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Hi, this is my first time writing a fanfic so please to any reader just bear with me no this, and happy to revive any feedback to help improve my writing.

This fanfic is being based on Japanese mythological creatures, and I'm going to keep the traditional name of the creature mentioned in the story. So down below I'm going to provide some info on these creatures.

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Tengu:
In their earliest depictions, tengu were dark, crow-like creatures that liked to cause mischief, but luckily they were easy to fool. Later, another form of tengu appeared, this one more humanlike, with an extremely long red nose and a fierce expression. These were the daitengu or greater tengu, demi-gods that protected the mountains they lived on, but now the lesser tengu are also depicted with a similar appearance. Tengu were once thought to be evil, but later people began thinking of them as protective spirits.

Kitsune:
In Japanese folklore, kitsune or foxes are depicted as intelligent and possessing magical abilities. Foxes were once thought to be messengers of the kami (divine being) Inari. It was believed that foxes could take on human form, usually the shape of a beautiful woman. However, they're depicted as clever tricksters rather than evil monsters.

Shikigami:
Shikigami are spirits with no will of their own, brought into existence by magic-wielding masters. The sole purpose of the shikigami or shiki is to complete simple tasks for its owner, such as spying or stealing. The shiki itself has no visible form. It can only become visible if it takes on the shape of paper – usually paper dolls or winged origami.

Komainu:
Komainu, sometimes referred to as lion dogs, the guardian statues that can be found guarding the entrance to Shinto shrines as well as temples or even secular sites, come in a massive variety of styles, shapes and forms.

Bakeneko:
The bakeneko is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural creature. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the Nekomata has two tails, while the Bakeneko has only one.

Akuma:
The akuma is a malevolent fire spirit in Japanese folklore. It is also described as a category of undefined beings who brought afflictions on humans. Alternative names for the akuma is ma. It is often translated to devil in English, or demon.

Inigami:
Inugami ("dog god/spirit"), like kitsunetsuki, is a spiritual possession by the spirit of a dog, widely known about in western Japan.

Yuki-onna:
The Yuki-Onna is a snow woman ghost described as inhumanly beautiful, whose eyes can strike terror into mortals that get lost traveling in the snowy mountains. She floats across the snow, leaving no footprints.

Onryo:
In Japanese traditional beliefs and literature, onryō "vengeful spirit", sometimes rendered "wrathful spirit". Refers to a ghost believed to be capable of causing harm in the world of the living, injuring or killing enemies, or even causing natural disasters to exact vengeance to "re-address" the wrongs it received while alive, then taking their spirits from their dying bodies.

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