Sotoiki

The Outer Lands (外域, Sotoiki) also referred to as The Far Lands (遥か国, Haruka Kuni) is the homeland of, the originator of , who went to the forbidden land; the realm of the. Albeit briefly mentioned,, her son, is aware of its existence but has no further knowledge of his mother’s homeland. All he could share is that his mother called her kind Hongokujin, that he believes have coexisted with the Shinju prior, and thus, exclaims that they are an entire different race. Alas, while Hagoromo had merely speculated, he believes that the hongokujin are the reason of his mother’s madness. She resorted to acquire power, for a reason, and her madness swayed their invasion that forced them to wait thousands of years. And for what? It is what Hagoromo has always asked himself.