Authoress: Hotaru Hope Maxwell

Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the idea of Avatar the Last Airbender or any of the product (save the newest DVD). However, the long list of Original characters belong to me, and in name to my friends who are written within these contexts. Please do not use them without permission, OR I will be forced to contact the server and ask for punishment to such.

Note to fans: I'm sorry I haven't been working on my other stories as promised. As of late, I've been hospitalized 2 times in the last single year (one for fever over 104 and the other for anaph-I can't spell it shock which almost resulted in my loss of life). I am still working on them, but my computer crashed and getting online at school is a real hassle. This took shorter time because I wrote it like 6 months or so ago after seeing Avatar. I still will keep my promise about SM crossovers I am currently writing.

P.S. I have also begun working on some Yu-Gi-Oh things with a partner in crime, Dorie Kaiba. Hey Dor-chan! So if it does take too long don't reprimand. I'm working with inspiration and imagination, not tech—cause mine's always up in the air on it.

Prologue: The Story of the Elements….

Water, Earth, Fire and Air.

Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony and prosperity. Until the fire nation attacked and ravaged the land. Only one person could stop them, the Avatar, the master of all four elements. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years later, my brother and I found the new Avatar and although his air bending is great he has much to learn. But I believe, Aang can save the world…

Wood, Storm, Soul, Dark and Light…

The power is present, strong and biding, cast into the form of the Guardian. But before this tale can begin, the other must come to an end. Long ago, my adoptive grandfather told me the tale that I now speak to you…

"100,000 years ago, there existed a man known only as Avatar. He was gifted by the spirits to control the four elements and defend the gates of heaven. However, he was not alone. With him was another Avatar, known as Guardian. He too had elements, five different ones from Avatar. They were Wood/Plants, Light, Soul, Darkness and Storm. Both men were guides of the gateways, but Guardian protected that of Hell—and fought many a battle against foes seeking its power. Avatar and Guardian were twins, brothers born of the same womb gifted by the gods but Avatar was different from his sibling. He loved—cared and enjoyed all things that heaven created whereas Guardian hated and despised the men who were his foes.

Avatar came about to one day fall for the spell of a devil—a woman who inspired Avatar to teach man things. Avatar taught—brought forth the lessons of the gods to man. One to each of the four brothers of his lover did he show the ways with the weapons of the gods. And Guardian, in his lacking knowledge of this, was destroyed. Thus man released the evils of hell and the spirit of guardian split itself into five to seal away the demons, but the five segments were split forever, only to unite in other forms but never again in the same body.

Enraged by this, the Darkness, Soul and Storm of Guardian cast Death to Avatar and his lover, over and over again. Even after the creation of the four kingdoms of Avatars lover's brothers, Death haunted the doorsteps of the Avatar and his mate. However, Life, in forgiving nature worked with Wood to recreate Avatar's soul and shield him and his sweetheart from the treacheries in hopes that he would unite them once more as heaven and hell intended as the Protectors of the Gates.

It was unto this end, that the Avatar came to be reborn in pattern and in power over and over. Each to come in contact with his love, both lost with the memories of the old. Each time, he never met a single child of the five, and only the five knew of the original sin and secret kept from the four brother's and lover's descendants. How long can that last, do you think? For it has been 100,000 years since the secrets were kept…"

This was the story he told unto me and this is the story I tell to you. I am the watcher, the keeper of the scribe, the writer whose words will tell all the tales needed to be heard. You know the Avatar's journey, Katara tells the story well, but do you the others, the five who were split. I will tell you their names….

Wood, daughter of the forest, keeper of the rebel secrets and child born to Earth once more, Mei-Rin

Storm, Lady of the lightning and wind, lonely female cast within the Air Temples always seeing but never moving, Layrna

Light, Princess in the reflection, energy abound, current high priestess of the water southern tribe, Seina

Dark, dancing with the trinkets of the Fire Kingdom whilst delving in the shadows of the night sky, Iris

Soul, a false god reborn, the male child who cannot speak but whose eyes show volumes, protected by all, but only walking with one, Nataku

Care to take the leap of faith in them? Care to find out if they fall and fail, or if they succeed and pass onto a new bliss? A journey begins as all do, with one—or in this case, two…

TBC…

Next Chapter: Meetings, Movements and Moments….