Note: This chapter is mostly for review on what happened in the game of Okami. Readers do not have to read this chapter, but you may if you wish. This is also to help me remember everything as well.

Disclaimer: I'm only saying this once, because you all know that I don't own Okami. I DO NOT OWN OKAMI OR ANYTHING ELSE I MAY PUT INTO THIS FANFICTION. If I put in any OCs, I own them, and any plot twists may belong to me, too. =P


Okami 2: A new Beginning

Prologue: Turn To The Past



The story began more than 100 years ago. A great 8-headed demon serpent named Orochi attacked the Celestial Plain, home of the immortals and gods who lived above the mortal world. Amaterasu, the white wolf goddess of the sun fought alongside a great blonde-haired warrior named Waka, making all attempts to defeat the demon.

However, Orochi was not so easily defeated. The celestials boarded an ark in order to escape the Celestial Plain and the demon. But little did the celestials know that the ark, built by the moon tribe, housed a horde of thousands of monsters. The immortals were slaughtered. Except for two.

Waka and Amaterasu escaped a terrible fate. The ark crashed into a frozen lake by a village called Kamui. Unfortunately, the two were separated.

Orochi and the monsters found their way into the mortal world. For years Orochi haunted a small village known as Kamiki. Every year on a full moon, the 8-headed serpent would choose a maiden from the village to be his sacrifice.

Then Amaterasu appeared in the village. The wolf began to search the village annually. For what? Well, we're getting to that.

The villagers called this wolf Shiranui. They came to believe that she was a familiar of Orochi, come every year to size up a target for Orochi's annual sacrifice.

Then, one year, a great warrior named Nagi attempted to challenge the wolf. But she was too swift and was undefeatable.

This was what she had been waiting for. For many years she had been waiting for Nagi to appear. His destiny was great and was awaiting him.

100 years ago, on the annual sacrificial day, Orochi's arrow appeared and marked the house of the chosen maiden, named Nami.

Nagi, who had a secret love for Nami, swore to defeat Orochi and restore peace to Kamiki village. He dressed himself in the sacrificial robe as a disguise, then off he went to the Moon Cave, where the great demon resided.

Nagi fought Orochi with all his might, but could not break through the barrier that Orochi had around his body. Exhausted, Nagi was sure that he'd become Orochi's next sacrifice. And he almost became so.

Then, all of a sudden, Amaterasu appeared, landing before Nagi and shielding him from the monster. To Nagi's surprise, the white wolf fought Orochi off.

She used great powers in doing so.

Using a sake taken from Kamiki village, Amaterasu intoxicated Orochi. With the serpent drunk off the sake, Amaterasu had the demon nearly defeated.

Finally, Nagi found the strength to stand. With his willpower and remaining strength, he used his sword, Tsukiyomi, to finish off Orochi. This same sword was used to seal the demon away for years to come.

Amaterasu was covered in wounds from the battle. She became so weak that she was unable to stand.

Nagi, who still had remaining energy from the battle, lifted the wolf into his arms and returned to the village.

But alas, there was nothing that could be done for her.

But the time Nagi returned to Kamiki village with the wolf, she was barely breathing.

The chief of the village, Mr. Grapefruit, stroked the wolf's head in her final moments. Nagi told their story, and in honor of the wolf, a statue was built of her. Her statue stood at the base of the village's protective guardian tree, Konohana. Shiranui, the great white wolf that aided Nagi in the defeat of Orochi. Her sacrifice brought peace to Kamiki village.

For the next 100 years.

100 years past, the village changing, the tree Konohana growing bigger which each passing year. The world was at peace.

Then Susano, the descendent of Nagi, entered the Moon Cave. In an attempt to prove the legends wrong, he removed the Tsukiyomi sword from the stone that had kept the demon Orochi bound. By doing so, he mistakenly set Orochi free.

In shame, Susano stormed back to the village, sealing himself inside with a giant boulder and shutting himself in his home.

Because of Orochi's release, the world was plunged into darkness, the lands becoming cursed and uninhabitable.

Desperately, Sakuya, the tree sprite and spirit of the Konohana tree in Kamiki village, summoned a divine instrument, casting it upon Amaterasu's statue and reviving the long sleeping goddess. She implored the sun goddess to end the world's suffering and heal the dark and polluted world.

Suddenly, interrupting the conversation, a poncle, or small sprite, came from Sakuya's robe. He called himself Issun, the wandering artist.

Sakuya disappeared, her words to Amaterasu a prayer that she'd cut a fruit from her tree and restore the village to its natural state.

But Amaterasu did not have the power to do so. She did not have all 13 of her brush techniques, the catalysts of her powers. Each power was represented by animals of the Chinese zodiac. Once she gained the technique Rejuvenation from the Dragon brush god, Yomigami, and Power Slash from the Rat brush god, Tachigami, she was able to slash the fruit from Sakuya's tree.

The village wasn't fully restored to its natural beauty, however. It was still covered by a curse zone. By summoning the sun, Amaterasu was able to lift the curse zone. But the rest of the world of Nippon was still cursed and haunted by demons.

It was here that Amaterasu and Issun met Susano, descendent of Nagi. A merchant implored Susano to use his strength to remove the rock blocking the path. Eventually, with reluctance, Susano obliged. With Amaterasu guiding his wooden sword, the boulders sealing the village were destroyed. Susano ran off down the path leading out of the village, laughing.

Sakuya reappeared before Amaterasu, congratulating her upon her good deeds in the village. She then asked Amaterasu another favor. To go about the lands and restore them, reviving the guardian saplings of which Sakuya was connected to through Konohana.

With Issun for a companion, Amaterasu traveled across Shinshu Field, Agata Forest, where Waka finally reappeared. Issun did not trust the man, but Amaterasu immediately recognized the warrior. Waka challenged her to a fight, testing her strength after so many years. In Waka's defeat, he disappeared.

Amaterasu fought many large foes. The Queen Spider, Mr. and Mrs. Cutter, and Crimson Helm.

Then came Orochi's battle. With Susano instead of Nagi. Susano, finally filled with courage and guided by Amaterasu and her Celestial Brush, delivered the final blows to the 8-headed serpent.

From Orochi's corpse sprang a cloud of darkness, veering off towards the far north. But for now, Amaterasu and Issun enjoyed their victory.

Amaterasu and Issun continued their journey to the Ryoshima Coasts. They defeated Blight. Then they defeated the Water Dragon, possessed by madness from the wounds dealt him by Ninetails. Amaterasu freed the Water Dragon's spirit.

At Oni Island, Isle of Demons, Amaterasu and Issun defeated the Ninetails. Out of her body, too, did darkness rise and fly to the far north, combining with the darkness that had left Orochi.

After this, Amaterasu and Issun continued their journey to Kamui, where tormented by blizzards and cursed zones, was the Oina tribe.

The Oina tribe was a clan of people who could turn into canine-like animals. Very useful for their geographical climate. But we're getting ahead of ourselves, aren't we?

Seeking shelter in a nearby hut, Amaterasu and Issun were confronted by a masked man with long oddly-spiked red and black hair. This man challenged the wolf Goddess, and quickly learned that he could no defeat her, in human form or his black wolf-like form.

This man's name was Oki. He was a great warrior of the Oina tribe, who'd take the Kutone sword from its place on a mountain above Kamui. By the lake where the Ark of Yamato had fallen.

Oki spoke a prophecy. "The wall of ice shall shatter and open the way to the heavens when Kutone, the guardian sword, glows silver."

Speeding up this legend, Amaterasu enters the secret forest, Yoshpet, outside of Kamui in search of Lika, a missing girl who must recite an incantation that will cause the two volcanic mountains to erupt and end the blizzard caused by Nechku and Lechku, two demons that have taken over the two mountains.

It is in this forest that Amaterasu visited old friends in the Poncle village. But that isn't the climax of the quest to find Lika.

Amaterasu and Issun entered a sacred gate, followed by Oki. This gate took the them to Kamiki Village. But there was something unique about this village. It was 100 years in the past, when Amaterasu, as Shiranui, defeated Orochi alongside Nagi. Oki was nowhere to be found.

Following with the past as best she could, Amaterasu re-defeated Orochi, finding Oki, Lika, and meeting her past self and the poncle that had been with her then.

The four returned to the present.

Racing an apocalypse, Amaterasu took Lika to the alter at the base of the mountain shrine by the lake.

But the Oina shaman implored Amaterasu to follow after Oki, who'd stormed into the shrine in rage.

It was here that Amaterasu met with Shiranui, who had somehow gotten out of the Spirit Gate. The two of them fought one of the demon owls, Nechku.

Before the final blow could be dealt, Oki appeared, and Nechku flew off to join Lechku.

After making her way to the next mountain, leaving Shiranui behind, Oki and Amaterasu fought Nechku and Lechku.

After their defeat, the two returned to the alter at the base of them mountain shrine. The Ark of Yamato rose from the lake and into the air. From Kutone's alter, a rainbow path rose to the floating Ark of Yamato.

Knowing that there was no turning back, Amaterasu climbed up the path to the entrance of the Ark, while the Oini tribe watched, knowing that the wolf would not be returning.

Amaterasu reached the gate only to discover that Issun would not be joining her. Her attempts to make him stay failed.

Joined by Waka, Amaterasu had no choice but to reluctantly leave the poncle behind. Amaterasu re-defeated Blight, Orochi, Queen Spider, Crimson Helm, and Ninetails aboard the Ark, freeing the Celestial spirits trapped within the ark.

Finally, Amaterasu reached Yami's level. Wake awaited her.

But Yami attacked, absorbing Amaterasu's powers and rendering her helpless. In an attempt to protect her from Yami's further attacks, Waka shielded the wolf, and was cast over the edge of the ark.

But Amaterasu would not give up. She fought without her powers. Gradually she regained them back from Yami.

With strong will and valiant courage, the sun goddess brought the lord of Darkness to his knees.

But before she could let out a victory howl, she discovered Yami was not yet defeated. Yami absorbed her brush powers, yet again, leaving her weak and unable to fight once more.

She could not bring herself to stand.

All of a sudden, Amaterasu heard echoes of prayers around her. Prayers from the people below that she had met, giving her strength and courage. Issun spread painted scrolls of her across the world, revealing to Nippon that she was Amaterasu, the sun goddess, and Shiranui.

People everywhere sent up their prayers. These prayers gave her renewed strength, now that people, once more, believed in her.

With this new strength, Amaterasu regained all her lost powers and weapons, her true form returning.

Without relent, Amaterasu fought Yami again. Eventually, Yami met defeat.

At this, Amaterasu released a victory howl, and re-summoned the sun, overpowering the eclipse.

Waka reappeared and together the two of them went on their voyage to return to the Celestial Plain.

With parting words from Issun, the two Celestials returned home.

There the legend of Okami ends.

But is the story truly over? No, not by a long shot.


Note: And so ends the 4 page review on Okami. I am in awe if you took the time to read this whole thing, because it's not part of the actual fanfic. Lol. Next chapter definitely WILL be though.

Ja Ne.