The book of Ethur

Chapter 1

The beginning

It was a dark cold stormy night in a nice area in the west side of Shinjuku Japan; most people that live here only worry about them self and nothing else. My name is ICHIROU and my name means first son in Japanese

Variant spelling of Japanese Ichirouu, meaning "first son."- 一郎

I am the first son of the Kawano, and a master in Kendo, and martial arts, my parents told me on my tenth birthday, I will have to take over the family business and become a Demon and spirit slayer, and help those that are in need of protection. I will explain it more better a demon and spirit slayer, is someone that has inherent the power to slay those that have come to our world to destroy it. One thing we all got told is that we have to keep it to ourselves and no one must know about it.

I have one younger sister and two older sisters, my little sister is about three years old and my other two are twenty and twenty-five years old. Spirit summoning is a hard tool to be using when you are in battle with those that want to take over and destroy the human race. Some spirits are able to take over a human’s body even when they are awake, they use a spell known as spirit take over, but they also call it “Kitsune” which is also a word for a fox which is also a demon. The Shinto Kami, or spirit also services as the messenger of the “Kitsune.” This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has—they may have as many as nine—the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make offerings to them as to a deity. It is widely agreed that many fox myths in Japan can be traced to China, Korea, or India. Chinese folk tales tell of fox spirits called huli jing that may have up to nine tails or Kyūbi no Kitsune in Japanese. A nine tail’s fox demon is the most powerful demon of them all.

So, my grandfather taught me how to use the Talisman’s that were passed down too me when I was a little kid. We use the Talisman and the Shikigami to protect us and those that are around us. Shikigami

式神

is the term used for the summoned spirits of an "onmyouji", a Japanese sorcerer. Shikigami are used to protect and serve their master, much like the Western concept of the witch's familiar. There are many types of shikigami described in legend, the most common type being enchanted paper cutouts that can produce the illusion of another real-life object. Also, Shikigami have one rule they are never loud too hurt humans and they are only supposed to service their masters only and no one else.

Nonetheless, as I get older I also get told that there is a greater threat larking in the night that is plotting a plan to destroy all creatures on earth, and since I am the first son too my father I vowed that I will not disappoint him and I will do my best to protect my friends, family, and also earth. There was also another family that also claimed to have an heir in their family. The families are the Fujimoto, Ojima, and the Kojima, each family is giving the task to protect certain parts of Japan from the evil spirits that come out. We were all from a noble family group and we were picked to save and protect our families honor, without fail. The Shujin of the household is my father and if you haven’t figured it out Shujin means Head of house and the characters of this is 主人 which also mean’s master/ or head of a place or family.

The Shrine is in the back of our place, it is a Shrine to be used for worshiping the god of the shrine and the name of the god for this shrine is called Ōyamakui-no-kami. My family is the Shrines protectors and I was told that if anything ever happens to the shrine that the God of the Shrine will punish us, although I have no idea if it is true or not. The Shrine possesses one National Treasure, a sword. It also holds 14 Important Cultural Assets, 13 swords and one naginata. The shrine is also one of the most popular for Japanese families to visit during the Shichigosan coming-of-age festival.

Today is the day that my sofu

Grandfather

is supposed to teach me how to summoned a good spirit that is welling too help me out when the time is right, here is the words that I have to say…………………………………..

Spirit I summon you to my dream and my life,

Show me my path and my outcome

I welcome you in hopes for help,

I cry out to you.

Tell me my future and help me through it.

Sprit of good I summon you to follow and lead me

Night and day be by me, and show me the way

So mote it is!

He had told me to say it three times and then blow out the candles and then go on to bed and wait until the next day on. I woke up the next day that I thought it was the next day but I was only dreaming sleeping in my bed draining in sweat and cold all over, all I see is a dark creature just staring at me and I had no idea what it was or what it wanted with me at all. Then I screamed and I was able to wake myself up quickly.

What was, that I seen in my dream? ICHIROU had said concerned about what the dream was trying to tell him about.

That dream was probably about me Ichirou-san? Said a creature that had stood in the corner of the dark room, the thing was, but it was white, and blue with black stripes down his back, and his tail had a sharp end to it and it had small claws on its feet. I am Byakko and I am the Guardian of the west and the one that you had called.