Inspired by the avatar series for some reason. Please review, no flaming necessary.

Mia and Alex ran down the street of their home village, Imil, in what was once a powerful branch of the Aqua Empire. The young children dashed madly, knocking one of the few villagers not listening to the elder's story. When they arrived, they found the water temple of alchemy packed, and sat at the front reserved for children.

The elder opened his wizened eyes, nodding approvingly at the crowd surrounding him, before closing them once more, and began his tale, in his spidery thin voice.

Long long ago, Alchemy was hidden away from the world, considered to dangerous to be bent and to work with. Finally Alchemy was rended from it's prison, and widespread throughout the world. It manifested itself genetically into the original four elements; fire, wind, water, and earth each with it's own respective powers. The people of different elements finally seperated as cultures. The fire nation, water nation, earth nation, and wind nation lived in peace for centuries, that is until….

Our own water nation formed an alliance with the earth and wind nation, because we feared the power the fire alchemists were gaining. The wind nation agreed, but the sturdy earth nation sided with the fire clans, beginning a fierce war. At first it seemed that neither side could gain the upper hand. Even though the fire nation were fierce on the offensive, and the earth nation superior in defensive combat, they were matched by the felxibility and the support units that the wind and water tribes had to offer. Finally after years of fierce warfare, the water nation came up with a daring plan. One on one combat.

The rulers of their nations were the best benders of their time, even greater than the legendary heroes who had released alchemy. It was declared that the fire nations king Triveg would take on the ice queen Freilia, since they were the main warring nations.

. As the legend goes though, the match was never carried out. The Fire King and Ice Queen had been childhood friends, and the old water king had pushed for the war. The two monarchs had secretly been talking throughout the war, and had fallen in love. Frielia then dropped before the fire king, and said that her and her people would surrender, but she could not fight him. The fire king lifted her up, and asked for her hand in marriage.

Then the aqua empire was born, and the nations were at peace again. The Ice queen gave birth to a water bending son, and a fire bending son. After their parents died, and the the golden age had fallen away, the brothers split the empire in half to be the water and fire nations once more. There has been tension filled with hostility ever since, especially within the royal line, as their power has grown expedientally.

The last part of the legend goes back to the beginning. When the eight ancient wielders of alchemy died, one of each element, they left their essences and powers within eight objects, each with what is said to be sentimental value. It is said that whoever can tap into these objects will become all powerful, for the alchemiac powers inside them have remolded themselves and aged to perfection, and grow stronger everyday. The wielders of this power can either usher in another golden age, or enslave all of mankind….

The elder cleared his throat as the legend ended, shooing the children away, opening his eyes shortly as the crowd dispersed, and finally dozing off as the temple was deserted…..

So what do you think of the prologueness? Yeaaaah, me too. o.o Read and review.