u/Nerd_country

"When a ruthless Emperor brings the godlike, shapeshifting tanuki species to the brink of extinction, a young boy named Dan must make a heartbreaking sacrifice to survive as the very last of his kind."

In the land of Izumo tango, the birthplace of the gods, peace never lasts

Driven by greed, the emperor of the south hunted the shapeshifting tanuki for their god like ability’s he distributed wanted posters across the land, offering gold for our heads neighboring clans joined the hunt, bringing us to the brink of extinction

Then the horses arrived at my fathers garden

My father pushed me toward the hidden cave “RUN!” he commanded I watched from the darkness as he was cut down by a sword seconds later and arrow pierced my best friend’s heart

Knowing I’m the very last of my kind, I ignited the explosives, sealing myself in the mountain so they can never reach me

But a story Doesn’t end in darkness.

The book is called

The last tanuki and you can buy it at any book store like books a million and others