Fishers of Men
'How cheerfully he seems to grin...' (How Doth the Little Crocodile, Lewis Carroll) Ammut had been left on the doorstep of a Brazilian orphanage before he'd been old enough to have known how to talk. He'd been far too young to have even remembered...
Arguments (Book7, Chapter2)
How do you explain to a fifteen year old boy that his grandmother is an immortal kami fox spirit who was a messenger for a japanese shinto god? it's a little ... over the top for him.
FoxFire (Act1, Book2, Chapter8)
Sinopa furrowed her brows, unsure as to how a shinto fox was able to get along with an olympian. "many deities are racist towards..." tamamo raised her tone. "hermes has _always_ given me respect because i treated him _and_ his son with respect."
Wild Goose Chase (A1, B10, C19)
I thought shinto deities are supposed to be what humanity should aspire to become?" "i am not a deity. i am a kami spirit fox; i am a mere messenger. i will never be on the same level of greatness as inari no kami, or amaterasu omikami."
Timely Complications (Chap18, Book8)
"you weird shinto bitches and your stupid fascination with suicide. you'll have to catch me to kill me." "stop," conner said. "he's family." he looked back up at the man by his bed. "we'll finish this personally when i'm back on my feet.
Seiko no Oni - Hyakki Yagyo
"i could see oni, spirits and the like ever since i was little so i always had an interest in shinto. the barrier is just some string i hung. i didn't realize it worked..." "cease fidgeting i don't plan to eat you." "sorry.
Ripple Effect
"you see, when i renounced shinto, it was because something else came along that took its place, just as ammut came along and took your place." klein nodded. "what was it?"
Spirit Bound: Chapter 123
The plain, weathered wooden doors were set into the same type of arch he'd seen near shinto shrines, the handles simple wrought-iron rings, and the doors themselves each emblazoned with a different character.
Spirit Bound: Chapter 143
When the society teamed up with the knights to massacre every shinobi along with every shinto or buddhist priest with an ounce of power. how many died? how many children did you butcher?" he shook his head angrily. "lost, no. hidden, yes."
A Gentleman of Strength
All of these ritual elements, the _shiko,_ the throwing of salt, stemmed from sumo's close association with shinto mysticism: the _shiko_ was a form of exorcism, and to this day, a _yokozuna_ was summoned yearly to the capital to perform it at the grand temple
Unmellow Yellow
; this was a free day for me and with the intention of doing a little exploring i climbed into the company car and headed down the road to check out a few of the historic shinto
Folly of the Gods A1, B10, C1
The voice belonged to tamamo-no-mae, a kitsune spirit fox of japanese shinto lore. reno and karla turned around on the rooftop. two delicate white hands came up over the side. a young asian woman pulled herself up, upon the roof.