Over a century ago...
A foul eight headed serpent terrorized a small village known as Kamiki. Every year, on the Night of the Festival, the serpent, Yamato no Orochi, would have his servants fire a white arrow into the roof of a house of a young maiden. The girl would then be given up to Orochi as a sacrifice. Before the day of the sacrifice, a strange white wolf appeared near the village of Kamiki. The villagers feared he was a familiar of Orochi, and dubbed him Shiranui. On one particular Night, Orochi's arrow made a graceful arc into the home of a maiden whom Nagi, a great swordsman, had a secret love for. The swordsman was furious, and went instead of his love for sacrifice to slay the foul Orochi. When Nagi reached the Moon Cave, Orochi's sanctuary, he charged the eight headed beast, slashing furiously. But, sadly, Nagi's sword couldn't penetrate the snake's thick skin. As Nagi fell to his knees in exhaustion, a white bolt made a speeding leap and created a huge slash in Orochi. It was Shiranui, and it was standing between Nagi and the foul eight headed beast. With his newfound strength, Nagi and Shiranui together slayed Orochi, and restored peace to the land.
One hundred years after the fall of Yamato no Orochi...
A darkness once again spread across Nippon. An evil known as Yami had come down to earth, and threatened the very foundation of civilization. The Great Goddess Amaterasu was called from the Celestial Plain, and taking the form of a white wolf, charged to save the world once more. With her trusty partner Issun and the Celestial Brush in paw, she set across the land, restoring peace and order, and making new friends. She defeated Orochi once more, and traveled to the Ark of Yamato, where she finally met up with the Dark Lord Yami. The two, light and dark, nature and technology, fought furiously, shaking the very roots of the world. But Yami got the upper hand, and knocked Amaterasu into helplessness. Issun, however, unable to join his godly partner in her final battle, restored faith in the gods, and gave Amaterasu the power to revert to her previous form, the great Shiranui. She smited Yami with quick strokes of her brush and powerful swings of her Divine Instruments. Nippon was safe once again.
Nine months after the fall of Yami...
Nippon was threatened by a new evil, this time by a being of pure darkness, Akuro. The wood spirit, Sakuya, prayed for Amaterasu to appear, but instead summoned her son, Chibiterasu. The young wolf pup was inexperienced, but inherited the power of the Celestial Brush from his mother. Chibiterasu set off in place of his mother, battling the darkness that consumed the land with the help of many friends. Strangely, after defeating a few strong enemies, Chibiterasu would sense a pure evil absorb the darkness given off when his foes lay still. He shrugged it off as no big deal. Then Chibiterasu learned about this evil that called itself Akuro. Chibiterasu and one of his partners, Kurow, traveled back to the time when Amaterasu killed Orochi, then back to when Shiranui and Nagi defeated the vile serpent. They were unable to stop Akuro from collecting some of the blood of Orochi. Akuro dragged Chibiterasu to the Dark Realm, there, the two battled, Chibiterasu beating him with all of his learned skill and the help of a very special friend.
Ten years after the fall of Akuro...
A new evil has sprung as the name of Ninetails, one of the foes Amaterasu faced. She has lain in wait, collecting power from everything evil and dark. Ninetails now wields perfect dark power, and is killing off all of the world. Now, a new generation of Gods have formed, and race to stop the evil Kitsune Ninetails.
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Characters in the roleplay:
Springywolf10
Name: Amayumi, 'great moon'
Animal: Fox
Marking/Swirl pattern:
http://moonlight345.deviantart.com/art/Amayumi-213641072Element: The Moon
Main Brush Stroke: Crescent
Main Weapon: Resurrection Beads
Sub Weapon: Solar Flare
BreyerCrazy52
Name: Epona, 'great mare'
Animal: horse
Marking/Swirl pattern: Epona is an extremely light blue with a red spiral marking on her forehead. Her hooves are black. Epona has white angel wings and light blue eyes. Picture coming soon.
Element: Flora
Main Brush Stroke:Greensprout
Main Weapon: Life beads
Sub Weapon: Thunder Edge
Varjak_Paw
Name: Amageki, 'great attack'
Animal: Tiger
Marking/Swirl pattern: Coming soon
Element: Electricity
Main Brush Stroke: Thunderbolt
Main Weapon: Tundra Beads
Sub Weapon: Divine Retribution
Surburbia
Name: Kirakaze, 'Killer Wind'
Animal: Cat
Marking/Swirl pattern: There are four red stripes that start from the eyes and drag down the back, and then swirl at the end with the two in the middle near the base of the tail and the outer two swirling at the hip. Picture coming soon.
Element: Ressurection
Main Brush Stroke: Rejuvination
Main Weapon: Exorcism Beads
Sub Weapon: Blade of Kasunagi