5 Years ago The Reaping took with it 98 percent of the Elemental population. No one except for those who knew of the occurrence of the Reapings over the years new something went wrong that time around. The Reaping never took an entire population. Not ever. Alexei Vasiliev was the only known survivor. He didn't just lose his people, is entire family disappeared that night five years ago. He is one of the few who knew about the Reaping and hasn't been the same since.
Though he is rarely seen in public these days, you always know where he will be every night. At the very top floor of his nightclub overlooking everyone who were either brave enough to enter or to stupid to know better.