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the goddess ℘ amaterasu

⌈origin of all that is good⌋

Created on 2008-08-16 04:58:22 (#16372862), last updated 2009-11-05

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Name:	Ōkami Amaterasu ;
Location:	Palau

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♥.OKAMI AMATERASU.♥
ageless deity ; white wolf

To any normal passerby, there isn't much to see of Amaterasu aside from a normal white wolf with a healthy coat and dark eyes. Only Poncles and a select few who are sensitive to deities are able to see vivid red markings about various areas of her body - and the fiery weapon on her back. Some whisps of fur (more specifically, the tip of her tail) can often be seen smudged black or faded gray with the dark ink used to execute brush techniques.

As far as personality goes, Ammy is rather elemental. She eats when she's hungry, sleeps when she's tired, wags her tail when she's happy, whimpers when she's displeased, and snarls when she's angry. It's implied that she has the ability to speak as the brush gods do, but she is either a wolf of few words or only her impish Poncle companion, Issun, can understand what she is trying to communicate. In short, it would take something quite compelling to draw speech from Amaterasu.

As a result, even those who can see the marks of a god on her coat often accuse her of laziness and spacing out, showing frustration when her only immediate response to a problem is 'that vacant stare'. Amaterasu has also been known to fall asleep in the middle of a long, impassioned monologue. An admirable trait of hers is that she doesn't mind being the "fall guy" for others' misfortunes nor does she seem to care that the glory and thanks for her own exploits usually end up misdirected.
Fortunately, as is shown in the case of Rao and Himiko, she does have a keen sense of character and danger and will act appropriately when the time is right. She is patient if not a bit forgetful (when you've got countless centuries under your belt, who wouldn't be?), loyal, and compassionate. Once she's set herself up to complete a task, there's little that will distract her from her ultimate goal... for better, or for worse. This has earned her the solid title of 'hard-headed Ammy' - never mind that this woman of action may resort to biting and headbutting to get her point across.

Her pastimes include racing, napping in the sun, fishing (yes, fishing), training at local dojos, and treasure-hunting... although she doesn't show the same love for the sport as Issun.

♥.STRENGTHS&WEAKNESSES.♥

solar flare ; life beads ; ink ; astral pouches

In her restored form, there is little this deity cannot do. With the aid of her brush techniques, she can cause galestorms, holy rainfall, and waterspouts from springs. With a simple brush stroke she is able to horizontally slice nearly any object in two and deflect physical attacks within the blink of an eye, restore crumpled or destroyed structures to their former glory, bloom enormous lilypads to cross bodies of water with ease, channel fire, ice, water, plant life, or lightning from a source to a target; She can cause cherrybombs to materialize from thin air, claw her way right up a wall like a cat, summon the moon to shroud the land in night or unleash a mighty howl to call the sun, chasing away the darkness. There is even a technique to temporarily slow the flow of time.

That isn't all, either... with certain equipment, she can dog paddle across molten lava and even run over water without needing to use a brush technique. As is true with all gods, to receive praise from believers is to gain power. To receive praise, one must go so far as to perform 'miracles' using the brush techniques. (See history.)

Aside from the techniques and her natural ability of summoning sunshine, Amaterasu can wield any two of three types of Divine Instruments: ceremonial Rosaries (used for long range attacks), Glaives (used for high powered, close-range attacks), or Reflectors (sacrifices attack power but can double as a shield against both elemental and physical attacks). She can leap to heights far greater than a normal wolf ... and you do not want to fall victim to the wrath of her Golden Fury or Brown Rage.

And, of course, there are those special abilities that come with being a wolf. An acute sense of smell and - gardeners beware - a love of digging should come as no surprise.

Few things are catastrophic enough to cause a god to fall, but even a deity can become overwhelmed.
She fought and died as the heroic white wolf Shiranui in her previous stint in Nippon. Despite what she is, she isn't indestructible.
Take away the believers, and what is left of a god's firepower? A snarling, frightened white wolf... and nothing more. It's also safe to say that Amaterasu fights best when the rays of the sun shining down upon the battlefield - not that she hasn't faced sizable foes where sunlight is absent.

Another downside is that she can be rather gullible when the trickery is done by the right people. Also (although this is sometimes brought on by Issun's 'constructive encouragement') there is a spark of rivalry in Ammy's personality, easily visible in her love for racing and sparring.

♥.HISTORY.♥

origin of all that is good and mother to us all

The birth of Amaterasu, whose name literally translates to "that which illuminates heaven", came about with the birth of the sun. Or perhaps it was the sun that came about with the birth of Amaterasu. Needless to say, Ammy's personal history is rather vast.

It can be inferred that she spent the majority of her existence on the Celestial Plain with the rest of the gods and deities, living in peace and watching over the world for hundreds of years. All of that changed with the arrival of one of the sole survivors of the Moon Tribe arrived on a vast ship called the Ark of Yamato. The survivor identified himself as a prophet named Waka, explaining a tragic tale of a catastrophe had struck the lunar civilization. The Celestials, including Amaterasu, agreed to allow him to stay at their peaceful sanctuary.

During this time, Amaterasu and Waka struck up somewhat of a friendship and trust between the two of them began to build. The peaceful lay of the land was perfect to foster their innocent comradery - long walks in flowery meadows, one-man streamside flute recitals (she often fell asleep during these), lengthy one-sided conversations about the past, sudden bursts of inspiration about the future...

One fateful day, an immesurable catastrophe of their own struck the blessed Plain when a colossal demon by the name of Orochi fell from the sky and attacked the landscape and its inhabitance. It was Amaterasu alone who was charged with killing the demon, but Waka chose to fight by her side. The battle wore on and on ... and things were looking worse and worse on their end as the casualty count continued to grow. It was at that point that Waka was struck with another prophecy, which he hurriedly shared with his companion: Amaterasu must descend from the Celestial Plain to Nippon where she must lie in wait for the Chosen One, a human named Nagi, to be born. When Nagi appeared, then and only then could the dreaded Orochi ever be defeated.

Here, the two friends parted ways. As Amaterasu struggled to wrench the massive beast from the land to plummet toward the Earth, Waka did what he could to evacuate the remaining Celestials using the only vessel he had - the Ark of Yamato. Only when the ship was airborne did everyone discover that the Ruler of Darkness, Yami, and an army of demons had been waiting for them within the Ark. Every last Celestial was murdered aboard that vessel, and Waka, at death's door, crashed the ship into a frozen lake in Nippon... forever plaguing the mortal world with demons and evil.

Amaterasu, none the wiser about the bleak fate of her kind, faithfully followed Waka's prophecy and wandered the black, cursed land until she found the village of Kamiki. Since the demon was unopposed, the entire realm of Nippon cowered in fear of Orochi's cruel regime... but the most fearful of all, meager village called Kamiki.

Kamiki Village was home to the deity Sakuya, a young tree nymph, whose massive sakura tree provided the village with protection from the direct effects of Orochi's curse. As Amaterasu observed, Orochi allowed this compromised existence to continue under one condition: the village had to offer up a sacrificial maiden of his choice every year during their annual festival. At the cursed hour, the sky would swirl and churn as Orochi's dark arrow appeared amongst the clouds. The arrow struck the home of the maiden that was to be sacrificed.

And so ... every year on that fateful day, Amaterasu herself would make an appearance at the village to see the poor soul before she met her doom, never interfering, never acting ... just watching. The villagers came to think of her as Orochi's foreboding familiar and gave her the name Shiranui. The white wolf endured the candid scowls and hushed, frightened whispers of hatred for years and years without complaint until, finally, word got out that a baby boy had been born... Nagi.

From that day on, Shiranui began to spend more and more time in Kamiki Village, stalking through the winding pathways at night like some silent spirit and watching over the young man until he came of age. Nagi's bravery was easy to see, as he challenged her to duels quite regularly. Shiranui came out victorious every time, but seemed to mysteriously lose interest in the fight once the time came to deal the final blows.

"On the eve of the full moon, the eight-headed serpent shall appear and the accursed arrow shall mark the home of the chosen maiden."
At last, the annual festival arrives in which the cursed arrow pierces the home of Nami, the object of Nagi's secret affections. The time had come to fight.

Instead of a maiden morsel, Orochi found himself facing Nagi, infused with vigor and righteous rage.

When Nagi's valiant sword techniques failed to pierce the enchanted hide of the demon, Shiranui leaped from the shadows.
Amaterasu took part in the bloody battle to fend off each of the beast's eight serpentine heads while the Chosen One recovered. Her futile struggle went on for hours until at last, when she could fight no more, she threw back her head in a ferocious howl with the last ounce of her strength.
That howl cleared the sky of its clouds to unveil a shining crescent moon.
The moonlight filled Nagi's spirit with courage and his blade with blessed power, and the final attack that killed Orochi was delivered. Kamiki's curse was lifted....
The two fighters returned to Kamiki - one carrying the bleeding, broken body of the other - and were welcomes as heroes.
The legend of Shiranui ends with the defeat of Orochi, but at the cost of Shiranui's life.

The villagers erected a shrine and statue in the name of the white wolf that stared death in the face for their sake, and for some time, her efforts were recognized and honored throughout the entire region of Nippon. As for the remains of Orochi, the sword wielded by Nagi was sealed inside of the Moon Cave where the beast used to dwell and the land prospered for nearly 100 years...

The rebirth of Amaterasu was orchestrated by Sakuya in response to a new curse that plagued the land as the 100-year anniversary approached.
Susano, a descendant of Nagi and resident of Kamiki, set out to the Moon Cave to prove a cowardly point to the world: that the bloodline's importance was a farce and he was a normal man with normal (in this case, fewer) responsibilities. The man removed the sword from the shrine and to his surprise, the same horrific curse of Orochi was unleashed once more with a vengeance, locking the land in a state of constant darkness.

Sakuya's sacred trees were once again used to shield Kamiki from the curse, but her power was waning and there was nothing she could do alone to bring salvation to the rest of the suffering land... The determined Wood Sprite appeared before Shiranui's statue and presented the ceremonial mirror as an offering, uttering words of both hope and desperation. As if in Fate's response, the Reflector flew from Sakuya's fingertips and landed upon the statue's back, spouting the flame of life as the statue itself sprang into motion and became Amaterasu - in the flesh. Er... the fur.

This is where Amaterasu's quest began.

To regain the praise that all of the gods have been sorely missing in Nippon's time of trials and misery, Ammy performed a series of miracles - identified as true Divine Intervention by Issun - ranging from making a dying garden bloom to drying laundry by calling forth the sun to lifting an evil curse from the countryside to killing a demon within the Emperor's stomach. The Spider Queen, Ninetails, the Crimson Helm, twin owl 'demons', Blight, and the true Orochi all fell before Amaterasu's growing might until she finally faced the epitome of demons on the earth's surface... The Ruler of Darkness that destroyed her Celestial companions ages ago, Yami.

♥.MUN CONTACT.♥

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