Title: Knotted Destiny
By: QT
Edited By: buttons7
Summery: A new era is arising as darkness sets over the vast kingdom of Tortall. People are slain ruthlessly, cities are destroyed, people's hope diminishes rapidly. The only one who can turn the tide and return things to a balance is an unknown and unexpected hero.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Tamora Pierce's characters, however, I do own this plot.
"..." Talking
'...' Thinking
Every year a new discovery of mages is made, and every year only a few survive the ordeal to be the best: to be a black robe. For the few who survive this hardship find themselves wrapped within yet another task, the task to choose how to use their power. Will they turn against everyone, rising above the rest, or shall they help those in need of assistance? Most these days find themselves drawn to the shadows, choosing evil that corrupts their minds with hate, greed, and darkness.
For Tortall, a great kingdom in the north, the hold on peace is failing. Cities burn in the south, people starve as they head for refuge in nearby cities. Raiders take women, violating them before ending their life or discarding them along the roadside. Soldiers are stretched thin; allies find themselves unable to help, their hands being tied with rebellions. The darkness creeps upon Tortall, its soul set on the destruction of Tortall's heart: Jonathan of Conté and Tortall.
However doomed things seem, there is still a sliver of hope, and now the people of Tortall are turning to a long forgotten prophecy, one that tells of a warrior being born when the shadows fully descend upon the kingdom. Seers drain themselves trying to see when that will be and who will arise in the darkness, but all they manage to find is fog and silhouettes.