Fan Casting The King of Fighters - 2000 Anime

During the ancient times, a being was born from the Earth itself, named Orochi. A divine being who calls itself "Gaia's Will", manifested through floating emotions and substances of nature, and became the equalizing force between humans and nature. Orochi was nature's guardian and was granted with many of its powers. It gained followers to its cause and eventually formed a clan. The eight strongest warriors of that clan would go on to be known as the Hakkesshu. As the mankind began to grow in numbers, however, the natural balance began to crumble.