The Goddess's Crow and Oni (Sequel to 'The Crow's Goddess')

Into the Netherworld (Part 1)

Melody POV:

I turn to see...

Nanami!

I ran over just as Takehaya got kicked by Otohiko.

"Nanami!" I shout getting her attention and hugged her. "Nanami, I'm so sorry!"

"Melody!" She yells in surprise and happiness. She hugs me back and says, "It's okay Melody, someone helped me."

Someone helped Nanami... Mikage...

"Otohiko, was it you who invited she who does not belong here?!" Takehaya shouted.

"A drab thing like her? As if." Otohiko answered.

A tick mark appeared on Nanami's head and I can't blame her for getting mad.

"If you did not invite her, then who did?!" Takehaya screamed.

"I did, naturally." I heard an all too familiar voice.

We turned to see a door opening to reveal... OKUNINUSHI!!!!

"OMG, it's Lord Okuninushi!" Otohiko squealed.

Kill me...

He floated down and walked towards us, 'smiling'.

"Lord Okuninushi, I do so hope that I find you in excellent health." Otohiko said getting close to him with hearts in his eyes.

"You too, Otohiko. For it is a beautiful day." Okuninushi replied.

"It is unusual for you to make an appearance this early, Okuninushi." Takehaya said calmly.

"A situation has occurred that needs of some urgency resolving. Nanami dear. Little Melody." Okuninushi says.

"What do you want Okuninushi." I hissed at him.

"Before the Divine Assembly begins, I want you two to go to Yomotsu Hirasaka." He said making rock on symbols.

What.

The.

Fuck.

Is.

Wrong.

With.

Him?!

"What's Yomotsu Hirasaka?" Nanami asks.

Time skip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nanami, Okuninushi, and I were sitting inside his inner shrine to discuss the matter.

"Yomotsu Hirasaka is the entrance to the Netherworld, my dear. Ordinarily, there is a god who guards the gate, so that others can cross the border, but he is currently here for the Divine Assembly."

He must likely drinking now...

"Okay." Nanami says.

"For the seven days of the Divine Assembly, Yomotsu Hirasaka becomes undermanned. Every year, Yōkai and the like target this opportunity to try to break through the border. They only have seven days, so the attempts generally end in failure, but there was apparently quite the ace among the Yōkai this year."