-Disclaimer- I do not own, nor claim to own any of the Tamora Pierce characters.
Chapter One
The Last Straw
Many years after the legendary heroes of Tortall have passed on, a need for a new set of heroes and heroines has arrived. No longer do the nations of Tortall, Galla, Scanra, Tyra, and Carthak exist, for the new leaders felt it was time for a change. The descendants of the famed Jonathon and Thayet, George and Alanna the Lioness, Numair and Daine, Raoul the Giant Killer, and a few others wish to hold onto the systems and traditions that have worked well over the centuries. Each nation now are warring with each other and have been for the last 100 years, the Gods and Goddesses have become completely fed up with these mortals who seem to have forgotten the very reason for their existence. Mithros and the Mother Goddess have called all the Gods together for a meeting.
"SO BE IT," boomed the loud voice of Mithros, "We have got to put an end to this, these mortals will be the ruin of all the realms if they don't stop and remember that this isn't just about them, something has to be done. Any suggestions?"
"Mithros, why are we still giving these mortals a chance? Repeatedly in the past we have given them chance after chance, it always ends up the same. They forget that it is us, who feel generous enough to not wipe them out completely..." said the angry Black God.
These early comments started a war among the Gods themselves. The Mother Goddess who had remained silent up until now spoke up, "Brothers and Sisters, please, calm yourselves, you look at these mortals and see their squabbling but you don't stop and realize that you yourselves are becoming just as bad. I have a suggestion I feel should be voted on. We called upon mortals before to step up and stop these heinous acts before everything was a lost cause, I say we do so again. Over the years look at the children of the former King Jonathon, the Lioness, the Wild Mage, Giant Killer... all of their descendants have tried to hold fast to the traditions they know work. I say we pay these children a visit...."
After much consideration it had been decided, the Horae, Helius, Erinyes, Nereus, and the Fates, under the supervision of the Higher Gods, would carry out the duties of contacting these children and telling them of their own duty to the Gods, their ancestors, their nations, and themselves.
-A/N- Sorry this one was so short, I felt it needed to be simply an introduction, second chapter coming soon.