Nine Elementals

The Nine Elementals Kokonotsu no Yōso lit. Nin Erementarusu), also called Phases (段階 Dankai) by the layman, is an unit of elite mages serving and answering only to the King of the Kingdom of Aeternum.

History
Founded by Kladenets in the year X692, he took the nine strongest mages of Aeternum and gave them almost absolute authority over the kingdom.

Structure
The Nine Elementals are a group of immensely powerful mages in the continent of Aeternum. The Nine are given almost complete autonomy within the Kingdom. Answering only to the King and the Royal Family, the Nine Elementals are pseudo rulers of Aeternum. Each are above are noble families.

Power
To state the Nine Elementals are powerful is an insult. They each hold Magic Power and abilities worthy of the highest slot among the Ten Wizard Saints or the Spriggan Twelve. Each of the nine more or less are equal in total summation of their powers. Examples of such powers are as follows.

Members

 * Irminsul:
 * Lorelei Faraday:
 * Kiryk Lochlann: A man whose mastery of Lightning Magic and the use of a Lightning God via God Soul had given him the title of Lightning King (雷王, Raiō).
 * Yarrow Aurora:
 * Aine Euryphresea: The Matriarch of the noble Euryphresea Family, who has contributed much to the Kingdom's current elaborate defense mechanisms, is a current member of the Nine Elementals and the leader of the Barrier Brigade, a faction dedicated to safeguarding the Kingdom from all manners of threats.
 * Ryota Kaneko: A man of great insight and head of the R&D Department. Considered the smartest man overall he earned the title War Machine.
 * Edward Hartmann:
 * Arashi Senshi: A full-fledged Shinobi who was given the epithet Thousand Methods (千法, Senhou), which refers to his mastery over Shinobi Art, his signature fighting style as a Shinobi. In the Aeternum Military, he serves as the Head of Espionage and the leader of Phantom Stalker, a group of spies responsible of providing the military information regarding businesses inside of the kingdom, as well as outside.

Trivia

 * The Nine Elementals and the Spriggan 12 share some parallels. Each group holds members in the same class of strength. Each are a main authority in their continents.
 * The author decided to use Elemental as their name for this reason, a manifestation of nature's power by supernatural means. Another definition for the word, the author chose nine, as nine is the highest single digit number.
 * If the Nine Elemental and the Spriggan Twelve would to fight. I could see either of these results. The Elementals winning, or tying with them. This means the average Elemental is a bit stronger than the average Spriggan. However who knows how accurate this is. Author's belief.