Chapter 2: Kamiki Village
(Once again, I would like to remind you that any character that isn't my OC belongs to their respective owners along with the music.)
Me: Hope you enjoy this chapter
Ammy: Peek a boo
Me: AH WHAT DAFUQ? Where did you come from
Ammy: *chuckles* I'm a goddess so expect me to keep you on watch, so you don't do anything stupid
Me: good to know, do you have anything to say to readers before this chapter starts
Ammy: only one thing I. Am. badass. Anyways enjoy
-No one's POV-
We last left our trio off in Kamiki Village with Noah and Ammy giving each other surprised looks from the fact that one can understand the other even though one's a wolf and the other's a human with said human trying to take all this in "How is this even possible I mean not a moment ago you were barking" Noah asked not understanding what is even happening as Issun hopped of the human's head and onto the wolf's noticing the strange tattoo on Noah's arm was a different color
"Hey, wasn't that marking on your arm a different color?" Issun asked with Noah tilting his head before looking down at the arm he was talking about, seeing that the wolf head was indeed glowing red now. Last time he checked it was all grey but now it's red. "You're right guess it happened when Ammy used her Sunrise technique and now, I can understand her."
Issun tilts his tiny head questioning what the human is talking about "Ammy talking? Weird normally humans can't see gods much less understand them. But seeing as how you're able to see her markings definitely means you're not normal" Issun said with the human crossing his arms thinking about crazy this day has been so far but before he could say something about that the trio heard a voice calling to them from behind
"Hm? Now who are you two?" the voice behind them said and when the duo turned around, they spotted an old man wearing a blue kimono and to Noah's surprise an orange on his head that was bouncing up and down in the air like it was a hacky sack 'This day just keeps getting crazier by the second' the young man thought in his head as he watched as the old man was more intrigued with the wolf next to him
"A white wolf!? Hmm not the one who fought that terrible creature with Nagi? You couldn't possibly be the legendary Shiranui! No, it can't be that story is 100 years old. Still, you look a lot like the statue of Shiranui." the old man finished turning his attention to the young man with a questioning look as he held himself with his can with one hand while stroking his beard with the other with the other human remained silent the whole time questioning why the old man couldn't see the marks that Ammy has on her body but recalls what Issun said a moment ago "And I haven't seen you around these parts. Those clothes are a bit unusual. Tell me young man who are you?"
"Oh, uh Noah, sir" the young man said acting somewhat formal which got a small chuckle out of the old man "Now now there's no need for that 'sir' business you may call me Mr. Orange, I am the elder of Kamiki Village" the old man said with a smile which the younger one to smile and nod but the moment was quickly interrupted the wolf goddess next to them started growling in Mr. Orange's direction this caused the old man to get in a defensive pose as if he was ready for some kind of fight "Wh-Whoa now! No need to growl like that. There's no reason to get hostile." Mr. Orange said as Noah looked in the direction that looking at spotting some of the green monsters from before watching as they jumped right them this caused the young human to get in a ready stance but turned his attention back to the old man.
-Fields of Honor Kingdom Hearts 2-
"Hm? What's this sudden chill down my spine?" Mr. Orange asked while he was scratching his head with Issun jumping on Ammy's head ready to coach them "Here they come, you two. These are the monsters that have been plaguing these lands. They sneak into villages and do nothing but cause trouble. But enough of that watch and learn you two as I show the power of my trusty sword, Denkomaru!" Issun yelled but before the little bug could take action jumped behind Mr. Orange and grabbed him by the neck of his outfit and swung him at the monsters like he was a baseball bat sending them flying which caused Noah's jaw to drop by the sight as she dropped the old man to side before she looked back at her human companion "Well what are you waiting for? We got monsters to slay!" the wolf goddess said
Noah mentally kicked himself back to reality before nodding as he got his katana ready as he and the goddess jumped off deck to where the monsters landed watching as all three landed on the ground in sync before they rushed the duo with Noah dodging out of the way getting a few strikes on the one closest to him and Ammy blocking an incoming attack with her reflector before kicking the monster away and uses the Power Slash technique on the monster watching as it literally got sliced in half at the waste with both halves disappearing into a purple smoke. After this was done the wolf shifted her attention to the 2nd monster closing in on her but also at her human companion seeing how he was fairing so far. Seeing that he finished off his monster with a quick stab in the chest with it also disappearing into smoke. She mentally nodded herself seeing that he was doing better than she expected before shifted her attention back to monster and decided to quickly end it with by hitting it a few times with her reflector and ending it with a Power Slash getting the same result as last with the fog around them dispersing. The human let out sigh before rubbing his forehead with one of his arms. "I'm never going to get use to doing stuff like that." the human said before looking at the wolf goddess and the little glowing bug "So what are those things, anyways?" he asked.
-Kamiki Village Okami-
"Those are demons they're nothing special but lately they've been causing ruckus just about everywhere here. Those ones we just fought are commonly known as Green Imps" Issun said causing the human to nod before hearing something behind and the trio watched as life quickly returned to the area around them with a pong getting its water back and trees quickly blooming its leaves with some pink orbs flying into Ammy "Hey look at that you got some praise by ridding the monsters from the area and restoring the land. People call this Divine intervention. The more you restore the land back to its natural beauty, the more praise you'll get." Issun said as he jumped onto Noah's shoulder explaining what's going on "Very few people believe in gods these days, and that may weaken you, but if you work hard enough, your true power just might shine through. But boy, there's sure a lot of monsters around lately. And that Mr. Orange you tossed around up on the sacred deck looks like he thinks you're a regular wolf. Seems like the gods have grown so weak that people besides Noah can't see them anymore." Issun finished with Ammy and Noah thinking about this before the human spoke
"So, we just gotta help people believe in the gods again, huh?" the human said before nodding at the wolf with a smile growing on his face "Then let's go help them believe" this caused both the bug and wolf quite a shock due to how unexpected it was before Ammy spoke up
"Are you sure Noah? You're not even from here, shouldn't you be more concerned with finding a way home than helping me. I mean I don't mind your company but still you don't have to do this." the wolf said which caused the human to cross his arms and go into thought as she did have a point on his priority being finding a way back to his world "Yea I know I should focus on getting back home but if helping you means I can find a way back then I don't mind at all" the human stated as he said petting the top of the wolf's head receiving a response of a wagging tail from her causing him to chuckle but noticing the small blush on her face before she stood up on all fours with Issun jumping on Noah's head
"Anyways, I'll show you two around the village. I have a feeling we're in for quite the adventure" Issun said getting nod from the other two as they made their way down to the village while gaining praise from doing stuff like feeding the animals like birds till, they come upon the dazed Mr. Orange in the middle of the pathway saying stuff like Shiranui which caused the trio to shrug as they continued on
"Say Issun who is Shiranui anyways" Noah asked as Issun was putted sword away since he was doing some practice swings in the human's hood before jumping back on his head "Oh he's basically a legendary wolf that slew a monster 100 years ago with the legendary hero Nagi, he wasn't seen as a hero at first since people thought he was working with the beast. This village has quite a tale you know." Issun answered with Noah nodding questioning if it Shiranui that he saw when he first got here since he looked a lot like Ammy but godlier if he had to put it, with the question out of the way the trio continued their way down to the village gaining some praise by a man named Komuse who had an interesting ability to sense when the demons are around, when they got to the village they began to have a look around the place with Ammy coming to Noah holding a suspicious looking turnip in her mouth with the human mentally questioning where in the world she got that but decides to hold off that question...at least for now till they got a woman who was in working in some kind of field the woman turned around upon hearing footsteps behind her
"Oh, why hello there, who are you two?" the woman asked the duo and just before Noah could answer Issun immediately jumped onto Noah's head to answer "don't worry there Kushi these two are with me. This guy's name is Noah" the tiny artist stated "Oh Issun it's been a while but I'm glad you found some companions. Oh, pardon me as Issun said my name Kushi its very nice to meet you" the woman named Kushi said holding out her hand with Noah gladly accepting it giving a shake "it's nice to meet you too, mind if I ask what are you doing out on here on this field?" the young man asked "Oh I'm out here getting ingredients to make sake but there's a small problem, the water wheel to help me make sake is broken and I need it since the festival is drawing near." Kushi stated as she gestured over to her brewery with the human and wolf noticing that the water wheel in the river was in fact missing some pieces which making it not turn properly "I wish by some miracle it would get fixed" Kushi said Noah looking back at the wolf goddess who nodded before walking up to the broken wheel and used her Rejuvenation technique to restore the water wheel back to what it once was with Kushi slowly making her way over complete in disbelief by what happened
"What's this!? The mill's been mended. Who on earth did that? I'd almost completely given up on the idea of making my sake. But now I can get on with polishing the rice." Kushi said as she jumped up and down in excitement before she turned and walked into the entrance of the building "Well there's no time like the present. I better get to making that sake." the trio watched as Kushi entered the building deciding to leave her be since she was gonna be busy coming up to a house that had what looks to be a few trainings dummies scattered about the place "Who lives there Issun?" Noah asked "Oh that's Susano's place. He's the warrior of the village and a descendant of Nagi but he hardly does a lot aside from helping Kushi in her rice field" Issun explained as the three continued down the road coming up a man struggling to push a wall of boulders
"Heave! Heave! This is so weird my mind wants to shift these boulders out of the way, but my body doesn't want to cooperate. It's like I'm made of lead! Could this be the work of some demonic possession? I sure hope not." the man said and as soon as he finished saying that group of green imps alongside a new one that Issun dubbed Red Imp with Noah thinking about cliché that name was but didn't bother since he couldn't think of a better one appeared behind the heroes with the two engaging in the battle quickly ending it. After the battle was finished life once again returned to the area with trees quickly sprouting from the grass and the grass growing green with the trio returning their attention back to the man was trying to move the boulders "Ah I feel as light as a feather now! Sadly, it doesn't make it any easier to shift this boulder. Who went up and blocked the only path out of her anyways? There's no way I can get back to the city now." the man asked "Say are you two from around here? You must know that guy, Susano. Can you get him to come here? He might be able to help get this boulder out of the way. They say that he's the descendant of the legendary hero, Nagi. If anyone can get rid of this boulder, its him." the man finished with Issun questioning this
"That's strange...this boulder wasn't here before." Issun stated bouncing on Ammy's head before Noah shrugged "Well let's go get Susano he might help." Noah stated causing Ammy to nod as they walked down the path they came from
-Meanwhile in ?-
In the pitch eerie void, we find a man in purple kimono with a giant wooden sword (I know it's called a glaive in the game just roll with it for now) on his back laying the ground grunting a bit as he slowly started getting up "Augh where on earth am !?" the man said as he slowly started to look around to see nothing but the emptiness of the void but quiet was soon interrupted as whispers started filling the nothingness around him causing the man to slowly panic but remain on edge "Whoever is there show yourself or face the wrath of the Great Susano!" the man said before the whispers stopped and a pair of eyes red eyes looked directly at him this called Susano to start sweat bullets from his skin as his legs were shaking at this point as a red like aura appeared around the eyes revealing what looks to be a serpent head
"Speak the words of darkness-" the figure said the 7 more looking like head appeared whispering the same thing "Unleash my power descendant-" the head said as Susano slowly backed away from the shadowy heads before slowly running into the pitch-black emptiness
-Back to the heroes-
They just arrived at Susano's house taking a look inside to see that it was empty "Huh weird nobody's home" Noah said as he looked around the small house "You sure this is where Susano lives Issun?" the young man asked searching the place for the warrior
"I'm positive that he's here, he wasn't in the training yard so in here is the only other place we gotta check." Issun stated as he and mostly Ammy was searching the house as well for Susano "Well I don't know where he would be in a place this small" the human stated seeing a drawn photo of what looks to be Kushi on the wall "Oooh that's a lovely picture" he said and just as he was about to touch the photo he heard something break behind him quickly turning his head he saw Ammy sitting next to pieces of a giant pot but underneath where it originally was was a hole with a ladder into it leading into some kind of cave with Ammy coming up next to him looking into it "I think we know where he is" Ammy stated as she was the first to jump into the hole followed by Noah who took the ladders down to be greeted with stairs that led to the ground floor of the small dimly lit cave and just a few feet from the stairs was a man in a purple outfit sleeping what looks to be a small platform
"Is that him?" Noah asked getting a yes from Issun as the young man sigh before walking up to the sleeping warrior and shakes him a bit to see if he could wake up "Mr. Susano can you please wake up." Noah said only receive nothing but snoring from the sleeping Susano trying once again to shake him but doing it much faster and harder earning another loud snore this caused the young man to let a sigh as he walked away going back to next to the wolf "Well now how do we wake him up?" Noah asked as Ammy walked up to the sleeping man this time and tackles right into him which caused her backflip in the air with the young man looking at her as if she was crazy, but the attention quickly shifted as the duo looked to see the man on the floor getting up on his feet before stretching arms letting out a yawn "Ah I feel so well rested! I planned to meditate underground but fall fast asleep!" the man said as he noticed the young man and wolf standing in front of him "Huh? Who are you two? And what business do you have Susano, the greatest warrior ever?" Susano asked as he examines the duo "Well seems like my greatest has been heard by both animals and strangers, well listen you two, I'm not looking for apprentices. So go back to where you two came from. How dare you two disturb my meditation." the man said before turning his back on the two and immediately lays back on the ground which caused Issun to come out to speak up
"Get a load of this guy. All brawns no brains. Quit messin' around Susano and come with us!" the little warrior yelled which caused Susano to look over at Ammy immediately getting up "Hm? You snuck in here again!? Quit bugging me around you...you...you bug!" Susano shouted out which caused Issun to turn red as he started to frantically jump on the wolf's head "I told you, don't call me a bug! C'mon you two, we're taking him with us!" Issun said which confused and before he could do anything Ammy grabbed onto his waist with her teeth and tossed the warrior onto his teeth which didn't surprised Noah since he watched her lift Mr. Orange with ease just to whack some demons away.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!? Put me down this instant! What will the neighbors think?" Susano said as he hung on for dear life as Ammy and Noah started heading back to where the man and the boulder was putting him down as soon as they got there "You mangy mutt! You brought me all the way here just to test yourself against me? Then prepare to taste the wrath of my trusty blade, Tohenboku!" Susano said furiously at the wolf completely unaware of the other two men watching him
"H-hold on a minute! You're the legendary Susano?" the man asked as he pulled out an umbrella from the pack he had on his bag as Susano quickly recollects himself to look at the man "Yep! None other than Susano, the greatest warrior who ever lived!" Susano said proudly before going back to the furious look which looked a bit goofy to younger human who was standing behind the wolf goddess "And by the way, never interrupt warriors engaged in battle!" the man with the umbrella quickly collected himself before speaking up "But I've got a favor to ask you. This huge boulder blocking the path is really getting in my way. Could you do something about this?" the man asked.
"What?" Susano said before going into thought which caused the man to plea some "Come on! Please! I mean, you are Nagi's descendant, are you? Surely one stone's no match for your mighty skills...right!?" the man said which caused Susano to panic a bit before speaking "It is certainly not beyond my ability." Susano said which caused the man to let out a sigh of relief upon hearing this "Really? Great! Ok, then no time like the present. Go for it!" the man eagerly said before Susano quickly spoke up "Wait! A boulder this size is not very easy with someone like my skills. This will require my utmost focus to magnify the power of my sword. I shall retire to the training grounds to make the preparations. Wait for my return." Susano proudly said before running off back to his house with everyone watching as Issun was a bit more concerned.
"Hmm... I wonder... I've never seen that guy train seriously... ever." Issun said as the other two also grew concerned and went to check up on Susano seeing him lying on the ground in front of a training dummy 'Is this guy serious?' Noah thought to himself as they walked up to downed warrior hearing him sigh "I know I told that merchant I could help, but a boulder that size? Even if I'm of a legendary bloodline that boulder is just too big!" Susano said he shakes a sake bottle in his hand seeing nothing come out letting out another sigh "I can't believe I ran out of sake at a time like this. This won't do one bit. That's it for today. I'll just have to train tomorrow." Susano said as he threw the bottle away as he saw the duo behind him "Hm? Oh, it's you two. Well, I guess you two can help me. If you can get me some sake, I'll be able to do my training" the man said which caused the duo left watching before they left seeing as how there's not many other options, they left to go see how Kushi was doing with making her sake with them entering the mill seeing a blue bottle on a counter with Kushi smiling and waving as they duo enter the mill "Oh Noah and Snowy so glad you came" Kushi said as Noah tilted his head a bit confused "Snowy?" the young man asked
"Oh yes, I didn't catch the name of your wolf, so I decided to nickname them Snowy due to the white fur. But I have something you might want." the woman said before going over to the counter picking up the blue sake bottle before handing it to the young man "It may be some leftover stock from the store, but I made it myself! It's called Vista of the Gods! But are you old enough to drink Noah?" Kushi said with Noah nodding to answer her question "I am but not really much of a fan of beer, but I know a good use for this. Thank you Kushi." Kushi did a slight bow before walking away leaving a trio to themselves in the mill.
"Well, we got the sake now let's go give that pile of logs this so we can leave." Issun stated with the human and wolf heading back to Susano's place sake in hand and as soon as they reached the resting warrior Noah held out the bottle of alcohol out to him "We got the sake" the young man said with Susano looking in their direction and quickly getting up upon realizing the smell of the sake "That smell... Is that Kushi's famous homebrewed sake?" Susano asked with Noah nodding before handing the bottle to him "Fido, Scout my friends! Thank you for bringing this sake. A man without a drink is lie a man without his trusty sword! In fact, it is said that Nagi himself relied on the power of sake in his battle with the dreaded Orochi. Now let's get to training." Susano said as he drank the bottle of sake before throwing it away and prepares his sword.
"I have a feeling this isn't gonna well maybe you should help him." Noah whispered into the wolf's ear getting a nod response as the duo started watching Susano slashing at the training dummies with Ammy using her Power Slash technique so that looks like he actually sliced them in half before Susano turns to the small boulder a few feet away from him "Now feast yours on this. Susano style EXPLODING IMPLOSION!" the man yelled as he sliced at the boulder with Ammy finishing it making the top half of the boulder fall off this caught of Susano as stood straight up as he ran to where the huge boulder at the exit of the village with the trio following behind him but saw stood there with sword in hand before I turn his head to face Noah "Scout! I'm gonna need your help with this one!" the warrior yelled while Noah was gonna go against it, he then felt a nudge from behind turning around to the wolf goddess looking up at him with a look that says that he can do this causing the young man to let out a sigh as he ran up to where Susano was and readied his katana "Susano-style! DOUBLE EXPLODING IMPLOSION!" Susano yelled as he lunged at the boulder slicing with Noah doing the same letting Ammy be the one to actually cut through the boulder with the result being the boulder crumbling into dust with everyone including the merchant seeing the way out of the village was now free "Th-that was amazing! You two sliced through that huge rock like it was nothing! You really are something Susano!" the merchant said as he along with Ammy ran up to the two with Noah giving a thumbs up Susano however was suspiciously examining his sword with Issun coming out jumping on Ammy's nose "Wow! I didn't think ya could do it pops but you proved me wrong!" Issun said with his words not meaning the ears of the warrior as Susano continued to gaze at his sword before he finally reacted to them.
"Me neither" Susano said before he corrected himself "Er... I mean, of course I could" Susano raised his sword to sky "After all, I am Susano, the greatest warrior ever!" he shouted as he turned to Noah "And I couldn't have defeated this boulder without your help Scout" Noah gave a thumbs up to the warrior as the merchant spoke up "You weren't just showing off when you said you're Nagi descendant! Someone like you would have no problem fighting monsters off, huh?" the merchant said happily as he turned to duo not seeing the shocked face of Susano when he mentioned monsters "And I have you two to thank for getting Susano so as a thank you gift I would like you to have this camping gear" the merchant said as he pulled out a bag from his pack handing it to Noah "You and that wolf of yours look like you're gonna be traveling a lot so it's best to make sure you take breaks from time to time. Well anyway, thanks a lot. Now I can start doing business again." with that the merchant walked away.
"Did he say m-m-monsters?" Susano said shakingly "Oh uh of course, no problem. This is a job for the most skilled warrior in all of Nippon! I shall rid these lands of their vile presence!" the warrior shouted as looked towards the entrance of the village and ran off "Just sit back and watch the great Susano work his magic" leaving the trio by themself as they watched run off in the distance "He shouldn't get all puffed up. He's nothing without us." Issun said as the tiny artist crossed his arms "Think he'll be, ok? The monsters outside the village are nasty." Noah put his head behind the back "I'm sure he'll be fine that confidence is gonna carry him, but I think we should at least keep an eye on him."
Ammy and Issun nodded at this response but before they could make their way out of the village a wind started blowing behind them with a voice speaking behind them "Ah Glorious Amaterasu..." the trio turned around to see Sakuya appearing from a ring of light "What a pleasure to witness your heroic deeds! I am in awe." Sakuya said proudly before turning her attention to the young man next to the goddess "And you must be Noah. I am Sakuya, the guardian spirit of Kamiki Village. It is very nice to meet you. I am glad you're able to help Amaterasu with the predicament you're unfortunately in." Sakuya bowed with a sadden tone "Do you have any idea on how I can get back home?" Noah kindly asked only to receive a head shake signifying a no from the guardian "I am sorry, but I do not, this is something I have never seen before but I'm sure you'll find something if go with these two." the tree guardian said gesturing to the wolf and bug who was jumping on her head "But I must say you and Amaterasu's work to clear was nearly breathtaking, my heart nearly skipped a beat by the sight. The sight of your skills with the brush and sword is to be witness to great art." the guardian finished speaking before jumped down off of Ammy hopping towards the guardian "Yea so do we get a reward or something, lady?" Issun said with Sakuya letting a huff of air "I hardly think your participation had any impact, little bug." this caused Issun's glow to turn red as he started jumping furiously "How many times do you I have to tell you that it's Issun! Issun! Issun! Issun! Stop calling me bug! I'll crawl back into your kimono if you keep calling me that!" Issun yelled which got a reaction of Noah and Sakuya with her blushing as she covered the hole that was on her chest "My word!" she claimed with Issun letting a laugh "Aw relax lady. These two are comfier anyway. Let's get back to that reward thing you were talking about. Come on you two put a limb up or something! Go on!" Issun said which caused Ammy to put a paw on the tiny artist so that he can stop speaking for a moment.
"I must apologize. I would like to reward you, but I'm afraid I haven't the power to do so. I can barely muster the strength to make a flower bloom." Sakuya sadly explained as the wolf and human gazed at her tree at the top of the hill that didn't have a single leaf on it even though it's nowhere near winter "Though my body stands firmly here within the confines of the village, my roots spread far and wide, protecting remote areas outside. These parts of me are known as Guardian Saplings. They collect the praise and adoration that gives me strength. However, the recent evil is eroding the guardian saplings. If this continues, I will wilt away as well, and my power will vanish. Worse yet, the dark power grows with each passing day if we don't stop it life as we know it will be consumed utterly in no time." Sakuya finished with Ammy laying on the ground with Noah taking this all in. This was starting to grow heavy on him not long ago he was chilling in his apartment and now he has to worry about the end of life in a world he got stuck in "Aw man this is getting heavy..." Issun said with some dread in his voice with Noah chiming in "Yea this is something else."
"Great and powerful Amaterasu. Could I be so bold as to request your assistance in rejuvenating these guardian saplings by lifting the curse from them. I shall mark the location of nearby saplings on your map." Sauya stated as the map from the satchel that was Noah's waist marking the locations of guardian saplings that were all across Nippon with two being in Shinshu field before floating it back to the human so they can take a look at it "I'm sorry but I have grown tired I haven't even the strength to speak now. I hope that my request has not fallen on deaf ears..." Sakuya said as she slowly started to fade with Noah giving her a nod "Don't worry Sakuya we can do this, right Ammy?" the human said looking back at his wolf companion receiving a nod from her as she yawned and got back on all fours "Thank you Amaterasu and guardian Noah... may the fresh scent of flowers protect you always!" Sakuya said as she faded away with Noah questioning the guardian part but shrugs it off as he turned back to his companions "Eh I didn't really sign up for this kind of mess. This is way too much for me." Issun stated as he started to jump away from the two but stopped in his tracks before jumping back to them "Still I'm stuck with you two till I get all the brush skills...Anyways you two know how to fight and Ammy's a god so what could possibly go wrong." the small artist said as he jumped on the wolf's head "Anyways were you listening to her Ammy, you gotta get all the brush techniques to save the world, and I'll steal and learn 'em! Yea, that's the ticket!" Issun stated which caused Noah to drop a sweat but shakes his head as he looked back at the map while getting down on his knees so that the other two can see.
"Well anyways we should start following the marks on the map! The first spot seems to be up ahead if we exit." Noah stated as he put the map away and got back on his feet with Ammy giving him a look of concerned "Noah are you sure you're really up for this?" she asked with the human looking back at the wolf giving a nod "I'm positive, I may not be a goddess like you but that doesn't I still won't be able to help." he said confidently which caused the wolf goddess to smile at him as the trio started walking down the path leading out of the village to start on the epic journey that awaits them
-End of Chapter 2-
