The sound of a heartbeat thudded in the sky, fast and urgent like the beating of a drum. It was caused by a ghost being overly tense.
"Why is this happening again?"
The ghost complained in secret. Last time this dog appeared, it had been frightened half to death and had to hide back in the sky.
It had heard about this dog.
It was said that recently in the underworld, a giant dog engulfed in flames had appeared, charging recklessly and biting to death many ghosts stronger than itself, scarcely meeting any opponents.
Several ghost gods, having heard about this, had ambushed it, planning to capture this fierce creature, but they were bitten to death or injured by the giant dog, which then escaped.
The last time it saw the giant dog charging towards it, it thought it was doomed, but unexpectedly, the dog grabbed a ghost and ran off, allowing it to save its own life.