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Prologue: Ancient History

Earth, wind, fire, water - the ability to control sources of power such is these is thought to be impossible. Imaginary. Mythical. Legendary.

The existence of an Elemental of any and all kinds is scoffed at by most of the supernatural community of the world.

But I tell you this: they're not myths. They're as real as you and I, my friend.

How do I know this?

It's quite simple.

I, myself, am an Auracle. With the control of wind and air at my fingertips, I have the power to literally blow you away.

For the less knowledgable of Elemental-kind, I'll explain. There are seven known types of Elementals (this being where the magical number of seven derrives from):

There are the Auracles (pronounced aw-ra-kle), like myself. We control the wind and air. The name "Auracle" comes from "Aure," meaning "soft breeze." We're thought to be as level-headed as the Aquari, though considerably more free-spirited.

Aquari (ah-kwa-rye): those that control the water. It's amusingly difficult to find an Aquari that isn't an Aquarius. I, myself, am considerably old (and I have friends who are older) and I've yet to ever meet any. Being the most calm and collected of the Elementals, they're considerably powerful. They manipulate water and, with age and extreme amounts of practice, they can even create it out of the molecules in the air.

Then there are Demeters (dem-eh-ter). Not to be confused with (though they are named after) the Greek goddess Demeter (which is pronounced Dem-ee-ter), these are the Elementals who control earth - from the nature surrounding to the rocks in the ground, it's under their control.

Phoenixes (fee-nix) carry the stereotype of "aggressive" and "rude" but I can honestly tell you that one of the very best friends I've ever had is a Phoenix and she's only occasionally aggressive and rude (and that's typically when our friend, Daniel, makes her angry). Phoenixes are fire Elementals - the rarest of our kind.

Those are the big four. There are others as well. Hybrids, if you will.

The offspring of a Demeter and a werewolf (yes, werewolves exist too) will be an Orestfay (or-est-fay), or a Fauna Elemental. They are known to be the second most rare - only to the Phoenixes, of course. A Fauna Elemental's powers are limited. Each and every being across creation - Fauna Elemental or not - has a spirit animal. It is the ability of the Orestfay to tap into their spirit animal's abilities. They can both become their spirit animal (similar to how a werewolf will become a wolf) and show animal-like capabilities (relating to their spirit animal) whilst in human form.

Aellos (ay-ose) are the children of Auracles and another supernatural species (of any kind. Witches, werewolves, etc. Though the occurrance is incredibly rare, Aellos can also be born by Auracles and Phoenixes). They're Lightning Elementals. Some call them "Storm Elementals" as they do possess the ability to brew small storms. If you piss one off, there's a chance you'll hear thunder brewing in the distance - but this is typically only for the older and more powerful Aellos.

Finally, there are Krystallos (kree-sty-ose). Krystallos are Ice Elementals - the offspring of Aquari and another supernatural species (again: witches, werewolves, etc.). They are the most common of Elemental Hybrids (as Aquari are also the most common of the Big Four). The Krystallos possess the ability to control water in it's colder forms (AKA ice).

There you have it. The Seven Recorded Elementals. I say "recorded" because rumors and legends speak of other Elementals - those who can control energy and darkness and light. Some speak of Flora Elementals - more or less a relative of Orestfay. Nobody really knows for sure, though. The Seven Recorded Elementals are the Elementals that have been around since what could very well be qualified as the beginning (hence the mystical number seven).

But you never know for sure, do you?

The prologue to my most recent fic!

It's an idea I got awhile ago but I haven't worked on it much in some time.

I'm really excited to see where I can go with it though.

I hope my prologue has you intrigued! I'll post chapter one soon.

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