What happened to this land while I was asleep?
I defeated the Orochi… Two times, and then destroyed Yami. So why do I still feel, see and hear so much sorrow, so much grief in a land that should be flowering with happiness and beauty?
There are even fewer people that can see my true self now than there was the last time I came; when these same people, my pups, called me. I don't know if it is due to Orochi's growing power, or to they forgoing the old legends. Either way, they are even more helpless then before.
I have seen many old friends already. Seven of the thirteen Celestial Brush Gods are with me, I think I saw Issun in the middle of a noisy, very big village with monsters-iron-horses going around in wheels (one of the strangest things I have ever seen, and that's a lot). He was driving one of those, he glanced at me but I can't be sure if he recognized me. Waka is still his old self, going about spewing half-crazy prophecies and being confusing. Crazy Moon-People.
Another one I met was Rao, now she's a model for these new parchments the humans invented, she remembered me and offered her help, through her spiritual powers and her scrolls, with she somehow found again. She stills feels guilty about my child Himiko, even if the girl herself has forgiven her in this life already. The Moon-People are very strange, but thinking better of it, my descendants are not that far behind then, after all. If their mate has forgiven then, one has nothing to worry about.
Talking about Rao made me remember another old "friend" I met. Kitsune, thought not the evil creature itself, but one of its pups. A funny little thing, far more mischievous than bad. Seemed to be greatly amused by me, commenting in my wolf-form. I told the young one it is the form I like most, he was even more amused. For all he's snarky, I am very glad he did not take after his ancestor.
It is good to know my old friends are well, many I have yet to see but I trust they are also well. One must not underestimate then, specially the wolf-man north tribe. But I am terrible worried, for the hearts of my children are strange to me now. There is more darkness than light, not at all balanced like it should be. I can feel the Orochi's influence growing in many of them and for that, I must defeat him and save this land again, but I have a fear. I don't know if I can save the people this time, for I can't restore hope in the heart that has forsaken it, choosing instead the malice. And my fear is that this malice may well be their own and not the hand of Orochi.
Whatever be the case, I will fight for then, all of my children, and do my best. After all, is it not the duty of the Sun to shine upon, to scare away the darkness? And is it not the most sacred duty of a parent the protection of their children? For them, for I am mother to all the living things in this world, and I love them all, I will fight.
A/N: Thank you very much for reading, english is not my first language so I apologize for any grammatical errors. Well then, first posted fic. I love this game so much I just couldn't help writing something for it lol. I may continue this if the mood strikes, but I am not good at chaptered fics, so we'll see.