Shadows

The shadows are a evil soul keeper/enemy species of human beings, this species is usually the ghost of some traitor of humanity, or the ghost of someone who died wanting revenge.

## **Appearence**

Shadows are ghosts, but they can be felt and seen. Their eyes do not have pupils and are in pure white, they are very tall and heavy, the other characteristics such as hair, body shape, face shape, etc. depend on the character, but one more characteristic that all shadows have is their skin. , the skin in the shadows is based on very dark tones and has no texture.

## **Maximum Carrier**

### **Katame Urami**

Katame Urami is the maximum carrier of the shadows, since she was considered a traitor of humanity, especially by the inhabitants of Bukiminahi, due to her big murder committed before the history of Nazo No Kako began. When she died she became a shadow, and the other shadows when they saw her, crowned her as the queen of shadows or also the maximum carrier.

## **Types**

The shadows in total have four types of shadows, these are; Uragirimono, Utsu, Wakaranai and arashi

### **Uragirimono**

This type of shadow is considered the most dangerous, but the least common to see. The average weight of these shadows is 200 kilograms, and their average height is four meters, their skin is much wider and difficult to break, being only a sword the only one that can damage the skin of these shadows, this is the sword cerulean, these shadows are differentiated by their skin and height, but also by having a white jeridosutōn embedded in the chest. The Uragirimono are the ghost or dead soul of someone who betrayed humanity. Katame's soul belongs to this type of shadows.

### **Utsu**

This type of shadow is the most common to see, but one of the strongest. The average weight of this type of shadows is 97 kilograms and their average height is two meters, their skin is very sensitive to heat, but it is more resistant to cold, the recommended weapon to attack these shadows is the edged sword, they are differentiated by their skin, but they can also be differentiated by their eyes, since the eyes of these shadows are light purple. The Utsu are the soul or ghost of a human who died with a thirst for revenge.

### **Wakaranai**

These shadows are considered rare and mysterious, since their origin is unknown. They have no special physical characteristics other than their 190-centimeter height and 80-kilogram weight. They can be attacked by any type of weapon, but are more vulnerable with the "urami machete".

### **Arashi**

The purpose of these shadows is to torment living people who do wrong actions, these shadows do not have an origin in themselves, but it is believed that they are the soul or ghost of people who died and had depression due to their behaviors. The special physical characteristic of Arashi shadows is that their skin is wet at all times and they appear to be crying. The arashi have supernatural strength so only a supreme warrior can kill them.

## **Trivia**

* Shadows are literally the opposite version of blessed souls
* Despite being opposites, the shadows show no rivalry against the blessed souls.
* They are considered the second strongest soul keeper, being surpassed by some demons