Ame-no-Tajikarao 2

Above Osaka Castle, what should have been a night with a bright moon was suddenly swept over by dark clouds... In an instant, they blotted out the entire sky, plunging everything into darkness... as though the gods themselves had shrouded the heavens.

Suddenly... thunder rumbled without the slightest warning. Then, lightning tore across the sky. In the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning intertwined, while gale-force winds howled like the prelude to an approaching storm, carrying the force of heaven and earth shaking.

Just moments ago, dark clouds had blanketed the sky. Now, thunder roared and lightning flashed. In the woods outside Osaka, towering trees were blown askew by the fierce winds, swaying as if on the verge of collapse. The deafening thunder sounded as though it were right beside them.

"They're here..."

The little fox stood beside the corpse of the ape divine messenger, watching the wrathful spectacle in the heavens. This was the imposing presence of an ancient god from myth. Even before he appeared, it felt as though the world was about to end. He was on an entirely different level from the ape divine messenger from before.

Just then, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky and crashed down directly in front of the little fox like a missile, smashing into the forest ahead. The surrounding trees were instantly pulverized, leaving behind a massive crater over ten meters wide.

When the wind and dust settled, a glittering golden figure stood within the crater.

The figure wore the attire of a Heian-era general and held two enormous golden hammers in both hands. Just looking at him gave one the impression of boundless strength. Yet... his face looked like that of an ape that had not fully transformed.

Even so, the surging divine power around him