A/N: My new goal is at least 1000 words! *yawn* here is another chapter.
Yumi: OMG you are not getting bored with the story are you?
A/N:Nah I am just wondering if I should do a Tomb Raider fanfic.
Disclaimer: I do not own any parts of Okami. I only own my character Yumi!
Yumi POV:
We enter a beautiful entrance path with, unfortunately, six withered trees. We walk past the trees and into a field.
"Huh? You probably know this already, Ammy, but... This here is Shinshu Field, the most beautiful field in Nippon. At least it's supposed to be... But ever since that incident, I've been getting a bad vibe. We better watch where we're going. Let's pay attention to the map as we push ahead."Issun says.
"Wait we have a map?" I ask. Issun ignores me and I roll my eyes at him.
"Ammy, that's the first Guardian Sapling marked on our map! It's supposed to be a place for travelers to rest and recuperate, but just look at it! It looks like it could fall over at any moment! This place is definitely cursed from the looks of it! Places where evil has taken hold, luring monsters from far and wide, are known as cursed zones. But I've never seen one this big. It's withered all the plant life in the area, even the big tree! It'd take a monster with powers beyond even a god to do this! ... ... That tree's an offshoot of Sakuya. It protects nature in the area. Maybe the natural beauty here would return if we revived it... But how the heck could we do that, anyway?" Learn a new brush technique maybe? We walk until we enter a cave. We walk and end up getting attacked. We decide quickly to change to our human forms to confuse the monsters. When they turn gray from confusion we attack. We quickly kill them and receive Demon Fangs.
"Huh? We got rid of the monsters, so why did the gods' power disappear? Guess the curse on the gods of these lands must be really strong. They can't intervene till we do something about this stagnant air." We moved on and encountered a tree.
"Hey, check out that tree! It's moving! Better be careful, guys..." I guess the tree saw us and attacked. But I was faster.
"Yumi! Did you just do what I think you did! Did you use Power Slash to hit the tree's fruit right back at it? Heh heh... It's wearing a taste of its own medicine! Let's pass on by this creepy old tree while we can!" We sprinted until another tree saw us. Ammy saw this and Power Slashed the tree.
"Let's hurry before the trees aren't stunned anymore." We hurried along until we see more monsters.
"Eat potato Impos!" I yell and turn into my human form and throw a potato at them. It explodes and my jaw drops. The monsters are gone. From a potato. Then we see Susano up ahead. He turns around.
"Hm? What's all that racket? Oh, it's you, mutt! What're you doing here? Go home! I already told you I'm not looking for apprentices. Anyway, Hana Valley is no place for a mutt like you. Beyond this point lies my secret training ground. It's the perfect place to hide - Er... I mean, to train! Now scoot! Be off with ya!" For a second I catch my breath because I was in my human form. I quickly touch my crystal before he notices. Then I headbutt him to tell us more.
"That's strange... I know there's a way through around here somewhere." Cue headbutt.
"Gah! Hm? What do you want? I already told you, be off with ya!" Susano yells. We trot away to a large painting on the wall.
"Wow... Check out that wall painting. It's said that a crystal sphere that makes trees grow is enshrined somewhere around here. Based on this painting here, I'd say the rumor must be true. Still, somethings not right. Don't you think there's something missing from this painting? Looks like a painting of a ritual for making a tree grow, but... Don't you think there's something missing from this painting? I know! The sun! That's what's missing! Doesn't it just make you wanna draw it in yourself!" I look to Ammy. She nods. Then the sun is on the painting. A loud rumbling is heard and the boulder Susano was standing in front of moved out and Susano screamed.
"What in heaven's name! How did that happen? Well, now I can go hide - Er... I mean, now I can go train!"Susano runs into the entrance. WE follow him being the stalkers we are(joking!)and enter a chamber with a tiny sapling in it.
"What a strange place. Is this really the secret training ground Susano mentioned? Speaking of which, where'd pops go, anyway?" Issun says curiously.
"Yes where did that weirdo go?"I ask. We follow a path and enter a slightly smaller chamber. Just add Susano and a sleeping bear and you have 'What the potato?'.
"Rawrrrr!"Susano said
"What now!" Issun asks.
"You... You foul beast! How did you get in here!"Susano says.
"Foul beast?"Issun says curiously. We see a bear, fast asleep, standing on a crystal sphere.
"You have some nerve sneaking into my private training ground. Now you shall get a taste of my new secret technique!" Susano says swinging his sword.
"Your "foul beast" looks like an ordinary sleepy bear to me, pops." Issun says in a bored manner.
"Enough talk! My blade thirsts for battle! Here goes nothing! Susano-Style SUSANO! SU! SA! NO! SUSANO! Now for Susano-Style... Exploding Implosion!" Sasuno hits the bear waking it for a split second then falling back to sleep.
"Hm? Aha ha ha ha ha ha! That'll teach you, you foolish beast! You're no match for my new secret technique!" I stare blankly at him.
"*cough cough* Um... Uh... Rest in peace, foul beast. The great warrior Susano condemns the offense, not the offender. Anyway, there are other monsters I must deal with! Aha ha ha ha ha ha!" Susano runs away like laughing like a maniac. I stare at the ball.
"Hmm...maybe if we...Guys I got it!" I exclaim. I tell them the plan and me and Ammy turn into our human forms. We roll the ball down the path and up the hill. I get the ball in place and Ammy draws the sun. The light focuses on the ball and the sapling grows into an unblossomed Guardian Sapling.
"Hey, is this a Guardian Sapling! It's all withered like the others. What the! Who turned out the lights? Oh... It's another constellation, Ammy!"Ammy draw the missing stars and a monkey flies(as in flying)down from above.
"Ah... Amaterasu. Origin of all that is good and mother to us all... My gratitude for releasing my body from its slumber. Please accept my humble thanks in return for your great kindness. I am Sakigami, one of the triumvirate of flora gods known as the Hanagami. My brethren and I have been entrusted with the brush techniques known collectively as Greensprout. I now grant my humble power to you. Use it wisely." Sakigami says before transforming into a glowing sphere. Then Obvious Issun speaks.
"That was Sakigami, one of the gods of flora! Apparently, the Bloom brush technique can make flowers blossom simply by drawing a circle on a withered tree. Hey! Maybe it'll make the withered Guardian Sapling blossom, too!" I looked at Ammy. She nodded. I carefully placed my tail and drew a quick circle. The tree turned into a blaze of blossoms and Hana Valley was restored.
"Wow! Look at how everything grew back so quick! Sakuya wasn't kidding about the power of the Guardian Saplings! So this is what Hana Valley's
supposed to look like... Seems Sakuya's Guardian Sapling has lifted the evil curse. I'm not sure how weak the gods have become recently... But it must've taken some wickedly strong power to suppress this magnificent Guardian Sapling. Even if you are Shiranui reborn... We might be up against more than we bargained for! Hey, guys! What about that withered Guardian Sapling outside? I bet you could revive it like you did this one! And by bringing that Guardian Sapling back to life, we might be able to lift the curse there, too! What are we waiting for? Leap before you think, right!" We exited and beat some monsters. We ran to the evil trees and bloomed them. We were both out of breath so we trotted to the exit of Hana Valley.
A/N: I know the rest of Shinshu Field was supposed to be here but the limit for myself is 2000 words, sorry.
Yumi: Don't worry the revival of Agata Forest will be in the next chapter! Tell us if it was good or not!
A/N: Next up, The rest of Shinshu Field and Agata Forest!