It was virtually one of the most powerful sources of energy in the Universe. While it was certainly not the greatest and omnipotent source of all, it was potent nonetheless.
It represented the conscious ego, the self and expression, personal power, pride, authority; leadership qualities; and the principles of creativity, spontaneity, health, and vitality.
The Sun itself had the potential ability to inflate and implode upon itself, commencing the destruction of a Class 5 or X Apocalypse.
The severity of the sun was like a nuclear furnace that provided as the colossal source of energy for many light years in any direction.
In the ancient times, the Sun was revered as a deity, or an object of divine origins. The goddess of the Sun and the Universe; Amaterasu, was the one who shined in the heavens.
Amaterasu-o-mi-kami was the supreme goddess of Shintoism, and the ruler of the Plain of Heaven.
As she floated above the skies, bringing light back into the world, the goddess adopted a look of thoughtfulness on her face.
The goddess of the Sun had long jet-black hair that reached all the way down to her waist.
Her eyes maintained an almond shape and a deep brown-black color, and she had a pale skin complexion.
As she looked down from the sky, there appeared to be a baby clutched protectively in her arms. The infant was sleeping softly in his mother's arms, completely peaceful.
Amaterasu tilted her head and placed her hand gently over her infant son. Immediately after, an aura of solar energy whirled around the baby.
The infant's body began to glow in intensity, until his skin gained a much lighter tone. His hair began to rise up slightly and gain a reddish-purple shade of coloring, before it returned to its original light brown color.
The Sun, as well as its nigh-infinite solar energy output, was used and manipulated by Amaterasu in order to conceive the child in her arms.
As a result, the child had no physical father, but instead he was created from the vast energies of the Sun, and the goddess of the Sun herself.
Amaterasu smiled as she felt the power of her son grow. She looked around the trenches of the sky, and then she sighed as she looked back to her son.
"My precious little sun. I want nothing more than to keep you here with me...but you cannot stay here.
I wish you could, but with your dreadful uncle Susanoo, I would be a fool to risk doing such a thing."
In spite of her animosity towards her brother, Amaterasu knew that the weight of Susanoo's presence on Takamagahara was minuscule compared to the rest of the dysfunctional world they dwelled upon.
Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the god of the sea and storms, and the younger brother of Amaterasu, was known for his fierce temper.
Amaterasu would never forget the event in which Susanoo destroyed her rice fields, hurled that damn pony at her loom, and decimated one of her attendants.
These acts were the reason for Amaterasu hiding herself in the Ama-no-Iwato (Heavenly Rock Cave).
This caused the Sun to fade away, and as a result, life forces began to deteriorate. Eventually, Amaterasu was persuaded to leave the cave, and from that point on the Sun returned to its nigh-mighty throne in the Universe.
Amaterasu was well aware of Susanoo's petulant nature. If her brother became aware of the being she had conceived from the Sun, he would no doubt want to challenge and harm her infant, no doubt due to the Shinto Storm God's jealous nature.
But the presence of her brother wasn't the only reason she was making her choice. Susanoo was a mild nuisance compared to the other reason.
"I do not want you to suffer in this world, my sweet. It is far too dangerous for someone like you to be involved in."
As she watched over the sky, she looked down to see an explosive and flame-like aura covering her son entirely.
Amaterasu smiled warmly, and swirls of solar flares began to cover her body entirely as her physical body disappeared.
Ise City, Honshū, Japan
Amaterasu reappeared with her son and looked around the inner shrine. The Ise Grand Shrine was a Shinto shrine that was dedicated to Amaterasu.
The shrine consisted of two groups of buildings: The Imperial Shrine (Kotai Jingu), also known as the Naiku (Inner shrine), and the Toyouke Shrine (Toyouke Daijingu) which formed the Geku or outer shrine.
The shrines were constructed of wood, and every twenty years both were rebuilt. The empty site of the previous shrine also known as the kodenchi was strewn by white pebbles. The building on the empty site, was a small wooden shed.
The Goddess of the Sun frowned as she walked over to the mirror, and looked at it for a couple moments. It was the reason for her leaving the Heavenly Rock Cave.
As she looked at her reflection for the second time, she tilted her head, and looked down to her son.
With a saddened look, she laid her infant down onto the ground of the Ise Shrine and crouched down to him, gazing at him lovingly.
Feeling her eyes watering, she gave her son a brief but loving kiss on his forehead, and softly rubbed his hair.
"I love you. So, so much." Amaterasu uttered sadly, "Even if I am not with you physically...as the Sun, I will always be there."
As she pet her son's head, Amaterasu released a quivering sigh as her body started to flicker in and out, her presence returning to Takamagahara.
A couple walked towards the Ise Shrine, with various assortments of clothing and food clutched in their hands.
The man had spiky brown hair and brown eyes, while the woman had long brown hair in a pony tail, and warm brown eyes.
The couple were known as Mitsuru "Gorou" Hyoudou and Sachiko Hyoudou. Married for several years, the two had no children, living only by themselves.