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The Ever-After is a mystical realm and the world of the dead where all concepts of time exist simultaneously. While the time of all people coexists there, the living cannot enter. Sorm (Mimizu) is a massive, worm-like energy that writhes within the Ever-After and attempts to escape to the surface. When a Worm touches the ground, it vibrates and triggers a massive earthquake. Back Doors are the only passages through which these Worms erupt into the present world (our reality). Doors usually appear in decaying ruins where people no longer tread. To close a Back Door, one needs an incantation and the key held by a Closer. Closers (Tojishi) are a hidden clan that has for generations sealed the 'Back Doors' to prevent Worms from reaching the surface. A door can only be fully locked by closing it while retracing the daily lives and memories of the people who once lived there and sincerely mourning them. Keystone (Kaname-ishi) is a sacred stone that suppresses calamity by pinning down the head of a Worm. One is embedded in the east and west of the Japanese archipelago to maintain balance, and the cat-like spiritual beings Daijin and Sadaijin, who are like living gods, perform this role. Incantation: O God of the Earth, to whom we are unworthy to speak, O ancestral land of our distant forefathers, O mountains and rivers long bestowed upon us, With awe and reverence, I humbly return them to you! +Ordinary people cannot see the Worm.