A Gluttony Of Faith by Steven Lindsay

Author:Steven Lindsay [Lindsay, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781494709396
Published: 2015-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Nemesis eyed up the new army before her, constructions of Izanami’s experimentations with life. Most were recreations from eras lost and forgotten, but they would serve them well in the Dragon Empire’s expansion.

Tengu stood in orderly rows as far as the eye could see. They were the archaic and wild form of their imagery. They had red-skinned faces, and the rest of the skin that showed was also red. They had a humanoid shape, but then things changed dramatically. Instead of noses and mouths they had large wicked looking beaks above which sat glaring avian eyes. Instead of feet they had bird talons, and their fingers ended in talons rather than nails. They had feathers covering their upper arms, thighs and bodies, rising up as crests on the top of their heads. They had wings on their back, small compared to the Angels’ large wings. They were dressed in priestly clothes, a peculiar habit of theirs. Despite this, they were ready for war, their faces determined and bitter.

There were also legions of Oni mostly of blue or red skin, though there were rarer variations. They were brutish creatures, reminding Nemesis of Ogres. They stood taller than even herself, lumbering about as Ogres and Giants tended to. But Izanami had decked them out in proper armour that was made to fit, their clubs had been improved on. Where once had stood rough wood now stood iron.

There were other creatures too while the Kitsune had been skilful enough to avoid much of Heaven’s purges their fellow Japanese shapeshifters had not been so fortunate. The Tanuki and Bakeneko had been hunted to extinction but now stood once again living beside their Kitsune brethren. The three races were among the most powerful magic wielders to have ever developed in Japan. All three races stood dressed ornately as belied their rank, all three formed the upper echelon of the Dragon Empire’s army and society.

Despite their ability to transform fully into animals and appear almost completely Human all three were most comfortable in their natural state, the humanoid version of the animal. The Kitsune were the tallest, lean like the foxes they had been crafted from. Their eyes held all their natural cunning, their eyes flicked back and forth constantly, and their nine tails flicked gracefully back and forth. The Tanuki looked about with their large eyes, below their eyes, their snouts were curved into almost permanent smiles. They were quite short, standing no taller than five feet, and their racoon-dog appearance convinced people of their vulnerability, but they were more than capable of defending themselves. The vertical pupils of the Bakeneko eyed their surroundings with suspicion, their tails flicking back and forth, from what emotion it was impossible to say, their cat-like faces were completely stoic.

Nemesis was fascinated by the three races, she had never encountered them before.

The last two species were quite small and numerous. One were the Kappa, which looked a lot like turtles that had traded flippers for arms and legs then learned to walk upright.

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