Chapter 1

Namakemono's P.O.V

There was a buzzing in my ears as I laid on the hard ground. I twitched as I slowly opened my eyes with a groan.

"Ugh, my head..." I mumbled. I slowly lifted my head up to see where I was, I was laying on a rock. I was in a sort of split dimension as their was a huge tree in front of me.

"She's coming around!" I heard a voice. All of a sudden a small green ponicle hopped onto my nose. I growled and swatted him off of my nose.

"HEY!" He yelled. "Dont do that!" I let out a laugh.

"I take orders from no one." I growled. There were two gasps.

"So you can talk?" Asked a wood sprite who probable lived in this tree. I nodded as I slowly got up.

"So you must be a god right?" The ponicle asked as he hopped onto my nose again.

"Yup, the name is Namakemono." I stated. "Goddess of distruction."

"I'm Issun, wandering artist and the hottie over there is Sakuya." He said.

"What is the pleasure of having you Namakemono?" Sakuya asked.

"I am looking for a little demi-god, named Chibiterasu." I said unsteadily, stumbling a few steps. "He fell off of The Celestial Plain..."

"How does someone fall off of The Celestial Plain." Issun said giving me an accusing look. I growled and turned to Sakuya.

"You haven't seen him have you?" I asked.

"No I am sorry to say I haven't." She said.

"Well, I better be off then." I said turning to leave. "I really have to find him soon." I nodded once and then took off. I trotted down the hill slowly, since my head still kinda hurt. I felt something rustling in my fur, which made me, jump with a yelp.

"So where we going?" Issun asked.

"Me, to find Chibi. You, somewhere that I'm not!" I growled, shaking like a wet dog to try and get him off. I growled when he didn't fall off.

"Sorry but things have been boring around here for me!" He said. "I have a need for adventure! I mean ever since Ammy left-"

"Wait, Ammy?" I asked cutting him off.

"Sure you know." He said. "The sun goddess, Amaterasu." I nodded with a sigh, I had made her angry great… But we were never on the same page, always arguing and such.

"Yes I know." I said dangerously low, almost hollowly. "I know her, she is doing fine." I could see the gate that lead into town from here and started to walk a little slower.

"Good to know." Issun said. "Anyway, as I once told Ammy once I put my mind to something I don't change it. I'm coming to!" He hopped up to my head and I slowly nodded.

"Sure suit your self." I said as I finally entered the town of Kamiki.

"Now listen Nama, May I call you Nama? These people aren't used to talking animals so don't talk infront of them!" He said. As I walked through the street of this little town, I felt several curious looks in my direction. We came up to a house that smelt of sake, when Issun pulled on my ear telling me to stop.

"Hey Kushi!" Issun said hopping off, and over to a girl that was working in a field. Now would be a good time to just run away, and I doubt that he could keep up, but I might need his help in finding Chibi. I trotted up to the front of the field and sat down next to Issun, whom hopped back onto my head.

"Oh, hello Issun." The girl named Kushi said. "Riding wolves again?"

"Yea." Issun let out a nervous laugh. I rolled my eyes, just great; I was stuck with a perverted flirt. "Kushi, this is Nama." That boiled me.

"Namakemono!" I lowly growled. So low that Kushi didn't hear, but nevertheless Issun hopped onto my nose to shut me up.

"Nama here is looking for her friend Chibi have you seen him?" He asked. I rolled my eyes again; ponicles could understand most animals so…

'Tell her that he is a wolf pup!' I barked out.

"Oh yea, he is a wolf pup." He added.

"Sorry to say I haven't." Kushi said frowning. "Rumors from Taka Pass tell of a wolf that is causing trouble for travelers." I lowly growled in consideration; that didn't sound like Chibi at all.

"Thanks toots, we'll head over that way." Issun said. "Onward Nama!" I growled and trotted away towards the exit of this little town. My head was down as I thought about that "wolf" in Taka Pass.

"What are you thinking about?" Issun asked.

"What she said." I answered, stopping. "That doesn't sound like Chibi at all; He wouldn't attack travelers…"

"Well, maybe it's another wolf." He answered. "You wolf gods cant be the only wolves out there."

"Yea I suppose you are right, but…" I mumbled. "It gives us a lead and I suppose we could check it out."

"Yea, and if its not him I hope it's some big horrifying demon!" Issun laughed. "I'd like to see your awesome god-powers! That big sword of yours has got to do a number right?" Big horrifying demons? I felt the ground shacking and wondered if it was me, but then I noticed that it was me.

"Don't tell me you're scared!" Issun said after noticing me shacking.

"No." I said with my voice cracking. "It's just been awhile since I took on a demon…" It was a lie and I knew it, luckily Issun bought it. I shut my eyes as memories from about 200 years ago, played again in my head.

Flashback

I ran through out The Celestial Plain, my paws felt as though they were on fire. I was desperate to get away, at all cost. The blood curdling screams of Celestials as they were being slain met my ears. It started out as a normal day, until an evil demon with eight mighty heads attacked us with countless numbers of demons. It was Orochi.

'Namakemono!' Amaterasu howled. 'Fight Orochi with me! I need your assistance!' I never answered her plea for help instead I ran away like the coward I was. I soon ended up at the edge of the Plains, I whipped around to take another way when I was attacked by ten demons. I let a shriek and jumped back, unfortunately I ended up falling off; and so I ended up landed in Nippon.

End of Flashback

I shuddered at the memories. I also remembered when Orochi was getting close to his 100th sacrifice; I heard it on the wind… Amaterasu had been killed when she had fought and defeated him. I was devastated with that news, so I drew a big storm cloud and rode it back up to the Celestial Plains where I stayed alone. But of course when Orochi was resurrected and Ammy was revived also I grew hope.

"Well, lets be on our marry way." I said letting out a nervous laugh. We walked out of the town and into Shinsu field. "Which way?"

"Well we go into the forest and-" Issun said but was interrupted by a scream.

"Well looks like I'll see your powers now." He said hopping off of my nose. He turned to look at me but to his surprise I was hiding behind a tree.

"Um, yea!" I said as I ran out of where I hid. I really hoped that it was just a false alarm; I ran into the field to see a wimpy green Imp terrorizing a little girl who looked like see had been picking flowers. I darted towards the Imp and let out a loud snarl. The Imp's body went ridged and he then ran away with out even turning to look at me.

"The great white one has returned!" I could have sworn that I heard him yell that as he ran away.

"Wow, we sure showed him!" Issun said hopping up to my nose.

"Uh, we?" I asked mumbling. I trotted up behind the little girl and let out a bark; she jumped up and looked at me.

"Is that monster gone?" She asked.

"Yup and you can thank Nama here for that." Issun said.

"Oh there is a bug with you?" She asked, I chuckled when Issun got angry at her calling him a bug.

"My name is Yaku." She said. I noticed what she looked like now; she wore a brown summer dress that had the designs of green flowers on it. Her hair was a dark chocolate brown and it was also tipped with a dark poison green. In her arms she held a plush toy that resembled a lime green snake, on its head was what looked like the top of a paintbrush; a dark purple paint dripping from it.

"Well, I hope I see you around Wolfy!" She said running in some random direction.

"Yaku? That name sounds familiar…" I mumbled to Issun.

"Who cares, it's a common name…" He said.

"Yea you're probable right…" I said as I ran towards the forest. I couldn't help think that I have heard that name before, but I suppose it isn't what I am thinking of. Yaku is just a little girl right? And besides I have bigger things to worry about… Chibi. I let out a lone howl as I ran into the dark forest…