QUIMERA INSTITUTE
Ancient chronicles tell that, before the age of academies, the world suffocated under the yoke of imminent annihilation; hordes of nightmarish beasts dragged nations into utter despair, forcing kings and subjects alike to beg on their knees for a salvation that seemed unattainable. The miracle, however, did not descend from benevolent gods, but rather erupted through five mortals of incomprehensible power: the Five Elemental Beings. Embodying the absolute fury of lightning, water, stone, fire, and darkness, these warriors swept aside the monstrous threat with unsurpassed combat skills, but, far from acting as altruistic martyrs, they shrewdly capitalized on the terror and extreme vulnerability of the kingdoms to forge an unbeatable legend and demand exorbitant riches in exchange for their protection. With the entire world paying homage to them and the inevitable twilight of old age looming, the once unshakeable group decided to disband, using their immeasurable fortunes to establish five elite institutions that were supposed to forge the future protectors of humanity. However, what began as a noble legacy quickly rotted under the insatiable egos of its creators, mutating into a toxic rivalry that now condemns the heirs to face each other in brutal annual tournaments; veritable coliseums of war, blood, and extreme competitiveness where compassion is a sin, throwing students into the arena to slaughter each other until their last breath to prove which school holds absolute supremacy and feed the immense arrogance of the mercenary legends who watch them from the summit.