Back in the ancient times after the great sorcerer Hyne's ascent into the heavens, an old evil arose from the depths of the ocean. The same ocean, from which man drew many aspects of life, was retaliating – once again. Hyne's presence was now gone and the evil in which he imprisoned so many years ago, decided to awaken once more.
The successors that were entitled to protect the planet were weak and the Order of mages that assisted Hyne so many years ago were nearly gone from existence. The Gates of the Netherworld that was sealed was opening and spilled the feared hell-spawn onto the face of the planet.
Sorceress Natara watched in satisfaction as the Gates opened slowly. The humans that her former lover turned enemy entrusted the planet to was about to get a taste of what they truly deserved…
In the Halls of Heaven, Hyne saw the gates open and prepared to help the humans by sealing the gates but Natara intervened.
"You said that we should allow the humans to fend for themselves," said Natara, "We, deities, shouldn't bother in the mortal's affairs."
"Yes, that is right but there is no alternative way. The demons from the Netherworld are too much for them to handle," Replied the rejuvenating goddess Phoenix, "Without help, they are lost."
"I have fought them before," said Gilgamesh, "They are far beyond a human's abilities."
"Whatever we may decide, we must do it soon," said Odin. "The gates have opened faster and the chaotic aura has filled the oceans."
"We can go and defeat the chaos once more," suggested the sacred Zodiac. "In honor of our brethren that had fallen bravely in battle. They can't sacrifice themselves in vain…"
"I agree," said the goddess of healing, Ashura. "Our friends have fallen so honorably against the Forbidden Ones, we can't allow this to happen. Hyne, please make your decision."
"Of course, Great Mighty Hyne." Mocked Natara as the other deities shot dirty looks at the goddess.
Hyne remained silent but finally spoke. "I agree that something must be done but there is a limit to what we can do and Natara is right. We can't intervene at the first sign of danger."
Natara smiled in triumph as the others mumbled softly. No one dared to say a word – after all, Hyne had had his decision and no matter how absurd it may be, it was final.
When the other deities left, Ashura went up to Hyne. "Why did you go against it? The fate of the humans are at stake and if the chaos is allowed to spill in the planet, then haven't our friends died for nothing?" She gently asked.
"I know Ashura." Replied Hyne, "I didn't like my decision either. But Natara is right, however, I do plan to honor our friends as well."
Ashura was confused. "How can we do both?"
"That is why I need your assistance." The two deities exchanged words and entered the library. Hyne reached over and pulled out a tome and opened it.
The tome was hallowed out and contained 18 glowing orbs – each of a different color. 17 smaller orbs were centered around a white diamond gem.
"What is this?" asked Ashura as she felt a presence from the orbs. A familiar presence…
"These are the sprits of our fallen comrades that fell," replied Hyne, "Their wounds were too deep for me to heal so I placed them into these orbs for the time being."
"If that was the case, Phoenix and I should be able to resurrect them. Unless there was another obstacle you didn't mention."
"Cautious as always… Yes, the problem was if they were resurrected, they wouldn't be able to keep a true form for very long. That is the reason why I need your help."
"Mine? I can only heal Hyne; I can't give our friends a true form. Phoenix can resurrect but I doubt that even she can do that task."
Hyne smiled. "No, I didn't imply that. My idea was to reincarnate our friends into powerful forces that can be used among the mortals. That way, we won't be interfering but just……….assisting since the Guardian Forces wouldn't do all the attacking."
"I see, but how do you plan to distribute the Guardians?"
"I have a daughter back on the face of the planet so that part would be simple. But for now, call Phoenix so we may begin the first step of placing our friends back in existence,"
Ashura smiled as she disappeared in a glitter of light to find her fiery friend. As Ashura left, Hyne turned to the orbs.
"I do hope that you agree with the decision I'm making," he whispered, "The fate of the world may depend on it but I am not sure as I was before that it is the right one."
Yellow sparkles of magic along with blue and red shimmered together as a magic circle was formed and the orbs were placed in different points of the design.
Phoenix and Ashura stood on the opposite sides of Hyne and the three used their energies to breath life back into the spirits. Phoenix summoned a flame of rebirth around the first orb as Ashura infused it with her healing magic. Finally Hyne cast a spell upon the first orb.
"Lighting warrior of the skies, the planet is in need of your powers again… Rise and be reborn once more and assist them – Lighting Guardian Quezacotl!" said Hyne as the yellow orb grew bright and the Guardian Force Quezacotl appeared in front of the three deities and disappeared as a shooting star down to earth.
The same ritual was preformed repetitively until all 17 guardians were freed.
"Mistress of ice, the artic realms in which you once dwelled calls for your presence. Rise and return Guardian Goddess of Ice – Shiva!"
"Lord of the flames, the flaming fires is nearly burned out. Ifrit, Guardian of the Flames, rise and walk upon the planet once more."
"Maiden of the harp that sang in the wars of our greatest hour, the world is in need of your songs again. Rise Mermaid Guardian Siren!"
"Brothers of the Earth, the very earth upon which you toiled are threatened again. Arise Guardian Brothers and defend the land you have called home."
"Dark guardian of Gravity, you have fought along side us ever so bravely, now, that bravery is needed again – Diablos!"
"Ruby headed Carbuncle, you have defended the planet once and now you are needed again. Rise!"
"Oceanic God Leviathan, your oceans are threatened and your assistance is needed. Rise from the depths and save the planet once more!"
Finally, after Eden was…
"Loyal knight with the heart of a lion, but faced grievance – your sacrifice will always be remembered but now, the people of the planet need your protection once again. Come forth Griever!"
Griever sprung forth and traveled down to the planet as Hyne nearly collapsed from exhaustion but was supported by Phoenix and Ashura.
"We can only hope now," he said, "Their fate can only be decided by them. Hopefully, they will make the right choice…"
The three looked down upon the earth and hoped for the same thing….
The gates finally opened and the ancient evils known only as the Forbidden Ones rose and reeked havoc upon the society of men and mages.
The higher skilled magic users – mages weren't as powerful as Hyne's daughter but they were comparable. After all, their roots and their 'sister's' were related for it was from the mage line where the great Sorcerer Hyne was born. The Guardian Forces that were sent to earth were originally inherited by the mages but soon were divided to the humans.
Humans were potentially weak but with their ability to draw and junction magic made them powerful foes.
Lastly, was the daughter if Hyne herself – the Sorceress.
The 17 mages that possessed the true Guardians along with the Sorceress and a small consul of humans led the war against the Forbidden ones and eventually succeeded in sealing the gates – for good.
However, the Goddess Natara saw this and was determined to not let the mortals off the hook so easily. No, she knew of the Guardian Forces and plotted her vengeance.
The 16th mage named Aden and the Sorceress Tamara fell in love after the war and both knew that the 'peace' that they achieved was temporary.
"I don't want to acknowledge it but the Forbidden Ones seemed…too easy. There is something else behind this… Something more threatening…" said Aden.
"I know my love. Hyne's actions of late have been mysterious and when I encountered Ashura in my dreams, she seemed – frightened of what would happen… I can't foresee into the future and find out what would happen next. It seems as if the gods know but they aren't willing to let us know what will happen," said Tamara as fear in appeared in her eyes. "What if something terrible happens to you? Or the others?"
"Relax," said Aden as he placed a hand on her shoulders. "Nothing bad will happen."
"How can you be sure? You said yourself that there might be a more powerful force behind the Forbidden Ones. I fear for all of you."
The mage and Sorceress decided that something must be done to preserve the future and they confronted their human friend Jerold on this matter. He agreed and the three wrote down all the ancient arts of fighting and magic for a future generation – if they were ever needed. The scrolls were then scattered over the globe.
Feeling satisfied on this matter, the three went on with their lives. All the dark shadows of the past were forgotten… Many generations passed and the name of the heroes of the wars was forgotten and the line of mages seemed to have faded away. Peace finally seemed to have been achieved – but at a high cost. It required the acts of heroism of the past to be forsaken.