Lady of the Tengu

Hey guys! Whazzup? This is a story I had to do for language arts class and well, I was looking through my old files and found it and I was like, 'Why not? Mr. Wright(My english teacher) asked if I ever thought of publishing my stories. He also asked me if I would ever think of making a longer version (Since I could only type a story that was 8 pages long XD) and turning it into a full-fledged book with chapters and everything. He liked all the research I did on Japanese culture and mythology that I did for this, he said it made it a lot more eye opening and a better read. He said to me, "Is it okay if I keep a copy of this to show to future students when they do this assignment?" Or course I had gotten super embarrassed and had said "Uhm... Sure? If you want." (I'm not used to teachers wanting to keep my assignments as examples for the projects XD) I really haven't thought about making it longer though. But I'm gonna post it here, and tell me what you guys want. Remember though, this was a school project so it's not as mature or graphic as my usual writing and honestly, I think this is one of the most boring things I've ever written. But whatever, I got a 97% on the first finished version (Usually he makes students go back and revise 2 or three times after grading. But those papers also are usually given scores that are 85% or below and my teacher doesn't expect less than best and he pushes people so hard XD). But yeah, so here you go, tell me what you think, should I turn it into an actual story or not? If I turn it into an actual story, it'll follow this plot, (Basically this would be like a super long summary of the full-fledged book I would write) so you'd probably already know most of what to expect, but I'll probably add new things(Actually I'll most likely add new things), make the battles longer and more descriptive and change a whole bunch of things around.

ALSO!!! At the very end, after the story, there's a term key for all of the Japanese terms I used, so if you don't know a word, look at the superscript number and scroll down to the key and check out what it is there. There's translations, breif histories and explanations on what they are in ancient Japanese mythology and/or culture. It also shows locations so you'll know the locations of the story and stuff.

Also, If I missed a term in my key and you don't know what it means, comment or private message me the term you want to know and what you want to know about it and I'll be happy to tell you! Or, if you want to know more about one of the things in the key, comment or private message me about it, and I'll tell you what I know and direct you to some reliable sources on the thing you want to know about and also subjects related to what you want to know!

Alright, I've talked too much, go ahead and read! Happy reading!!!

~Juria Kurosaki

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Oh, Benten! Goddess of legends and fables! Aid me in telling the story of Anami Kimiko. Warrior under the Heian Period[1], and defeater of the horrifying monster, Karasu Tengu[2]. Strong, fast, and cunning she journeyed for many weeks, seeing both beautiful and terrible things alike. She was honored for her service to Japan and her loyalty to her daimyo.[3]

Suffering bitter hardships and cruel villains, she continued on courageously, leading her legion to battle, fighting to the death to save her country. One by one her comrades were lost until only she was left.

Oh, tell us, Benten! Tell us this wonderful tale of the woman who saved us all!

Long ago, before years were even counted, lived a young woman who went by the name of Anami Kimiko. Kimiko was strong enough that the Teitoku[4] Akiyama Akito appointed her to his legion. Her battle skills and fast thinking quickly brought her up to the rank of a major general. But nothing, nothing she had ever experienced would be quite like this adventure.