Shamash

**Shamash** is the goddess of the sun in the New World. She is also called **Amaterasu**, the divine ancestor of the Japanese people in Earth.

## Personality

Shamash is smaller in build than Astalte but her sense of presence is countlessly larger than that of Astalte’s. If a human were to somehow get close, they’d likely be instantly vaporized by the sheer divinity of the goddess. She is clad in splendid coats layered over and over and they are different from the attire Astalte wore, which was based on natural materials.

Since the creation of the new world, she’s been one of the gods that watched over it. She found reason herself at a loss with the unusual beings that were the light-winged people of the Ravernal Empire. However, as per the law of the gods, they weren’t allowed to directly intervene. On countless occasions, they bestowed their divine powers unto those born in the world who possessed heroic attributes to deal with problematic threats but in the case of the light-winged people, they easily vanquished everyone they sent. For centuries and even millennia, she had an outrageous grudge against them.

In addition, Shamash was discontented that if the gods would simply use their divine powers to kill off the Demon Lord and the ogres and have the Alliance of the Races deal with everything else, the threat would resolve itself. However, if they wish to save humanity without having to sacrifice a god’s divinity, they’d have to restrain themselves from indirect intervention.

In Earth, Shamash used her name, known as Amaterasu, appeared in the dreams of a household of the descendants of her children stating, “Organize a strong and well-commanded independent force of mixed ground, sea, and air elements and dispatch them to this area on the ocean on this particular day. Do this and your descendants in the far future will be blessed enormously.” When it occurred that everyone in the household had the same, peculiar dream, a small uproar perturbed the backbone of the Japanese government. Furthermore, when a peculiar event happened during a ceremony held in the Ise Grand Shrine attended by important government personnel, they realized that it might actually be a divine revelation from the gods. With this, plans moved forward on materializing the goddess’s orders.

## Chronology

### Great Race-Demon War Arc

After the Alliance of the Races' final major defensive operation failed in their last line of defense in the Iwat Valley by the overwhelming Demon Lord's Army, Head Priest Ilkanresis and the prostrated elves prostrated themselves for all the races in the Divine Forest before the altar. They noticed a ball of light suspended midair in the middle of the altar. Ilkanresis begged Astalte, the Fertility God, for help, but the gods were not permitted to lay their hands directly on the world and its dimension. Hearing Ilkanresis’s heartbreaking plea, Astalte understood that the danger of the races being wiped out was also well-known in the heavens. She decided to bring the matter up to the Sun God, Shamash. After the ball of light that called itself Astalte disappeared from the altar, Ilkanresis and the others discussed amongst themselves whether the ball of light that appeared was indeed the goddess they worshipped and what Astalte meant.

In a divine light sanctuary, Astalte met Shamash, who handed a shining golden yellow drink in a glass-like vessel to her. They drank them from vessels. She asked Shamash to do something to stop the Demon Lord's Army. However, they couldn't intervene any more than what they had done. They would lose their divinity, which would be to cease being a god. If Astalte was to lose her divinity, she won’t be able to do those things anymore. Shamash decided to discuss with Ir, the god of creation, that not have to lose Astalte's divinity. Shamash disappeared from Astalte’s presence.

After a while, Shamash reappeared. She stated that she and Ir had a considerable quarrel. Ir gave Astalte the best compromise to have her divinity intact in exchange, she lost her name, and her name faded from the memories of the people. Astalte accepted but losing her name was a trivial thing if it meant helping her elves. Shamash intervened but in the form of our human retainers, who had certainly developed a fair bit after sprouting forth and following a different evolution in a world from another dimension. With their power, they might be able to force the Demon Lord's Army on the run, making Astalte satisfied. She forgave Astalte for sacrificing her name, but she would never forget her name. Nodding her head in contentment, Astalte disappeared from view to return to the Divine Forest.

Shamash was instantly wrapped in strong, dazzling light. When the light settled, her coat had transformed into a Japanese-looking kimono. She disappeared from the plane to head once more to her offspring, who currently lived in another dimension. However, she went by another name: Amaterasu.

Under the guidance of the goddess Shamash (Amaterasu), Imperial Japanese nineteen ships of the Eastern Deployment fleet appeared in the ocean beyond the whirlpool 100km northeast of the Rodenius continent.