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In ancient times, clans, beasts and creatures as well as the gods themselves were all connected in what we know today as our planet and home. In those times there was a story that marked the life and destiny of millions of people.
... And in the distant future it would also define the life and destiny of six young warriors...
But going back much further, among the hundreds of ninja clans that dominated the ancient world, there was one that initiated a great event and subsequent formation of something much bigger than any dispute between kings or armies could have at that time.
Although this would not have been possible had it not been for the powerful and terrible evil that inhabited those times. Times where among mortals, the darkest and bloodthirsty creatures dominated the old world.
Those creatures not only massacred entire villages, but also with their dark powers were responsible for altering the order and fine balance of the mortal world and that of the gods.
They caused a dense darkness in the clear day, where not a ray of sunlight made a difference and an intense red dominated the waters stained with dark blood product of the great massacres.
The earth poisoned by their mere presence as they stepped on the firm ground was as gloomy and toxic as the air itself, with the smell of death and decay that accompanied these beings.
There was no heat or cold to affect them and not a single weapon forged by any mortal could cause them the slightest harm.
Until one day, a small group of brave warriors decided that enough was enough of these creatures. More cunning than any other brave warrior or army that had ever faced these beings, in the shadows, there existed a top secret clan made up of only the best ninjas that history could offer. A small group of brave men who decided to turn to the only option that could make a difference.
Not for honor or glory, the ancient ninjas, firm to their beliefs, only wanted to restore the lost order and survive the chaotic disaster in which the world was submerged. If the gods decided to listen to their pleas, they and their descendants would become their self-styled warriors and mercenaries against any creature, being or mortal that dared to challenge them.
Thus it was that a small ninja clan of brave and formidable humans vowed to repay with their blood and valor any power bestowed upon them by the gods to finish the dangerous task these same mortals set out to accomplish. The four ancient gods, known today as the gods of the elements, gave knowledge and power to the brave ninjas to restore order so they could resume their free existence in the world.
One by one each fearsome creature disappeared. It is believed that each creature was imprisoned in the depths of the world. A vast, dark prison created by the gods themselves to contain these dark beings. The ninjas, unseen even once by other mortals, acted arduously and with great sacrifice in a powerful alliance with the gods of the elements, battling fiercely for years against these evil beings. Thus were born the powerful ninja clans acting as the swords of the elemental gods.
It took hundreds of years to eradicate these bloodthirsty creatures from the face of the old world, but in those hundreds of years, more and more ninja clans became aware of this ancient pact between gods and warriors, then it was decided to form a single clan with the same and unique purpose. Endowed with the wisdom and teachings of their masters, the gods, as well as endowed with their powers, the great clan known among other clans and villagers as "the elemental shadows" was born.
After many, many years, it seemed that the arduous task begun centuries ago by a group of warriors was finally coming to an end, but one day, without foreseeing it, a dark energy burst forth from the depths of the earth and with it, once again, unleashed chaos.
The creatures they had destroyed had been reunited again in a single wave of destruction and death, sweeping everything in its path.
It seemed that all the struggles and sacrifices the ancient ninjas had made were in vain, until the four ninja leaders of the elemental shadow clan did what their ancestors could not.
Much better trained by years of experience and inter-clan bonding, the leading ninja united their four elemental powers. Backed by all their clan brothers and sisters, they finally succeeded in locking this terrible wave of chaos and evil into the dark rift from which it had emerged and with it all the terrible creatures that once devastated the old world.
But this was not possible without a cost.....
It took great power to function as the lock on this vast rift that contained this evil-filled abyss. The four clan leaders, led by the descendant of the first elemental clan ninja, sacrificed their elemental ninja powers in a single mighty move, and with it, their lives as well, sealing that grim place forever.
... Or at least until then.
With this brave sacrifice the land finally had the peace it should always have had, or at least in the face of these beings that dominated and destroyed the ancient world. Among the mortals, the wars and battles continued as if the world had not been about to disappear, the vast majority having no idea of the true identity of the heroes behind the victory.
But out of all this history was born not only a new, powerful and fearsome place that had to be guarded and secured from then on and forever.
The four ninja leaders of the elements were known as the four tornadoes.
Tornado of air, water, earth and fire.
In honor of the four brave ninjas who gave their lives sealing the now known as "the abyss of evil", new ninja clans were formed specializing in training, mastering and teaching the powers and disciplines inherited by past ninjas. These clans are also in an eternal and unique alliance with the four gods who offered their help and guidance to the mortals to seal out evil and the creatures that had unbalanced the world.
The top clan was the clan of air.
It was the first element provided by the gods to help the ancient ninjas against the creatures of the abyss. Besides the direct descendant of the first ninja who formed the elemental shadows, he carried this element, being the one who led the four ninja leaders in their victory and in turn sacrifice to seal the abyss of evil.
Thus were born the clans of air, water, earth and fire.
The first ones, as well as the main protectors and guardians of the dangerous abism of evil.