Prologue

The War of the Elementals was over. The world turned silent again after weeks of thunder roaring in the sky. The ice that cracked out of pure violence went silent once again. Embers of fire finally went and left the world trembling in the aftermath.

The scent of blood lingered around and countless bodies decorated the Old Vales. Human bodies. Used solemnly as a vessel by the Black Elementals so they could use their ultimate power against the others.

It was a terrible War. One that would occur in many tales and songs for the hundreds of years that came after.

There were only a few left and the Black Ones were finally banished with the help of the Witchers. The white haired warriors had left their home, Kaer Mohren, to combine their powers with the Elementals who fought to safe the world. They were outnumbered. They were too few of them left. The Witchers brought up their numbers but, still, they were too weak to force them back.

The world burned under the rage of the Black Ones. Destruction and chaos circled around every living creature, human or monster, making them try to hide away from the viciousness.

The Sorceress's eventually came to help when they realised there wouldn't be a world left to live in if the bloodshed continued. With three powers combined, they finally found a way to defeat the Black Elementals and destroy them. This solution came with a cost. One that the Witchers were gladly to take on to safe humanity and themselves from further destruction.

The Elementals who fought by their side were bound by magic to the Witchers. Entwining their powers, the world was saved. For this, the Elementals were forced to inhabit a human body and were locked inside their vessels. An oath was sworn that they would never kill a human.

Ice, Earth and Water were able to kill the Fire that raged inside the Black Ones.

It took a long time before the world settled back into some normal rhythm. The Witchers did their jobs : hunting monsters and getting coin. Yet, this time around, they had the company of an Elemental that was bound to them. They never left their side and battled evil as one. Together, they were unbeatable.

Rumours started about some of the Elementals trying to kill humans. Or trying to use the power of Fire, which was forbidden after the War. Some Witchers even claimed they had to slay their companion after their eyes turned Black and the Elemental turned against them.

The Bound and Oath was broken. Trust was shattered from both sides.

The few Elementals left their vessels, most didn't survive the separation, and eventually disappeared to be forgotten.

The strongest Power ever roaming the Earth was only heard in tales and read in the history books.

Some Bards sung about them, some wrote poems.

But only one fell in love with one of them...