The Japanese mythology "KOJIKI"

Susanoh's Mayhem

Since Amaterasu lost the bet, she allowed her brother Susanoh to stay at her palace. She knew that he was quite naughty, but in a sense, she was happy that he was relying on her.

One day, one of the gods in the Celestial Plain ran into her room. It was Koyane.

Koyane

Amaterasu! Help me! Susanoh is messing around the fields and the crops!

Susanoh apparently started causing problems. She remembered that he didn't have any bad intentions, but was a little cheeky. She tried to support him.

Amaterasu

Err...but he isn't that bad actually, I suppose. Isn't he trying to get rid of the pests?

She used her supernatural power to sort out the fields and kill the pests.

Koyane

Eh? Pests? He didn't seem like doing that...

Next day another god visited her in haste. It was a goddess, Uzume.

Uzume

Amaterasu! What should I do? Susanoh's broken the rice fields. And now he is riding a horse and running through the fields! Oh, God! Please stop him !!

Amaterasu

Err.......I think he wants to make a new field of vegetables.

Uzume

Vegetables?

Amaterasu

Yes! You know, rice fields need a lot of water...and so...he must have thought that vegetable fields are better for all of you and...Yeah...he isn't that bad, is he?

Amaterasu

......No worry! Everything is going well!

She used her power again, and soon rice fields became vegetable fields.

Uzume

Mmm...I don't think so...

Uzume

but...OK!

And the next day, Tadikarao said.

Tadikarao

Amaterasu! Look! Fuc*** Susanoh dumped all over the palace!!

Amaterasu

Du...du...du...dumped!?

Tadikarao

It smells too bad to clean up!!

Amaterasu

Err......I think he got drunk...Yes, he must have got drunk.

Amaterasu

They are not dump but vomits. No problem! Everything is going well.

Then all dumps changed into vomits.

Tadikarao

Well...Vomits aren't good either...

Whenever Susanoh made a new problem, Amaterasu covered them up with supernatural powers.

A few weeks later, Amaterasu popped into the weaving workshop. She was exhausted by her brother's mayhem and needed some fresh air. She weaved the sacred clothes for the rituals. Mundane was sometimes good, she thought.

Booooooom!!

Suddenly, the ceiling fell down and a skinned horse came down from above. The horse was running around madly.
The craftswomen screamed and went out of the room. The horse destroyed all of the machines, clothes, walls, columns, and the doors. Amaterasu was totally appalled and pulled back in fear.

Susanoh

Hahahahaha!! It's sooo funny!! They're all panicking!

Susanoh cracked up. It was his crazy joke again.

After Susanoh went out, only Amaterasu was left there. It was quiet. She looked over the mess and found someone lying under the weaving machine. She reluctantly got close to it. She had a terrible sense of foreboding.

Amaterasu

Oh...!

It was one of the craftswomen dead whose body was stabbed by a weaving tool. Amaterasu nearly passed out.

Then she dashed off.

Omohikane

Amaterasu?? What's the matter?

Omohikane heard the riot and asked her. Many other gods also came to her with confusion on their face.

Omohikane

Amaterasu, are you OK?

Amaterasu

It's my fault...

Omohikane

What are you talking about? Didn't you get hurt?

Amaterasu

All accidents happened because I've overlooked Susanoh's behaviour.

Omohikane

No, it's not your fault.

Amaterasu

Yes! It's mine!

As soon as she said so, she ran away without looking back.

She flew to a rocky hill. There was a huge cave, called Amano Hollow.
She went into the cave and closed the entrance stiffly with a magical power.

Amaterasu

I couldn't control my brother, let alone the Celestial Plain!

She felt as if her efforts were all in vain. She sat down and cried out like a little girl.

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