Centuries ago, a kingdom existed in a continent between Asia and America. The kingdom of Zenith was the most powerful throughout the continent. Not one kingdom dared to send its army against Zenith. It had the best trained soldiers throughout the land but that did not make it powerful. What made it powerful was their Guardian Sages. They were hidden in a mountain called the Arcane Sanctuary. It was off limits to all, except for the royal family. It is in the sanctuary that the Sages rest, only to wake up when the kingdom is in grave danger. In times of peace, four beasts guard the kingdom on the Sages' behalf. These were the Lion, the Phoenix, the Griffon and the Wolf. Being as large as elephants, they guard the four sides of the kingdom. Any fool who would dare to attack Zenith was killed on the spot by the beast on the side that it guarded.
One day, a large army formed at the east side of Zenith. The Phoenix, which guarded the east side, attacked the army. Out of the thousands of men, four went forward and fought the Phoenix. It was badly injured and had no choice but to burn itself, in order to be born again. With the fall of the Phoenix, the Sages were alerted and went into Zenith. They fought the four warriors that injured the Phoenix while the Zenith army fought against the invaders. The battle lasted for days, and in the tenth day, the Sages are barely alive. Using their remaining strength, they transferred all their remaining power into the swords of the four most powerful Knights of Zenith.
After receiving the Sages' power, the Knights had superhuman strength. With this last act, the Sages perished. The Knights faced-off against the four warriors and eventually slain them. When the battle was finally won, the Knights of Zenith along with the remnants of the army, buried the Sages. The Knights were given access to the Sanctuary by the newly born Phoenix. Inside, they dropped the swords into a well, hoping that the need to use them would never come. They went out and the entrance closed. The Phoenix, the Lion, the Griffon and the Wolf used their power to transport the Sanctuary somewhere else and hid it from mortal eyes, only to reappear whenever the world shall need it.