Hidden World

The Hidden World is a vast underground cavity in which the Yokai live.

## Description

The Hidden World is made out of many islands known as the Hidden Cities. Each Hidden City is directly connected to every country on the Surface World. Because it is underground, it doesn't have a sun. Instead, it relies on the Surface World to look at the day of time. Each Hidden City are different in appearance and size depending on the country it resides in.

## History

500 years ago, in Feudal Japan, the Foot Clan was a peaceful clan. Oroku Saki, the leader of the Foot Clan, had gotten along with the other leaders of the clans in a following: Kani Clan, Hachia Clan, Tanaka Clan, Furai Clan, Ume Clan, Tora Clan, and Okami Clan. Karai is the daughter of Oroku Saki and things were peaceful until one day. A Kraang crashed landed into Japan. When it meets Saki and Karai, the Kraang gave him a special armor. Known as the Kuroi Yoroi, this armored is said to absorb the soul of anyone foolish enough to put it on. Saki, however, was the foolish one. Once he put on the Dark Armor his soul got corrupted. Transformed into the demon known as the Shredder. He and his Foot Clan ninjas terrorize Japan. But Karai was opposed of this. She decided to put a stop to her father's rampage. So she founded the Hamato Clan with the purpose of opposing the Shredder and his dark armor. With the help of the Legendary Pokemon Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Ho-Oh, along with the other clans, they stopped the Shredder and scattered the armor pieces all over the world. Hoping that the Foot Clan will never have their hands on it.

While all of this was happening, a canister of Empyrean had spilled out from it. Because of this, Yokai started to appear. These Yokai also appeared to gain magical powers from this mysterious liquid. But they couldn't stay in the surface due to all the chaos that was happening when Shredder and the Foot Clan was destroying everything in their paths. So they were forced to go underground where they would stay for years to come. A prophecy was made in which it states that a great threat was going to destroy all Yokai-kind and that only a hero will someday lead them to the surface for a peaceful coexistence with the humans.

The first establishment of the Hidden Cities were made 400 years ago after Shredder was defeated. It started to implement rules for all the Yokai to follow. This was created by the Councillors. Powerful and ancient Yokai who governs all the Hidden Cities in the Hidden World. One of the rules is that Yokai can do whatever they want in the Surface World as long as they don't cause too much trouble for the Humans or expose their true identities to the Humans in fear of being captured and such. The Councillors even form an organization similar to the United Nations where they discuss various topics. Soon, Yokai begin creating jobs like carpenters, miners, teachers, merchants and more. Creating their own currency like gold coins for example. Some Yokai even work in the Surface World while in human disguises and open businesses there.

As the years goes by, the Hidden Cities became very prosperous. Some Yokai became wealthy while others don't. Some became very famous. But there has been a rise of criminals who wants to cause trouble for Yokai and Humans alike. Selling and receiving mystic items that are deemed dangerous and illegal by the Councillors. To combat this, they created the police force who are able to deal with Yokai criminals. Some Yokai became the most wanted. As well as becoming the most powerful criminals in the Hidden World. In the present day, Yokai are everywhere. All living in secret with the unsuspected humans who are going through their daily lives. As long as they don't expose their true forms, they are able to live in peace with the Humans.

## Hidden City Locations

Though every Hidden City are different from one another, they do have things in common:

* **Shops:** These shops would sell anything from jewelry to outfits to weapons and even the most unusual of items. They usually have things that come from trading with merchants throughout the Hidden World.
* **Schools:** Like the Surface World, the Hidden Cities have academies for Yokai who wants to learn more about various subjects. They have elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities.
* **Maps:** The maps contain locations and paths where the Yokai can go to in case they get lost.
* **Sacred Places:** Each Hidden City has their own Sacred Place where a gigantic statue is in. It's protected by a barrier that can be penetrated by a strong enough force.
* **Docks:** The Docks are all pirate-themed as the Yokai often use the ships to sail across the subterranean sea. Some use it for trading while others would use it for their crimes.
* **Camps:** Camps are where many Yokai who wants to be part of an army would attend to. Some camps, such as Gargoyle Camp, provide programs that allow Yokai to have them as assistants. Most camps are designed to prepare young warriors for anything.

## Yokai Category

All Yokai comes in shapes and sizes. It's broken down into these categories:

### Humanoid Yokai

These Yokai takes the appearance of a human. However, there are physical traits that shows they aren't fully human. This can varied from pointy ears to fanged teeth and such. Despite that, these Yokai are able to blend in with Human society because nobody would barely notice that they're Yokai and not fully Human. So they can live in both the surface and the Hidden City if they want to.

### Anthro-Animal Yokai

These Yokai takes the appearance of animals. It can either be the common animals like dogs, cats and birds. Or they can be based on different mythological creatures such as gargoyles and griffins. Anthro-Animal Yokai differs from Wild Yokai due to the fact that they have human speech. They can talk normally and they usually walk on two legs. Making them more intelligent then the Wild Yokai.

### Wild Yokai

Wild Yokai are Yokai who doesn't have human speech. They act like wild animals and usually live in the Hidden World's wilderness. Some Wild Yokai can become pets. These Yokai are primarily instinctual. They rely on their animal instincts to survive. Some may attack other Yokai who enter their territory unannounced.

### Objective Yokai

These Yokai takes the appearance of everyday objects. Some may have a more humanoid appearance while some may retain their form except for the eyes and mouth that appears. Since they are objects, they can easily hide away from the Humans and maintain that form for a long period of time without making any noises nor movement.

## Council Nation

Councillors are powerful and ancient Yokai who govern their regions of the Hidden Cities. Each one had implemented rules for the Yokai citizens to follow. They have the authority to make a Yokai a wanted criminal if their actions has caused enough damage for the Yokai-kind. The Councillors are always in a group of three. Resembling a deity or other powerful creatures in all mythologies. They usually hid their true identities in order to not get targeted by criminals. Every 100 years, the Councillors come together in a secret location to discuss topics like economy.

### Hidden World Games

The Hidden World Games is a tournament that's held every 100 years. Each team of five who represents the Hidden City Regions come to a stadium in a large island to compete. It lasts for 5 days and the winning team will not only bring glory to the region they represent, but also bringing home a trophy, large sums of gold coins, and a wish from the councilors themselves. One wish per teammate. **|Note: This is heavily inspired by the Grand Magic Games Arc from the Fairy Tail Franchise|**

### Agents

Agents work for the Councillors in the Hidden World. They are creatures who possess a specific mystic power. Each agent have unique skills. Being associated with the Councillors, they act as spies and messengers. They will perform any task the Councillors gave them. These agents are separated into different groups:

#### Urban Agents

They handle urban areas of the Hidden World like cities and towns.

#### Cold Agents

They handle cold areas of the Hidden World like snowy mountains.

#### Heat Agents

They handle hot areas of the Hidden World like desserts and the savannah.

#### Tropical Agents

They handle tropical areas of the Hidden World like beaches.

#### Nature Agents

They handle forest areas of the Hidden World like jungles and rainforests.

#### Sea Agents

They handle the subterranean sea of the Hidden World.

#### Sky Agents

They handle the subterranean sky of the Hidden World.