Chapter 34

" Oh my, I completely forgot you've only been here a week, so you wouldn't have known, me and my forgetfulness. Well, they are decorating And preparing For the Twin-tailed goddesses Festival."

"Twin-tailed goddesses Festival??" Ekko was confused he had heard of a lot of different Japanese gods like the famous Amaterasu, The 9-tailed Fox, Izanagi, Ebisu, Susanoo Bishamonten, and the likes, but never the Twin-tailed goddess.

'Maybe she is a minor deity?'

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A long Long time ago in the land of the rising Sun, People all over the land Were in for a treat, because the scholars of the Emperor had foreseen that on that very night the famous twin Stars Would appear in the Sky once again.

What people in modern times call shooting stars. These stars would only ever fly past the earth every 900 years or so, so everyone who knew about it was excited to witness the phenomenon and see if the legends were true.

The emperor, the common people, and even the scholars themselves were not disappointed as the famous Twin stars flew across the sky, one a flaming Cosmic Red While the other an icy Snowflake white.

They were beautiful as they were majestic, though things took a drastic turn when those very stars, instead of disappearing to only be seen 900 years later, instead looked to be getting closer.

And before anyone of the people could react the Twin stars Flew over the emperor's Castle and crashed into the land causing a massive Earthquake that shook the very country.

The Twin star's descent into the world caused death, destruction, and Draughts throughout the land causing mass starvation for the people. And as the people suffered they also prayed for their Kamis to do something, anything. And it seems like their prayers were answered.

Meanwhile, in a tiny village west of the great Capital, a small village girl had also witnessed the Decent of the Twin Stars but she knew something the villagers didn't, she herself saw both stars Fall from the sky and Land On Yakushi Mountain.

And for months She tried to tell the other villagers about the two stars that fell not too far away from their village, but nobody believed her even after trying to tell everyone for months.

So if no one would believe her she would just prove it by finding the Twin Stars herself. So in the middle of the night when her parents were fast asleep, she Snuck out of her home and wondered the Mountain for any clues.

And to her dismay, she couldn't find any, she was so certain that what she saw that night really happened, but she wasn't the only one out that night, so why was she the only one that saw the Twin Stars Decent from the sky To the mountain?

She searched for hours but still couldn't find them so she thought of giving up....but it was at that very moment that She heard a rustling in a nearby Bush, scared she lifted the only weapon available to her...a stick, it wasn't very long but it was a thick stick.

Though instead of a Bandit or Wild bear, it was actually a fox. It had the most orangist coat of fur she had ever seen. The fox Seemed Cautious of the girl and ran away immediately.

The girl didn't know what came over her at that moment but she decided to chase after the fox leaving the footpath and chasing after the fox in the dense mountain forest.

Sadly only being 10 the girl just couldn't keep up with the fox's agility and lost sight of it fast.

But when she tried going back as she had lost sight of the fox, she had noticed that she was in Unfamiliar surroundings. No matter where she walked she just couldn't find that footpath.

So she did the only thing she could think off...she cried out to her mother and father, but no matter how much she cried no one was there to hear her...or maybe there was, as just when she had given up hope of ever finding her village again, a sudden flash of Red and white blinded her vision.

When she opened her eyes again she was stunned because right in front Of her were the Twin Stars themselves.

One looked like a red molten rock that glowed red and the other an icy rock that glowed a whitish blue.

She was mesmerized by their unnatural beauty and immediately kneeled to the two Stars.

As she knelt the Twin Stars hummed before they started to float away, but the girl somehow knew they were trying to guide her home, so she followed the two stars and eventually made it back to the village.

But it was no longer the village that she knew. That was because everything was now burned to cinders and most of the villagers were either dead, injured, or unconscious.

The girl could only stand there in sadness and fear as she watched a Gargantuan size beast tear her village apart. But it was at that moment she remembered that when some foreigners appeared in her village they said something that piqued her interest and she never forgot it till this day, that if you make a wish upon a shooting star it will definitely come true.

So with all she had she cried and knelt to the two stars, she begged them to save her village and her people, and as she had hoped and wished the Twin Stars Agreed, they flew into the sky leaving A majestic Rainbow like arc in there wake, the Twin Stars flew above the rampaging beast and soon there Size grew and grew until the two stars were as big as the best itself.

Then they glowed so brightly even the other villagers Miles away could see their shine. The Twin stars Crushed the beast under them but did not kill it. Though the girl didn't care, all she knew was that her village was finally safe.

But not only her but to every remaining villager's surprise the beast that had been attacking them slowly shrunk before it became no smaller than a normal fox, but not just any fox, the very same fox the girl had seen in the Forest that caused her to lose her way.

Then the Fox magically Glowed before what appeared before everyone was one of the most beautiful women they had ever seen.

The beast that had rampaged their village was a Goddess, Goddess Inari. Inari Ōkami had Come down from heaven to help the people who Were suffering but in her descent, she was affected by the people's emotions of hatred and Suffering and was corrupted by it.

Though thanks to the Twin Stars she Was able to regain her sanity. She was thankful but also sorrowful of the things she had done so with her divinity she gave the land and the people her blessing, and to thank the Twin Stars She Blessed The stars to become her new Attendants and were given Godhood.

The two Twin Stars soon after glowed with a blinding light and after the light died down Two women with beauty on par with the goddess herself appeared.

One was a beautiful Fox Eared woman With with free-flowing Hazel hair and crimson red eyes. And she wore a Red Kimono with 9 hypnotic tails swinging from her behind.

The second woman was equally as beautiful with short ivory silver hair and Eyes as icy blue as the Winters themselves. She wore A blue Yukata and had 9 White hypnotic tails swinging from side to side behind her.

They were the Twin Stars given form by the goddess Inari, and soon after the goddess and her two new companions went around Japan making the lands rich again and bringing a new age of prosperity for the people. But the people of that village would never forget that day of Loss and blessing.

Especially that little girl who after reuniting with her parents decided to start her training as a new Miko priestess.

And Thus The Story of The Twin Goddesses was Born.

There New given names being Akagi the red Star of the west and Kaga the Blue star of the East.

And it is said That Every year after that Incident the Twin Star Godeses would come down from heaven And Visit the people of that village.

And that...is the story Of The Twin Goddess's."

Granny Chio finished her little storytelling session to the fully emeresd Ekko who was disappointed the story had ended.

" Wow? I never knew this village had such a background. Are there any other stories about the Twin Godeses Granny?" He asked curiously.

"There are but don't You have something to do, if not I can tell you some more stories."

" Crap Your right, maybe next time then, I'll see you, Latter granny, take care of yourself!." Ekko shouted as he jogged away.