Description
Once upon a time, the world had come undone. Everything that people had known about it had fallen apart and a new world had to rise. This new world was created by the people who had survived. They made new countries, cities, and everything in between from the ruins of the old world. Of course, the people themselves had gone through changes. Some of them had gotten powers unlike any other. They had the power to control one of the four elements; earth, air, water, and fire.
The elements on their own could be deadly if they weren’t controlled. It was especially awful when that power was also given to a human being. People didn’t know much about the destructive powers of nature. To give them that power meant taking a terrible gamble.
The worst of them all was fire. There was something comforting and devastating about fire. It gave light and warmth but it could also be very dangerous. Once a fire went out of control, the only thing it left behind in its path was destruction and devastation. It could end a life in just a few seconds simply with all the dark smoke it would spew out. Fires were meant to be feared even if they could be controlled. The flames alone were frightening. What they could lead to was much worse.
The world was divided between two groups; humans without powers and those who had the ability to control the elements of fire, water, earth, and air. The people with powers were known as Elementals and were considered dangerous to humans. Most Elementals loved to use their abilities to intimidate people. They would use that ability to steal, hurt, and even kill others. Anyone caught showing their abilities off was often put into jail or sentenced to hours of cleaning up the streets.
As the years went by, people decided that they needed someone to protect them. The world had already come undone and was split up into new worlds. The richest people lived on the hills where they were in the comfort of their own homes. The ones below the poverty line lived in a dark area called The Velt. The idea of protection actually came from those living in the Velt. They felt that they were the most vulnerable due to the fact that they didn’t have much to lose. For that reason, they felt the government couldn’t help them or they simply wouldn’t. After all, no one cared about the people in the Velt. They had to find a way to save themselves so they created their own group; Elemental hunters.
The hunters were especially against those who would use fire to hurt anyone. In their minds, those were the worst of the worst. Those who could take nature and use it in a destructive manner needed to be destroyed in return. For years, people in the Velt trained hard to protect themselves and others. They saw no use in keeping Elementals around. The majority of them couldn’t control their abilities, so they were already a threat. Elementals that struggled with powers had two choices; either learn to control it or die by hand of hunters. Most didn’t like the idea of dying so they tried their hardest to control the abilities. Eventually, they failed and hunters took over.