"Hanba"

According to the Chinese mythological account Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chi You with the giants, Jiuli tribes and evil spirits, rebelled against the Yellow Emperor at Zhuolu plains. Both sides used magical powers but Chi You had the advantage of forged swords and halberds. Using his powers, Chi You covered the battlefield in thick fog. Only with the help of a magical compass chariot the Yellow Emperor's troops found their way through the mist.

He also used his daughter "Nuba", the drought demon, to counter Chi You's tactics and harm Chi You's troops. Later on, Chi You suffered more defeats and was captured, he was either slain by Yinglong (Responsive Dragon) or Nuba who could not return to heaven.

"Ba is the daughter of the Yellow Emperor Huang-di whom she aided during his battle at Zhuolu against Chi You and she lived in a place called the Terrace of Gonggong located in Sikun mountain, in the north. She is two or three chis in height, dressed in green clothes and walks as fast as the wind. Her appearance is similar to a normal mortal.

After Chi You has fielded a wind god (Feng Bo) and a rain god (Yu Shi), Ba descended from heaven to use her drought power to defeat their wind and rain powers. She is one of the first goddesses attested to Chinese literature, appearing in the early collection of poetry, the "Shijing", as well as in the later "Shanhaijing"-Classic of Mountains and Seas.

"Nuba" or "Hanba" can be considered to be an ancient chinese mythical drought demon. After having descended from heaven to aid Huang-di at Zhuolu, instead of returning to heaven and stay in one place how she was instructed, Ba wandered to the northern parts of the earth. After Shujun, the Cultivation god, complained, Ba should have lived by the Red River but she made her way around the world. Since she caused drought, no one wanted her near and so they tried to chase her away. Wherever Ba appeared, there would be a drought.

It's up to the folk people to say if she is considered a blessing or a calamity to their world, so the humans start to pray for a good year without drought.

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