An hour past midnight, Motohama Ken was making his way in the direction of the Kumamioso shrine, the moon high above his head, the stars twinkling in the sky, with no clouds anywhere in sight.
On any other night, He would have likely sat beside the Koi pond in the garden, stargazing on such a beautiful night. But he had a job to do.
This was his second Mission as an Agent of Shin-Corp, And he needed to discover what was going on with the Kami of Kumamioso.
As he made his way down the silent streets of Kumamioso, Ken could see glimpses of figures hiding on the roofs of the houses, the reflective spark in the eyes of small creatures watching him from afar.
It was the Witching Hour, the time in which the supernatural barrier between Otherworld and the Real World was the weakest. Most people, those who lack any supernatural senses, would not notice anything. But to a person like Ken, who's been introduced to the supernatural and has spent the last two months training in it, even if only a little. He knew the things watching him were spirits.
Ken tried to ignore them as he continued walking in the direction of the Shrine, It would take between five to ten minutes at the pace he was walking before he reached it. Enough time to clear his head and go over the plan.
That's right... The plan...
The plan that he definitely has. The plan that he was going to follow in order to figure out what was going on with the Kami.
"I don't know what I'm doing..." Ken whispered to himself as he stared at the hill where the Shrine sat on, at the many stairs that went up the hill towards the old walls that surrounded the Shinto building.
As he made his way closer, he racked his head thinking of a plan that would work.
Option 1; He could simply ask to speak with the Priests, but that wouldn't work, seeing as it's the middle of the night. So that option is out.
Option 2; He could try and ask one of the local Yokai if they knew anything, but the Yokai could be in on whatever is happening. If the reason the Kami isn't doing their job connected to the Yokai, they would know he's investigating it and stall everything. So that option is also out.
And so he's arrived at Option 3; Sneaking around the shrine in the middle of the night and hoping nobody catches him.
"You can do this-" Ken whispered to himself, "Think of this like completing a dare." He slapped a pair of Armor Talismans over his cheeks in an effort to curb his nerves and also look closer to an American Action Hero putting on face paint during a Vietnam War Movie.
"...Maybe I should Call Susanoo." Ken fished his phone out as he reached the stairs leading to the shrine, his eyes zeroing in on the NO SIGNAL in the corner of his phone, "Never mind."
There was no more stalling, He had to do this in order to keep his grandparents safe.
"Actually... Maybe if I get a vantage point I might get some signal..." New plan! Ken was going to climb up the wall around the shrine and hope he would get enough signal to call Susanoo-no-Mikoto so he could tell him he was an idiot.
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The Hill upon which the Kumamioso Shrine is built is surrounded by a small forest, giving the place an almost alien look when compared to the rest of the village.
The shrine covers 11,700 square meters with its 90-meter wide and 130-meter-long walls of wood, creating a box on top of the hill, with the only entrance and exit being the large, 10-meter wide gate sitting in the center of the front wall, being lead up to by an old path of stone stairs.
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Side Character DxD
FanfictionMotohama isn't an important character. He doesn't even get a last name. His character Archetype is Perverted Best Friend. He never engaged with the plot of the world around him. He is, without any question, A Side character. Until I took over, that...
