Souls are like flowers. They begin as seeds, small and hard, slowly opening up and blossoming in response to the world around them. They can become large and beautiful with soft petals of gentle colors, or slowly wither with darkness and wilt, eventually dying. The corruption of our souls is largely determined by our ambitions, we are often painted as tragic heroes who fell from life before we could ever really live.

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When the earth was new and the Gods were young, the heavenly beings resided in a romantic province known simply as, Heaven's Garden; a place on earth whose entryway was only revealed to those who had been chosen as worthy to occupy a seat next to the Gods. Tired of their boring little world, the Gods sought those who they could toy with and would not so easily break; and so, the yokai were born. Although not as powerful as the Gods, they were a force to be reckoned with. Despite their humble beginnings, many yokai quickly turned rotten. Their souls were corrupted by darkness and greed, they sought a higher purpose than serving the Gods and began to plot the revolution of Heaven's Garden.

Before their plans would ever come to fruition, the Gods threw the yokai a wildcard. Created from seedlings, they were precious creatures that the Gods looked after and tended to with care. The yokai became sick with jealousy and rage. Even the Gods most trusted yokai turned on them and tore into the garden of humans, causing carnage and loss. Instantly the yokai were expelled from the Garden and dragged the rest of the human saplings with them to earth, spreading the seeds throughout the world and unconsciously populating the planet.

As time went on and the world developed, yokai evolved as well. They created glamours in order to seamlessly blend into the human populace, deceiving many into believing that they were of the same species. The yokai created conglomerates and kingdoms, pulling the strings through veils and inside the safety of their own homes. They couldn't allow their glamours to be seen through, not if they wanted their aliases to remain safe.

Their methods, while proven to be effective, were... Unconventional to say the least. The Yokai worked for their own personal gain, tempting humans and whispering sweet nothings in their ear in order to steal their most precious belonging; their souls.

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The first rules were discovered when they were broken, but even thieves have a code of honor. Humans have always been weak, narrow minded creatures who obsess over one thing and allow it to destroy them. The Yokai, they could see into your heart, grant your desires, toy with your emotions. They whispered temptations in human ears, stealing souls, making contracts that would forever bind any mortal to their service.

A dangerous dance with the balance of two worlds treading on thin ice, it begins with a wish. Of course, nothing is free. Should you choose to use the service's of the yokai, your soul will be bound to their service. A wish for a favor. After this, the entirety of your existence will be meaningless. In the end you are nothing more than a meal for a boss who can decide whether or not to feast on you based on if you are still useful.

Even among the lowest of mortals there is an ethical code. Once a soul has left the body, it cannot be brought back. No dead can return, no lives can be taken by the hands of a yokai. There are loopholes of course, such as a yokai can lend its power so that a human can take another life. It works as a contract, before the wish is seen through the terms must be met and signed by both parties. After the human's wish has been granted, they are forever indebted to the yokai and must carry out their will like the yokai once did for the Gods.

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In a future of made of gleaming metal and glass, two rival yokai bosses have rose to power in the beautiful city of Tokyo. They live to steal souls, to gain clients, to make their companies grow. On the surface they appear to be normal conglomerates but on the inside, something very different is going on. The yokai employee humans who are under contract, but these humans, they've been cheated. Their wishes have been fulfilled but under yokai terms. The humans are not happy and have decided that they are going to try to regain their souls, but on their terms. It won't be easy and two rival companies may need to team up to see that their goals are met.