Dawn of a Legend
The wolf awakens from her century long sleep in stone to find the land threatened by the dark once again.
She meets a small boy, no bigger than a thumb, who claims to be a wandering artist.
Together they cross a river of stars to reach the shrine dedicated to an ancient hero.
The she-wolf awakens the frozen village by rising the sun.
The boy, amazed by her, names her ability as the Celestial Brush.
He introduces her to the villagers but one in particular stands out.
A man, claiming to be the greatest warrior ever, is a descendent of the ancient hero.
He slices a boulder blocking the village entrance, with a little help from the heavenly brush.
The sun wolf and tiny boy find first the field then the valley of flowers choked by darkness.
The sun restores the guardian sakura of the flower valley and then the field's.
She and her companion explore the field and visit its inhabitants.
A nameless man creates pottery, a pyrotechnist who creates fireworks, an old man in a dojo, and a priest watching over the ruins of a demon's stronghold.
But the ruins are no longer there, for the stronghold has been rebuilt.
The duo travel back to the village where the sake brewing maiden tells them the elder is dancing to bring the guardian sakura into bloom.
With a little assistance from the celestial brush, the elder brings the tree into bloom.
The tree's spirit thanks the sun and tells them where to go next.
And together, the okami, Amaterasu, and the poncle, Issun, set out to restore nature's beauty and bring peace to the land of Nippon.