I Stand Alone

by Her Royal Shyness

Issun, Waka, Okami, and all the other adventurers that aided Okami in her journey face their own problems after Yami was slain. And they must figure out how to handle the situation, by themselves. With no aid of anyone. Their mind and souls will be tested.

1. Chapter 1

I Stand Alone By: Her Royal Shyness

Chapter 1: Amaterasu

I looked down from the Arch of Yamato, longing to get down. My friend (maybe my only friend…) is down there. I need to tell him that I'm ok, and that Yami is defeated…and I was only able to do that because he restored the peoples faith in me again. I howled, hoping for Issun to be able to hear me "Ma Cheríe, he can't hear you, we're many miles away from him!" I glared at the strange, blonde man. Waka is very interesting, but he does get on my nerves at times.

I wish that he would call me by my real name, either Okami, Ammy, or Amaterasu is fine. Just, please, anything but that weird "Ma Cheríe" name. I don't even know that that means! I suppose it's a moon tribe term or something. I'm not sure, since I was reincarnated, I haven't been able to recall most of my memory. I've had dreams and visions before, and when I had them, I didn't know what they meant at the time. Now I know that they were of the past, and something that occurred in the present, had sparked that memory. At least, that's what I think, I haven't really talked to anyone about it, because at times, it seemed really awkward, to have thoughts like that.

I shook my head and whined, barking occasionally as I tried to get comfy. When I finally laid down, I looked at my nose, but realized that Issun would never be on my muzzle again. Ever. Waka glanced at me, and I looked back at him, ears pulled back, eyes challenging for him to say something. He smiled and looked ahead, then shouted, "Look Ma Cheríe! The Celestial Plain!"