The creators.
Long before the human race even existed, this race of deities created 7 mythical weapons to maintain the balance of the universe between the races of the world.
However, when the human race was born, they were driven by greed, their thirst for power. When the human race got their hands on one of these mythical weapons, the balance of the universe shifted forever.
Good and evil parted, and a war broke out between the light and the dark. As a result of this clash, the mythical weapons were destroyed.
As time passed, this conflict was forgotten—but the beings that were cursed and the others that were blessed never disappeared.
Only a scant few knew about the existence of the mythical weapons, and the threat for a new conflict seemed impossible.
Until thousands of years later...