...Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story are mine. I just borrowed them from Masashi Kishimoto and J.K. Rowling...
Hope you would enjoy this story. This is actually my first posted story.
Comments are welcome...
PROLOGUE
There has been a legend in the Shinobi continent that they believed to have started many centuries ago. Before any hidden villages have been founded, there had been utter chaos in the continent. People are always at war with each other in order to establish their reign and power over others.
In these situations, the gods have appointed four special people to put a leash on the raging bloodshed in the continent. These people would have the power of the four main elements: earth, fire, wind and water. They are known as the Protectors and Masters of the elements, using the powers each element has in order to stop the slaughter and violence. They would keep the peace of the continent dividing the place into four directions and ruling them towards harmony and tranquility. Each of these Protector and Master chose to have their own mythical animals to symbolize their power and element. North is for Genbu, the Protector and Master of Wind with the mythical Turtle as their symbolic animal. South is for Seiryu, the Protector and Master of Water having the Dragon as the animal. East is for Suzaku, the Phoenix and the Protector and Master of the Fire. And West is for Byakko, the Tiger and the Protector and Master of the Earth.
The decades that followed are the most prosperous and peaceful after the years of war. The gods decided that the people could maintain the peace even without their guidance and gave the full ruling power to the four Chosen people. Though it seems that the greed for power will never be lost to the people – civil war started again. This time, they coveted the power of being the Chosen Protector and Master. The whole continent is again plunged in a never ending bloodshed and war.
The Four Chosen People are the most anxious to end the war. Their years of hardship in bringing peace and unity within the continent will be lost if the war will not end. They knew that it is their power that the people want and until they have the ruling power, people will continue on the power struggle may it be on a hot war of a cold war. So they decided to imprison the power in a newly born child up until the time the power will be needed again. But the greatness of the combined powers is too much. In such, they choose two children to share the power that would reside in their central soul. The consequence of this action is that the original power of the Protector and Master will never be whole again. But this is a result the Four Chosen wanted. It would prevent any people to covet the power more and if one of the Chosen would use the power in evil means, destruction would not be as great as it would be if the power is whole. Also the power would only be awaken if there are extreme situations. The child will be the one responsible to choose the four Protectors and Masters. The child will be the Guardian of the Four, the Priest or Priestess. H/She will be the Shadow of the Four Chosen and direct their actions towards the continuous balance of the good and evil. And so, the two children chosen to bear these responsibilities will be separated. One would stay and the other would go outside the hidden continent. The dormant power will be passed to their son/daughter until time would deem it necessary to use the power again.
But as the First Chosen knows, the time will come where the descendant of the two children will meet again. It will be the time where both their respective worlds will be plunged into darkness. Their past would be almost identical to each other – filled with prejudice and bitterness. But they would survive as the power inside will strengthen their resolve until they meet again to help each other preserve the balance.