Spectral Lands

This article is about the region. For the episode, see The Spectral Lands.

Spectral Lands

“Oh, the Departed Realm was way messed up even before the Merge turned it into the Spectral Lands. We had the Cursed Realm end up inside here, so when the Merge happened, both realms got all mixed together. It's a mess.”

— Morro to Arin, "The Spectral Lands"

The Spectral Lands are a region within the Merged Realms. It is the result of the fusion of the Cursed Realm and the Departed Realm, which combined to form a single, unified land due to the Merge. Upon death, all souls from across the realms arrive here before moving on to the next stage of being, beyond existing in any of the known realms.

History[]

Background[]

Following the demise of the Preeminent, the Cursed Realm was relocated to the Departed Realm. Consequently, when the Merge occurred, the two realms fused together, resulting in the creation of the Spectral Lands, one of the new lands formed in the Merged Realms. Most departed spirits that existed before the Merge moved on. Morro chose to stay in the Spectral Lands, where he guided departed souls as they moved onto the after life and protect them from Soul Suckers.

At some point in time, Smythe visited the Spectral Lands and obtained a spatula from the Cursed Realm.^[1]

The Spectral Lands[]

After many days of travel, Arin and Ras were finally able to reach the borders of the Spectral Lands. With the latter too weak to stand and the ground too rocky for the former to carry him safely, Arin decided to venture into the Spectral Lands alone to find the the healing elixir from the Well of the Lost. Before he went however, Ras provided him with the Returning Blade, insisting that Arin would need it in the Spectral Lands.

Arin would remain on edge as he entered the cold and dismal lands, wary of any departed beings he might encounter. After some time, he encountered Morro and briefly prepared to engage in battle with the Ghost Ninja before realizing that Morro was only trying to defend him from an invisible creature known as a Soul Sucker. After warding off the beast by striking the nodes on its back, Morro guided Arin to the Well of the Lost as they spoke about these strange lands, the afterlife, and their experiences with their masters. On the way out, the duo were attacked once more by three more Soul Suckers, causing Arin to briefly drop his vial of elixir. Meanwhile, Ras, having spotted the vial began to desperately crawl towards it, entering the Spectral Lands himself while marking him as an easier target for the Soul Suckers. As the creatures converged upon Ras and began draining his energy, Arin managed to infuse the Returning Blade with Spinjitzu Energy as he hurled it at the beasts, striking them in their nodes and seemingly defeating them. With Ras safe, Arin quickly poured some of the elixir into his mouth and helped carry him out of the Spectral Lands while Morro returned to continue his duties as a guardian and guide for departed souls.

The Shatter Dragon[]

During his fight with the ninja, Thunderfang was struck by the elixir from the Well of the Lost, thrown by Arin. This led to Thunderfang disintegrating, sending him and the souls of the Forbidden Five to the Spectral Lands. There, he met Morro, who mistook him for a Departed Soul needing asistance. However, when four Soul Suckers appeared, Thunderfang absorbed them instead, leaving Morro astonished and insisting it was impossible. Thunderfang retorted that anything could happen in the afterlife before ultimately absorbing Morro as well.

Casket of Bones[]

After Drix attacked the Administration to seize the souls of the Administration Agents, he went back to the Spectral Lands, where he transferred all the souls he collected into the Well of the Lost, where Thunderfang and the rest of the Forbidden Five watch him.