A hundred years ago in the land of Nippon, a male wolf god Shiranui alighted from the Celestial Plain onto Earth; into a small town called Kamiki Village.
It was the night of the full moon.
Orochi, a dreaded eight headed dragon, had just picked his Chosen Maiden Nami, with a flaming arrow hitting the roof of her house.
Hearing this news, Nagi decided to sacrifice himself for his beloved.
He dressed in the sacred white robe and set for the moon cave, but was intercepted by Orochi.
Shiranui was walking through town and noticed someone being taken away by a large dragon.
He decided to help the captive, except Shiranui's distance from the dragon meant that he couldn't reach them in time so instead he followed.
Shiranui's long journey following the dragon suddenly ended at a seashore with a long pathway to the moon cave.
Shiranui reached the entrance, and he suddenly felt a strong force of an unholy aura ahead of him, Shiranui felt uncertain, but he stepped inside.
After many obstacles and small battles, Shiranui finally found Orochi.
There seemed to be someone trying to challange Orochi, causing him to make and uproar.
Shiranui quickly took action and jumped down to the challenger's side.
"I the great swordsman Nagi, will defeat this foul beast!" the man said.
Shiranui then remembered that the person wasn't the Chosen Maiden, but the Maiden's lover Nagi.
He had dressed himself as the Chosen Maiden for her sake, knowing he might be killed for it.
Shiranui thought about this and decided to help Nagi. He crouched down ready for battle.
"Huh? So you would like to help even though I don't think you'll be able to do much, white doggy?" Nagi asked, looking a Shiranui "Well, okay. Now no more lolly gagging or we're going to be killed!"
When Nagi finished talking they quickly engaged in battle.
The foul eight-headed beat roared a taunt, haughtily blowing flames at his new victims.
Shiranui and Nagi fought long and hard, but the only thing they could do was seal the dragon Orochi away inside Nagi's sword "Tsukiyomi".
After the sealing was complete, the whole cave began to shake, causing the place to fall apart.
A huge boulder fell from the ceiling, almost crushing Nagi, but Shiranui pushedNagi out of the way, causing himself to be hit.
Nagi eventually got the boulder off Shiranui before the place totally fell apart.
Nagi then picked up Shranui's body and ran as fast as hecould back to Kamiki.
When they eventually arrived, Shiranui's life was seeping away with the holy blood that continuously fell to the ground.
The villagers came to praise Nagi's return, but then gasped when they saw the bloody wolf.
They then reaized Nagi was praying for the sake of the wolf, so they all bent down and prayed with him.
Shiranui painfully lifted his head to the moon and let out a weak bark that echoed through the village. Then he fell still.
Nagi told the villagers about the wolf's bravery, so they decided to burry Shiranui in holy ground and make a statue out of respect and thankfulness.
/END OF PROLOUGE/
This is actually a story a friend and I made on but i'm putting it on here too so thanks for reading! Link - /stories/16172861/explanation-an-okami-story-prolouge