Story of Kusanagi-Sama
War of the Gods

Chapter 2:
Introductions

Dead bodies of various people littered the earth around her, the stench of death and blood heavy in the air. She stood before a monstrosity; it was an evil knight. It stood at least 7 feet tall, its eyes glowing with the fires of Shikogu. A low growling emanated from its black helmet. The monster raised its arms; large red shields appeared on its forearms. She raised her raspberry-colored baton, and it glowed with a raspberry light. The glow faded, the baton replaced with a raspberry bladed samurai-esque sword. The sword lets off a strange energy field. And then...they fought.
She swung her sword wildly at the beast, but it parried every swing with its shields. And so, the battle went on like this for the next minute or so, neither showing signs of weakness, neither giving in. Suddenly, the evil creature stumbled over a piece of debris, its shields flickering, and she saw an opportunity to strike. She very quickly brought her sword up, severing the knight's arm above the elbow. The thing looked at its stump in disbelief. Rather than blood, bone and flesh, there was nothing but some strange dark-black material that reflected no light in this suit of armor.
She then leapt straight into the air, right onto the monster's head. When she landed, she changed the position of her sword so that it was point- down, and with a thrust that would have split a mountain, drove the sword into its head. When she did, she concentrated, drawing the light unto the blade. Instantly, the blade of the sword began to glow bright-white. She used her powers to channel the light through the blade. The light lanced out, shooting through the armor, eliminating the creature of darkness within.
Then, all around her, the bodies, the armor, the ruins, everything began to flicker. Within moments, everything vanished, replaced by a large cube-shaped room, each wall, even the floor and ceiling covered with a grid. On one wall was a door; next to that was a window, through which Kykoko N'haa saw her mentor, Shiitsu Kitsune.
Kykoko was an ordinary human, but with slightly simian features. For one thing, she had a tail, a monkeyish face, and the ears of a monkey. She had light-blue eyes, and brown hair to her shoulders. She wore a majorette uniform that looked identical to Mao Onigawara's Type 2 Ground Gear on Terra, except her clover and baton were both colored raspberry.
Her master, Shiitsu Kitsune, was also humanoid, except she had more foxlike features. She had two identical tails that were those of a fox's, a tan-colored fuzz over her entire body, and fox ears. Her dark-brown eyes would stop any man on their tracks, but, sorry guys. She's married. Shiitsu's hair is tied into a single ponytail that goes down to her waist. Her clover and baton were both pink.
"Excellent job, Kykoko," said Shiitsu, a smile on her face. "You've handled level 11 in the Training Simulator with no problems."
"Thank you, Master Kitsune," said Kykoko, bowing slightly. "Kykoko, do you remember all that I have taught you?" asked Shiitsu.
"Yes, Master Kitsune: a Tenshi only draws their weapon as a last resort. A Tenshi never uses their powers for personal gain. A Tenshi shall never betray our code of 'Yurui', or 'Yuru Yuru', set down by Kusanagi-Sama at the beginning of the War of the Gods."
"Which is..." said Shiitsu, raising an eyebrow.
"Yurui is 'If you don't think you can do it, at least try'," recited Kykoko.
"Congratulations, Kykoko," said Shiitsu, apparently pleased that Kykoko remembered such things. "Why don't you get out of that simulator? I have something to tell you."
And Kykoko did. When she did, she noticed that everyone else was there. Kumo Kitsune, Shiitsu's husband, was there; Mha Kuuh, a skilled swordsman, was there; the tiny Gii-Sha Uuh was there; even the ancient Tenshi Ga'an D'Zuro was there.
"Congratulations, Kykoko N'haa, Tenshi Warrior!" everyone shouted. Kykoko had tears of joy in her eyes. She had finished her training as apprentice, and was now a full-fledged Tenshi. She ran up and hugged each and everyone of them in turn.
Kumo, like Shiitsu, was a humanoid half-human, half-fox. His hair was a very dark shade of brown, so much so that several said his fur looked black. He is almost five foot, six inches. He had three fox tails. His eyes a greenish-brown, his samurai sword and clover were sky-blue.
Mha was a Bear Alien. He was quite tall for a Tenshi, just under six feet tall. His sword and clover were both a violent shade of orange.
Gii-Sha was a small Rabbit Cute Alien. She was tiny; counting her majorette hat, she stood only a foot tall. Her clover and baton were lemon- yellow.
Ga'an was a Dragon Alien. When I say Ga'an is ancient, I mean ancient. His scales have long since lost all color they had, and he has a long trailing white beard that goes down to his six tiny, but powerful legs. He is 6 feet tall and over 12 feet long from head to tail. His clover and sword are dark-blue. He personally trained Kumo, Mha, Murasaki Nyurinito, and countless other Tenshi, and is very wise. He has persisted that he was around since the beginning of the War of the Gods.
The group stepped outside the Training room, carrying Kykoko on their shoulders. When they emerged, they ran into Kusanagi. Next to her was Murasaki Nyurinito. Both looked grim.
What's all the commotion? came Kusanagi's echoing voice. She almost never spoke with her mouth, instead speaking to people telepathically.
"I just finished my training, Kusanagi-Sama!" said Kykoko, quite excited to tell Kusanagi herself.
Kusanagi is absolutely beautiful. Because she's a Deity, Kusanagi can change her appearance at will. She almost always appears as a woman. Her golden eyes and silver hair are enough to catch anyone's eye. Kusanagi, being a Deity, can change her height as well, but is almost always just 7-8 feet tall. She created every clover used by the Tenshi, including her own. Though Kusanagi's clover and baton both look white from a distance, they are actually all the colors of the rainbow, as are Kusanagi's magnificent feathered wings.
Murasaki is exceptionally beautiful. She has long, auburn hair, amethyst eyes, and an incredible fighting spirit. Her clover and baton match her eyes. She is a very skilled and crafty swordswoman, able to focus on more than one opponent.
That's good to hear, Kykoko! said Kusanagi's voice. "We were gonna throw a party for Kykoko, Kusanagi-Sama!" said Gii-Sha. That's good and all, came Kusanagi's reply, But first, there's something dreadfully serious to talk about that. Murasaki here told me about it... Follow me...

Next Time...
In Chapter 3:
Rumors...

...they would stop someone off the street and talk, in hushed voices, about the rumors they heard and their opinions on its validity...

Stay Tuned...