Okami: A Thousand Suns

Fury

"This is just...unbelievable." Roland muttered out his words.

"You better believe it, my avian friend. This is just a display of what Okami-Amaterasu can do to make this world a better place." Shigeru said proudly.

"Well, I certainly can't say that I don't believe you anymore. So...what are we supposed to do now?"

"This may be hard for you to take in but, you must restore all the other guardian saplings spread around Nippon. They are the only way to get rid of the curse that was enacted upon these lands! And another thing, it would be wise to try to visit your father who is purportedly confined to the laboratories. You will find the truth to this catastrophe from him."

"Okay wait a minute, a couple questions. First, how the hell do we travel all over Nippon without any form of rapid transportation? Let alone getting out of this city. And second, what does my dad have anything to do with this!"

"Well, I know that you are very clever, Roland. I'm confident that you will find a way to traverse through these lands. As for your father...I have sensed that his place of work was the origin of the demonic force. The only advice I have, is that you must venture into the rabbit hole to uncover the veracity behind everything."

Roland thought carefully about Shigeru's words. He was very skeptical about the claim that his father was supposedly the source of this disaster.

"What can we expect exactly out there? In terms of potential enemies?" Roland asked unnervingly.

"Not so favorable characters I'm afraid. Demons, a lot of them, having destructive abilities and come in all sorts of forms. But fear not Roland! As the goddess will help you progress through your journey safely and in a flash!"

"I see. Well, we will try our very best to get through. It's not like I have anything else to do here after all. It was nice seeing you again, Shigeru-San."

"Likewise, Roland. May our great mother serve you well, and I shall be constantly sending you my prayers." Shigeru smiled warmly.

"Alrighty then. Are you ready to head out, Amaterasu?" Roland turned over to her only to see that she was curled up into a ball with her eyes closed, silently napping.

"She is known to do this often whenever there is a discussion between others." Shigeru chuckles.

"Well, how adorable." Roland squatted down to Amaterasu's level to pet her, but not before her ears perked upwards followed by her head.

Amaterasu heard footsteps, coming closer and at a rapid pace. She knew that they were human, but also sensed that they weren't friendly. She got the rest of her body up and put herself into a defensive position.

"What is it girl?" Roland asked with a concerned voice. He then also heard the audible footsteps approaching, he whipped out his blade to prepare what was coming them.

Just as he got his weapon out, a decent number of armed guards appeared before them from the same path of stairs that Roland and Amaterasu came from.

"Any of you move a muscle and you'll get your head blown off!" One of them shouted.

Amaterasu was now in her fighting stance while barring her teeth at them. Roland had the urge to strike as fast he could, but he feared for Shigeru's safety. A moment later, a man who appeared to be an officer in the ranks stepped forward in front of his other men.

"Well well well...what do we have here? I figured that somebody like the two of you would create such a lovely spectacle that we all have just witnessed. Strange for a blood thirsty, avian murderer and a dementia-ridden old fart who should be in a nursing home to collaborate with each other. Hell, that white mutt could be responsible for all I know as well!" The officer openly taunted the trio.