Yokai were the spirits of the corrupted. Those who willingly embraced Fu Leng were barred from Yomi and had to live in Jigoku to atone for their corruption. They were the Ancestors of the tainted, but tried to live vicariously through their chosen host rather than guide and help them. Few yokai resisted the energies of Jigoku, but these rare ones carved their own tiny domain out of the blackness.