Beyond the Land of Clouds
The land of Nippon seemed in peace after Amaterasu's battle with the dreaded Dark Lord, Yami. She and the Waka, the sole survivor of the Moon Tribe whom had brought darkness onto the world for years, had returned to the Celestial Plains, Waka's error long forgotten. They were greeted by the other brush gods, Yomigami the dragon god of restoration, Tachigami the rat god of Power Slash, Sakigami, Hasugami, and Tsutagami the monkey gods of the Hanagami trio of Bloom, Water Lily, and Vine and Bakugami the boar god of the Cherry Bomb. Also in the group were Nuregami the snake god of Waterspout, Yumigami the rabbit god of Crescent, Kazegami the horse god of Galestorm, Moegami the rooster god of Inferno, and Kasugami the sheep god of Mist. Last but not least were Gekigami the tiger god of Thunder, Itegami the ox god of Blizzard, and Kabegami the cat god of Wallwalk.
Now each day in the Celestial Plains equaled up to one month in the human world so Amaterasu was not aware that Kabegami had given birth to the three future heirs of her throne, though once she found out she prayed that the warmth of the sun would always be in their reach, no matter where they were. They had seemed so strong for such little bundles.
But one day the three of them stumbled into a cursed zone that was accidentally left untaken care of. Kabegami managed to find them in time, and with the help of Gekigami, she was able to take them home but they soon fell ill. Two of them, dubbed Breeze and Cloud could only be save if turned into ordinary cats and so they were and they would not remember their lives as a gods offspring. The one remaining daughter was strong and was left as heir to Kabegami's throne. Then the unexplainable happens two days later. Kabegami gets caught in a battle with a clan of Great Tengu. She was gravely injured and hadn't the strength to even call out for help, she dies alone. Once the gods had been informed of this by a messenger of the gods, they mourned for the loss of a dear friend silently yet with heavy hearts.
It was afterwards, when they heard a piteous mew, which they remembered that the last remaining heir was too young to take over. They all knew that Kabegami's dying wish would have been that they protect her precious daughter at all costs. They quickly decided that it would be best to sent her to the human world to live in peace and protection until the time was right. Amaterasu immediately knew where to send her, Himiko's palace in Sei-an City. It was decided and that night the deed was done
Himiko found the eight year-old girl, named Yumi, in her garden nearly dead. Himiko nursed Yumi back to health and soon decided that Yumi would be welcomed as part of the Yamotai family, Himiko had a new little sister. At the age of twenty at the time, Himiko's life had been filled with tragedy until then. It seemed that life would go on in happiness forever.
But this was not so because four years later Himiko was forced off the throne by a group of thieves led by a dictator named Sotai. Himiko was left to live in the commoners quarters of Sei-an because he had a plan that would leave Himiko heartbroken, this was a plan to complete his taking of the throne. He decided to adopt Yumi as a daughter of his own orders so Himiko was left with nothing. Luckily, the people of Sei-an were against the new king and they helped build Himiko her place to call home and it didn't take long to adapt. It was Yumi who would suffer for, Sotai knew she would grow to be beautiful and he planned to sell her for a high price or marry her to a rich family, he was a cruel and greedy man. And so he renamed her Hiraku, Princess Hiraku.
By the age of thirteen she would run away for long periods of time to work for free as long as she could get away from him and to visit her dear sister Himiko. People found that she was exceptionally strong so they all gathered with the Tao Troopers and they all agreed that the Tao Troopers would give Yumi battle training to help her fight if necessary. So she learned to be adept with a katana and a pro with a bow and arrow, the commoners thought she was extraordinary, to skillful and kind for the gruesome King Sotai. So by the end of the year she was leading two separate lives, she only wished that she could get away from that wretched place and actually marry someone she truly loved, not be some spoiled prince's trophy wife.
Ah, but this is where the story really begins, when Yumi has matured to the age of turning fifteen in six days, things would get a whole lot more difficult…