Despite the fact that he doesn’t visit often, Nagi does still have a house in Takama-ga-hara, which is currently being tended by his shinki, Tatsume

In Shorn's former existence, as God of Loyalty and Oaths, he was worshipped within a surviving Pantheon Based Paganism. It was a sect that grew overtime, but was ultimately threatened by the European Religion Wars, that erupted and spread monotheism.

As the God of Loyalty, and Oaths, he was revered among many who worshipped him, and among fellow gods/goddesses who knew him. Shorn's name sake was sworn upon during events regarding creation of Contracts, during Rites or within spoken promises among people, and trader's alike. It was one of his duties to ensure protection of both participating parties, and watch over the completion of the deal. If any outside threat were to impede upon a deal sworn upon by Shorn's name, both parties would be granted safe passage from the danger presented.

Shorn's main portfolio as God of Loyalty was during ceremonies or rituals brought forth between one party, and another. This could take place during ceremonies like Rites of Passage, or Treaties between two forces against one another. They would call upon him to bear witness to these ceremonies, and ensure that both participants had no form of hidden agenda that would make the ceremony void. It was often said that participants who were unwilling to call upon Shorn were plotting something, and unwilling to have themselves exposed.



As the wars continued to spread monotheism, this pagan sect was immediately thrust into the reality of this war. Their realization brought an absolute surge of desire towards preservation, and an unwieldily desire to conquer their enemies. In an attempt to call upon a god of their own, one whom was nearly forgotten by the passage of time Camulous, they pulled out teachings of the once prevalent god. The old teachings of their former religious iteration spoke of the power Camulous bestowed upon others, and his relations with former Gods & Goddesses. One of these Gods, Shorn, was originally considered to be Camulous' right hand man in their past teachings before Camulous granted Shorn a new title befitting him, and released him from his duty as faithful helper. Allowing Shorn to gather a foothold as an individual worthy of praise and worship of his own.

To expand Camulous' reach after a long period of dormancy, they once more reinstated the legends, and spoke name of The Great Camulous' return as their savior. With an immaculate resurgence, Camulous reunited with Shorn for the first time in centuries since his dormancy. However, this new reforged image changed Camulous, and he was far different, immediately enforcing his position amongst the gods & goddesses as if nothing had ever changed.

Unable to do anything about the new image born from the remnants of Camulous, Shorn felt cornered, and created a pact with the newly viewed god. Shorn would ensure the faith, and loyalty of the warriors who sought power from Camulous. A screening process was created to ensure the most worthy warriors were granted blessings beneath Camulous. A trial of Constitution, followed by Knowledge, then Desire, and finally a test of Loyalty would be conducted by Shorn to find those who were stained with a treacherous nature. However, those who forsake their nature were provided safe passage unto Camulous, and those who refused were slain. The task of such a dangerous act was forced upon Shorn's shinki, despite unwillingness by Shorn, he accepted the terms for fear of his own shinki being murdered by Camulous instead.

The constant stream of bloodshed, numerous purification rituals, and even death of a blessed regalia close to him began to wear down Shorn eating away his confidence. The cycle was endless, and Shorn saw little ways out of such a vicious cycle, but finally after more than a century passed his mental wall was finally shattered. Shorn's perspective changed, and no longer did he view his followers the same as he once did. He considered all of them to be plagued by Camulous' lust for conquest, and power. In order to protect those dearest to him, Shorn abolished the trials, something none of the others dared to do, and no longer did he respond to the wishes of his followers. Shorn had given up on this group of mortals who tangled themselves in an endless web of sin.

In an act of preservation, Shorn clashed with the Great War Hero Camulous, and opened an opportunity for all Gods & Goddesses who wished to flee or join the battle to do so. Despite overwhelming odds, Camulous' position brought him great strength having gathered multiple Shinki and a Blessed Regalia alike. Unlike the Gods & Goddesses who fought against Camulous, he had no restraint in using his Shinki to their absolute limits. Thusly, by reckless determination, and the power of those who entrusted him Camulous struck down those who dared defy him. By killing many of the Gods & Goddesses that this Pantheon Based Pagan sect believed in, it spelt an unseen disaster for the mortals who worshipped them in the face of The European Religion Wars. Their believed stable society was going to crumble, it was now just a matter of time.

Shorn and, two other Goddesses were the only ones to survive the battle, and escape without being killed. Including those who fled, only four total remained from the former total of thirteen.

Shorn abandoned his own duties in their entirety, and released his remaining Shinki as he travelled eastward away from the wars that raged Europe & Camulous, himself. Adhering to wishes of those he came across as he became nomadic to ensure he would keep face, and remain strong enough until he found a new home to call his own.

The battle with Camulous struck a resonant chord within the confines of Shorn's mind, and it left his own personal image in fragments. His mental fortitude was worn, but his most faithful Shinki kept by his side and continued to reassure him of his capabilities. Despite these reassurances, somewhere in the darkest confines of his mind, he knew he was on borrowed time. To keep a figment of his former self, Shorn took to old habits in his travels, and assisted those on his travels with his godly duty as best as he could. Without those to invoke his name, and call upon him, it became a struggle to find those who he could assist. As, outside of the reaches of his former place he called home, Shorn had no real believers. However, since he had not disappeared, he knew that somewhere back home people still believed in him. Yet, for each person to call upon him, and receive no answer would surely cascade into an immediate crisis for himself.

Taking a drastically new approach to his former Godly duties, Shorn would convene with travelers of villages and exchange his capabilities for knowledge. Shorn would stick around in these villages for several months at a time, and eventually would leave alongside a merchant in pursuit of his next location. It was during these travels that Shorn would be stricken by blight, and it would be discovered that his Shinki had given into temptations. Throughout the many travels, Shorn hadn't been able to spoil or pay nearly as much attention as he had once done to his Shinki. What originally started as a kind of lash outwards for attention had erupted into a full fledged addiction of theft from the merchants. This merchant had caught Shorn's Shinki in the act, and confronted him for his attempt at theft. The two struggled, and soon the Shinki lashed out with an attempt to kill the merchant for their own form of twisted self-defense.

Disappointment... betrayal... and a familiar feeling poured forth from the event, desire. It pounded, reverberated, and burst forth with dull monochromatic colors throughout Shorn's head knocking him off his very feet. It felt like a deep haze, ever growing, and the blight that had originally started out small, flared without a seconds hesitation. Unable to do anything, stranded by himself, Shorn thought of this as a rather pathetic way to go out after all he had been through. Unbeknownst to Shorn, as he laid struggling to hang on against the surge of blight consuming him, they had entered the territory of the Mughal Empire. Beyond this, they entered a region allowing practice of Hindu faith, and the former wishes of the merchant were acknowledged.

Emerging forth, Ganesh Remover of Obstacles, and the God of Success had come forth to ensure the Merchant's success. A former blessing was enacted upon, and soon, without a moments notice the Shinki was removed without even as much of a struggle against. Ganesh turned before Shorn in a similar act as he had just done to his Shinki, yet, the Merchant had come between the two. He thanked the god, and tears whelmed in his eyes for such a spectacular feat to have taken place before him. However, he pleaded for the life of Shorn as he had brought much success to his travels & business had never been better. It was nothing short of an act of foolishness, even so, the God allowed such an endeavor and took their leave.

Shorn had been left stunned by all that had happened, and remained silent for the remainder of their travel. As it turned out, the merchant was a man who worked for the VOC, The Dutch East India Company, a trading company. As they arrived in the vast settlement, Shorn found himself surrounded by many, and eventually, he made acquaintances of many traders of different varieties.

The time spent within the VOC gave Shorn an opportunity to join among traders for transportation to different locations. However, Shorn planned from the start to eventually leave the group once he found a remote location that would be far away from the remnants of his former life. As he acted alongside the traders as an assistant during trade to ensure that both parties were of sound mind, and adhered to the oath/deals made.

After enough time passed, Shorn found himself on his feet once more. Enough time had passed, that Shorn began to regain his own form of confidence. Despite thinking that the issues of the past had gone, it was apparent by his change in demeanor that he would be forever warped by the events of Camulous' influence. It was the very beginning of the 18th century, and Shorn had begun to feel weaker. News of wars end had spread forth by word by mouth, and Shorn knew that it was time to settle down away from peering eyes. His current trip with the VOC Traders had brought him on the port on Dejima, an island separated from the city Nagasaki by a narrow strait. It was here on this island that Shorn bid farewell to those he traveled with.

The island of Dejima was an isolated place, where foreigners were not to allowed to enter Nagasaki from Dejima, and nor could Japanese enter Dejima without special permits. The conditions were humiliating; the police of Nagasaki would harass the inhabitants, and at all times the bridge across the narrow strait was stationed with Japanese Guards not allowing people to enter the mainlands. It was here on the island of Dejima, that Shorn spent a good deal of time working alongside new traders of different varieties on the island of Dejima to pass his time. During this period, Shorn gradually continued to feel weaker as time passed. It was becoming readily apparent to him that he was growing weaker by each day. It got to a point where Shorn began to even feel ill from this weakened state.

Days felt like they grew longer, weeks felt like an eternity and he felt as though there wasn't anything he could do. It was later that Shorn encountered a group of traders who were in the process of making several contracts, and deals with one another. Shorn approached the men offering to be a witness to their deal, under an oath of his own name, he swore that he would ensure this trade go smoothly. Keeping track of both men, Shorn determined neither party were intent on breaking their oath with one another. So with the deed being done, Shorn mentioned his name, and asked them to call upon him if they ever needed assistance. After the deed was done, Shorn felt better, and he realized that it was likely dwindling belief that made him grow weaker. With the war back in his home being over, there was no telling what was left of his shrines, and even those who could be considered his followers. He knew that he would need to get off this island soon, and re-establish himself or else suffer the end of his own life in exchange. This, however, would never come to fruition.

Eventually, after spending time on Dejima, and never wanting to force his way out, Shorn had grown dull to the constant harassment while living on Dejima's horrible conditions. Whatever had broken long ago in Shorn's mind reared itself in full, becoming scornful, easily agitated, and even arrogant he started treating others as if they were stepping stones. There was little quality remaining of the God Of Loyalty who once was revered. Each quality of his former role had been whittled away making him nothing but a husk of what was. However, his patience still payed off when in 1858, with the Treaty of Kanagawa concluded that Dejima was abolished, and no longer isolated.

Shorn left Dejima without a word to anyone, and went off into Nagasaki without a thought in his mind of returning to his former duties. It was a breath of fresh air to be among new people, and to travel for once after having been cooped up for so long in one place. Viewing the mainland of Japan was nice, but it didn't leave much of an impression on Shorn, as now, he was solely viewing the world as black and white. This monochrome look on life allowed him to go through the days without thinking, and just acting upon his impulse in a situation. It didn't last long, 1862 was a very short year...

Shorn settled down in Kobe, Japan after leaving, word of it had spread to him during his travels after leaving Dejima. He heard it was a location open to trade from the west, following the end of isolation that existed restricting trade. Overall, it sounded appealing, and it met his requirements that he had been following almost religiously back on Dejima day to day.

It was here, that the God of Loyalty Shorn, met his undoing by the hand of Camulous, who tracked him endlessly since his campaign to eradicate Shorn's places of worship, and all followers of him ended. Yet, when Camulous found Shorn, he was no longer the same person, and there was no fire in his eyes. It was dull, formless, and it seemed as though Shorn was no longer living as he once did. It angered Camulous to see such a defiant man broken before he could lay his hands upon him.

After the wars in Europe ended Camulous no longer held any real followers, and his position as God of Conquest changed in the mind of his new followers. Camulous became the God of Vengeance & Treachery. After Camulous had slain Shorn, it was as though two sides of the God Collided with one another. In the time spent after the European War, despite being driven by vengeance, Camulous learned of his past alongside Shorn before he had been reimagined for the war in Europe. This, despite all that happened, at least let him respect Shorn for who he was.

Camulous created a small nameless shrine atop the place where Shorn was Slain. It was created in memory of who they once were, rather than who they became. In honor of what Shorn once was, Camulous paid tribute to this shrine regularly for the next 5 years as he stayed within Japan. Once Camulous left Japan, the shrine laid there untended for, and soon was consumed by the forest that surrounded it.

Inner Forest, 1896, Outside of Kobe Japan...

A lone Spiritual Human by the name of Niwa, Kaiyo found herself out after an encounter with local phantoms. She had fled from them, and ducked into the forest to avoid any further encounters for the time being. When she stopped, and took in her surroundings, she found herself standing in front of a decrepit Shrine. She wasn't a faithful person, despite her family's own views on faith, she didn't wish to put faith into those who cursed her with this kind of life as a Spiritual Human. By no means did she consider this way of life as a gift, but somehow, the shrine seemed special.

She never liked to use her own special gift, a sight that allowed her to peer upon humans, objects, or spirits, to read them, and see what lingers within whether their regrets, emotions... It all was laid bear before her with this accursed sight. Upon peering upon the Forlorn Shrine, at first, she saw absolutely nothing, but a black haze of endless remorse. But, as she fanned at the black haze, she could get a glimpse beyond and see there was history to this relic aged by time. But, even with her sight that laid things out in front of her, no real answer was given to her. It brought an overwhelming curiosity upon her, not only did it evade her sight, but it had emotions sunk into its very core.

After this fateful encounter, Kaiyo strove to uncover the mystery of the shrine, and who or what it belonged too...

Nameless Shrine, Spring 1897, Outside Kobe Japan...

Kaiyo spent the remainder of the previous year retracing her steps to the Nameless Shrine, and visiting it semi-regularly. When she told her father, he at first didn't believe her as there were no records of such a Shrine being within the forest. However, when she took him to its location, he felt an uneasiness about how it was abandoned. However, his daughter was showing interest in faith or at the very least, she had some kind of passion he didn't want to bury. Keeping her best interests at heart, he prayed for the gods & goddesses to watch over them, and to keep them safe.

So, the two of them spent time making a pathway through the forest, after enlisting the help of some other folk to assist them. Not long after, the Nameless Shrine had been rediscovered by more than just Kaiyo & her father. Yet, despite the rediscovery of the Shrine, no one but Kaiyo continued to visit it. Many of the people, in the same way as her father, felt an unease when in the presence of the Shrine. Many described it as though their senses were being strained, and as if they felt emotionally drained after offering any form of gift to the shrine. It was constantly labeled as cursed, and something indecent that tarnished their land. It was at this very point that Kaiyo was distanced from everyone, and many considered it her fault for uncovering such a disgraceful thing.

The time spent upon the Nameless Shrine hadn't been wasted though, the black haze that Kaiyo once saw was no longer thick as smoke. Her sight allowed her to glimpse upon the lingering energy that was sealed throughout the entirety of the Shrine. In a moment, she was swept up in the lingering energy, and her sight pulled her into a deep trance. Now, instead of simply seeing, she felt everything as if it was her own emotions speaking out to her. Regrets, Remorse, Loneliness, Pain, Sorrow, Loss and many more emotions welled forth, and spewed forward in an endless array before her. At the end, a brief name flashed forward, spoken by the words of someone who used to visit the shrine regularly. "I leave you this tribute & binding in hopes one day your image shall be restored. O' God Shorn, may I one day become revered as you were. Rest easy... my one and only friend."

Her sight ended after these words flooded into her head and, she fell before the shrine tears falling from her eyes as if she just experienced a lifetime of these emotions for herself. No matter how she tried to stop the tears, they just kept flowing, and at this point, she even felt the emotional drain that the village-folk had been speaking of. She placed her hand upon the shrine, and closed her eyes, "Shorn..." She whispered, and stood with a new found meaning to her discovery. She found this place in order to bring it back into the eyes of the people.

Winter 1897, Outside Kobe Japan, Kaiyo's Village

Despite all her best efforts, and attempts of persuasion Kaiyo could not convince the people of her village. However, these efforts took their toll upon Kaiyo herself by a severe degree, and she found herself falling into a deep form of depression. Not only did those of the village protest against her effort, but they continually disregarded, and pushed her away as much as possible. They went even as far as calling her an outsider who did not belong in their village, and the effects even cost her father to some degree as well. It didn't punish just her, but her family as well.

When persuasion failed, Kaiyo spread Shorn's name throughout the village as many ways as she could. It became a brute force method of putting the name in view of people whether they wanted it or not. Even if they wouldn't believe, and wouldn't accept her, she didn't want the same fate to befall the god of the shrine. Her methods brought upon a form of disease to the village with no real explanation, and people began to get sick with no real symptoms of normal illness. People became weak, tired, and emotionally drained feeling as if they were being drug underneath water.

Eventually the village named this a curse placed upon them, and banished the name Shorn & as for Kaiyo, the villagers wanted to bring her to justice. The villagers prayed upon their local gods & goddesses to hear their plea, and cleanse the girl's curse from the village. In response, a goddess arrived to the village within the same day, and listened to the villagers about their problem. Kaiyo witnessed this, and overheard the conversation rushing out to the nameless shrine in order to stand her ground.

She kneeled upon the landing of the small shrine, and leaned against the shrine, even now, she still wouldn't dare pray to the gods who dared to curse her. Yet, she even if she wouldn't pray to the gods or goddesses themselves, she did have something she could offer in spite of them all. In a deep breath, Niwa Kaiyo, shouted atop her lungs at the shrine, and offering her sight & emotions in reverence to the shrine of Shorn and demanded him to come forth to solve her problems.

Her world flashed brightly, red, followed by white, and then... nothing. It felt as though she fell into an endless depth, but she reached out her hand towards the nothingness, and in response she heard a tired voice reach out, "Your offer has been accepting, and I shall bring forth your demand..."

With the sacrifice of the spiritual human's special sight, and emotions Shorn was reborn in accordance to the girl Kaiyo's feelings of disdain, and despair that tainted her very soul. Shorn stood in front of the girl who knelt in front of her the shrine curled up from pain, her hands covering her eyes. He placed his hand atop her head in recognition of the very price she paid. In response, Shorn set off to the village fueled with Kaiyo's pent up emotions, and came across the Goddess, at the village entrance, who arrived to put an end to the events ongoing. However, Shorn's very presence at the entrance of the village brought an event of destruction upon the small village as all the villagers fell into a state of unease. Ultimately their distraught feelings brought about unholy spirits, and phantoms that the Goddess had to attend to. With this, Shorn considered his goal obtained, and returned to the girl who laid in front of his shrine.

In admiration for Kaiyo's determination, Shorn lent her a hand, and decided he would become her eyes in a form of deep respect for her sacrifice to bring him forth.

Shorn would travel with Kaiyo, bringing about misfortune, and despair as he traveled across Japan. In 1902, Shorn came across the Goddess of Vitality, who looked past Shorn's exterior, and viewed him for the potential that laid within him. She knew it would be possible to counter-act Shorn's nature in close proximity to herself and offered Shorn a way to live without bringing anymore danger to the companion he traveled with. If Shorn had disagreed, she would have taken Kaiyo from him, but Shorn agreed taking up the offer. Eventually Shorn took up the teachings of the Goddess of Vitality in hopes of becoming the god that Kaiyo likely intended him to be, instead of this God of Disdain & Despair.