The Five Elements of the Warring States Period: Suzaku Chapter

At the beginning of the universe, before chaos began, five divine beasts descended from the sky in five directions: North, the basalt divine beast, which governs water; east, the green dragon divine beast, which governs wood; south, the suzaku divine beast, which governs fire; west, the white tiger divine beast, which governs gold; and in the middle, the yellow dragon divine beast, which governs earth. The descendants of the divine beasts are revered as "descendants of gods" by all the people, and are divided into five tribes: the descendants of the Xuanwu gods established the Xuanwu Kingdom and were called "Xuan Emperor". They took Murong as their surname and ruled the Shui tribe. They lived in the lake land in the north. The capital was named "Xuanwu". "Beimiao City"; the descendants of the Qinglong God established the Qinglong Kingdom, and were called "Qing Emperor". They took Yuwen as their surname, unified the Mu tribe, and lived deep in the dense forests of the east. The capital was named "Dongsen City"; the descendants of the Suzaku God were called "Emperor Yan" and established the Qinglong Kingdom. The Zhuque Kingdom, whose surname is Shentu, rules the Fire Tribe, and lives in the southern sand dune desert. Its capital city is called "Nanyan City". The descendants of the White Tiger God established the White Tiger Kingdom, and is called "Bai Di". Their surname is Dugu, who rules the Jin Tribe, and lives in the Suzaku Kingdom. In the high mountains and plateau in the west, the capital city is called "Xixin City"; the descendants of the Huanglong God established the Huanglong Kingdom and were called "Yellow Emperor". They took Huangfu as their surname and ruled the Tu people. They lived in the fertile plains in the central part. The capital city was called "Zhongyao City". The five elements "generate and inhibit each other", mutual generation - metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal; mutual restraint - metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, and fire overcomes metal. For thousands of years, the world was in turmoil, attacking each other, and the people were uneasy. It was called the "Five Elements Warring States" in history. However, the appearance of an earthly young man will put an end to all this chaos...