The Storm and the Sun
"The King"
"Ha..." Susano awoke and started to sweat harshly, his pants increasing as his eyes darted around the room.
"Mmm?" Amaterasu mumbled and rubbed her eyes, "Susano?" she asked and looked at a nearby clock, "It's 5 AM... What's wrong?"
"I... I had a dream." Susano wiped his brow and looked at Amaterasu, "I... I dreamt that I died." he said.
"Oh.. how?" Amaterasu sat up and yawned, "You're a god, silly, we can't die." she smiled and rubbed his left shoulder.
"I don't know, but I did." Susano held his chin, "Some coward cut my head off or something." he grumbled.
Amaterasu grinned and held his chin, "Well it's still there. I would go insane if someone decapitated you." she giggled, "You're so handsome."
Susano scoffed at the dream, "You're right. Probably got it in my head because all the times the Red Dumpling blabs on about his TV show."
"You mean The Smiting?" Amaterasu asked, "I didn't know you were into that? Did Raijin get you hooked on it?"
"No... He just talks about it all the time." Susano grunted, "How this person died, how this person defeated this other person. How The Civil War rages on against this side and that... I need to get this out of my head."
"It's time to stop talking to him."
"Relax, he just wants to make talk with you." Amaterasu rubbed his chest, "Raijin is a really nice person, you two should get along..."
"Ehhh..." Susano murmured, "One of these days you're going to make me do just that... and I fear that day." he chuckled and laid back down.
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"And so, this super hot human girl kills the god of animals and she kicks all the ass!" Raijin spoke as he talked to Amaterasu and Susano in his porch.
"I'm serious, you should watch the show!"
"Maybe later, I still have to buy all the baby clothes." Amaterasu responded and looked at herself, "But maybe Susano-"
"Not a chance." Susano grunted as he flipped the page of his newspaper, "But I do commend this show on being so damn popular..." he growled as he saw the next page just had a huge ad for the said program.
Raijin chuckled and then jumped into his lawn, "I'm saying. You'll be hooked on the first episo-" he stopped when he heard a lumbering noise.
The three gods turned to see a large moving truck lumber by and do a turn into a road that led into the woods.
"Ah crap..." Susano growled as he saw the moving truck turn again and go out of sight, "Where is that stupid thing going?"
Suddenly, more trucks appeared and went the same way.
"How odd." Amaterasu pondered, "What could be over the woods?" she asked.
"I don-" Raijin paused when he heard a loud noise, scratch that, multiple loud noises.
"What the..." Susano stood up and folded his newspaper, "Wait here." he stepped down and stood next to Raijin.
The two storm gods gasped in shock.
Down the road came a large procession of... kappas?
Hundreds of the turtle creatures blew on their trumpets and struck their drums, each one chanting a different phrase.
"What is going on here?" Amaterasu hovered over to the two, then saw the sight with her own eyes.
Then a forebearer, a single kappa running towards them.
"Greetings, peasants!" the creature came up and opened a scroll, "I come forth bearing good tidings!" he cleared his throat.
"Your diminutive hovels have been graced by the presence of the rightful King of Nihon and all her holdings." he announced and then turned to face the parade, "King Kuzenbo the First has come to you, oh peasants, to reign with benevolence and an iron fist- HWAK!"
Susano growled and held the kappa aloft, then punted it towards the parade.
"AHHH!" the kappas were knocked over like bowling pins, causing the parade to crash into a closing.
But in the middle of all the toppled kappas and their instruments was a carriage, and that carriage opened.
"What has happened to my rightful entry!?" a large kappa yelled as he saw the masses of his subjects toppled on the floor, "Who has blasphemed my holy grace!?" he ran over his subjects and towards the house in sight.
"Oh no..." Raijin groaned.
"Oh my..." Amaterasu added.
"Oh crap..." Susano growled as King Kuzenbo himself landed in front of them.
"How dare you-" Kuzenbo paused when he recognized Susano, "Ah!" he gasped in shock "You again!?"
"I could say the same thing." the storm god responded and crossed his arms.
"I thought Izanagi killed you!" Kuzenbo responded, "That's what he told me he would do after he gave me all of Nihon!" he stepped back.
"Well, I'm still here."
"What are you doing here, you no good river licker!" Raijin shook his fist, "Why have you returned!?"
"Stop it you two!" Amaterasu yelled at them.
"Impossible... how could the father god no do as he has said?" Kuzenbo murmured and looked at the three gods, "Nevertheless, I am still your king!" he raised his finger proudly, "And you shall do as told!" he crossed his arms.
"You have exactly five seconds to leave my property before I make turtle soup tonight." Susano responded and conjured up his blade.
"Hey, this is my house-"
"Shut up, or I may add red dumplings to the entree." the storm god grunted.
"Oh, Susano." Amaterasu pouted, "Enough of this, Kuzenbo means no harm." she said, "Welcome back, Kuzenbo, we missed you." she smiled and bowed.
"You grace me." Kuzenbo responded, "Why could my other subjects not be like you, dear?" he looked at the two storm gods, "This is the model citizen of my kingdom! You!" he pointed to one of his kappas, who immediately came up with a paper and pen.
"On this day, I decree that this fine lady-"
"Amaterasu." Amaterasu responded.
"Amaterasu, is an honorary citizen of Kuzenboland." the king chuckled and saw as his kappa subject jotted it down, "I am a generous king."
"You are anything but!" Raijin yelled, "You know what he did to you two?" he stepped forward, "He was a spy for Izanagi! He told him all about your deal before you were married!"
"How dare you slander your king, you runt!" Kuzenbo growled at the kami.
"Hehe... Runt." Susano chuckled, "I may start to get used to you..."
"He spied on you for half of Nihon!" Raijin continued, "You must punish him, Susano! Where is that stormy rage!?"
"Silence, you meandering thunder head!" Kuzenbo growled and then punched Raijin in the head.
"Hahahahahaha!" Susano burst in laughter as he saw the two fight, "My money is on the turtle!" he told Amaterasu.
"Susano!" Amaterasu scolded the god, "Break this up this instant!"
"Why should I?" Susano asked as he saw Kuzenbo bite Raijin, "Ooh! Nice!" he grinned.
"Because you are the only strong one here! I am pregnant!" Amaterasu responded.
Susano sighed as he looked at the sun goddess, "Fine... but you owe me entertainment..." he smirked, "Maybe tonight..."
"Just do it."
The storm god called upon a whipping gale to separate the two brawlers.
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Susano sighed as he finished his newspaper, "Well... It took the whole damn day but I did it." he murmured and set it on the drawer next to his bed.
The storm god turned on the small tv and then looked at the news.
"Hmmm." he muttered and switched to another channel.
"Welcome to this episode of The Smiting: Civil-"
"Susano~"
"Crap!" Susano changed the channel and then saw Amaterasu step in, "I was... I was.. watching the-" he looked at the channel, "Bass Pro Fishing!"
"Oh well..." Amaterasu sighed as she twirled the fringes of her bathrobe, "Shame... I thought you wanted entertainment tonight..."
Susano cleared his throat, "To be honest, you're like... super pregnant right now." he cleared his throat, "It... would be weird."
"Are you calling me fat?" Amaterasu growled and crossed her arms.
"NO!"
"Hmph. Very well." Amaterasu pouted and then turned to the tv, "What were you watching anyway?" she asked as she took off her robe (she had a nightgown under it) and laid next to the storm god.
"I just told you-"
"I don't believe you." Amaterasu coyly said, "Let me see the remote." she asked and twirled his long black locks.
"Uh... Uh..." Susano saw the remote had a Last Channel Viewed button, "Uh..."
"Oh come on, I just want to see what you were watching..." Amaterasu purred.
"I-I-I... I watch porn." Susano responded.
Amaterasu frowned.
"Really now!?"
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