Oh boy, I was a tough one. I finally settled on a Japanese ghost this round. The Inugami.

The Inugami, simply translates to 'Dog God' in Japanese. This power demon is generally seen as a guardian spirit that works under a human summoner, though it's not unheard of that the Inugami might turn on it's owner.

To create an Inugami of one's own, a live dog is placed in a way that it can not reach food, and left to die of starvation. The resulting demon would carry out great vengeance at the creator's wishes. The downside, those that create Inugami tend to have that vengeance returned in the end, for such a cruel act to the dog.

So let's see some Inugami created by artists on DA.



These next few do not directly call their creation an 'Inugami', but I found them to very similar in theme for a Japanese style dog spirit.




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