- THE TALE OF THE SHADOWS -

NOTE:

* The concept is heavily inspired of the work of So-ma-to: SHADOWS HOUSE. You do not need to read the story of Shadows house to get this AU but it's definitely an awesome read :)

After the war ended. Monsters were cursed to become faceless dark beings that is causing the underground to become a very gloomy place.

.

.

.

The only monsters that weren't affected are "elementals" (specifically water & fire monsters) and ghosts because of the different properties of their bodies.

.

.

.

When a monster becomes a "shadow" they're now in constant state of paranoia and will emit their negative emotions or in any state of pain thru the form of soot.

.

.

.

When soot is not taken care of, overtime this will create new threats.

Smog & Crawlers are easy to get rid of by using fire/light magic or water...

But a Cataclyst is a form of corrupted shadow-monster, they need to be "SAVED" or "ELIMINATED" immediately.

.

.

.

This device was created and placed all over the UNDERGROUND to assist the Overseers. Only humans and non shadow-monsters can "relight" the device.

.

.

.

In some cases when a SOUL (human or monster) is not compatible with the device, they will corrupt the device and cause the area to be unstable. Attracting or creating Smog and Crawlers rapidly.

Currently, the new threats are now being taken care of by OVERSEERS and ROYAL GUARDS. Each area has their own Overseer who always does rounds in their respective area.

Shadow-monsters are not trying to find a way to the surface, but are trying to fix the "curse" that was placed on them. The royal scientist was able to make a special device that temporarily eases their state.

.

.

.