"I demand silence!" Ajani Goldmane roared with his commanding voice as his fist came plummeting atop the marble table. The table was about twelve feet by five feet of pearly-white marble that served as the centrepiece of a large room made of a similar white marble construct. Encircling the room were four pillars, each about fifteen feet tall. There were four arched openings that fixed themselves upon each wall of the room. Through the openings, one could see a vast and lush landscape, dotted with trees and other colourful vegetation, each emanating its own variety of bountiful green mana.
As Ajani's powerful, furry hand hit the table, the four other planeswalkers that populated the room silenced their argument and turned to him. Even Elspeth Tirel, who was standing quietly behind Ajani, jumped with fright. The sound of wind blowing through the leaves on the trees outside filled the room. Ajani's baritone voice broke the peace as he spoke.
"We await three others."
As he said the words, almost as if they were waiting for him to say it, the remaining three planeswalkers all materialised within the room with a flurry of adept magic and took their places at the table. Elspeth smiled. Ajani eased up from his position leaning on the marble table and sat. With a sigh, he said, "You must all be wondering how and why you were called here. Well, to answer the first question, I tasked Jace Beleren with sending you all a message within your own minds that would draw you to this location."
Jace smiled at what, in his eyes, appeared to be praise, a rare thing, coming from Ajani. He spoke, cutting Ajani off, "As for the reason… well, I'm afraid its not good news. I was meditating in the Blind Eternities when I felt a disturbance; a gathering of powerful magic. Bounteous mana being absorbed from hundreds of planes all at once, converging upon one location. I visited that location, cloaked of course, and what I saw shocked me. Nicol Bolas and Sarkhan Vol. There were several others whom I could not discern. They seemed to be forming some kind of plan or agreement amongst themselves. I could not manage to hear anything except the name of Ulamog spoken. All I can say is that a great evil approaches, and we are the only hope of stopping it." The other planeswalkers in the room looked around at each other in disbelief. The first one to speak was Dack Fayden, who said, laughing, "Great evil? Is that what we're all gathered here about? Ajani himself made quick work of old Nicol, what threat could a few other planeswalkers pose? And if we're trying to stop a 'great evil,' then what the hell is that thing doing here?" Dack motioned to Ashiok, who was hovering in a corner of the room, listening to the conversation. This accusation angered Ashiok. Its face tilted toward Dack in alertness, although there were no signs of emotion in its lips. The wisps of black mana that radiate from its cranial cavity became more furious in their smouldering.
Ashiok spoke in a monotonous, ethereal, voice, and said, "Refer to me as a 'Thing' again, human sorcerer, and I will unleash upon you legions of nightmares that you could never imagine." Dack guffawed at the proposition.
Nissa Revane chimed in on the conversation, "I agree with Dack Fayden. If we are to be the 'good-guys', then why do we request the assistance of ones such as the hideous vampire, Sorin Markov?" Sorin's gaze shifted upon Nissa's face.
"Listen, here, elf bitch. I've been a planeswalker longer than everyone here! The only person to surpass my experience is Nicol Bolas himself! So I advice you watch your words." Liliana Vess flashed a flirtatious smile at Sorin, but he didn't seem to notice.
Elspeth stepped forward from her position behind Ajani, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Sorin is right. We need someone with as vast a knowledge of the multiverse as himself. We also need all the help we can get. That includes the help of those who specialise in black mana."
"What about Ugin and Nahiri? Those two proved exceptionally useful against the Eldrazi." Sorin asked.
Jace eased forward. "I reached out to them. Ugin had no interest in going against Nicol Bolas. Some dragon thing, I guess, and Nahiri said she was 'busy,' whatever the hell that's supposed to mean."
Chandra Nalaar raised her eyebrow, "Typical. That one always has something to do." She said, not focusing on anyone else in the room, but on a flame she was bouncing around among her fingertips.
Ajani rose to his feet. His monstrous height seemed to take some of the guests by surprise. "That's enough of this pointless chit-chatting," he announced, "We have no time to waste. I've fought this beast before myself, and I can tell you," he began, pointing to his missing eye, "He will not hold back. We need everyone we can get. If Bolas is to reawaken the Eldrazi, then may The Eternal help us all."