King of Trolls

The King of Trolls was a gigantic troll who drew on the energy of the earth spirits, growing in size and leaving only soft and weak soil behind. It had been asleep for thousands of years, but in 958 it was released by accident by Otaku Zonoko and Shinjo Naru as they were helping the Imperial Cartographer Asako Gohiro in revising the imperial maps. Gohiro, with the help of the zokujin managed to send the troll back to its slumber after he rampaged for three days destroying at least five villages. The ritual, however, resulted in the death of Gohiro and several zokujin.