(The error in the previous chapter, where Susanoo called Amaterasu his mother, has been corrected to sister.)
"Lady Sister!"
"Since they are invaders from another realm, we cannot stand by and do nothing!"
"Our divine subjects are being slaughtered wantonly. We must stop this!"
"Please permit me to lead Takamagahara's Martial Gods down into the world and punish these fiends from the Otherworld!"
Watching the illusory images of Astra Militarum soldiers shooting down samurai ashigaru and frightened villagers along the roadside, Susanoo immediately stepped forward and loudly asked for battle.
Anger burned in his eyes, lightning flickered around his body, and his tone was incomparably resolute.
Memories of his past with humanity continuously surfaced in his mind.
When Susanoo was young, he often sneaked off to the Human Realm to play.
Unexpectedly, he was caught up in the tragedy of Yoma massacring a city and was forcibly abducted along with the survivors.
Later, they were thrown into a prison beneath the sea abyss.
There, the yoma and demons held banquets within the prison, forcing humans to kill one another and blood relatives to devour each other for their entertainment.
As time passed, more and more people were eaten by the yoma, while others died after being driven mad by fear.
Just as everyone was drowning in despair, a monster sniffed the scent of the crowd and said:
"One of you is a god. Hand him over, and I'll spare the rest of you!"
Susanoo had tried to step forward at the time, only to be firmly held down by the people around him.
The whispered words of one elderly man remained engraved in his heart even now.
"Young god, live on. Protect more people in the future!"
From that moment on,
Susanoo swore to become a god who would stand