All characters go to their owners. After two years, I am back! Sorry for the long wait everyone.
Prologue
"Kura, you must move now!"
"Kenshin, I'm not going to let you take care of him yourself! I'm staying by your side."
"Yes, listen to your precious little girlfriend Kenshin. It will be the last mistake you two will ever make!"
"Silence, Kage! You're going to be locked in Shadourando for a very long time as punishment for violating the Law of Life!"
When the universe was made, three beings ruled it. It was also that these three beings represented the first of the elements: Light, Darkness and Shadow. Kenshin was the being of light and was the first "king" of the universe, guarding it for if a major army were to destroy life and mess the balance. Born with him was Kage and Kura, siblings sharing similar elements of Shadow and Darkness respectively. Kage was one of a rebellious nature and was more forceful than his sister Kura, who had a softer nature and had a love feeling for Kenshin. Kage was jealous of Kenshin's position as ruler and had sought out to destroy him and put the universe into shadows.
Kura had caught on to the plan quickly and told Kenshin of it. Kenshin was furious by this and created a hellish place that he had named Shadourando, a prison of which no one can enter or leave without the use of the Gateway. After which he had declared war on Kage, bringing in the Light Clan who has served Kenshin to bring light to the universe. Kage brought in the Dark Clan, serving as a polar opposite of the Light Clan, and the war had lasted for three years. Many lives were lost, even my very-long-ago ancestors were killed in the war. However, there was a change that caused the war to fall into Kenshin and Kura's favor.
Though they knew that it would be a risk, Kenshin and Kura had brought some of the souls back and had gave them each one element to control; Ocean, Wood, Inferno, Gale, Shock, Sky, and Cosmos. Kage soon found out about this and had attacked Kura and Kenshin head on. The seven souls fled to a tower of the battlefield by Kenshin's orders in order to prepare for a final attack on Kage.
"Then try it! I dare you to!" Kage challenged as he drew out his sword and charged it with his power. Kenshin did the same and Kura was collecting magic energy around her. The two men charged at each other and clashed. As they countered each other's strikes, Kura started to cast spells to enhance Kenshin's battle performance. Even with this, Kenshin and Kage were equal in power. Eventually, however, Kenshin was able to push Kage back.
"How do you like that, Kage?"
"Not bad at all. But you and my sister will fall and I'll be left to rule the universe!" Kage formed a shadowy energy sphere and tossed it to the ground, forming a summon circle and beasts of shadows had come out of it. Once a few thousands appeared, they all charged at Kenshin while Kage changed his focus to Kura who was beginning to be scared. "What's wrong sister, terrified of my power?"
Kage charged at her but he was stopped midway by a gust of wind that tossed him high into the air. He spun around only to get kicked in the head by a male in a mage get up. The Shadow Deity hit the battlefield hard that left a crater expanding ten yards in diameter. The mage landed gracefully in front of Kura and rested his staff on the ground standing. "Sorry we're late, Lady Kura."
"G-Gale!? You're supposed to be readying the final attack." The Goddess of Darkness said in a confused tone.
"And we are." A female voice said. Fire birds started attacking the beasts, leaving Kenshin alone for a while as a humanoid fox came to his side and healed him. "Are you okay Master Kenshin?"
"I'm fine, where are the others?" The God of Light stood on his two feet the best he could but he ended up needing Inferno's help.
"Oh their way; Wood and Ocean were making the final touches."
"Good. Let's hold out the best we can against Kage. I fear what else he can do."
Kage slowly stood up from the epicenter of the crater and walked out of it, scratches and blood covering his body. His expressions showed amusement and anger as he glared at Gale. "That was very unwise of you, Guardian." As he walked forward, the sky grew dark and lightning bolts were coming down from the clouds, aimed right at him. There was no effect but a blizzard started around him and pellets of hailstones were hitting his body. He only laughed at this. "Do you honestly think this is supposed to hurt me?"
Sky and Shock made their appearance and had decided to go in for melee damage while the blizzard provided cover for Sky. Kaze wasn't much of a rust with melee but the blizzard grew stronger as Sky made a punch in the gut. Shock followed by kicking him in the head, sending him back so far as out of blizzard that stopped after. "I don't think we need to use the final attack." Sky joked a little bit with some cockiness in his voice.
There was a sudden blast of shadow as Kage flew into the air, his expression showing rage and his injuries were being healed. "You will regret mocking me you pathetic Guardians!" As he conjured a shadow sphere, he could feel another presence. Annoyance took over and he shot the sphere at a direction. Though at first it looked like he was shooting at nothing, but Cosmos had appeared and was hit direction in the back and was sent crashing to the ground. "Honestly, that was pathetic."
"Cosmos, are you okay!?" Inferno questioned as she went over to his side.
"Yeah . . . I'm fine." Cosmos groaned as he stood. He felt his back sting quite a bit and he knew that some bones were broken. "I'll be much better when Ocean and Wood get here so we can do the attack."
With no warning at all, Kage released another burst of shadow that had sent the Guardians, Kenshin and Kura to the edges of the battlefield, some of them into the walls of the castle. As the dust settled, two figures were standing on their feet, giving off a soft aura as their energy traveled to the others, healing their energies. Ocean took a step forward and immediately a circle was made below Kage and had expanded. This made the Shadow Deity laugh. "Is this supposed to threaten me?"
"Yes it is." Ocean responded as Wood took a spot outside the circle. The other five Guardians stood and took places as well, all of them surrounding Kage.
The circle glowed as chains came out of the ground and wrapped around Kage, bringing him down to his knees relentlessly. He fought against it but had failed as markings appeared within the circle and a image appeared directly under him. Kenshin and Kura walked forward, each carrying a scepter and Kenshin holding a second one in which he gave to Ocean. "What is this? What the hell are you doing?" Kage questioned before receiving several shocks from the chains, his energy draining.
"Kage, Shadow Deity and part of the Order; for going against what you have created to protect, you will be severely punished." Kenshin said as he had stabbed his scepter into the ground. Kage flinched as he felt something hit him. There was a rumbling sound as a dark gate rose from the ground. Kage looked over his shoulder and saw two doors directly behind him. His eyes widen in fear as he realized what it was. "It is in my power to ensure judgment is made, that justice is done. For violating the Law that was laid out, your punishment will be eternal lockup in Shadourando!" Kura stabbed her scepter to the ground and the doors open.
"You can't do this Kenshin!" Kage shouted but his words were ignored as Ocean stabbed the third scepter onto the ground. A gust of wind was being pulled in through the doors to a dark realm. "I'll come back Kenshin, mark my words!" Kage said before being sucked through the doors.
The doors slammed shut and disappeared into particles as the circle faded away. The Guardians collapsed in exhaustion, but were okay. Kura sat on the ground and took a few deep breaths, calming herself. Kenshin was the only one still on edge. "The doors won't hold him in forever; it is his domain."
"So this was all for nothing?" Cosmos questioned as he stood. "We won't live forever either and the elements will be passed on to a random selection of people who won't be experienced. How do you intend to solve that problem?"
"Cosmos please calm down," Inferno begged softly, holding his shoulder, "Kenshin will be able to sort this out."
Kenshin had a look of doubt though. Ocean and Wood saw this and looked at each other before turning to the God. "Might we help with a solution?"
"What do you have in mind?" Kenshin asked, his interest being struck like a lightning bolt striking the ground in a storm.
"Well because you had formed us by soul and element to make an artificial body, why not seal us into an object? Something that would allow us to see the universe and detect danger and also choose who will be the next Guardian should our current soul fade away."
Kenshin thought for a moment before something glowed behind him. They all looked and saw a transparent female, blind but able to walk to them. "The spirit of the Crystal, what has brought you out of your home?"
"I have heard of the Ocean Element's request and I have the power to make it happen." The spirit said and waved her hand, summoning seven dead crystals. "I give you each a vessel to call your home. You will be able to see the universe change around you and the crystal will change as well. However, some of your souls will not be compatible as time moves on so you will need to find suitors to the elements when you are near the end of your life span."
"We understand, Madame." Sky responded.
Not soon after the response did the crystals enter their bodies. Their physical forms disappeared and all that was left was the crystals, now glowing in color and being brought to life by power. They began floating from the ground and circle Kenshin and Kura. "What about Kage?" Kura questioned the spirit, only to see that she had faded away, leaving two keys. Kura picked them up and realized that each key had one of their insignias.
"Our realms must be locked away from all but a chosen few." Kenshin said. "The Clans are in balance for now. We must rest but we also need to entrust these keys to the right person so our realms are safe. I know of one person to give this key to."
"I know of one person as well. I can take the keys to them and I'll join you later for our sleep." Kura took the key to her realm and the key to Kenshin's. "How long do you intend for us to rest?"
"One millennium, at least that. You know whom I trust. I'll meet you in minute then." Kenshin said before leaving the battlefield.
Kura nodded and turned to the seven crystals. "You are free to wonder about the universe now. I hope that you all find suitors for the elements and that your souls will be in peace." With a wave of her hand, the crystals went to the different corners of the universe.
The keys were delivered to the people the God and Goddess of Light and Darkness had trusted most. However, after a few hundred years, greed took over them. Betrayal was soon established as Kenshin and Kura were put under eternal slumber, until a spell broke that slumber that is. The Clans of Light and Dark, the armies to Kenshin and Kura, were put under new leaders and were eventually put to war with each other. Tens of thousands of years had passed until Kage was released from his imprisonment once the numbers of the Light Clan were down to less than ten and had surrendered, leaving the Dark Clan to rule. The victor clan had joined Kage's order and after a few centuries, Kage had passed his power on to a new before being faded away to his realm, never able to return to the universe he wanted to recreate for himself, at least without a great deal of sacrifices.
The new Shadow Deity took control of the Dark Clan, but he didn't live long until the current generation of the Elemental Guardians were faced against him. The battle had been moved from one planet that had died shortly after leave and has been put onto Earth. With no proper way of defeating this new God, the Guardians had decided that the best solution was to seal the God away into a crystal where they can keep watch over the seal. The battle had won in the Guardian's favor as they were able to trap the new God into the crystal. Sacrifices were made as one Guardian mourned over the loss of his lover that had presumably died alone with the old planet he had called home.
Over a thousand years passed and although Earth had her fair share of life-threatening enemies, she has gained heroes as well. The knowledge of the elements hiding in what are now called the Chaos Emeralds have disappeared to only two people who now lives in the Master Emerald where the new Shadow God is. Only most of the Guardians and the two beings know that the seal on the Shadow God have weakened. The remaining Guardian has rebelled as the negative energy Earth has possessed and consumed him. He is defeated now and presumed dead, however the Guardians know that he still lives in the mortal realm.
A decade have gone by and with the seal on the brink of breaking, the six Guardians cannot wait any longer for the seventh Guardian and are now thinking of asking the famous mortals of Earth for assistance. This is where our story begins.