Etheria

War: Etheria and the Grand Alliance

The principal armies of the Council of Encantadia, mainly those of Hathoria and Sappiro, assembled at the square at Hera Sensa. Adamya is represented, but not significantly. Opposing them were soldiers from Hera Sensa, Volo and Aega. Barkus and his Heran soldiers were conspicuously absent.

The traditional meeting of the two leaders began, with Avria demanding no less than the surrender of the Sappirean prince Asval and his two companions. Meno politely refuses. They exchange empty salutations, and withdraw.

The two withdraw, and the battle immediately rages. In the midst of the conflict, Raquim pulled Minea away to the Etherian outskirts, and then to forestry. Hagorn saw them escape the carnage and followed.

Meanwhile, the Diwatas heard of the war against Etheria, and rallied on by Marvus, marched to support the Grand Alliance. Even with their numbers, however, with Etherian and Sappirean-led forces sizably thinned, the Etherian armies gained the upper hand, and Meno could do little more than order his remaining men to withdraw.

Sure of Etherian victory, Barkus and his Heran soldiers finally entered the war in the side of Avria.

Back in Sappiro, Cassiopeia and Evades met with the shattered remnants of the force of the Grand Alliance. Desperate for victory, they implored the aid of Emre, and the Bathala was soon to answer their prayers. Offering a large diamond, he said that the jewel represented the four elements and must be guarded with utmost care. More importantly, it would be the key to defeating the Etherian empire. Cassiopeia remained critical of the war, and the weapon. Nevertheless, the six leaders departed for Hera Sensa.

Where they found the Etherian soldiers being rallied by Avria. The sight of the six leaders without their armies must have seemed strange to them, but Avria was not slow to react. She ordered her soldiers to attack, but as they did, the six used the jewel given to them by Emre. The soldiers were thrown back by the power emanating from the jewel. Avria was stunned, but with Barkus tried to attack the six leaders with their powers. The jewel deflected it, and turned it towards Etheria.

Immediately, the kingdom began to crumble in on itself. The six disappeared, and as the columns fell on her, Avria cursed that the last of the lineage of Memen's and her daughter's would herald the resurrection of her lost kingdom.