Spirit Realm

This page is about the specifics of the Spirit Realm. You can also see the Mortal Realm and the general world.

## General

The Spirit Realm is a place created by Dragons where mythical beings of all sorts reside. Each culture and country has their own version of it, and they are all interconnected. The main Spirit Realm of the story is the Japanese Spirit Realm.

## Appearance

The Spirit Realm is much like the Mortal Realm in appearance, except it's all blue and purple. The sky is a dark, desaturated purple during the day, and a rich, dark blue during the night. The trees and fauna are lighter, desaturated, seemingly pastel shades of purple, although the shades vary. The grass and ground are also similar shades of purple as the fauna.

There are few cities and quite a few towns, and the residents of the Japanese Spirit Realm are quite social. It's not uncommon to see residents out and about at all times. The buildings in the civilizations stand out compared to the purplish color of the Realm, as they are more common colors when compared to the Mortal Realm. There are many ruins around, and they are sightseeing locations for everyone. Those large ruins and torii gates are scattered around the Japanese Realm as well.

Entrances to the realm are guarded by wall yokai as well as members of a kitsune Clan, and several torii gates lead up to them.

## History

*This surrounds the Japanese Spirit Realm.*

Dragons, which were created by the Gods, created the Spirit Realm. They did so because they were banished from the Mortal Realm by their creators, and they wanted to have their own space. They used their divine godlike powers to create and sculpt the land. They created their own culture and home, but it would not last. They ended up allowing the spirits of dead mortal beings to come and reside in the land, alongside creating the first yokai. Spirits, however, were typically not allowed to enter Heaven because the Gods simply did not know what to do with them. As such, they would be stuck in the Spirit Realm until they were given more freedom.

One specific Dragon, Kitsugaisenpuu, was ordered by its creator, Inari, to create a yokai to serve her. In response, it would create the four different colors of kitsune: white, silver, gold, and red. This would backfire on Kitsugaisenpuu later, but for now, it and Inari were pleased. Two of those kitsune colors would create Clans shortly after, that being red and silver in the form of the Iminfuku and Fuhenjou respectively. The Iminfuku would wage a war with the Gods and win, fighting for spirits' freedom to enter Heaven if they so pleased. The Fuhenjou would help the Dragons, who ruled, improve the quiality of life in the Realm. That effort was not very effective.

The quality of life in the Spirit Realm was not very good. The Fuhenjou helped, but not much. And so, a third color of kitsune, gold, would form the Higyoshite Clan. They would wage war against the Dragons for the freedom to rule themselves. The Dragons didn't take good care of the Realm, after all, and the Higyoshite believed that those who lived within the Realm and knew how it worked could take better care of it. They would win the war, and the founder of the Clan, Higyoshite no Zen'i, would go on to become the first leader of the Spirit Realm.

## Residents

* Akari
* Bubi
* Houkou
* Kensha
* Kurayami
* Mekake
* Muhon'nin
* Nai
* Ototobonchi
* Tsumugi
* Yan
* Yorugata
* Yougo
* Zen'i
* Zuku