Brush Blades
Sei-an Sacrilege
Andoryuu couldn't believe his eyes, Sei-an city, the capital of Nippon, was doused in what seemed like a dark and foreboding hell. The same place he was trying so hard to reach was now in the form of what seemed to be the most devilish of places, crawling with darkness and people frozen in place as though they were stone. Andoryuu stepped forward, shuddering at the mere sight of it all... When the darkness suddenly started racing toward him! Like a living snake! It lunged toward him and opened it's jowls wide! Andoryuu froze, this was it! He was going to die!
Waka had set up everything perfectly for Amaterasu. She could return and the ark would come back to Waka within moments after she left. She'd be dropped off at the Sei-an port, where she could start her journey on finding this creature with a power that was borrowing off her own. This creature would be stripped of power if kind, or destroyed if evil. Amaterasu knew that no one should have these powers, even if they meant to do good with it. It would be too easy for those with evil in their heart to harness them. Waka had said his fond farewells, and here she was now, stepping off the ark in grand bravado with her divine instrument flailing along her back. She felt once again at home...
Andoryuu gasped! It was dark where he was, but looking upward, he saw stars, and down from those stars came a searing hot blade! A Claymore! The giant weapon came hurtling down and slammed into the ground, right in front of him! The awed swordsman stepped forward, unsure of what his body was even doing, and before he knew it, he was pulling this blade out of the ground. With that single motion, light poured out of the hole, and the darkness was vanquished in more and more of Sei-an! And before he even knew it, the whole town looked normal again, people were walking around, life was ok. What had just happened...?
Okami Amaterasu felt it again, her powers being used without her using them! She quickly sprang toward Sei-an, where the power was strongest. This creature was going to surrender the powers or die! Tearing through the forest like a demon, Amaterasu flew down past the gates to Sei-an with a vengence, ignoring the guards that stood there, even though they were statues when Andoryuu passed them. She hopped into the city and was growling as she inspected the entire area. Of the realm, it seemed normal... Except for a man clad in black, holding the flaming Claymore sword. She knew that was who must relinquish the power... One way, or another.
Andoryuu sighed, shouldering the blade on his back just for a moment, before it disappeared completely. He turned to go back to his own boat, so he could return to his homeland now that he'd finished guarding the merchants. There was an obstacle in the way though, a snarling white wolf with some odd device along her back. This creature looked ready to fight, with how it had some serious blood lust growing in it's eyes. And Andoryuu wasn't about to let another demon mess things up again...
"Foul creature... With this new power... I'll send you right back to the pit of hell!"
As the two rushed each other, each felt their own power stirring forth, ready to engulf the other in a sea of hellfire.
