Planes

Planes (存在 (そんざい) , *Sonzai*β) are the name of the different world that collide into one; heaven and hell, heaven and earth, hell and earth, etc. They determine the general existence of the different worlds in one, such as the different ones; sleep, meditative peace, war, etc. The list could go on for technically ever. However, it does not, as the mind of the human beings cannot even imagine the possibility of the multiple worlds colliding.

## Realms

### Terra

The world is originally home to humans and fiends, human corpses possessed by hellions, and hybrids. The most prominent area of the world is the country of Japan, where the series takes place, and some other countries are also publicly prominent as well, though not as much.

#### Rodinia

**Rodinia** (ロディニア (родина) , *****Rodinia*****β) is the largest continent in Terra, akin to a supercontinent, by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 8.2 billion inhabitants constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. It is named and roughly shaped after Rodinia.

##### Japan

**Japan** (日本 (にっぽん) , *Nihon*β) is one the countries in the world and the main setting of the series. Its official language is Japanese, written mostly in *hentaigana*. It is a country in Rodinia. It is governed by their Emperor, Minatsuhito, and their Prime Minister, Tsugahara Wakatsuchi, though actively controlled by the Guille. The higher-ups of the Japanese Government are headquartered in Kyoto, while exceptions are headquartered in Edo.

###### Kalina

Kalina is the main location of the *amoureuse - phobos* series. Kalina is an enclave in Japan that surrounds around 39.33% of Japan, housing an approximate number of 104.7 million people. In the world of *phobos*, Kalina is a city that houses other cities, such as Tokyo, different cultures, and the most foreign population over a city in the world.

##### China

**China** (中国 (ちゅうごく) , *Chūgoku*β) is one of the countries in the world, governed by their General. Its official language is Mandarin and Cantonese.

#### Europa

**Europa** (エウロパ, *Europa*β) is a continent comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europa is commonly considered to be separated from Rodinia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterways of the Turkish straits.

##### England

**England** (英国 (えいこく) , *Igirisu*β), mostly known as **Brittany**, is one of the countries in the world. Its official language is English. It is governed by their Secretary of State.

###### London

London is the most populated city of England. It is also the hometown of Era of Scarlet and her sister and the main location of *mnemophobos* during To London, introducing La Jeune Épouse.

##### United States of America

The **United States of America** (米国 (べいこく) , *Beikoku*β), also known as **America** (アメリカ, *Amerika*β), is one of the countries in the world. Its official language is English. It is governed by their President, Charlotte Dear, and their Prime Minister, Teresa Wyvern.

##### France

**France** (仏国 (ふっこく) , *Futsukoku*β) is one of the countries in the world, governed by their Commander. Its official language is French. France currently houses a reanimated and revived Jeanne d'Arc.

###### Paris

The HQ of the three artificial hybrid sisters and a reanimated Jeanne d'Arc, the Forteresse Blanche is located in Paris, a city of France that is both its most populated and touristic city along with its capital. It is where the Mona Lisa hangs, that being behind a bulletproof glass in a gallery of the Louvre Museum in the aforementioned city.

##### Romania

**Romania** (ルーマニア, *Rūmania*β) is one of the countries in the world. Its official language is Romanian. It is governed by their President and their Prime Minister and secretly the Dracul Clan. Romania houses the Bran Castle, the castle wherein the Dracul Clan resides.

##### Soviet Union

The **Soviet Union** (ソビエト連邦 (れんぽう) , *Sobieto Renpō*β), also known as **USSR**, is one of the countries in the world, ruled by their President, Andrei Navitskov. Its official language is Russian.

##### Cindonia

**Cindonia** (シンドニア, *Shindonia*β) is one of the countries in the world and the equivalent of Africa in real-life. Its official language is African. It is governed by their President. German anthropologists and archaeologists extracted Reuseskepsel skeletons from scorching land in the country of Africa, revealing that they were, indeed, looking to appear around 2-4 kilometers tall and extremely lanky. Extracted parts, a majority of them being divided to fit in the glass, were placed into the Palazia for exposition.

### Other Mentioned Countries

* **Mexico** - Mexico is mentioned by Koruza Mitannae as to whether Hangman needed extra resources or not.
* **Germany** - Germany and some of its locations are mentioned by Era of Scarlet.

### Svarga

Svargaloka is a set of celestial worlds located on and above Mount Meru, where those who had led righteous lives by adhering to the scriptures delight in pleasures, before their next birth on earth. It is described to have been built by the deity Tvashtar, the Vedic architect of the devas.

The king of the devas, Indra, is the ruler of Svarga, ruling it with his consort, Indrani. His palace in the abode is called Vaijayanta. This palace holds the famous hall, Sudharma, unrivalled among all the princely courts. The capital of Svarga is Amaravati, and its entrance is guarded by the legendary elephant, Airavata. Svarga is described to be the home of Kamadhenu, the cow of plenty, as well as Parijata, the tree that grants all wishes. The legendary kalpavriksha tree grows in the centre of the Nandana gardens, which was planted there by Indra after it emerged from the Samudra Manthana, the churning of the ocean. Due to its location, Svarga is called Tridiva, the third highest heaven.

In Hindu mythology, the devas' dominion over Svarga is often the primary point of contention in their eternal war with their rivals, the asuras. A common theme in these legends is an asura king, such as Hiranyakashipu, usurping the realm for himself. The preserver deity, Vishnu, often intervenes to restore the status quo. He sometimes assumes an avatar, such as Narasimha, to vanquish the asura king, restoring Indra and the devas to their place. During each pralaya (the great dissolution), the first three realms, Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka, and Svargaloka are destroyed. In contemporary Hinduism, Svarga itself is often relegated to the status of a lower heaven, one that is spiritually as well as physically beneath Vaikuntha and Kailasha, the celestial abodes of Vishnu and Shiva.

### Yomi

**Yomi** or **Yomi-no-kuni** (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国, *****Yomi** or **Yomi-no-kuni*****β) is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Shinto mythology as related in *Kojiki*, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. Yomi in Japanese mythology is comparable to Hades or Sheol and is most commonly known for Izanami's retreat to that place after her death. Izanagi followed her there and upon his return he washed himself, creating Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto in the process.

This realm of the dead seems to have geographical continuity with this world and certainly cannot be thought of as a paradise to which one would aspire, nor can it appropriately be described as a hell in which one suffers retribution for past deeds; rather, all deceased carry on a gloomy and shadowy existence in perpetuity, regardless of their behavior in life. Many scholars believe that the image of Yomi was derived from ancient Japanese tombs in which corpses were left for some time to decompose.

The kanji that are sometimes used to transcribe *Yomi* actually refer to the mythological Chinese realm of the dead called Diyu or Huángquán (黄泉, lit. "Yellow Springs"), which appears in Chinese texts as early as the eighth century BCE. This dark and vaguely defined realm was believed to be located beneath the earth, but it was not until the Han dynasty that the Chinese had a clearly articulated conception of an underworld below in contrast with a heavenly realm above. The characters are *jukujikun*, i.e. were used without regard to the actual meaning of the word Yomi, which is unknown. With regard to Japanese mythology, Yomi is generally taken by commentators to lie beneath the earth and is part of a triad of locations discussed in Kojiki: *Takamahara* (高天原, ****Takamahara****β lit. "high heavenly plane", located in the sky), *Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni* (葦原の中つ国, ****Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni****β lit. "central land of reed plane") located on earth, and *Yomo-tsu-kuni* (黄泉国, ****Yomo-tsu-kuni****β) or *Yomi-no-Kuni* (黄泉の国, ****Yomi-no-Kuni****β lit. "Land of Yomi") located underground. Yomi has also often been associated with the mythological realm of *Ne-no-kuni* (根の国, ****Ne-no-kuni****β lit. "Root Land / Land of Origin"), also known as *Ne-no-Katasukuni* (根の堅洲国, ****Ne-no-Katasukuni****β lit. "firm/hard-packed shoal land of origin").

According to Kojiki, the entrance to Yomi lies in Izumo province and was sealed off by Izanagi upon his flight from Yomi, at which time he permanently blocked the entrance by placing a massive boulder (*Chigaeshi no ōkami* 道反の大神) at the base of the slope that leads to Yomi (*Yomotsu Hirasaka* 黄泉平坂 or 黄泉比良坂). Upon his return to Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, Izanagi noted that Yomi is a "polluted land" (*kegareki kuni*). This opinion reflects the traditional Shinto association between death and pollution. However, during Lag's outbreak, Chigaeshi no ōkami was destroyed, which opened Yomi (realm) and released Yomi (being).