Amenominakanushi/Relationships

### Nyx

Amenominakanushi and Nyx have something of a life-long bickering, even though they have seldom met throughout the ages. Due to their contrasting upbringings and ideals, they are a bit like Yin and Yang, with one strongly desiring order and absolute harmony, while the other is . Their natural elements, Light and Dark, are also at conflict which makes them have an automatic dislike of the other. *This section is a work in progress...*

Over the course of the story, the animosity mellows into a friendly rivalry with both trying to out-compete the other in many ways. Desperately trying to grow out of his racist views, Amenominakanushi spends a lot of time around Nyx and is often the first to rush to her aid. And that may include things outside of battle, such as social issues or romantic endeavors. He also requests a spar at least once a week in order to help him refine his anti-Darkness abilities.

Because of their close interactions, many who don't know the context of their relationship assume they are a couple. And while there is nothing romantic or sexual between them (as they say so themselves), on surface level, their bond appears to have 'intense sexual tension', so much so that Eris even accused them of cheating on their lovers. Benzaiten shows to be extremely clingy towards Ameno and unnaturally cold towards Nyx whenever all three are together.

After finding a common interest in unique art, Ameno and Nyx become even more comfortable around each other. On one occasion, after Nyx assured Bishamonten that Ameno only had eyes for them, she proceeded to tease Ameno by saying: "If were ever to become like that, you'd happily commit 'seppuku' with me, wouldn't you~?".

Amenominakanushi's willingness to stand up to Nyx later on, a goddess he detested more than most before, made Azathoth laugh erratically when Amenominakanushi protected her.

## Kotoamatsukami

### Umashiashikabihikoji

Umashiashikabihikoji is the Shinto Primordial God of Land and Tenacity, commonly called **Kojisaki** or **The Fourth**. Like all the other Kotoamatsukami, except Shinigami, Amenominakanushi regards Umashiashikabihikoji as a sibling and cares for his well-being as much as he does the others. The two often fall victim to some contentious arguing when around each other, though the conflict is mild and they can immediately come out on friendlier terms after a drink and a feast or a fight (or both).

Though they are both acting as 'divine vagabonds', The Fourth and First Kami consider their ways quite different, as the former is more rash and passionate, while the latter is patient and logical. Amenominakanushi shows agitation at his brother's constant desire to have a pleasant fight and said brother also shows agitation at Amenominakanushi's obsession with self-control and discipline.

Despite their mutual disagreements, the two divinities are like true brothers and value each other almost more than they value their own safety as they willingly throw themselves at harm's way to help each other out.

### Amenotokotachi

Amenotokotachi is the Shinto Primordial Goddess of Heaven and Wind, commonly known as **The Fifth** or **Errand Girl**, and is also Amenominakanushi's little sister. Like all the other Kotoamatsukami, except Shinigami, Amenominakanushi regards Amenotokotachi as a sibling and cares for her well-being as much as he does the others. Amenominakanushi entrusts her as the Messanger of the Kotoamatsukami to announce their will or gather information and give back reports. The origin of her nickname 'Errand Girl' comes from the fact that Amenominakanushi uses her to resolve smaller conflicts and issues all the time. Amenotokotachi finds the similarity in their names to be annoying as other gods have often accused her of being a copycat.

### Shinigami

The Shinigami or **Shinigami King** is the Original Grim Reaper of Japan and the youngest member of the Kotoamatsukami. Not much is known about their relationship, though it can be inferred from the lack of thought about him on Amenominakanushi's side that their connection was mostly professional. It's also unknown how he feels about Shinigami's lack of virtue and honor, his loose alliance with Ayaka and Suteko. It's likely that like Takami-Musubi, Amenominakanushi felt extremely disappointed with Shinigami. He also mentions Shinigami once in a lyrical poem about his family, referring to him as:'insouciant scythe of the Deep Soil, putting the dead in order was not for him a turmoil'.

## Kamiyonanayo

### Kuninotokotachi

Kunitokotachi is the Primordial Shinto God of Land and Foundation, nicknamed **Great Ancestral Founder of the Nation**, was his first creation and his original successor. According to Kami-Musubi, Amenominakanushi adored Kunitokotachi and Toyokumono to a fault, leaving them gullible and practically unprepared to take on the full deities of the position they were so quickly assigned to. Amenominakanushi feels great disappointment in Kunitokotachi, Toyokumono and especially himself for being essentially the cause for the Yamikami to even exist in the first place. It seems he's also avoiding his firstborn, as whenever they are included in a conversation he refuses to be vocal.

### Toyokumono

Toyokumono is the Primordial Shinto Goddess of Rich Clouds and Fields, nicknamed **Mother of the Nation**, was his first creation and the original successor of Kami-Musubi's position. According to Kami-Musubi, Amenominakanushi adored Kunitokotachi and Toyokumono to a fault, leaving them gullible and practically unprepared to take on the full deities of the position they were so quickly assigned to. Amenominakanushi feels great disappointment in Kunitokotachi, Toyokumono and especially himself for being essentially the cause for the Yamikami to even exist in the first place. It seems he's also avoiding his firstborn, as whenever they are included in a conversation he refuses to be vocal.

### Izanagi

Izanagi is the Shinto God of Creation and Life, nicknamed **He-Who-Invites**, is his grandson and the third Ruler of Takamagahara. Izanagi shows great reverence towards his grandfather, bordering on delusional idolization. Izanagi perceives Amenominakanushi as an omnipresent, omnipotent guardian of Takamagahara who watches over all of the Kami and Japan. One of the reasons why Izanagi usually appears confident in his victory is his belief in Amenominakanushi's divine protection. Izanagi also has the tendency to panic whenever he has presumably offended Amenominakanushi in some way. Even if his master isn't even around, he's still immediately ready to throw himself in a punishment to appease him.

Amenominakanushi on his part shows constant ire towards Izanagi due to his past screw-ups and is especially adamant in reminding him of his wife's fate. However, ultimately Amenominakanushi cares for Izanagi in a senpai-kouhai kind of way. He finds Izanagi's devotion towards him endearing, but also wearysome.

### Izanami

Izanami is the Shinto Goddess of Creation and Death, nicknamed **She-Who-Invites**, is his granddaughter and the third Co-Ruler of Takamagahara. Izanami is perhaps Amenominakanushi's current favourite when it comes to the younger generation of Kami. In the past, he barely aknowledged her presence. After witnessing what happened in Yomi, Amenominakanushi felt sympthetic towards the younger goddess and with persuasion from his wife, he descended into the Shinto Underworld to give Izanami a comforting gift. He crafted her a polyform scythe-katana made of pure death and created for her a throne of power within Yomi that permitted a Grand Privilage for her as an underworld entity. He even granted her the abscent position of Shinigami as the Grim Reaper of Japan. Amenominakanushi has full faith in his granddaughter and her ability to fulfill her duties.

## Yamikami

### Ayaka Shikone

Ayaka Shikone, formerly known as the **Flower Jewel Goddess,** now nicknamed **Trace Manifestation of the Evil Spirit**, is the fifth daughter of Amenominakanushi who detested how the system of Takamagahara operated and rebelled against the established order. They seem to mutually despise each other for different reasons that are entirely their own fault - Ayaka loathes the Kotoamatsukami for their ineptitude and Amenominakanushi abominates her for killing most of the second generation of Kami. It is likely that Amenominakanushi, like most of Japan, considers Ayaka to be synonimous with the word 'disgrace; dishonor', since he looks upon anything or anyone currently associated with her with utter disgust.

## Amatsukami

### Amaterasu

Amaterasu is the Shinto Goddess of the Sun and the Universe, nicknamed **Lady of the Sun**. She is also a distant relative of Amenominakanushi and the fourth Ruler of Takamagahara. While it seems like they have never met directly, Amenominakanushi holds Amaterasu in relatively high esteem and expresses faith in her capability. According to him, Amaterasu could have been a brilliant goddess to succeed her father's position if not for the fact that she often acts like a petulant child. That said, he does give her credit for managing to boost the gods of Japan's influence and reputation through her wise diplomatic decisions and it is only for that reason alone that he hasn't intervened in her rule.

### Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi is the Shinto God of the Moon and Secrets, as well as a distant relative of Amenominakanushi. It's unknown if they have any deep bond or not, though Amenominakanushi one time calls her 'the diligent Keeper of Secrets' with a tone of slight veneration. Like all other Amatsukami, he likely sees her as a child of his.

### Susanoo

Susanoo is the Shinto God of the Storm and Thunder, as well as a distant relative of Amenominakanushi. It's unknown if they have any deep bond or not, though Amenominakanushi one time calls him the 'tempestuous Steel of Thunder' with a tone of slight veneration. Like all other Amatsukami, he likely sees him as a child of his.

## Abrahamic Gods

### God

God is the Progenitor of Angels and the Creator of Abrahamic​ Heavens. Amenominakanushi has an obsessive respect for Him and even sees Him as a father figure. Amenominakanushi has been shown to often idolize God and his ideas of order, creation and purity often to the point where his own judgement is blinded by his nigh-immeasurable admiration for the Great One. The moment he first laid eyes on his brilliance, Amenominakanushi 'fell in love' with Him and opted to join his side during the Creation Wars. He has made many attempts to replicate what God had been doing in Takamagahara, most of them ending in failure with the exception of the Regalia System - something that was originally inspired by the Sacred Gear System of God.

God found Amenominakanushi's admiration and respect very endearing, so he showered him with gifts and blessings after the wars. He also temporarily took him under his wing, wanting to install pure ideals in the heart of the First Kami. Amenominakanushi, however, only took half of these lessons to heart, focusing more on the different methods to dispatch a demonic/dark entity.

According to Nyx, Amenominakanushi is the biggest non-Angel God fanboy in existence.

### Asherah

Asherah is the Mother Goddess, nicknamed **Queen of Heaven**. Their relationship is a mystery, though given her relationship with Benzaiten, it can be easily assumed that he is on good terms with Asherah.

### Barbelo

Barbelo is the Mother of Sephiroths and the strongest of the consorts. It is hinted that Barbelo has a positive perception of Amenominakanushi as she encouraged Malkuth to meet him more frequently in the past. She often observed how he trained with God and found his determination to get stronger impressive.

### Amara

Amara is the younger sister of God and the **Mother of the Apocalypse Beast**. There doesn't seem to be any deep connection between Amenominakanushi and Amara, though they have crossed paths on several occasions, each time ending up with an intense fight. Amenominakanushi simply sees Amara as one of the central enemies of Creation. Despite her superiority, Amenominakanushi is neither afraid or hesitant to fight her head-on, though he is aware of the power gap. He is also one of the few who openly reprimend her for choosing to go against God. Other than that, the Central Master has no interest in Amara.

Amara herself is also indifferent towards the Kami and often views him as just her brother's petulant dog pet. She finds his persistance annoying, though at times arousing, too. She seems to consider him a viable choice for a mate, as she once gave him the option to become her concubine. She also seems to have a tendency of acting flirty towards the First Kami, though whether she does it simply to tick him off or due to an honest attraction is unknown.

### Ayin

Ayin is the older sister of God and the **Mother of Demons**. Like with Amara, there is no deep connection between Ayin and Amenominakanushi. However, Amenominakanushi considers Ayin his number one enemy at the moment, due to her protection over the Yamikami. He is constantly trying to find ways to get rid of her and the Yamikami for good so that his faction can rest assured.

### El

El is the surrogate mother of Amenominakanushi and the former caretaker of Benzaiten who taught her to create her own Alter-Ego Bishamonten. While Amenominakanushi and El themselves do not have a deep bond, they connect through their affection for Benzaiten. Amenominakanushi treats her as his mother-in-law and is thus very respectful and polite towards her. She is also a consort of God, giving her an even greater image in his eyes. El is perhaps the only one of the Three Divine Consorts who has a geniune friendship with Amenominakanushi.

### Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is the Son of the Holy Trinity, nicknamed **Messiah**. Jesus Christ and Amenominakanushi have a relationship akin to two devotee brothers. In the past, they were more like rivals. After his mortal death, Amenominakanushi accused Jesus of being too weak to be in charge of Heaven. Jesus responded by saying:"A test shall be made" and invited Amenominakanushi to a battle of strength, wits and kindness. After beating Amenominakanushi in all three categories (though by a very small margin in the combat section), Jesus said at the end 'David has again defeated Golliath', which was him basically saying 'the one you called weak has beaten you'. Ashamed and humbled, Amenominakanushi bowed down before Jesus and apologized. Instead of further humiliating the Kami, Jesus embraced him in a warm hug and gave him an advice that would stick with him even to this day: **"The lessons of the strong are only temporary. Learn from those weaker than you, as their lessons will be permanent."**

As their preformed their duties and assisted each other, Jesus and Amenominakanushi's respect for each other only grew. Just like brothers, they often argue about their methods and decisions, but they always make up afterwards. In fact, Amenominakanushi, Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha are so close that they have no problems sleeping on the same bed.

### Malkuth

Amenominakanushi and Malkuth appear to have a somewhat awkward friendly relationship. It is hinted that they were once a couple as Amenominakanushi told Benzaiten upon their first encounter that he hasn't enjoyed the company of someone else so much since Malkuth.

## Protogenos

### Chaos

The relationship between Chaos and Amenominakanushi can be prescribed to bouts between a celebrity and her 'anti-fan'. Out of everyone in the Multiverse, the only one Amenominakanushi has shown to feel genuine fear towards is Chaos herself, who he sees as a nigh-unstoppable monster. After Creator's death, Amenominakanushi trained ten times harder everyday to prepare for a battle with Chaos, because he believed he'd be the only one able to stop her if she were to threaten Creation, again.

She was one of God's main enemies during the Creation Wars. During the last battle, Amenominakanushi managed to pierce Chaos's core with his Yamato, staggering her for an instant, which gave God the opportunity to deliver the finishing blow. Due to this, Chaos would go on to engage in a mock-fight with the Kami after his defeat at the hands of Nyx. She tormented him for two hours straight as 'pay-back for the old wound'.

Chaos seems to show harbor some respect for the First Kami, because of his 'one of a kind' nature amongst all the other gods, with his most admirable trait being his courage and dedication. The Central Master is also one of the few gods Chaos ever credits, as she warned Nyx that fighting him one-on-one unprepared spelled eminent defeat for her. She finds Amenominakanushi's idolisation of God and Asherah, as well as his disrespect towards her annoying, though because of his exceptional nature, she will never try to 'delete' him.

## Buddhism Gods

### Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha is the progenitor of Buddhism, nicknamed **Enlightened One**. It is said that Gautama and Amenominakanushi knew each other thanks to their mutual friendship with Jesus Christ. Amenominakanushi speaks of the Buddha with great respect and gratitude for his help. It is yet unknown why and how Amenominakanushi feels indebted to Gautama Buddha. Buddha seems to dislike Amenominakanushi's crude methods of dealing with 'the unenlightened' and the Kami in a similar manner finds Buddha's inaction peeving. Nonetheless, the two are good friends and often hang out together with Benzaiten and/or Jesus.

## Angels

### Castiel

Castiel is the regent ruler of Heaven, nicknamed **Angel of​ God**. Amenominakanushi and Castiel have often fought side-by-side to defend Heaven and thus they speak of one another with some reverence. Their comradery remains unbroken to this day. According to Castiel, if there is one guy who one can trust with eliminating the enemies of the heavens, it is Amenominakanushi.

### Michael

Micheal is the first creation of God and His right-hand man. Amenominakanushi and Michael are good colleagues who have fought together during the Creation Wars. They have a trustworthy relationship, though Amenominakanushi believes Michael is sometimes too gullible and puts Heaven at risk. While Michael and Amenominakanushi were walking across the Draught Fields of the first circle of Hell, they were talking about Alysha and her progress as an Angel. When assassins of the Old Satan Faction attempted to shoot Michael down with darts in Satan's blood, extremely poisonous to Archangels, Amenominakanushi intercepted the attack and cut down the assassins before Michael could even notice anything out of the ordinary.

## Demons

### Lucifer

Lucifer is the Demon Prince of Pride and the first creation of God. Amenominakanushi constantly fought by her side during the Creation Wars and thus the two presumably hold great amounts of respect for each other as fellow heavenly warriors, with Amenominakanushi later on proceeding to call her 'my sister-in-arms'. However, their comradery was broken after Lucifer began a rebellion against God. Amenominakanushi even attempted to kill Lucifer during the Great War, but was prevented from doing so by Satan.

### Satan

Satan is the Prime Demon Prince of Wrath and the first creation of Ayin. Satan and Amenominakanushi have a hostile relationship, despite their wives being friends, as they have fought numerous times over the ages. Later on, their relationship is more akin to that of two rivals, as Amenominakanushi saw that Satan had a noble side when he allied with him to rescue Benzaiten and Choronzon from Mara.

## Dragons

### Ryujin

Ryujin is the tutelary deity of the sea, bringer of rain and thunder and patron of fishermen across Ancient Japan. The Dragon King who dwelt in his underwater palace (**Ryūgū-Jō**) is one of the first children of Izanagi and Izanami. In the past, Shuten Doji tried to kill him to get his sturdy dragon bones and make herself a stronger club, but Amenominakanushi happed to be strolling by as a hawk. Amenominakanushi, in his hawk form, visciously attacked Shuten Doji, forcing her to run away. After this incident, Ryujin has since felt eternally indebted towards his ancestral lord and is willing to lay repay him by laying down his life for him if necessary. Amenominakanushi often uses Ryujin as a mount to get around faster.

### Dragon King of Munetsuchi

The Munetsuchi Dragon King was the original White Dragon Emperor and the adoptive father of Benzaiten, making him Amenominakanushi's father-in-law. However, he was a good friend of the Central Master well before Benzaiten was even born. Amenominakanushi originally saw him as a possible enemy, but the Dragon King's act of nobility towards the spiritual denizens of Takamagahara convinced him otherwise. Amenominakanushi gave him a castle and a position as a retainer.

It is said that when the Munetsuchi Dragon King got news of his daughter's latest doings, the Munetsuchi Dragon King was so happy he caused an oxidane nuclear explosion and flooded one quarter of Takamagahara.

When Amenominakanushi found out about his fate after the Yamikami's attack, Amenominakanushi had shuddered with rage and sorrow.