It was a long time ago when the Malachite Wood was tinged with blood of forest beings. A gray deer with skull mask named Blodskul declared war on the Leader of the wood - Taiyou - to take his place. The battle between the deer clans began, dividing the Malachite Wood into two hostile parts.

Emerald, the son of a warrior Kurokage and doe Tsuhikari, belonged to the Ravenclaw clan whose leader was his grandfather Kagome. The Ravenclaw Clan remained faithful to Taiyou. In these dark times, Emerald was a young deer who inherited a special skill Hypnosis from his father. He was fighting alongside his companions and suffered a lot of serious injuries - avoided death many times. Every day, he saw dying forest beings - it was a great suffering for him. As the oldest of his siblings, the successor of the leader, Emerald wanted to protect his family, clan and innocent creatures.

At midnight, when darkness enveloped the forest, a young deer with green eyes changed into a huge raven and flew to the headquarters of Boldskul. He was flying over the tops of the trees. When he reached the Great Glade, the gray deer was waiting, Blodskul's spies had to reported about a mysterious shade hovering over the trees. The huge, black raven landed on the ground, turning back into a black deer. Suddenly, the Blodskul's guards jumped out of the bushes to attack newcomer.

"Wait! Wait... He came here to die from my antlers, I would't want disappoint him..." - said a gray deer - "My spies reported to me about you, grandson of Kagome, son of Kurokage... Emerald..."

"I came here to give you my eyes and my life in exchange if you leaving the Malachite Wood forever" - the black deer stared directly at his enemy, his eyes glistening in the dark.

"Oh really ..." - he laughed in a hoarse voice - "I know that your eyes are special, little crow, you have the power of Hypnosis... I have the power too, power of reading in the mind ... But with your skill I could be more powerful..."

"You will get my power if you defeat me in fight for life and death" - he said firmly.

"Oh ... duel if you want to die that way, well ..." he laughed - "I can fulfill your request, little crow..."

"But, if I win, you and your brothers leave the Malachite Wood - his green eyes glowed in the dark of night.

"You put me conditions, he?... I can order my guards to kill you at any moment but ... I have an honor, I'm not a coward..." - he spat in the direction of Emerald - "But if I win, your clan and all your family would be ki ... ".

"No!" - Emerald didn't let Blodskul finish his sentence. Two deers were stares intently at each other.

"Do you doubt yourself? - he chortled.

"In return, I will give you my skill when you would drank my blood, you will gain more strength than you have now" - he said in a serious voice and wasn't taking his eyes off the opponent.

"And with such strength I would be able to greater power and kill a Leader Taiyou..." - he howled loudly through the mask, which spread a terrifying sound in the forest - "I agree, little crow, let's make a Holy Pact!"

Emerald and Blodskul crossed their antlers, a bright light appeared over their heads, which sealed the pact. The Holy Pact was concluded and it couldn't be broken. The fight has begun.

"It's time for you to die!" - Blodskul howled.

The grey deer with skull mask was stronger, he was attacking Emerald from all sides. A big horns hit hard the young deer's body. Emerald used his raven technique and stunned the gray deer. Blodskul howled horribly, brutally hit young deer, who fell to the ground.

"I would not give up!" - his green eyes glistening. Emerald wanted to release his full power. On his body appeared strange patterns and the corners became dark red. Blodskul knew what was happening to black deer.

"You want to kill youself? Hehe... I knew that the Ravenclaw clan is a band of cowards, I'm going to kill your whole family!" - he chortled and strong kick of his hoof broke Emerald's leg, who howled in pain. Emerald felt that his power had reached full potential.

"Now you would die..." - he looked with his green eyes at the mask of the enemy.

Loud clamor echoed through the woods.

On the Day of Spring Solstice, in the morning, a huge deer stood on the edge of the cliff. he was looking at the dying opponent who had fallen from the cliff and had been pierced by the trunk of the tree rotruding from the ground. Emerald won. He was devoid of the right eye and his whole body was bleeding, he fell to the ground.

When he woke up, he was at the Leader's headquarters in the Poppy Valley.
His wounds were healed there, and Taiyou using his powers healed Emerald's right eye. There was peace in entire the Malachite Wood, along with Boldskul's death, the evil powers that he possessed other animals ceased to work.

Emerald was honored with the highest decoration from His Highness. A Ravenclaw clan got a noble position and own land. The hum of the wind was singing the tune of the brave black deer with green eyes. Emerald returned to his family, where he was greeted solemnly. When the year passed, he decided to go on a journey.

"I would like to go to the place where no one knows me" - he explained to his family.

Many tears flowed, the savior of the Malachite Wood was leaving. At sunrise, he set out on a journey. He had a skull mask on his head as a trophy after his opponent. The whole forest was rustleing for goodbye.

"I will come back to home, I promise" - he said goodbye to his mother and father. Sapphire, his brother, promised that he would become a strong deer just like him. Alexandrite, Emerald's teenage sister, asked him to be careful and quickly come back.

"I'll be back" - he smiled. He slid the mask over his face and started down the forest path.

The Great Lord created the world of Vankara - a permanent country. It is a vast continent surrounded by deep waters. Magical and non-magical creatures live in these areas. The Great Lord gave the Four-Hooves Elders the control over Vankara: the Pegasus, the Unicorn, the Horse and the Deer. Lord divided the continent between them to the north, south, east and west.

"You are the first kind that I created" - He said to them with a clear and harmonious voice but also powerful - "I give You a control over maintaining order in this land, each of You will be the Great King of your own kingdom".

The Four-Hooves Elders bowed their heads before the Great Lord and swore allegiance to him.

"Each of you will be exercise power over another part of the Permanent Land" - he explained - "You, Pegasus, will be called Arkansas - the child of south wind - you will go with your herd to the South Land, your headquarters will be Crystal Mountains".

Pegasus Arkansas spread his majestic wings and bowed before the Great Lord and exclaimed: "I will do as you say, my great Lord!".

"You, Unicorn, will be called Aayan - the one who is bright - you will go with your herd to the Eastern Land, your headquarters will be the Valley of Waterfalls".

Unicorn Aayan bowed gently with respect: "My Lord, let it be as you desire".

"Horse, you will be called Amarkeerti - the eternal flame - you will go with your herd to West Land, your headquarters will be the Great Plain".

Horse Amarkeerti struck with his hooves on the ground bowing to the Lord: "I will go where you command, my Lord!".

At the end, the Lord turned to Deer: "And you Deer! You will be called Koharuyoru - the light autumn rain - you will go with your herd to the Northern Land, your headquarters will be the Enchanted Forest”.

Deer Koharuyoru lifted up his great antlers and bowed to the Lord: "Great Lord, my will let it be your will".

Thus the First Four-Hooves were appointed Great Kings, and their descendants received their inheritance.

"My children, I will give you special gifts for You" - said the mighty voice - "Pegasus, you will receive the gift of ruling over the wind! Unicorn, vegetation will obey to you! Horse, you'll be wielding fire! Deer, you will wield the magic of the forest!

The first Four-Hooves Elders - the Great Kings - went to their lands.

This is how began the First Age. The Great Deer Koharuyoru was a good ruler of his land, he ruling prudently and justly.
When the Four-Hooves Elders died, their descendants began to call them a Maorins - the first forefathers.

Already in the times of the first descendants, the Great Herd began to divide into smaller groups. Great-great-grandson of the Great Deer - Fuyuyoru - was the first to order the division of the Great Herd. He divided the Great Herd into clans - noble families. Each clan had own leader, chosen by the Great King. During the First Era, the North Land was attacked by scarlet wolves. The whole Land was absorbed by a war that lasted 20 years. Fuyuyoru was a great strategist, unfortunately he was killed by poisoning. His eldest son, Natsuyoru, he had to take a throne after his dead father. Natsuyoru became in history as a great general and a warrior, he was called a Summer Blade. The young, Great King ended the war by killing the leader of the scarlet wolves - Weiß Reißzahn.
In gratitude for loyalty, Natsuyoru gave special gifts for the first Ancient Clans. He wanted to thank them for their valor and loyalty. Special gifts in the form of the power of forest. The great families whose members remembered the Great Deer are:
The Duskstare clan, the Daybloom clan, the Eastsong clan, the Lightweaver clan, the Nightrain clan and the Forestsong clan.

For several hundred years there have been many battles and wars. One of the most famous fight was a battle of Amber Bay, where there was a combat between the Forest Army and the Flame Army - army of bisons. Deers detained the Flame Army and ultimately they won. It was one of the landmark events not only in the history of the North Land, but also the entire continent. In the history of the Land of the North, this battle is the final end of the spread of bison tyranny in Vankara. The final blow of the Flame Army over the Amber Bay was inflicted by an army of deer led by the great Major Jun of the Daybloom clan.

Jun was a royal adviser, extremely intelligent and loyal to the Great King - Akiyoru. Thanks to his policy, the Ancient Clans got their own duchies, they were also responsible for smaller clans living in their lands. The North Land was divided into dukedoms, and a Grand Duke reigned over every dukedoms - only the leader of the Ancient Clan could be a great prince. The forests and the surrounding areas were assigned to the leaders who were subordinate to the Grand Duke, to which the lands belonged.

The First Era passed and Second Era has begun. At the time, the dukedom of Nightrain plunged into a civil war. The Grand Duke, Amaya from the Nightrain clan, fought against the leaders of the powerful - minor - clans. They allied to dethrone Amaya and take over the dukedom Nightrain. Clans fought among themselves, some as traitors others faithful to their duke.

Midome, the leader of the Raven clan, one of the best scouts and warriors, reviewed the enemy's plans, allowing Amaya to defeat his opponents and bring peace to his lands. Midome was appointed captain, thanks to his flair and technique defeated the enemy clans. A great victory took place in the Plum Fields. Midome and his clan were awarded for their merits.

"You are nimble and clever, and fur of your brothers is black and velvet like raven feathers" - said the Grand Duke Amaya - "Since you have remained faithful to me and thanks you and your brothers the conflict has been resolved".

"My master, it is a great honor to be able to serve You and Your family" - said Midome bending his head.

"I give your clan a higher position as a Ravenclaw clan, along with this, members of your family will be able to transform into ravens" - Amaya struck three times his hoof on the ground from which streaks of light shot out and surrounded Midome and his fellows.

"My will let it be your will, my lord" - Midome, a navy blue deer, raised his head.

Ravenclaw clan settled in the Malachite Wood, where Midome served under the command of the leader of this forest from Squirreltail clan. His great-great-grandfather Kagome, as a young successor, took over the leadership of the clan.