Backstory
'Nightmare is a dark, malevolent entity that wants nothing more than to take control of every elemental, and force the world to do his bidding. It was written by the Ancient Elder that he came manifest in this world after falling through a now permanently sealed wormhole. However, he wasn’t always evil, as he once helped the world as it is to now thrive. But when he was denied complete control over everyone, for his true intentions in helping was to gain this full control, and so he became twisted and vengeful. Unfortunately, there were many people that sided with Nightmare, and they became his followers, naming them the Shadow Warriors. He grants dark power to his loyal Shadow Warriors, to allow them to corrupt other elementals, and possess them into fighting against those that resist Nightmare. Those that are corrupted have their powers amplified, but they can also burn out and exhaust themselves quicker, making them essentially disposable pawns to the Shadow Warriors and Nightmare.
There is a way to bring them back from corruption, a ritual to purify them, by journeying to an abandoned village named Fogmarke, and reciting an ancient spell while they - and the Corrupted one - stand in the healing fountain, while a sigil is drawn in charcoal made of wood from the enchanted oak tree that stands around a mile away from the village on the back of the Corrupted’s hand. But with this process being quite lengthy, it is often easier to end up killing them or allowing them to die from exhaustion, so such a decision must be made carefully, but also quickly.
For years, Nightmare had been trapped in a stone tablet, his image marked in the back of it, while the front reads the ritual and spell required to trap and destroy Nightmare, should he ever come free from the tablet (because the Ancient Elder sort of didn’t want to deal with that at the time, and guessed things would be safe until the end of time). Indeed, five years ago, one of Nightmare’s oldest and loyal Shadow Warriors traveled to Fogmarke - where the tablet was stored - having found the spell to release Nightmare from the stone tablet. In doing so, his life was taken so Nightmare could manifest in the world once more, and he destroyed the village (leaving only the near-indestructible structures such as the healing fountain, a disturbing, decrepit church where the tablet was once kept, and a few caves that have messages written in ancient languages, said to be left there by the Ancient Elder himself, regarding the prophecy). To try and ensure that he is never destroyed, Nightmare broke the tablet into twelve pieces, scattering them across the land. In the time that he has been free, he has been gathering power, and building up his army of Shadow Warriors, preparing to take over the six elemental camps to begin his rule.
However, the Ancient Elder left a prophecy, which has been passed down from generation to generation by the Elders of each camp. It was said that two elementals from each of the six camps - Fire, Water, Earth, Ice, Air, and Electricity - will meet, and they will form a team to fight Nightmare, and defeat him using the tablet. These elementals would be chosen by the Elder of each camp, in a premonition that they foresee themselves at the right time.’
(Note: This is a remake of my roleplay from around 7 months ago. You may not copy or reuse any unique parts of this roleplay)