Millenniums ago, our world was a place of peace and light. Humans, dragons, mers, fairies, and others coexisted together in harmony. They were ruled by a wise Lord of Light, whom they respected and loved.
But not everyone was satisfied with this paradise.
One person was jealous of the Lord's power and wanted it all for himself. He grew dark in his thoughts of treachery, greed, and hatred, turning into a being of shadows.
At the center of this world lied a crystal of immense proportions and power. And one night, this dark being slipped into its chamber, desiring to absorb its power. However, the crystal only contained Light energy, and when the dark one's claws scratched its surface…
It shattered, scattering the pieces across the world.
Angry, the dark lord gathered all those whose hearts had grown as dark and malevolent as his. Then he declared war against the Lord of Light. And the paradise was replaced with chaos.
In order to protect His people, the Light set up Heroes, bold warriors that charged into the fray to fight the Shadow's pawns.
Some fragments of the crystal were recovered and used to create objects like quaza cores, toa stones, miraculuoses, and other things that strengthened their heroes' powers.
Generations of heroes and villains rose and fell, with the Shadow growing more and more powerful. He then wove his into the civilians, using his lies and mind control to spread anger and distrust.
The heroes then found themselves fighting a war and trying to prevent another. Unfortunately, the Shadow's plan worked, the people they had protected turned against the heroes.
So when the next generation of heroes rose, they were forced to take up masks and aliases when they fought against the evil. They too tried to pacify their people, with some groups agreeing to a truce, some became completely neutral, others still held a grudge, but some refused the terms and continued fighting.
More generations of heroes and villains came and gone, fighting in the open and in secret. And even with their own people hating them, the heroes still fought, because each one had a firm hope that one day, a group of heroes would arise, and they would be the ones to end the war and restore peace to the world...