The Natures

[Ran Yoko]

The Natures

 

 

Four rule over all the Natures, Father Time, Mother Nature, Brother Sun and Sister Moon.

Father Time can take the appearance of any age as he travels across the world. But he always carries a staff with him, a gnarled oak branch with a chunk of quartz set in the top.

Mother Nature doesn't really have a human shape, but can take the appearance of any plant or animal. And her eyes seem to hold the answers to Nature's mysteries.

Brother Sun has blazing red hair and eyes and wears a tunic and cape made of flames. In sharp contrast, Sister Moon has pale blonde hair and dark blue eyes, wearing a long-sleeved gown of stardust.

These are the Four Elders, who govern over the Seasons.

The Lady of Winter resides in the North, surrounding herself with snow and ice. Her eyes resemble sapphires, and her hair is long and silvery. She wears a simple gown of white silk, a cloak of silvery-gray fur, and diamonds and sapphires forming snowflake-shaped earrings.

The Lord of Spring resides in the East, surrounding himself with slender young trees, grass and flowers. His hair is bright yellow and short, and his eyes are light green. He wears a green tunic and goes barefoot, with a pearl as an earring.

The Lady of Summer resides in the South, surrounding herself with gardens and orchards. Her eyes are emerald green, and her hair is brown streaked with green and hangs unbound to her waist. She wears a russet-colored, sleeveless tunic and brown sandals, with a bracelet of emerald on her right wrist and a bracelet of topaz on her left wrist.

The Lord of Autumn resides in the West, surrounding himself with trees changing color and fields ready for harvest. His shoulder-length hair is orange-red, and his eyes are dark brown. He wears brown trousers and a dark yellow shirt, with a ruby hanging around his neck on a silver chain.

These are the four Seasons, who govern over the Elementals.

The wind elementals live in a small forest glen. All four sisters have dark gray eyes, wear dark gray gowns, and have silvery feathers tucked in their ebony-black hair. West plays a lute, and her hair is knee length. South's hair is waist length, and plays upon a harp. North has shoulder-length hair, and plays a flute. East has chin length hair, and plays a violin. They take turns, for if all were to play at once, there would be too much wind, and become destructive. But there is always at least one playing, for if not, the wind would cease immediately the world over.

These are the elementals of the four winds.

The earth elemental sits on a rock by a pond, quietly playing on a dulcimer. Her hair is a rich brown and falls to the ground in waves, and her eyes are the color of the sky in the early spring. She wears a long sleeved shirt of dark green, and a long skirt of dark brown. She does not move much, for when she moves, she causes earthquakes. If she were to move too much, the world would crack into many pieces.

This is the elemental of earth, Serena.

The water elemental resides in the depths of the oceans. Her hair is long and pale blue, and her eyes are midnight blue. She prefers the shape of a mermaid, and her voice is always raised in song, sometimes glad, sometimes angrily. The sea reflects her song. Her children have left the sea, and gone onto land, becoming the founding spirits of ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.

This is the water elemental, Elena.

The fire elementals are brothers, who live within volcanoes. They are mostly vague human shapes made of flames. They are forever dancing, for if they were to stop, every fire the world over would cease to exist.

These are the fire elementals, Pietro, Alann and Kassim.

The lightning elementals are two brothers, who live within storm clouds. They both have light blonde hair, dark gray eyes, and wear dark blue tunics. The one brother makes lightning bolts on his forge as he sings. The other brother then takes the finished bolt, and shoots it from his bow down to earth.

These are the lightning elementals, Forge and Arro.

And these are the Elementals, who affect our daily life in one form or another.

 

~FIN~

Edited August 28, 2008 by Sora Hikari