On the shores of Lake Baikal during the Ice Age, small tribes scattered across the land. Some settled in lands rich in nature, others continued their journeys across straits, as if guided in search of a utopia. On the continent nurtured by the mighty Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, there resided a god named Pangu, born from an egg. He gradually split the heavens and the earth. After his death, all things arose from his remains. Nuwa, with the body of a serpent, created humans from clay, and Fuxi similarly imparted technology to humanity. After the reigns of the benevolent rulers Yao and Shun, ten suns appeared in the sky at once, and the earth became a blazing inferno. There, a master archer named Yi swiftly shot down nine of the suns, leaving only one. Among them was the spirit of the sun, a three-legged crow. This crow spirit crosses to the eastern peninsula, fluttering across the windswept plains where valiant armored warriors on horseback fly. The four divine beasts protect successive emperors. In an era of overwhelming odds, the Hundred Schools of Thought arose. In the state of Lu, a man named Confucius appeared. His teachings spread to the surrounding areas. Afterward, this people became the center of the world. The Yucatan Peninsula, covered in dense jungle, is home to the feathered Quetzalcoatl. His arch-enemy is the obsidian Tezcatlipoca. Bloodthirsty gods demand sacrifices. Huitzilopochtli is also destined to perish. The demon king and serpent god who destroyed the four suns join hands to regenerate the world. Tezcatlipoca has a shining mirror. Quetzalcoatl has emerald feathers. Eagle warriors wield javelins adorned with eagle feathers. The leopard... Elite jaguar warriors clad in furs They protect the royal capital and the corn people The creator god of the northern tribes is the raven The priests engage in meticulous contemplation A calendar develops and is called Katun A spiral theory of time unfolds The world cycles, but there is always an end As prophesied, the shadow of conquistadors aiming for El Dorado looms over the capital of Tenochtitlan In the land of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, ruled by warriors and great kings, reside the awe-inspiring Amatsukami and Kunitsukami The divine couple were working on creating the land, but Izanami gave birth to the fire god Kagutsuchi and was burned to death by its heat When Izanagi sought a wife in the underworld, Izanami had transformed into an ugly, impure form Izanagi Startled, they fled back to Earth and performed a purification ritual at Awagihara in Hyuga, Tsukushi then the three noble children were born from their faces Amaterasu ruled Takamagahara Tsukuyomi illuminated the world of eternal darkness Susanoo defeated Yamata no Orochi After the descent of the heavenly grandchild, the first Emperor Jimmu led his eastern expedition guided by Yatagarasu Yamato Takeru fought with his back to the river and wielded the Kusanagi Sword, fighting with boundless energy Yamato prospered, and Empress Suiko reigned Prince Shotoku fulfilled the ideals of the Western philosopher Around the time the philosopher-kingdom was realized in the East a certain being manifested from the realm of Ideas the sound of birds flapping their wings echoed in the azure sky of dawn a rainbow-colored crow and a phoenix carriage appeared in the sky above Shikishima and it landed on a shabby little island
