PROLOGUE

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THE READERS GUIDE TO THE GIFTED:

What you are about to read is not something you may believe, but it is a reality and is the story of the last and possibly the best group of Gifted. The Gifted or the term was founded centuries ago, the following is a bind-up of journal entries and retellings of the events that took place written and told by a group of teenagers who were themselves Gifted. Only when elements like heat, water, time, mind, destruction and energy coexist in harmony can life truly survive and thrive. But as human beings evolved and became more intelligent they found ways to make themselves feel and appear greater than each other, forsaking their moral obligations which led to an imbalance in the way of life. People were divided into castes, to separate the unfortunate and the greedy. Slowly a new group of people emerged in the early 1600s, the Hunters. During this time slavery was at its peak and people were divided based on their wealth, and to make things right it is believed the creator of the universe destined the birth of six individuals who could harness one element each. They had special genetic mutations that became active on their sixteenth birthday. The six individuals were known to have been born around the same time separated by weeks or days. As the gifted was truly introduced in the 1600s, it was prophesied that on their 16th birthdays, each would start receiving dreams and visions on their destiny and their Syndeontai. They were taught the history of the gifted by a wisp and trained by Guardians in the art of war and fighting. They trained in the disciplines and honour of a warrior society. Subject to military drill from early childhood. The powers of the gifted could only be used and were most powerful when they all were together. During wars and times of distress, the Gifted and the Guardians aided people in disguise. But their reason for existence or aim, if you will, was to annihilate the Hunters.

This is the only known record and documentation of this epic story of a lifetime.   

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Reference:

Asions - The uppermost caste in the kingdom of Oridian, divided into upper and lower Asions.

Syndeontai-  Pairs in the gifted who are linked and can feel what the other feels and go through the same sensation.

Coppers - Lowest caste in the kingdom of Ordian, divided into upper and lower Coppers.

Hunters - Group of people moulded by the evils of society, greedy and ruthless to get what they want, having the ability to turn or make someone evil.

Orion - Middle caste in the kingdom of Oridian, divided into upper and lower Orions.

 Gifted - Six Teenagers who are blessed with powers in order to defeat the Hunters.

Wisp – A spirit of the bravest and smartest Guardian soldier, from the previous war.

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