The Son of Amaterasu

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Karakura Town

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"She's gone." Lieutenant Matsumoto said informing the captains and lieutenants around her, all of them but the captain of the fifth division, who has been gone for the whole time they were here. The normally joyful lieutenant then brought her hands up, revealing that she was carrying a gym bag, a book bag, and a smartphone. "These were all that remained where she once was."

Captain Soifon wasn't happy in the slightest at the news she was given and the events of today. Kurosaki and his deserter of a father were gone, and what made it worse was that her mistress and that 'man' were gone once more.

"Then we need to return to the Seireitei and inform the Captain-Commander that we failed the task we were given." The youngest captain said with his arms crossed in front of him. Toshiro looked to his lieutenant and gave a short nod. "Thank you, Lieutenant Matsumoto. You can return those items to where you found them."

With a short nod from the blonde, she was gone. Allowing everyone who was there to have their thoughts. Toshiro then looked to those surrounding him. "If Urahara and Yoruichi don't want to be found. Then we don't have a chance in hell to find him."

The other captains nodded, all but Soifon who was seething at her failed mission. "Do we have any good news at least?" She said clenching her teeth and bringing her eyes up to the group. When no one responded the short captain turned around cursed and kicked the first thing that was there, which happened to be a male shinigami that was in the wrong place at the wrong time, for he was quickly sent to the ground holding his jewels which were nonexistent now.

Lieutenant Momo was quickly there to help the poor soul, and once both were gone, everyone agreed on returning to the SS, leaving the fifth division in charge of the mission.

However unknown to them was that the captain of the fifth division already escaped his 'followers' and was now getting bitchslap by one Hiyori Sarugaki with her sandal. "To believe you have the balls to come back here!"

Not so far away from where the rest of the Visoreds, Kisuke's Group, the Kurosaki twins, Tatsuki, and in the corner further away was Ruyken. And thankfully the former captain of the 12th division broke the two up by saying. "Why are you here Shinji?"

Everyone then looked to the newly instated captain who was laying on the floor looking to the ceiling as if he wasn't in a whole lotta pain. Sitting up, Shinji spoke. "I'm here because I'm worried about Ichigo, and the only people I know where he might be are you two." He said pointing at Kisuke and Yoruichi who were currently in her cat form and being pet by Yuzu. "Ichigo is one of us. He might not be an official member of the Visoreds. But he is still family and that is all that matters."

Finding honesty in his voice Kisuke nodded and leaned against the wall behind him. "Good." The scientist then looked to the captain. "I'm guessing that Kensei and Rose believe the same?"

A hurt and distraught look came upon the blonde-haired man. "Kensei… has always been someone who cares about his squad and with what we discovered about Ichigo… Kensei sees him as a threat to his squad." He explained. "However Rose is in the same boat with me and two others."

Kisuke nodded while he crossed his arms. "What do you know about Ichigo, and what have you discovered about him?" He asked, already knowing what the answer would be.

Shinji looked at the twins who were now focusing solely on the cat in the younger twin's lap. "I don't know much but from what Mayuri says is that Ichigo should have never existed and he is a true transcendent being." He explained now on his feet.

"Then you don't know everything about him." The masculine voice of the transformed Yoruichi said while purring as she was being petted. Feeling the eyes on her she explained. "Ichigo Kurosaki as a whole is a gift to us and the world. If you want more just ask Kisuke, I'm enjoying the attention."

When one of the visoreds went to ask, they were interrupted by the only human in the room. "Can I ask something?" Tatsuki asked, and when she received a nod from Hat & Clogs, she continued. "Why am I here? And why aren't we looking for Ichigo? He's out there all alone, Kami knows where, and all we are doing is sitting here on our asses doing nothing!"

The room was filled with silence, and it was broken by the scientist of the group. "I know where Ichigo is but he is in a place where none of you can get him. He is out of bounds for all of us and the Soul Society." He explained and everyone looked at him with annoyed looks. But Hat & Clogs wasn't finished and got off of the wall. "However, I believe I can get myself and you, Miss Arisawa, to go see Ichigo."

All eyes then landed on the teen, with said girl looking at the former captain with a surprised and confused look. "W-why me? I don't have any powers and I have nothing to do with that world of yours!?" she asked, and deep inside a pang of hurt struck her heart. She had no power… she would never be able to fight beside her best friend's side. Tatsuki's mood then dropped. "I… I will never be able to be of any help to Ichigo."

Tatsuki heard the sound of clogs making their way over to her, and when it stopped she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking up she found gray eyes looking into her soul. "Miss Arisawa. Have you forgotten how Ichigo's powers first awakened?" he asked with a small smile, one that gave the ravenette hope. Opening her mouth to ask 'how' she found herself being interrupted by the man in front of her. "Hiyori," he said, getting the attention of the short blonde, whose only reply was a grunt. "Have you installed the basement yet?" another grunt was the response but this time it came with a nod.

Yuzu watched with a confused look. Not understanding what was going on or what might happen, all she wanted was to see her big brother once more. The blonde twin was taken from her watching when she felt movement on her lap and looked to find Yoruichi moving. "Yoruichi?" she asked, confused as moments ago the cat wouldn't dare move as Yuzu petted her.

The transformed cat jumped off her lap and said. "There is no need to worry, my Citrus Fruit." The cat then looked back and Yuzu could see the smile on the black feline's face. "You will be seeing Ichigo soon enough. But before all that happens there are some powers we need to awaken," she said and in a puff, the black slim cat was gone and now standing in its place was a naked Flash Goddess, making a few eyes bulge out of their skull, and that wasn't it for in her hands was a wakizashi that had a dark wooden tsuka, a purple tsuka ito, and a thunderbolt tsuba. "And it starts with our dear tomboy."

Hearing those words Tatsuki turned around and before she could do anything, the ravenette felt the zanpakuto pierce her heart, and in seconds the warehouse was filled with a growing spiritual pressure that shocked everyone, including the founder of the SRDI who was looking at the sight with wide eyes, and a small as this was something he never thought would happen. He originally thought that Tatsuki would be a lieutenant level but… this was a high captain level. 'Thank the Kamis that there is a barrier over this place. If not we would have been swarmed in seconds.'

Everyone then watched a bang of smoke to the place of the two females, and as it cleared it revealed a successful transfer for standing there was Tatsuki Arisawa wearing the uniform of a shinigami, but what stood out on hers was that her back and thighs were opened, and at her hip was a zanpakuto that took the form of the common katana however her sword had a crimson redwood tsuka, a blood-red tsuka ito, and its tsuba was a hollowed-out diamond.

On the floor lay two bodies, the first was the newly made shinigami's body and the other was Yoruichi, who was breathing heavily with black bags under her eyes. However, the former captain was smiling, and lifting a hand towards her partner she gave a thumbs up. "I-I told you it would be awesome." and with that the beauty passed out, and not that much later Tatsuki's body fell back into her actual body, making both pass out.

Kisuke then went to explain what the plan would be, and in half an hour, Shinji left to return to his squad and to do his duty, and the Visoreds went about their business, ignoring the guests in the warehouse with them. A minute later Tessai, who had moved both unconscious beauties to another room, came back and was holding a pair of tags.

"All right girls," Kisuke said smiling at the twins gaining their attention. "It's time to awaken your dormant powers." he finished opening a latch on the floor. Looking to the sisters he saw them looking at him with surprised looks. However, in seconds the siblings looked at each other and not that much longer they both nodded.

Kisuke smiled as he stepped down into the room he will be spending the next few days until their newly made substitute shinigami woke up. And once Tatsuki Arisawa did, Kisuke and her will be visiting the High Goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu, the mother of all Japanese people, but most of all the mother of Ichigo's soul.

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Ichigo's Mindscape

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The shinigami was breathing heavily, but this time around he wasn't beaten, bruised, or bloody. This time he was exhausted, but the look on his face said otherwise because plastered on Ichigo's face was a rare smile.

Ichigo Kurosaki was honestly having fun, the feeling of reiatsu around him, the feeling of his trusted weapon in hand, even if it was not in the shape he remembered, it was still a part of him, and the ability to float above the skies.

However right now the only thing he was focusing on was the armoured man in front of him, who was in the same condition as he was. Exhausted and breathing heavily as the spirit stood in front of him with a proud smile.

"I knew you were strong but to be able to withstand my greatest form?" The silver-haired man said with a growing smile. "You are one hell of a being, Ichigo Kurosaki." Ichigo didn't say anything as he listened to the man from his dreams.

Not wanting to get distracted Ichigo went in for another attack, so sending some condensed reiatsu into Zangetsu he unleashed an unnamed getsuga towards the man.

Ichigo wasn't able to watch his attack connect with its target as he was soon under a barrage of slices from said man. "You shouldn't be holding back Ichigo! You should know this after all the opponents you've fought!" He yelled as he threw a kick towards the orange-haired teen's chest.

But the attack didn't land, but instead, the kick was caught by the war hero. "I would say the same." Ichigo then head-butted his opponent, which made him stager, and within a second the silver-haired man was sent flying as Ichigo sent a wave of his getsuga at him. "Getsuga Tenshou!" He yelled out as the energy that flew from his zanpakuto and at his armoured opponent.

Ichigo watched as his attack continued going until it came to a stop at the base of one of his skyscrapers. 'Now stay there.' He said to himself as he watched the smoke clear away to show a burned and battered man, who was hanging off the side of the skyscraper.

Turning his attention in the direction of his two Zanpakuto spirits. "Why have you two been so quiet?" He asked, stabbing his new Zangetsu into the ground. "Zangetsu you're never this quiet, and you, Old Man, I understand but never for this long." He glared at his spirits. "So why are you both being quiet?"

However before he could get a answer form either of them he felt movement and looked towards the sorce, and found the new comer making his way to feet, after falling out of the hole in the skyscraper.

'Damn.' He said to himself, grabbing his sword, and bringing it in front of him. 'Why won't he stay down.' Ichigo 'tsk', and went to use his signature attack, but this time Ichigo sent more of his reistsu into the attack.

'King.' He heard his zanpakuto call out to him. 'Stop fighting.' The face of his albino self entered his mind. 'You need to accept that you can't beat him. You have already used three-quarters of your spiritual pressure in this fight, and he is a spirit, he doesn't need to worry about such things. Accept it… accept the spirit… like you did when you accepted us, for the Final Getsuga.' Zangetsu said to him.

At that moment, Ichigo remembered the last fight he had with his two spirits. The fight that gave him the power to beat Aizen but also the fight that gave him the ability to lose his powers.

Not that far away from the fight stood two figures, one was the old man and the other was Zangetsu. Both were watching their human being sent through skyscrapers, as Lucifer started up the fight again, having sent chains of hell towards Ichigo.. They both knew what Ichigo had to do but they promised not to interfere.

However, what they didn't promise was to talk to their orange-haired owner. So Zangetsu took advantage of that and spoke to Ichigo through their bond. "What did you tell him?" The old man asked, watching a smile grow on the zanpakuto's spirit's face. Yhwach then watched as the fight stopped, with Ichigo still in the middle of a skyscraper.

Both spirits then watched as a light came out of the windows and the hole. The chains then started disappearing, and as the owner of said spear spoke. "It seems you realized what you had to do, Ichigo Kurosaki."

Zangetsu and the Old Man then vanished and reappeared where the fight was happening. They then watched as their human exited the hole with a small smile. "Lucifer Morningstar is it?" He asked, looking at the slowly disintegrating spirit. The spirit nodded and the orange-haired teen took it as his moment to continue, as the only thing remaining was his eyes, mouth and ears. "I will see you later then, and when we see each other again I will be looking forward to learning your powers."

The disgraced angel nodded, even though his spirit was practically gone. "I look forward to that moment, Ichigo Kurosaki." He said with a smile. "When that happens I will be ready to teach you my powers, and the benefits and cons of it."

With that, the man was gone, and the three remaining watched all the damage that was caused by their was repaired -skyscrapers, landscapes, everything- leaving only a few dozen left. They also watched as a crown appeared where the spirit once stood.

Ichigo picked up the crown and immediately felt its power flow into him. It felt like he was being stabbed by hundreds of little pins all at once. His nerves were going haywire, his vision blurry and when it returned he found himself being able to see things that normal beings couldn't. The orange-haired teen then felt the weight leave his hand, and he watched as chess pieces, all of them being 40-50ft tall, fell from the sky, landing all around his mindscape. He also watched as a bright star, the morning star, glowing in the sky.

After some time Ichigo found himself feeling intense pain on his back, making him bendover and that was when he felt his back being split open. Looking back he found 8 pairs of wings there, all of them looked leathery under the black flames that covered the appendage. Ichigo looked away and with a thought, the wings were gone, and so was the pain.

Ichigo then felt the full force of his exhaustion hit him. Falling to his knees, and stabbing Zangetsu into the ground under him, hoping it could hold him. The hybrid went to push himself to his feet but was stopped when he heard the familiar voice of the man he thought was his zanpakuto. His mind was then filled with questions he wanted to be answered.

"Ichigo. I know you have questions for us but for now, you need to leave." Yhwach said, looking at the teen whose spirit he resided in. "Lucifer will take a bit to return, and when he does we will let you know and when that happens I will personally answer all your questions."

The Quincy spirit then watched as Ichigo fell forward and as his body vanished leaving the two spirits, alone looking at the improved mindscape. "I call the forest," Zangetsu said, making his way to the place where Ichigo first appeared. When he was about to enter, he stopped and looked at the Old Man. "I hope you know what you are doing, Old Man, and if I know how you think." the hollow/shinigami spirit looked to the sky. "King isn't like that. So don't worry."

The albino Ichigo entered the forest leaving the Quincy spirit alone. Yhwach looked to his flag pole and said to himself. 'I hope you are right, Zangetsu. But Ichigo has changed because of the shinigamis and their manipulation. So he might not be that kind-hearted as he once was.' he finished and in a flash, he was gone from where he was standing.

Unknown to anyone in the mindscape was that a being of untold strength saw this whole fight in a dream, and was making its way to the unconscious teen's body. That being was none other than Great Red, the Apocalypse Dragon, and the DxD.

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Takamagahara

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"My Lady." Amaterasu looked up from her paperwork to find her two mikos standing there with their masks off. "The mission is finished. All the factions know about the Shinto's awakening." The Miko with green hair and violet eyes said.

"Thank you, Nozomi, Senna." The goddess said with a smile. "You may leave for your chambers and rest well for I will be needing you both at my side in the next few days." She said and watched as both girls nodded.

Looking back at her paperwork Amaterasu's mind went to the two loyal mikos. She knew both of them and the Goddess knew their feelings for her son, and she actually pushed them to have feelings for Ichigo.

Amaterasu also remembered the day when she brought them back, and how they both rushed to leave, wanting to see 'their' Ichigo. However, she had to stop them, telling them that they wouldn't be able to see Ichigo until their powers came back. When she saw their hurt looks the only thing the Goddess of the Sun could do was hug them, and tell them that in time they would be able to see the person their hearts wanted.

"Lady Amaterasu," Senna said, drawing the attention of the leader of the Shinto Faction away from her paperwork once more. "How… How is Ichi doing?" She asked to hope that her orange-haired friend was doing well. She also noticed her fellow Miko standing up straighter as if she was as well, hoping to hear news of their crush.

The Goddess smiled with a nod. "He should be waking up any day now, Senna, Nozomi." Both girls smiled at the news. "I promise that when he wakes, you two, after the other Kamis, will be given the news immediately." Their Lady finished.

Nodding Nozomi spoke for both of them. "Thank you, my Lady. We will be going now." The Shinigami Miko said as they went to leave, and Amaterasu smiled when she saw a skip in their walk away.

However, they were all stopped when they all felt an enormous amount of power enter the Shinto's Heaven. Amaterasu flew to her feet and out the door. There were only two beings that could enter her and her people's home, without her or her brother's help, and both were never good news.

The Goddess felt her mikos following her, and she knew that they knew they wouldn't be of help if they followed her. But Amaterasu smiled at their devotion to her and her people. 'I'll reward you both soon.' The black-haired beauty said to herself.

At that moment the three entered the courtyard, and what they saw just made the Goddess worry even more. Flying towards her island was a giant dragon, scales of scarlet red and eyes the colour of pure gold. Everyone knew who the dragon was and they all trembled in fear for the dragon was the strongest being in their universe.

In a flash, the clothes the High Goddess of the Sun were wearing disappeared, and in their place were robs fitting of battle, and in the Goddess's hand, a black flamed katana appeared. That wasn't all for all the Kami's of the Shinto appeared at her side, all ready for battle if need be.

"Sister," Susanoo called out, wielding a naginata made of pure water. "What's the plan? Even you can't defeat DxD by yourself. He's the strongest being of our universe! and you are three behind him!" The Kami of Storm practically yelled, and the Goddess could feel the slight fear flowing off of her brother.

She didn't blame him for showing fear as they watched the Dragon of Dreams flying towards them. "Wait until he makes a move." That was all Amaterasu said as she clenched her weapon. However, what the Kamis' didn't expect was the Apocalypse Dragon coming to a halt about 100 meters away from the floating islands 'What is he doing?' The raven-haired Goddess asked herself as she watched the dragon flap his wings.

But that unspoken question was answered not a second later, with a booming voice sounding around Takamagahara. "Amaterasu! I have come to meet your son, Ichigo Kurosaki! For I have had a dream about the boy and he should know about it!" The dragon said as the sound of his voice made the Shinto's heaven and every island shake, making everyone stubble and most falling on their asses.

At that moment, in a room not too far away two chocolate brown eyes flew open, and as they did power surged out of the owner's body, making everything around him crack, the walls, bed, dressers, and the floors cracked at the pressure the power was emanating. And just as fast as it appeared, the power vanished leaving the room in an absolute mess. However that wasn't the only thing that vanished from the room, for where there was once a body laying on the bed, now there was nothing and in a second later the bed was sent flying to the wall, where on the impact it exploded into dust and splinters.

Where that body appeared was in front of the Kamis who were looking at the back of their leader's son. Ichigo wasn't wearing his school uniform as he was when he entered this area, but the uniform of his reawakened powers, and in his hand was the blade he knew as the true form of Zangetsu.

Amaterasu couldn't help but let out a quiet 'epp', at her son's presence at this moment. She could also feel the power flowing off of him, and if it wasn't for her connection to him, the Goddess wouldn't have been able to feel it, for around her she saw no one reacting to his power.

Everyone else was looking at the orange-haired teen with wide shocked eyes, for they never even felt him coming, and nor could any of them sense his power. However there were two who weren't acting like the Kamis, and those two were Nozomi and Senna. The two shinigami couldn't help but let tears of joy flow from their eyes at the sight of him.

Senna was the one to break the silence, by stepping past the Kamis towards the boy who held her heart. "Ichi-Ichigo," she said as she got closer, and she watched as the oranged-haired teen looked back to her, and the shinigami saw the brief shock in his eyes. Senna smiled when she saw that. 'He remembers' me!' she screamed to herself. The energetic girl felt the need to pounce at the teen and to crush him in a hug.

However, she was stopped when one of his hands appeared to stop her. "Questions." He said looking towards raven-haired beauty. The beauty nodded and he couldn't help but shout out. "Why is there a dragon in front of us, and why is it looking at me!" he said as he pointed his zanpakuto towards.

What happened next was not what Ichigo was expecting. "I came here to speak with you, Ichigo Kurosaki!" the booming voice sounded once more. Making everyone look towards the strongest being of the universe.

Ichigo facepalmed and mumbled. "It can talk… of course it can talk… nothing in my life can be normal… why can't anything in my life be normal…" When he finished he dropped his hand from his face and looked at the mythical beast. "Okay, what is. What did you want to talk to me about, Dragon," he said as a statement.

Ichigo watched as a crack appeared behind the dragon, a crack twice the size of the dragon. "Come find me when you are done here! I would like to talk to you alone, and not in the presence of others!" the booming voice of the dragon said as he flew into the crack. "Until then! Train hard and well, Ichigo Kurosaki!"

With that, the enormous dragon was gone, and the crack that it left through vanished leaving only the clear blue skies for all to see. The orange-haired teen turned around releasing a sigh, which made his shinigami attire disappear. In its place was the uniform of his high school. He placed his hands into his pocket and slouched forward.

Looking toward the group of beings in front of him he asked. "What the hell was that about?" He asked and the only response he got was silence. Getting frustrated, it has been a very weird day for the teen, Ichigo went to ask the question again. But as he was about to ask he found himself being lifted into the as a pair of arms embraced him, and the orange-haired teen thought he heard his ribs breaking.

"Ichigo!" The excited purple-haired girl said as she hugged him, swinging him back and forth. "I knew you would have recognized me!" Senna said with the biggest smile she ever had. "Oh, I've missed you! I have so much to tell you! Oh, I can't wait!" All the while she said that she was swinging the poor teen back and forth.

"Senna." the monotone voice of her flew Miko said drawing her away and making her stop. "I think you need to let Ichigo rest," Nozomi said as she pointed towards the orange-haired teen. The energetic girl looked to the teen and found him with his head rolled back and his eyes rolled back into his sockets.

Senna gave a light chuckle and gently placed the unconscious teen onto the ground. Standing back to her feet, she scratched the back of her head. "Hehe. I went too far didn't I?" Everyone nodded with a deadpan look. "Sorry," she said with a light chuckle.

"From now on I'll be taking care of Ichigo," Nozomi said with her monotone voice as she bent down to pick up the orange-haired teen. "You have shown that you can't hold back your excitement." She finished as she threw one of Ichigo's arms over her shoulder and picked him up.

This made Senna jealous, and she proved it by pouting and stomping her feet. "That's not fair! Why do you get to carry Ichi when it should be me!" Senna stomped as she followed her fellow Miko. "I was his first date, so that should make me the first to carry to his room!"

'That makes no sense." Was the only response that Nozomi gave, as she led the jealous teen towards a room for the unconscious teen. However, as she did so she couldn't help but smile as lightly grabbed the hand of the orange-haired teen. 'Wake up soon Ichigo." was all she said for in the next second his hand was slapped away.

"Hey, no holding hands!" Senna said glaring at the green-haired girl. "If I can't carry him then you don't get to hold his hand!" she said with her arms crossed.

Behind them, the Kamis laughed at the two girls as one fought the other. But when the girls disappeared, one by one every kami left to return to their floating islands. After about a minute and a half, every Shinto god had returned to their home, however, three remain, those being the Trinity. All of them were thinking the same thing, and it involved what happened earlier.

"What do you think the DxD had to do with Ichigo?" Susanoo asked, having already sent his armour and weapon away for more formal wear. The Storm Kami looked to his sister who was looking at the ground and he saw her mind trying to work out whatever it was it meant.

"I… I do not know." That was all she said, in a voice so not like herself. Shaking her head she looked up in the direction of her shrine. "But whatever it is, it must not be good." Both brothers nodded.

"What will we do if he returns?" Tsukuyomi asked, making the other two look to the Moon God. "I do not like how he came here without a problem. This is our home, the Shinto Faction's home," he said seething. "I will not accept someone, no matter the strength, wealth, or whatever, to enter Takamagahara like they own the place!" he yelled out and both siblings watched as a full moon started to take the place of the sun.

"He won't," Amaterasu said, trying to calm down her normally calm sibling. "Great Red knows that entering the home of the Gods -Heaven, Takamagahara, Asgard, Mount Olympus, Mount Elburz or even the Temples of the Egyptians- is an act of war against us all. Yes, he might be the strongest being of the universe but I doubt even he could stop thousands of gods."

Seeing sense in his sister's words, the Kami of the Moon nodded. "I trust you, Sister." She smiled but it didn't last long because he wasn't done. "But that doesn't mean it could happen again with someone else."

Amaterasu released a sigh as she rubbed her eyes. "The only other person who can enter our home, minus the other Kamis, is the Ophis, the Ouroboros Dragon, and she doesn't have any interest here. All Ophis cares about is getting her home back." She said as she turned around to head to her shrine. "Brother, I promise that no one else will enter our home, and if they do. I will personally show why so many want an alliance with me."

With that said the Leader of the Shinto faction vanished, and not that long after the two brothers also left to return to their floating island. When the Goddess entered her shrine she opened her senses, checking on all the residents of her home, especially two love-struck teens. Thankfully Amaterasu found them sleeping in their chambers, and not in the same bed as her son.

And with that thought, the High Goddess of the Sun vanished from where she was standing, and when she appeared once more, Amaterasu found herself in the room her son was currently residing in. Giving off a small smile, the Goddess made her way to join her precious creation in bed.

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TBC
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