Ikuchi

Ikuchi (イクチ, Ikuchi) are massive spiritual creatures which mostly inhabit the seas of the spiritual realms or in between spiritual realms such as the Dangai.

Overview
Other than the fact that the Ikuchi, along with other spiritual beings who appear in myths and depicted in almost all ways possible through the chronicled histories are discreet, they are also very rare to find and depictions say that the entirety of all Ikuchi hidden within the World of the Living realm can be counted with one's fingers, similar to the description of Vasto Lorde-class Menos, and due to that, not much is known about the Ikuchi and none in the histories, other than the depictions in caves or others, have ever saw one with their very own eyes.

It is unknown of how these creatures were created, how do they maintain their survival, and other things any other spiritual creatures need in order to survive and maintain enough numbers from time to time. With this, it is a crucial information that these creatures may live for hundreds of years, if not thousands of years, since the time they were originally created. Another thing known about them is a very crucial piece of information regarding on how one should react if they ever encounter a creature such as the Ikuchi. Depictions from pictures mainly say that the Ikuchi are highly secretive creatures, appearing only in places where other spiritual beings are rare to appear or places where other spiritual beings cannot enter. As such, if one should encounter an Ikuchi, it must either be that the Ikuchi had chosen that particular person to do things the Ikuchi want to, or is that the Ikuchi having the urge to obliterate that particular person for a very considerate reason. Whichever might be, none of the choices will make any beneficial impacts on that person.

Despite the lack of any actual information regarding them, the Ikuchi are creatures that deserve to be feared by the humans, or even other spiritual creatures possessing encompassing powers such as the Hollows or Shinigami themselves. The Ikuchi are very frightening, as they exterminate any witness, leaving nothing but the drawings and depictions on caves or mythical records of them to scare off the remaining spiritual beings who wish to find out about them. But that is not the true fact as of to why beings fear the Ikuchi so much. The true fact is that one of the depictions say that the Ikuchi, as they are spiritual beings may be in possession of greater powers, are beings that can see through the fears of people; it is true, as most Ikuchi possess this power. It is their way of doing things as well: they firmly instill fears within the hearts of people before they see through the fears they instilled, and use it against people who might wish to search for them despite what the chronicles depict.

What is left regarding the Ikuchi remains uncharted in most cases which others tend to leave behind and ignore, which is the best way possible in order to not be affected or involved in the Ikuchi.

Behind the Scenes

 * The pictures were taken from google.
 * The "Ikuchi" in the pictures are Cetus, one of Eris's pets, from "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas", 2003.