Izanami Chapter Summary

This book chronicles the emergence of Shintoism and the transplantation of Buddhism into the Japanese soil by narrating the exploits of the Deities who create the country and the feats of medieval warriors who change forever the fabric of the Japanese society.
The Deities IZANAGI and IZANAMI are appointed by their superiors of Heaven, the incumbents of the creation of a new world and should procreate to start a new dynasty on Earth.
During the procreation phase, Izanami dies by giving birth to the God of Fire. The destitute Izanagi follows her to the Underworld in order to bring his beloved wife back to life. Unknown to him, Izanami had already been elected the new Governor of the Land of the Dead and a battle ensues between them. Izanagi returns to Earth
The land is immersed in eternal darkness. The waters of the rivers freeze, crops do not harvest and deprived of food and the solar energy, thousands of people die every day. Her little brother – SUSANOWO – the Deity of the Storms, had tried to destroy her realm. An epic battle follows between these offspring of Izanagi and Izanami for the hegemony of Earth. Amaterasu comes out victorious and her grandson – NINIGI – is crowned the Ruler and descends to the new world to govern it.
Ninigi’s descendants become Earthly Kami (Gods) and a succession of human mistakes, sibling rivalry, family mal-functioning, and love delusion is interacted amongst them and the tribes already populating Earth.
IWAREBIKO, the great-grandson of Ninigi overcomes a series of gory encounters with belligerent-hostile tribes who oppose to his rule, when his army tries to conqueror the eastern lands. Eventually, Iwarebiko manages to pacify the land and founds the country of Japan, self-proclaiming its Emperor. Nonetheless, the ambitious quest of Iwarebiko suffers a twist, as he finds out that, by the law of nature, he was perhaps not the legitimate heir to the