[Dances with Kami]Hasshaku-sama and Mio

UPDATE: I got help from K10 correcting my writing. I also include an individual image of both with their story 

My version of Hasshaku-sama is that 'The 8-Foot Tall Lady' is not her real name.  She was once a well-known kami for "Coming of Age" ceremonies held across the land, but as the times changed in the modern era, with more and more people abandoning the ceremonial practices she presided over, she became weaker.  Seeing no future with her duties, she sold part of her name to a powerful yokai to gain the ability to travel freely, but at the cost of losing half of her powers. She has been sighted across Japan, on the hunt for dangerous yokai that kidnap and kill children.  Unfortunately she couldn't protect all the children, and was blamed for crimes she didn't commit, as her stature makes her easier to spot by normal people than the often sneaky yokai she hunts. 

I took inspiration for my version of Hasshaku-sama from many sources, but you all probably recognized that I picked the “former goddess” idea from a doujin by Satsuki Imonet, along with a sprinkle of demons/spirits having a “True Name” from various different cultures.  

Mio the Kappa is a long-time friend of Sakakimaru.  Kappa are well known for their love of sumo wrestling, and Mio is no exception. She is, in fact, a renown, up-and-coming star in the yokai sumo scene.  She loves to challenge Sakakimaru to matches, much to his chagrin, because she always seems to win (a fact she tends to rub in his face.)  It's usually just good fun, as Mio has come to love Sakakimaru almost like a brother, and they both get along well.  Mio loves athletic and pretty people, with Hana having recently caught her eye after she started hanging out with Sakakimaru. 

My version of kappas are also a bit different from the original folklore. They're born without their iconic dish and tortoise/turtle shell, and so when they reach maturity they must go on a pilgrimage to gather those items and then bring them back to their river to get the blessing of their Kappa Elders. Their shell is like a backpack that they store their belongings in, with more space inside than appears on the outside. They also don't steal Shirikodama (a mythical organ, once believed in ancient Japan to be located in the colon.)  Shirikodama were in fact a pearl-like stone, and an individual kappa’s most prized possession, so much so that they store it inside their body (usually in their anus.)  It was considered an act of intimacy when kappa exchanged Shirikodama with each other. The legend of kappa stealing Shirikodama (the mythical organ, not the actual pearl/stone) from humans started from the rare instances of kappa and humans falling in love, and someone catching the two in their “intimate exchange”, which spread as the legend known today.  

Thank you for listening to my ramblings, lol.