Dark Revelation (Book6, Chapter14)
You find yourself summoned to work for inari for the next fourteen centuries, then what? you're bored again? 753 _ad_, you show up on the japanese 'radar' as the saying now goes. you start trouble in tang, china.
Against All Odds: Extraction Ch.3
It was at a shrine to the japanese rice god inari that he had professed his love for rahne. and like that isolated shrine, this one was still beautiful. but coyote couldn't help but feel that there was something wrong here. he looked over at ronin.
The Unwilling Thrall (A1, B1, C13)
"i have vowed my service to the shinto god, inari. i have overheard many of your conversations with the queen of my race. they are a source of _amusement_. i've heard so many plans for greatness over the last millennium.
Enlightening Enshrinement
The boy made his way outside, paying homage to the statue of inari on his way out, hoping through her divine intervention, he would be able to see success.
Frolic and Freedom (Chapter10, book8)
It was the power of inari-no-kami who restored her spirit in the celestial realm. it was pop-culture that cemented tamamo's ability to exist in the present." conner rubbed his face.
Twilight of the Gods (Prologue & Chap1)
"kitsune - a shinto messenger of inari. why do you look european?" the woman licked her lips with a frown. "who are you?" said mark. "how do you know what i know?" he added. "are you reading my mind?" she pursed her lips.
Swiss Mix - Chapter 526-550
You will probably never see me again, but... if you ever feel you really _need_ to find me, go to the inari shrine by the restaurant, perform the ritual for seeking inari's blessing, and speak my name three times.
The Altered Boy
Father Angelo never told Jim about the werewolves, at least, not until he reached puberty. It was then that the father finally worked up the courage to admit the secret he'd been hiding from the lad, since he'd come to the convent as a baby. "Jim,...
Temperance
It's been a long run up to this point. I can't bow out just yet. I've learned to curtail my hubris ever so slightly, and I've learned to hold my ideals tight, but to carefully assess. The fantasy utopias we dream up have a dark anti-side like a...
Dreamworlds and their Denizens (I)
There are several wonderful places, visible within my head. They are, almost consistently dark--unlit by any manner of sun. Rather, they most often are filled with stage-light, spotlights, or neon luminescence. One of these places is a Circus. A...
Thick as Thieves With Dreams and Dogs
1:48 AM. I sit in somber silence. My heart is beating. My whole body is vibrating like a tuning fork. I'm thirsty as hell. Georgette the Poodle is staring me in the face, grinning. _"Girl, we've got work to do."_ A salacious Sally Acorn is feeling...
Duality
_What must we endure, to be 'us'?_ "I don't know. I don't know." There is a divide, between who you are, and your ideal self: the you inside the shell. _Look in the mirror, but you won't see me._ "I know, I know! There is little I can do but...