Makoto

"*Do you think you can beat me? You can't kill me, and I think you're forgetting the fact I can end your life by a single touch! [...] You're just a mortal, the weakest dragons in the order, while I'm a Celestial, one of the most powerful, in fact, I'm the Spirit of Life and Death! I have the power to kill you, then revive you, and then kill you again! Do you know how easily I can put you through eternal hell?! Not to mention when you die, you come straight to me, so I can just dispose of your soul, to ensure it never sees the light of day again!*"

—Makoto to Kagayaku when confronted with a knife, *The Game of Life*

## Makoto

### Nickname(s)

Celestial's Troublemaker Weird invisible creature (Hestia) Crazy animus dragon (Hestia) Angry deity (Kagayaku) Tortured soul (Era, Astra)

## Appearances

### Appears in

*The Game of Life* *The Poisoned Oath* *Sincerity* *The Deity and I*

**Makoto** is a female Deity, ruling over life and death. She is Honey/Holly's successor, although she isn't related to them. She is Kagayaku's partner and acts as the main antagonist for *The Game of Life*, the deuteragonist of *The Poisoned Oath* and the main protagonist of *Sincerity*. She was one of the Deities that was corrupted during Era's attempt at controlling Celestial.

She is currently residing in her dimension in Celestial with her spirit 'roommates', and frequently comes down to the mortal realm to visit her girlfriend.

## Personality

Makoto is hyper, energetic and goofy, being cocky and playful in nature. She loves making jokes and can be awfully loud, having an interest in arts and crafts as well as glitter, shiny things, and having destructive rampages to calm her sudden bursts of anger caused by work stress. She is also very secretive, disliking others seeing what she's up to and nosey dragons that try worm their way into her business.

Around people she meets for the first time, Makoto is shy and reserved, being friendly and much more easygoing. She isn't too loud and doesn't speak unless spoken to first, and even then, she may just ignore everyone entirely. She is careful with who she trusts after being in an abusive relationship with the God of Sorrow Ankoku, ensuring she doesn't befriend someone too quickly in case they turn out to be just as bad as him.

Once she opens up to someone, however, she is much more outgoing and can't seem to take anything, and I mean anything, seriously. She will crash important Deity meetings simply by being an idiot, joking around and rambling on and on about random things without shutting up until she gets kicked out.

However, though Makoto may seem like a good person, she also has her bad side.

She experiences anger in extreme, potent bursts, often going on destructive rampages which can carry over into other dimensions and even the mortal realm to calm herself down. This almost always causes more drama and damage than expected of it initially. She can be melodramatic and overreact at times as well, giving serious punishments to those who set her off even just a little.

## Biography

### Main series

She is mentioned a few times afterwards before making an appearance in Chapter 6, where she saves Kagayaku from falling off of a bridge on the Sanctuary Woodland Trail. The two talk for a little while as Kagayaku discovers she has Stiff Wing Syndrome, as explained by Makoto, it happens at random to specific dragons. Makoto heals her wings, stating that 'Her friend Russell gets it all the time', which ultimately sparks a conversation about Deities, Kagayaku saying to Makoto that she knew Makoto was the Spirit of Life and Death while she kept insisting she was a Mortal. This makes Makoto angry and wary, with her quickly fleeing the scene and placing a curse on Kagayaku out of pure fear.
She is mentioned a couple of times after that, with her making somewhat of an appearance in Chapter 7 when she places a note to Cyrus on a rock in the woods about Kagayaku, as well as in Chapter 9 when she attacks Kagayaku in her own home, but isn't seen in doing so. Makoto doesn't make a proper appearance until Chapter 10, when Kagayaku goes looking for her again in the woods to attempt to make up with her, and rests on a bench, where Makoto was also resting. Makoto exclaimed that she was worried when she attacked Kagayaku with the vase earlier in case she'd died, and when Kagayaku said that she didn't do anything wrong and didn't deserve to be cursed, she replied saying that 'nosey dragonets cannot be snooping into Deity business'. Makoto then states that she was going to 'put Kagayaku out of her misery', grabbing her cheek and attempting to death touch her.
In Chapter 11, when this interaction is continued, Makoto can't seem to bring herself to death touch her, getting frustrated and letting Kagayaku go, running off and attacking Mepuru, who was also present in the forest at that time.
She then makes a very brief appearance in Chapter 14, where she watches her death curse hit Kagayaku with a store sign and knock her into comatose, revealing she feels bad for hurting her, but doesn't want her and Cyrus to be hunted down by dragons who want their magic for themselves, considering it has happened before, so she believes she has to exterminate her.
Makoto then disappears and doesn't reappear again until Chapter 17, when Kagayaku goes out to the forest for 'justice'. A few minutes before this, Makoto had a panic attack and resorted to singing in a clearing while sat on a log to calm herself down, singing what happened to be Kagayaku's favourite song. Kagayaku slips and Makoto notices her, getting excited and exclaiming that the mortal was 'offering herself to her'. Kagayaku then prepares herself and says she has no intention of falling to her, while Makoto laughs, remarking that Kagayaku 'wasn't scary'.
Her laughter ceases when she spots Kagayaku's hand resting in her pouch, however, and the Deity gets suspicious, asking what Kagayaku was up to. Kagayaku replied with 'earning her freedom' as she pulled out a sharpened knife and brandished it towards Makoto, shocking the Deity. Makoto fell into a state of anger and panic, yelling that she 'didn't want to do this' and threatening Kagayaku. Kagayaku, however, doesn't back down and advances towards Makoto, who was standing her ground while yelling out in outrage.
Kagayaku hesitated for a moment before talking to Makoto, attacking her with the knife and drawing a lot of blood, which angered Makoto even more while she cried out in pain. Makoto kicked Kagayaku and exclaimed that 'she didn't have the right to attack a celestial' as she reached down to death touch the mortal, who recoiled and kicked Makoto away in her wounded area, causing more pain. Kagayaku ran over to Makoto, stabbing her in the thigh, but the Deity quickly retaliated and bit Kagayaku on the forearm, wounding her severely.
Kagayaku rushed off to tend to her wound while Makoto followed her, the two fighting some more before Kagayaku ended the battle by slicing over one of Makoto's eyes and slitting her throat. Makoto, who wasn't dead, then stated that she'd made her more angry and that she was going to make the curse worse before running off.

## Quotes

"*Requests for revival or reincarnation?*" - To a group of Spirits, *The Game of Life*

"*Relax, relax. He's okay, I've just sent him to the living world.*" - To the spirits after reviving Chihiro, *The Game of Life*

"*Oh, this? It's um... Nothing...*" - To Kagayaku after she inquired about her magic, *The Game of Life*

"*That's really interesting, are you one of them?*" - To Kagayaku after her explanation about animus dragons, *The Game of Life*

"*Oh. Wait, lemme look at that. [...] Try moving your wings again?*" - To Kagayaku after noticing her stiff wings, *The Game of Life*

"*Ohh okay. Your wings are just... Well, stiff. Some dragons are born with it, unfortunately.*" - To Kagayaku about her wings, *The Game of Life*

"*No no! I just meant that some dragons get stiff wings sometimes. It goes away, then comes back. The majority of dragons don't get it, though. It normally takes... What? 2 to 3 days to go away.*" - To Kagayaku about stiff wings, *The Game of Life*

"*Woah woah! Calm down! [...] I'll get rid of it for you. It'll come back, though. [...] Try moving it now?*" - To Kagayaku as she healed her wings, *The Game of Life*

"*N-No I'm not. I'm a mortal, just like you! I like to get lost in forests, and fall off bridges, and-*" - Trying to convince Kagayaku she isn't a Deity, *The Game of Life*

"*I am not a goddess. Stop making such silly assumptions.*" - To Kagayaku about her assumptions, *The Game of Life*

"*Dear Cyrus, when do you think summer will be finished? Work is exhausting. I think the Mortals are aware of our presence, it's really starting to worry me... Not to mention the fact that some of them are wandering in here at night and not leaving for weeks, it's distracting me and Brightside. By the way, there's this one mortal who's able to see us. Her name is Kagayaku and she appears to be some... IceWing SandWing hybrid? Her existence is worrying me. She'll probably tell everyone about us and we'll have to leave. Seasons are to be set up in secret, you know. I feel the need to exterminate her. She's already onto me, she called be a 'goddess' last night. Brightside told me she escorted her out of the forest and warned her not to return, so hopefully she doesn't... But then again, if she stays out of the forest, she can tell the tale... You know what, screw asking for advice, I'm gonna rid of her, one way or another. Cyrus, please do not leave a note here yelling at me because I want to murder some innocent mortal, I guarantee this is all for our privacy. Kind regards, the Goddess of Life and Death, Makoto.*" - Her letter to Cyrus about Kagayaku's death curse, *The Game of Life*

"*I thought I killed you back there, with the vase. I was worried! [...] But you're alive! What a miracle!*" - To Kagayaku upon meeting her at the bench, *The Game of Life*

"*We can't have nosey dragonets like you snooping into deity business now, can we?*" - To Kagayaku in response to her question about the curse, *The Game of Life*

"*It's about time I put you out of your misery.*" - To Kagayaku with the intention of death touching her, *The Game of Life*

"*Well well well, if it isn't Kagayaku! Offering yourself to me, are you? Aww, you're so pathetic!*" - To Kagayaku after she trips into the clearing, *The Game of Life*

"*Do you actually think you're scary?! [...] You're really not.*" - To Kagayaku after she stated she wanted justice, *The Game of Life*

"*You don't want to do this! I'll kill you! [...] I'm being serious! Put that stupid thing down, camel spit!*" - To Kagayaku after she pulled out her knife, *The Game of Life*

"*Do you think you can beat me? You can't kill me, and I think you're forgetting the fact I can end your life by a single touch! [...] You're just a mortal, the weakest dragons in the order, while I'm a Celestial, one of the most powerful, in fact, I'm the Spirit of Life and Death! I have the power to kill you, then revive you, and then kill you again! Do you know how easily I can put you through eternal hell?! Not to mention when you die, you come straight to me, so I can just dispose of your soul, to ensure it never sees the light of day again!*" - Trying to convince Kagayaku to back down, *The Game of Life*

"*You dare attack a goddess, a CELESTIAL BEING?! I am worshipped and loved across the entire continent, and who the heck knows about you? Only the ones close to you, while I was born a celebrity! [...] It's about time I taught you a lesson!*" - To Kagayaku after being stabbed, *The Game of Life*

"*Heh, are you trying to run away?! Looks like someone's finally realised this is a fight no mortal can win.*" - To Kagayaku as she tries retreating to tend to her wound, *The Game of Life*

"*For moon's sake, why don't you just give up? You're not going to get far.*" - Taunting Kagayaku, *The Game of Life*

"*No, I will never free you. If you thought this was going to make me want to free you, then I'm afraid you were very, dreadfully wrong. You've made me angrier.*" - To Kagayaku after she demanded the curse be lifted, *The Game of Life*

"*Enjoy your last days alive, Kagayaku, for you shall not be able to bypass my curse anymore.*" - To Kagayaku about worsening the curse, *The Game of Life*

"*No, I know what's wrong with you, Kagayaku, and it scares me, because nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING, like this has ever happened before in the history of the world. Heck, we didn't even know such a feat was possible, but here you are.*" - To Kagayaku about how she can see supernaturals, *The Poisoned Oath*

"*Folklore. I'm here to save you.*" - To Folklore in her dream, *The Deity and I*

## Trivia

* She smells strongly of vanilla.
* Her name, Makoto, translates to 'Sincerity' from Japanese.
* Nobody except Astra knows her birthday.
* Her life touch ability cannot heal herself.

## Gallery

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Makoto's official Toyhou.se page