Heavenly Delusion’s recent episode had shocking revelations about Maru’s unnatural power and possible relation to heaven. While on the one hand, we have Maru exploring the world and its silent chaos, on the other hand, we have Maru’s realization of his powers and his unawareness of his own self. In this article, we will try to explore Maru’s true potential and his relation to the idea of heaven.
Heavenly Delusion’s Maru: the wielder of an unnatural touch
Episode 6 of Heavenly Delusion titled ‘100% Safe Water’ features Maru and Kiruko on a journey to find a place that has clean drinking water. They set out on this journey with the help of a map they found in the previous town. Maru and Kiruko upon reaching the town face a bear and Maru is unable to kill it. This is a signifier that he might be actually soft at heart and would only kill the man-eaters.
- Supposing that he was softened at the fact that the bear had a living soul, we can say that Maru is indeed not the rough and tough troublemaker we saw in the initial episodes.
- During episode 6 of Heavenly Delusion, we also get a closer look at his power and how his touch could extend beyond the traditionalist assumption.
Maru, Kiruko and their idea of heaven: how safe water becomes a personification of this heaven
Maru and Kiruko are insistent on finding heaven. Their idea of heaven comes from their idea of a world that is free from this chaos. The world that they imagine to be or the world that they are in search of is a world that is largely composed of the idea of peace and prosperity. This prosperous land that they are trying to find also supports human life and for them to find a heaven it is necessary that they imagine this heaven with life.
- Maru’s idea of heaven, therefore, is related to his search for this clean and safe water.
- When he ultimately finds it, there is a strong juxtaposition between his idea and his inherent quest for more.
- Maru in episode 6 of Heavenly Delusion is strongly motivated to find this heaven and for him to reach that place he is constantly seeking validation in his daily adventures. The fact that he found a source closer to that reality gives him the hope that there is in fact an existence beyond their ideas.
Maru’s unnatural power and the underlying idea of heaven
Maru’s unnatural power lies in his touch. He can touch any man-eater and dive into their souls. This way he reaches their heart and crushes them. Maru’s ability to withstand this chaotic world lies in his unique power.
When Totori undresses and places Maru’s hand on her chest, Maru finds out that he can also enter a human’s soul. This puts into question the whole analogy of his power.
Episode 6 of Heavenly Delusion interrogates Maru’s unnatural power in more ways than one. For one to imagine an idea of heaven, it would require that the mind is connected to the human souls around. This also requires that Maru and his inherent thoughts are able to reach out to someone else’s soul as well.
Here, Maru’s unnatural power becomes a medium or an expression of this connection. We can use Maru’s unnatural power and the revelation that he can also enter a human as a metaphor for his closeness to the idea of heaven.