Okikurumi

### Aliases

Okikurumi, Okikurmi, Okikurumi-Kamui, Oki, Ainurakkur, Ae-oyna, Ae-oyna-kamui, Onya, Oyna-kamui, Ape, Ape-kamui, Yoshitsune, Father of the Ainu, Father of Humanity

## Relatives

### Parents

Kanna, Chikisani, Kunnecup (adopted), Tokapcup (adopted)

### Consorts

Retacchir

**Okikurumi** is a Kamui and culture hero of the Ainus.

## Overview

Okikurumi is an immensely important Kamui in Ainu culture, it can even be argued that he **is** the most important. He's believed to have descended down from the spirit world to help humanity. Because of his connection with humanity he was not only considered a Heavenly Kamui but also an Earthly human.

## Appearance

Okikurumi has two main descriptions He's either; A man completely covered in flames in the garb of an average Ainu man, his flames if he so desires can be touched without causing harm or An Ainu man who wears a coat of elm bark, whose legs and waist are covered in flames.

Despite this when he's normally around humans he stays in his human form of that of a completely normal Ainu man, if not a handsome one. He's also seen with either a sword or a spear of mugwort.

## Personality

Okikurumi is an incredibly kind and caring person, well known for his selfless nature and soft disposition. However he's very naive and innocent, often times getting attached to people incredibly fast.

Despite his kind hearted nature he can become incredible angry if anyone hurts someone close to him, often times throwing caution to the wind as transforms into his Kamui form and fights the aggressor.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immense strength:** Even as a child Okikurumi displayed many great feats of strength, growing up Okikurumi easily bested the strongest of wild beasts, even besting other Kamui. In adulthood Okikurumi reached his peak, being on par with the likes of Cikap in terms of strength.
* **Intelligence:** As a child Okikurumi had immense knowledge about the world and its inner workings, this knowledge only grew as he got older, becoming a wise and intelligent man.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Okikurumi's flames are his signature trait, intense and powerful they are able to burn away at even the strongest of chief gods.
* **Electrokinesis:** Inherited from his biological father Kanna, Okikurumi is able to call upon divine lightning capable of destroying entire realms, like Tenei-pokna-moshiri.
* **Chlorokinesis:** Inherited from his biological mother Chikisani, Okikurumi is able to manipulate plant life itself.
	+ **Healing:** A sub ability also inherited from Chikisani, Okikurumi is able to heal wounds with the foliage he creates.
* **Light Manipulation:** Inherited from his adoptive mother Tokapcup, Okikurumi is able to produce and control rays of divine light capable of purging evil spirits and curses.
* **Darkness Manipulation:** Inherited from his adoptive father Kunnecup, Okikurumi is able to manipulate darkness and dark energy to damage his foes.

## History

### Birth

Okikurumi's parents were the heavenly Kamui of lightning Kanna and the earthly Kamui of Elm Trees Chikisani. When the Kamui were first populating the newly made earth Chikisani was one of the few Kamui who elected to stay on earth. However she had an admirer in the spiritual world the Kamui Kanna. He eventually reached out in correspondence as the two quickly fell in love. Hating how they couldn't be together physically they decided to meet in the middle with her ascending to the spiritual world and him descending to earth. However when they finally embraced for the first time Kanna's lightning body accidentally struck Chikisani causing her to explode and erupt into flames, killing her. However their love for each other was so great that within her charred body was their son Okikurumi, the first Kamui to be born on earth.

Kanna heartbroken secluded himself inside the clouds leaving Okikurumi to his Grandfather Kotan-kar, Kotan-kar saw greatness in the boy and asked the sun Kamui Tokapcup and the moon Kamui Kunnekup to adopt Okikurumi and raise him on earth. The two who eagerly wanted a child enthusiastically agreed and adopted the young boy.

### Childhood

The majority of Okikurumi's childhood was spent with his adopted family in an Ainu village. Keeping their identities hidden as humans the three lived in their village peacefully, however the other villagers began to catch on to their godly origins, especially with Okikurumi's feats of strength and durability. However even when he was still young he would regularly help the villagers with anything they needed, leading him to become greatly popular in the village. Most of his time was spent playing with the other kids in the village, however his favorite activity was wrestling the animals found outside their village, wrestling deers and even bears. He also was greatly intelligent for his age, teaching the early humans about a myriad of things; like weaving, carving, fishing, hunting, ceremonies to honor the Kamui, architecture, medicine and many others.

### Okikurumi fights a deer

When Okikurumi was 16 he was alerted to an enormous stag that had attacked the village, however no one was killed. Okikurumi immediately went to face the deer believing it was an Kunne Kamui in the form of a deer. He caught the act of attacking an elegantly dressed young woman as he sprang into action. Like how he wrestled the deer in his childhood he fought the giant stag with his bare hands, its size made it difficult to wrangle. However using his strength he was able to beat the deer, forcing it into submission. That is when the deer spoke to him, revealing that it was actually the deer Kamui as it was sent from the spiritual world to test Okikurumi's strength. Healing the stag he climbed on its back and rode it up towards the heavens, meeting with his grandfather Kotan-kar.

Kotan-kar congratulated him for defeating the deer Kamui and voiced their concern over the deer Kamui attacking innocent civilians and the swan Kamui. Proud of Okikurumi Kotan-kar asked him to become the hero of mankind, beating anything that threatened peace. Okikurumi accepted already willing to give his life to protect people. Elated Kotan-kar teleported him down back to his village on earth.

### Okikurumi and the Swan Kamui

When he arrived back in his village he was hailed as humanities hero and was given a great feast for his deed. However during the feast he saw the well dressed lady that was being attacked by the deer Kamui, curious he went to talk with her. She introduced herself as the swan Kamui Retacchir. Explaining that she had grown an interest in him from heaven and descended down to the earth to meet him. Over the course of many years the two fell in love and got married.

### Okikurumi vs Uesoyoma

During their first night as a couple Retacchir was kidnapped by the Kunne Kamui Uesoyoma. In the chase that followed Okikurumi fought Uesoyoma hard, however she blinded him causing him to struggle to fight back from her onslaught, ultimately being beaten as Uesoyoma took Retacchir to the underworld. Tokapcup and Kunnecup found him unconscious and carried him back to their home where they healed him.

When he woke up he wanted to eagerly go back and rescue Retacchir, but the Kamui couple stopped him. They explained that if he were to go there now he would die, making the whole venture pointless. Unaffected by the prospect of dying he attempted to get past them, however they stopped him again revealing to him that he was adopted. The couple told him about his biological mother and father, and by what he was doing he was repeating the same mistakes. But the couple was moved by his devotion to Retacchir combined their powers and awoke his dormant strength from his mother and father, as well as the strength he inherited from his adopted parents.

With his renewed strength he dashed to the underworld with vigor, confronting Uesoyoma and her army of Kunne Kamui. Using his new powers he easily cleaved through the army confronting Uesoyoma herself. Their battle shook the very Underworld itself as each of them fought tooth and nail, however Okikurumi's resolve pushed him forward as he defeated Uesoyoma, retrieving his wife Retacchir.

### Okikurumi vs Pikata

One fine day, the wind Kamui Pikata, who had spent her days embroidering, took an interest in a large Ainu village. Surrendering herself to her mischievous tendencies, she donned her robes and danced for six days and nights, sending a huge storm upon the village. The entire village, except for a single house, was destroyed by the storm. Intrigued but also upset by this curiosity, Pikata danced even harder than before, and yet the house stood firm. Tired of dancing, Pikata retreated back to her abode in the land of the Kamui.

Days passed, and Pikata, who had spent the last few days embroiled in embroidering, recalled the previous event, and decided to look down upon the village again. To her surprise, the village had been completely repaired, and the Ainus have continued their daily lives as if nothing happened. Vexed, Pikata once again donned her robes and danced for six days and nights, even harder than before. This times, sandstorms brewed and struck the Ainu village, the seas raged upon the shores, and even the tree Kamui cried, for the storm had snapped and uprooted the trees. In the end, the Ainu village was turned into a wasteland... Except for a single house. Flummoxed, Pikata gave up and returned home.

Soon, while embroidering, Pikata was surprised that she found a young Ainu man, in the flesh, standing at her door. The young man thanked the Kamui for her delightful dances, and had come to her house to show her "the dance of the Ainu" as a sign of gratitude. The young man danced, and from his robes came out strong gusts of winds, destroying Pikata's home into a mere framework surrounded by rubble; the young man took a fan out of his pocket and danced a second time, and fanned in cold Winter winds that destroyed Pikata's robes, bruised her skin and nearly froze her body; the young man turned his fan over and danced a third time, and fanned hot, dazzling winds that scorched Pikata's entire body and blinded her eyes. Pikata then fall down to what was once the floor of her house, nearly dead and losing her senses. The young man then stopped dancing, and asked why Pikata would've done what she did, causing countless lives to be lost among the Ainu. He also stated that he could've just killed her right there and now, but decided not to as a respect to her status as a Kamui. However, he insisted that if she ever does what she did again, he wouldn't hesitate. After lecturing Pikata, the young man fanned gently around her, causing her wounds to heal, her senses to return and her robes to fix itself; the young man then fanned around himself, causing the ruins to reform into a house again.

Confused but grateful and curious, Pikata asked who could this powerful Ainu be. The Ainu then told her, that he was none other than Okikurumi. This stunned the Kamui, who had learned of Okikurumi's reputation before. Ever since then, Pikata, the wind Kamui, had never sent unbearable storms and terrifying winds to the Ainu in the area surrounding the Saru river, for that's where Okikurumi lived.

### War against the Eclipse

One day Okikurumi woke up to find that both Tokapcup and Kunnecup were missing. Consulting the heavenly Kamui they revealed to him that Uesoyoma was actually sent to kidnap and kill Okikurumi, however she confused him with Retacchir as they both smelled the same after their wedding. Kotan-kar revealed that Uesoyoma was a servant for the Kunne Kamui known as Cupray. Cupray wished to devour Tokapcup and Kunnecup the bring the spiritual world and the mortal world crashing together destroying them both. However Kotan-kar refused to participate, not wishing to kill any of the Kunne Kamui.

Ready for battle the virtuous Kamui assembled onto the mortal world to confront Cupray and its army of Kunne Kamui. The two armies clashed as their battle shook creation. Eventually Okikurumi faced off against Cupray, however despite his great power he was easily beaten by the overwhelming power of Cupray. Cupray explained that not only did he wish to destroy the mortal world and the spirit world, he also wished to consume Kotan-kar and ascend past the limits of a primordial.

Kotan-kar upon seeing his beloved children die made his grand entrance causing the Kunne Kamui submit, enraged Cupray consumed every last Kunne Kamui, growing even stronger. However Kotan-kar fused with Okikurumi and killed the great dark Kamui, freeing all the consumed Kunne Kamui and Tokapcup and Kunnecup.

### Okikurumi says goodbye

After the battle with Cupray Okikurumi and Retacchir's mortal bodies aged and grew old. Eventually the two decided to return the spiritual world to retire. However, before he left Okikurumi promised the people of the earth that he would return before he ascended to the heavens.

### Okikurumi taught the Ainu how to cut down trees

One day, the Ainu were baffled with a particularly strong and beautiful pine tree to the North. No matter how many times they hit it with their swords, the tree would not fall down, with their effort only causing their weapons to wear down, bent or even broke outright.

Suddenly, a very old man and a very old woman appeared before the gathering Ainu, the old man wielding an old ax, and the old woman an old sickle. The Ainu laughed at them, and asked what are they were even going to do. The old man sarcastically replied that he was here simply to watch them. The pair then proceeded to use their tools properly and work together to fell the tree, its fall causing the earth itself to tremble. As the tree crashed down to the ground, the pair ascended to the sky, their tool scabbards roaring with flames. The Ainu watched this in awe and wondered, who could the old man and woman be, before realizing that the two were Okikurumi and his wife, who had briefly returned to the land of the Ainu to teach them the important skill of cutting down trees for lumber.

## Myths and Legends

Okikurumi is venerated for his role in educating the Ainu and humankind, hence his title of 'the Father of Humanity'.

## Trivia

* Okikurumi is often synchronized by Japanese theologians with the folk hero Yoshitsune.