The man was skilled, and crafty, and wise. The kwamis chose well, for he came up with a solution that would serve to benefit all, though it would come at a price. A price, granted, the kwamis agreed to pay.
First, he divined the true Names of the kwamis, something that had never been attempted, and would have been met with failure had the kwamis not been aware of and approved of his plans.
Using those names, and what they represented, he determined creatures that, in his culture, best represented their respective qualities. It happened to be that good luck was the best explanation of Organization, and bad luck the best explanation of Destruction, thus the ladybug and black cat were associated with those qualities. So on and so forth, the kwamis were given animals.
Using these animals, the man, who some might call the Mage, created special pieces of jewelry designed to bind the kwamis to them. This would restrict their powers further, but would allow them to interact with humans face to face. They would be bound to whomever wore the jewelry, though, as they were forced to do anything commanded by their true Names.
Nevertheless, it would be for the best. The humans would be able bond with the kwamis, getting a small fraction of their power to use as a human, as well as increasing their physical abilities durability. In addition, the Mage let it be so that the bonding would also result in a change of appearance, determined by the mind of the user, so as to protect them from those who would seek to harm them, and allowing the chosen champions of humanity to live whatever lives they desired.
To give them assistance, the Mage equipped each Miraculous--for they would indeed bring about miracles--with a tool, in order to help the champions with whatever must be done. He disliked the thought that it might require bloodshed, but realized the very likely possibility, so he designed the tools in such a way that they could defend as well as attack. This, too, was largely left for the minds of the user to determine, for though the shape would be constant, the equipment it provided would be limited primarily by what the user thought it might be able to produce.
As a final note, he created a Box, designed to hold the Miraculous, and bonded to a Guardian. The Guardian's duty would be to assess the threats to humanity, decide whether Miraculous were needed at the time, and, if so, determine who would recieve them. The Box also shaped itself to the preferences and expectations of the Guardian, changing to represent the personality of the new Guardian.
The Guardian's greatest duty, however, would be to forget. Should any Miraculous be left outside the Box at the time the Guardian changed from one to another, the memories of the Guardian would be almost completely erased, all knowledge of the Miraculous erased entirely, so that the defenders of humanity would be protected from being revealed by their enemies.
After all was prepared, the Mage summoned the kwamis, and bound them to the jewelery. They became able to manifest in the sight of humans, and make small changes in the world like they were. Their appearance also changed permanently, becoming human-like in appearance, but also gaining many attributes of their token animal, appearing as if someone had tried turning the animal into a human. They also gained an affinity for certain human foods, using this to transmit more of their near-infinite power into physical form.
The Mage began to distribute the Miraculous appropriately, and balance was restored.
In the centuries that followed, a society was created with the intention of protecting the Miraculous. They discovered certain potions that, when given to the kwamis, temporarily granted the users the ability to travel and fight in previously inhospitable environments.
Unfortunately, a great power was discovered. The Black Cat and Ladybug kwamis still had the ability to change the world, and, if both Miraculous were used by the same person, the change could take place with almost all the original power of the Kwamis, the only limit being that it could not kill anyone, nor bring back a person who was truly dead.
This, though, led to problems. For everything humanity does must be balanced, with good being opposed by bad, light for dark, and so on. Thus, for every change they brought, the humans also brought another change, equal in magnitude and opposite in effect to that which was changed. A stranger could live, but another would die. A storm could be stopped in one place, but a storm of equal magnitude would form elsewhere. A starving town could be given a bountiful harvest, but another town's crops would wither and die.
So it was warned that whoever sought to use these together, would meet with undesirable consequences. Humanity's arrogance prevailed, though, and civilizations were scattered to repay the removal of an army, nations starved to feed another, and so on, until only the most foolish and desperate turned to that ability to help.
And thus the centuries passed, with the Miraculous maintaining the balance of creation and destruction, until the time that Transmission, now known as Nooroo, was equipped by one with dark intentions, to seek the revival of one who's energy had been drained through damage done to Emotion, now known as Duusuu.
The Miraculous were distributed, Creation, or Tikki, to one whose thoughts were in a thousand places, and whose inclination to create and organize was almost unmatched. Destruction, or Plagg, was given to the most unique holder of destruction ever encountered. The holders must be familiar with what they wield, and only he had encountered Cunning, Deception, Tyranny, Manipulation, Isolation, Annihilation, and Abuse, without letting himself be corrupted or destroyed himself. As one who understood the darkest side of Destruction, and had not been conquered by it, he was well equipped to use it to fight those who didn't. Even if he was occasionally blind by those who favored Destruction, not fully realizing the dangers of Tyranny and Deception.
Over time, the Ladybug did obtain allies, a user of Illusion whose life was devoted to spreading truth, a user of Protection who sought to defend his friends from impossible odds multiple times, and, surprisingly, a young wielder of Tyranny, as Ladybug tried to show her another way.
Others came, though. A young woman who understood both action and power was given Nature, now called Longg. A young man who sought to give the young Ladybug a second chance at happiness found himself suited for Redemption. A woman who was raised to appreciate the past, but also anticipate the future, was given custody of Time. A young man who understood the variables and problems of instantaneous transport was given that power. An impulsive but caring young man found himself the steward of Disruption.
And, of course, more came afterwards. However, those stories have not yet been told. It should be said, though, that those who focus on creation, on organization, often find themselves among those touched by destruction.
For who else could help change the damage of destruction into something else?
I hoped that you enjoyed this fic, wordy though it is.For those wondering about my saying Adrien encountered all kinds of Destruction, I'd remind you about his father. His father's cunning almost certainly started before his mother 'disappeared', and the deception began almost immediately. The control imposed on him, as well as his association with Chloe, would effectually be tyranny. It's self-evident how he was isolated, and he's almost certainly been the subject of manipulation a time or two or twenty. All of this, especially the fact that it probably intensified after Adrien's mother disappeared, definitely qualifies as abuse on some level or another.As far as annihilation, I'd say it's not unreasonable to assume that at some point before Adrien decided to go to school, he had some suicidal thoughts. I'm not claiming that it went any further than that, but I think anybody in that situation would have a little of that at least.