Legendary hero, an evil conspiracy is now sweeping across the entire world. We need your strength to defeat the Demon King and save the world. First, you must prove your courage and conviction by traveling to Abomon Village to find the lost Holy Sword—huh? Why are you going to the Demon King's castle?
"Amatsu-Kami, come out and die!"
Shizuku's voice boomed like thunder through the mountains. In an instant, points of firelight appeared throughout the previously sleeping Mount Kōya temple grounds. Takigawa Hoshou stared at the sight, his eyes wide as saucers.
"Y-you, what are you doing?!"
"The Amatsukami have taken control of Mount Kōya. They want to resurrect the Amaterasu sealed here and rule the world."
Shizuku explained the entire situation to Takigawa Hoshou in a single sentence.
"Y-you mean... that can't be possible."
"I didn't come here to discuss whether it's true. I came here to wipe out those foolish idiots and their lackeys."
As she spoke, Shizuku raised Frostmourne in her hand.
"However, considering that Mount Kōya is also the birthplace of Japan's esoteric Buddhism, I won't do it myself. I'll let someone else handle it."
"Someone else?"
"Hah!!"
Before Takigawa Hoshou could figure out what Shizuku meant, she let out a roar, reversed her greatsword, and drove it forcefully into the ground. Ice immediately spread forward from the blade, flash-freezing the land before them. Then the frozen earth suddenly shattered, and armored samurai from Japan crawled out one after another, fully armed with swords and shields.
Then, a banner bearing a plum blossom was raised high among them.
"Th-this is...!?"
Takigawa Hoshou's face went pale at the sight of that plum blossom banner. At the same time, a deep voice gradually rang out.
"Fifty years of life are but a dream, an illusion. Where there is