The Four Symbols of Heaven

Genbu

• Black Tortoise of the North

  The Four Symbols of Heaven and the Holy Yellow Dragon God
  
  Black Tortoise of the North | Vermilion Bird of the South | Azure Dragon of the East | White Tiger of the West
  
  Yellow Dragon of the Center
  
  Celestial Name: Genbu
  Adopted Human Name:
  Nickname: Tortoise, Guardian of the North
  Title/Rank: Black Tortoise of the North
  Element: Water
  Gender: Male
  Age: Immortal (Looks late 30's)
  Relationship Status: Single
  Description:
  Black Tortoise - Turtle shell with a scale-like pattern, turtle-like body, snake-like head with armored scales running down the back of his neck, snake fangs, clawed turtle-like feet, armor ridged whip-like tail
  Human Disguise -
  Personality:
  History: In the beginning, the four Guardians were given the duty to watch over the evolving humans and other creatures on the planet and guide them whenever they felt lost. Grateful for their assistance, the people of the world built temples in their honor in specific parts of the world and a central temple for the great Yellow Dragon that they saw as a protector of the world. As time went on, the Guardians guided them less and less as they continued to evolve. They eventually withdrew to their temples and more importantly, their Guardian gates that they had opened up there. They would only come out when needed and if they did, it was to protect the people of the planet from threats that came from outer space as Yellow Dragon or specific natural disasters.
  However, unknown to them, the people of the planet were starting to go down a dark path which they didn't see coming. Greed and selfishness was beginning to take form in the hearts of the people, thinking that they shouldn't have to rely on these guardians anymore. If they could take their powers, they could defend themselves and prove to the gods above that they didn't need their pity anymore.
  The Guardians were tricked into letting their guard down and were bound in specialized chains that limit their power in an attempt to control their powers when they had fused to form Yellow Dragon in order to protect the world from an artificially created disaster that they people made to draw them out. This caused Yellow Dragon to separate into the four Symbols again with all four being bound in chains. The four were quick to withdraw to their specific temples across the globe, destruction following after them, however, the people had managed to absorb a bit of the four guardian's powers into glowing orbs. Floods swallowed the North, wildfires burned across the South, hurricanes and tornadoes ravaged the East and a plane of metallic spears and pillars punctured the West. With what the limited elemental energy they could produce, they blocked off access to their temples and the surrounding areas. Furthermore, they surrounded the gates and the temples with physical manifestations of their powers, (Ex. Flaming walls around the South temple) and this is how it remained for a couple hundred years. It was said that every person who had gone in search of the temples in search of power or even to try and restore order were never seen or heard of again.
  The Orbs of Power, as they were now called, had been split up among the top ruling nations in the North, South, East and West, providing them with those specific elements. However, as they were passed down over the years, the Orbs were stolen and disappeared, leading to wars that ravaged the earth.
  Abilities:
  Water/Ice -
  Celestial Crossing - uses the gates that they guard to travel back and forth between the Celestial Realm and the Mortal Realm
  "Energy" Balls -
  Weaknesses:
  Chains - the chains that bind his body in either form limits his power
  Three other Symbols [Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon and White Tiger] -

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