Amatsu-Mikaboshi

**Amatsu-Mikaboshi**, also known as the **Scarecrow Maiden of Heaven** is the Primordial Goddess of Darkness, Sin, Malice, the Stars, Void and Nothingness. She is a fragment of Chaos that existed long before Creation and she gave birth to Kotoamatsukami, whom she grew to hate because their existence caused her discomfort.

She was defeated and locked in the Ancient Sea of Primeval Energies, where her essence corrupted anything the Kotoamatsukami created for a millenia, until Amenominakanushi created Yomi, locking her in there.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi was a former lover of Xadldir and together they created the Kotoamatsukami consisting of Amenominakanushi, Musubi, Takami-Musubi, Kami-Musubi, Umashiashikabihikoji, Amentokotachi and Shinigami.

Later on, after being driven to Land of Izumo by Izanagi and Izanami, Amatsu-Mikaboshi fell in love with a mortal man and gave birth to Shishioka Yukine, possessor of the Longinus; **Zephyr Shift,** being the possessor of the Abyssing Dragon, **Diablo** resides in.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi is a major antagonist in Amenominakanushi's saga.

## Overview

Amatsu-Mikaboshi, meaning the "August Star of Heaven" is the goddess of evil and of the stars, specifically the pole star in Japanese mythology. Despite being mentioned in Eastern lore, the exact details and characterizations of Amatsu-Mikaboshi are very cloudy or unclear,as she is rarely if ever mentioned in any of the typically referenced texts of East Asian Mythology.

From what can be gleaned and pieced together from ancient Japanese myths, Mikaboshi is not a physical god in the sense like Amaterasu or Susano-o, but a dark Force that existed before the universe, reigning alone in absolute darkness and control. This, however, proved to be untrue in a sense as Mikaboshi was in fact a child of Chaos herself that existed before the universe and not being the primordial chaos itself.

Under Chinese Buddhist influence, she was identified with Myōken, either as the pole star or Venus, before being combined with the god of all stars, Amenominakanushi.

## Appearance

Amatsu-Mikaboshi is an elusive force of nature with her true form being that of an immense formless darkness that could cover the whole of Takamagahara in shadow. It has been compared to an eldritch entity or a starless sky.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi currently takes the form of a beautiful middle-aged woman with deathly pale skin, pitch black hair and eyes and a pure black school uniform. She exudes an aura of mystery, hollowness and begrudging feelings.

## Personality

Amatsu-Mikaboshi is a grumpy, hollow, often malicious and hostile entity. Most of all, she desires to rest in the vast nothingness that comes with the asbence of Creation. She also views humans and other lesser races as a plague and wishes to eradicate them. Her ideals are a complete opposite to Amenominakanushi.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi does not like to take things seriously and will often mock the suggestion of her doing any hard work. She is almost completely inactive, impassionate and uncaring towards the concepts of good and evil or the principals of the established Shinto Pantheon.

## History

Amatsu-Mikaboshi's origin begins during Chaos's fight with Order, in which the two omnipotent deities received significant damage from one another. Amatsu-Mikaboshi was one of the three big fragments that split from Chaos, the other two beings Hundun and Nun.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi was sapient, but had practically no intelligence. She wondered the yet-to-be created multiverse, aimlessly strolling the sea of primeval energies as a formless blob of darkness. That is, until she came across the venerable Xadldir. Though it was his job to eradicate things such as her, Xadldir noticed how Amatsu-Mikaboshi, instead of attacking, began studying him up close and she was desperately trying to resonate with his far superior essence.

The Father of the Cosmos and the little fragment of Chaos grew to share an affectionate bond akin to a pet and its master. Under Xadldir's protection, Amatsu-Mikaboshi grew extremely intelligent and it wasn't long before she learned how to communicate as other Primordial Entities did. As a token of appriciation for taking care of her, Amatsu-Mikaboshi told Xadldir she would become his wife and bear his children. Xadldir, thanks to his unequal intellect, could accurately predict that such a relationship would not work out, yet he abode by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's wishes nonetheless. He did not marry her immediately and merely took her as a lover at first.

After mating with Xadldir, Amatsu-Mikaboshi's intelligence and accumulated power began to decrease as it was being passed down to the entities that spawned from her. She no longer had power over stars, celestial energies or cosmic wisdom and was now reduced to the simple-minded blob of darkness that she once was. Xadldir was saddened, but he knew such a thing might happen, as a mere fragment of Chaos would not be able to procreate with him without any side-effects. Fearing that anymore interference with Amatsu-Mikaboshi's composition might cause her to literally 'burst out of reality', Xadldir abandoned her.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi now back to her original state, grew increasingly distressed whenever the Kotoamatsukami attempted to create something, as she had spread herself almost infinitely and thus wherever they tried to create something, Amatsu-Mikaboshi would devour, corrode or simply obliterate it.

It was Amenominakanushi and Musubi who organized their siblings and resisted Amatsu-Mikaboshi's oppressive control. Only Amenominakanushi and Musubi could face her on their own, but with the help of their siblings, Amatsu-Mikaboshi was quickly overwhelmed and defeated. However, even when subdued, her dark essence sipped out and corrupted anything they created. Kami-Musubi came up with the idea of locking her up in a special realm, meant to contain such corruptions. Amenominakanushi created Yomi and placed her right at the bottom of it, sealing her with a thousand forbidden seals.

For the duration of all the Creation Wars and the earliest ages of Creation, Amatsu-Mikaboshi would spend her time in Soku, the lowest depths of Yomi, where she plotted her revenge against Amenominakanushi. She was freed by an envy-consumed Kami-Musubi who wanted to overthrow her older brother and take his power for herself. She utilized Amatsu-Mikaboshi and together they wrought havoc on Takamagahara. They even came close to destroying Amenominakanushi, but due to his will proving great, Kami-Musubi and **Amatsu-Mikaboshi** were brutally defeated in one epic final showdown.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi was left so weakened from her last fight with her oldest son, that she grew fearful of him and sought to avoid him at any cost. Later on, she was even unable to overcome Izanami and Izanagi wielding the Amenonuhoko as they drove her to Izumo.

Forced to hide, Amatsu-Mikaboshi took on an youkai form and blended in with the population of Izumo. Knowing that going up against Kotoamatsukami again would just lead to her being sealed or worse, weakened yet again, Amatsu-Mikaboshi desired to live a life away from Yomi or Kotoamatsukami. She fell in love wiht Shishioka Atsuhi, who taught her how to connect with other youkai. From him, she gave birth to a girl - Shishioka Yukine.

There was a massive explosion of darkness when Shishioka Yukine was born, alerting The Watcher who reported to Amenominakanushi. Thinking fast, Amenominakanushi quickly arrived in Izumo and once again defeated and locked away Amatsu-Mikaboshi. He wanted to get rid of Shishioka Yukine, too, but due to having his nature changed by Benzaiten, he spared her and left the baby girl alone.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi is also featured in Takemikazuchi's legend, where the god stumbles upon the deity as it tries to escape Yomi, but he stops it with help from Hachiman and Susanoo who give him the power to drive it back into the cold abyss of Soku. From there on, there exist no further mentions of **Amatsu-Mikaboshi**, as it is likely the entity ceased being active for many eons.

## Powers and Abilities

**Nigh-Omnipotence**: While not as great as Chaos, she does have the abilities destruction, infinity, endless power and others. She was described as both omnipotent and unbeatable by those aware of her existence. Amatsu-Mikaboshi is only equated by her two oldest children and Benzaiten and Bishamonten, and surpassed by her daughter. No one below the Primordials can stand a chance against it and will never overcome it. However, given that she was extremely weakened from all her fights with Amenominakanushi, even Takemikazuchi was able to hold his own against her.

**Immense Strength**: Amatsu-Mikaboshi was one of the strongest beings in the multiverse during her hayday and could even defeat several Primordial Entities and Old Ones with ease. Her power was on par with that of Chronos, the eldest of the Protogenos, but she herself grew weak after furnicating with her lover/master - Xadldir. The powers she gained while serving him were passed down to her children, who in their desire to create worlds and dispell the void, defeated her and locked her away. After this, Amatsu-Mikaboshi would fight against her descendants three more times, before she grew so weak even Takemikazuchi was able to drive her back to her prison with a bit of help from Hachiman and Susanoo. At the moment, she is still an immensely powerful goddess, being able to overwhelm the likes of Amaterasu and Takemikazuchi without much difficulty, though any member of the Kotoamatsukami or Celestial Guardians is capable of defeating her on their own.

## Gallery

Mikaboshi seeing Xadldir again.gif*Amatsu-Mikaboshi's reunion with Xadldir*

## Trivia

* Amatsu-Mikaboshi's height is [172cm] and body weight is [57kg].
* Amatsu-Mikaboshi's appearance is based on Hagoromo Gitsune from *Nurarihyon no Mago*.
* Amatsu-Mikaboshi's measurements are B94-W65-H86.
* Amatsu-Mikaboshi was included in the list of the Strongest Beings in the World when she served Xadldir in Celestia, but after the Creation Wars, her name was taken off that list.