Vowing that the arrow would strike Amenowakahiko if he had a wicked heart, Takamimusubi flung it back down to earth where it struck Amenowakahiko mortally in the breast while he was sleeping in his bedroom.
タカミムスビは「アメノワカヒコに邪心があるならばこの矢に当たるように」と誓約をして下界に落とすと、矢は寝所で寝ていたアメノワカヒコの胸に刺さり、アメノワカヒコは死んでしまった。