After a while of travelling across Mie all alone, Oshawott had soon made it to Ise, home of one of the greatest shrines in Shinto mythology, the Grand Ise Shrine, home and the place of honoring…of the sun goddess, Amaterasu.
"Whoa…its…so…HUGE!" Oshawott said in exclamation as he looked upon the grand shrine as he walked right into it. As he did, he could hear the ringing of bells. "Huh?"
"Ching…"
"Chingling…"
"Chinglingling…"
Oshawott looked around to see small bell like creatures ringing their voices out as he passed them. "Oh…Chingling! These must be the shrine attendants!" he said as the Chingling continued to sing as he continued to walk towards the main shrine.
Upon entering the main shrine, Oshawott only saw a single thing, a mirror sitting perfectly preserved and looking as new as the day it was forged.
"Oh that is so cool." Oshawott said in awe as he went and touched the mirror as it shined.
"Its been sometime since I was last visited." a voice called out as a figure emerged from the mirror. Before him was a woman in red and yellow armor as she held a sword by her side as the mirror floated behind her head.
"You're….Amaterasu?!" Oshawott exclaimed in surprise.
"And you're…a talking otter?" Amaterasu questioned. "No…a Pokemon. A creature not native to this world."
"Uh…yeah. My name is Oshawott and I was just exploring Mie prefecture and I really wanted to come here." Oshawott said.
"Really?" Amaterasu said as she walked around and looked at the creature. "You don't seem that powerful to me."
"I am. I'm someone who will…create Paradise!" Oshawott declared.
"Paradise you say? Okay." Amaterasu said as she drew her blade. "I'd like a practice bout."
"Here? You sure?" Oshawott asked.
"No worries. I will go easy." Amaterasu said with a smirk. "Besides…the battlefield is where I shine!" she said as she quickly clashed with Oshawott, who in response used his Scalchop.
"Razor Shell!" Oshawott said as he clashed with the sun goddess as they moved across the shrine.
"Impressive. Such a mastery of water. But I am the sun!" Amaterasu said as her mirror shone bright as her power increased before she sent Oshawott flying into a wall before the Sea Otter fell unconscious. "Hmm…he's weak but…he shows promise. I think this could be fun." Amaterasu said as she glowed and became light before flying into the scalchop.
Oshawott soon awoke after as he grabbed the Scalchop and put it back in place.
"Amaterasu?" Oshawott asked not seeing her around. "I guess she left. Oh well…I still have four more stops on my travels." he said before spotting a Chingling looking at him. "Oh…guess you saw the fight, huh?" he said as the Chingling nodded as Oshawott had an idea. "Wanna join my team?" he asked as Chingling happily sang. "Okay…looking forward to working with you." Oshawott said as the two left together.
