is why, when used on Woods, it brought him back to his physical 30s.

However, for the rejuvenation process to take hold, it requires four consecutive treatments, but the healing is done in one treatment. Interestingly, the trench can also revive people from the dead, which is what happened in Woods' case. If no other treatments, outside of the first one, are completed, it will take six months to a year for the individual to return to their previous state (minus the health-related injuries they had before using the trench). However, this is dependent on the individual such as how Woods returned to his prior physical self in the span of a few weeks.

Though, there is a side-effect of using the trench as a means of resurrection. The individual gains what is known as "Suijin's Curse" for an undetermined amount of time; the individual does not sleep or eat. Their body functions normally, and they will continue to survive at peak health, but for a long time, even if it is one treatment, they do not require sustenance or rest. If left unchecked or unsolved, through magical means, the individual will begin to lose their mind and then, through their insanity, take the easy way out.

Beyond that, the healing properties work across the board for any injury. While it does not cure more outlandish and terminal diseases (i.e. Techno-Organic Viruses), it does restore healing factors and genetic problems. This was shown whenever Woods returned to life with his healing factor fully restored (even as he began to return to his old man self) and did not have the genetic flaw of a degrading healing factor. For all intended purposes, Woods was relatively cured of the TO Virus spreading within his body as his healing factor began to keep it at bay again, even when he returned to his signature older man look.

## Notes

* Suijin Trench, and by extension, Legacy exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within The Donuts Multiverse.

## Trivia

* The title of the trench, "Suijin" is a reference to the Shinto God of Water. Whether or not he helped in the creation of the trench is unknown.
* Noted by Jones, the Suijin Trench requires multiple treatments (four) for it's de-aging properties to fully take hold but it's resurrection and healing properties are completed upon first exposure.
* While never explicitly stated, it is likely that Morgan was routinely thawed out and placed into the trench in order to keep his body strong. This is a likely scenario as Team 19 did freeze him but it was more of a medically induced coma than anything.
* The Suijin Trench was partially inspired by DC's Lazarus Pits and the Fountain of Youth.

## See Also

* 1 appearance(s) of Suijin Trench
* 1 mention(s) of Suijin Trench
* 1 image(s) of Suijin Trench

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sprawl #35
2. ↑ Sprawl: Dark Victory #4