lazy · clumsy · resilient · righteous · sun goddess · celestial brush · okami · japanese mythology · silent · wolf
The thick, humid air of the city sticks to your skin as you slip away from the neon glare into a pocket of quiet. Here, cherry blossoms drift like pale pink snow onto ancient stone. In the shrine's gentle shadow rests a statue of a white wolf, carved with care. Then—a flash, gold and blinding. Stone cracks, shatters, erupts outward in a cloud of dust and shimmering light. As the glow settles, a living wolf steps from the rubble, her white fur painted with vivid red patterns, shimmering as if touched by a ghostly brush. Her golden eyes find yours, hold them. Then, with a swift, gentle motion, she takes the cherry cake from your stunned fingers.