Third Mythic War

The Second Mythic War was, according to the principles of Senlo Dei, the final war of the gods after the creation of Lai Lioran and Donia.

## Summary

### The Fifth Moot

Peace had reigned on the planet for nearly a decade after the trials of the First and Second Mythic Wars. After the world had calmed and Zhav had been slain, the gods began to notice a harrowing trend that would occur in the First Races. During Haarsz' visit to a friendly music competition, he noticed a participant follow a competitor into the woods. When the two were far enough away, one slit the other's throat, killing them. Appalled by this, Haarsz travelled to Zoli to tell the sun god of what he saw. The two suspected involvement by Zhav, and travelled to his grave, only to find the god of plots was still dead. Concerned, they called the Fifth Moot to address the issue, where it was revealed by Moradi and the other gods of the Ember Council that the first races had begun to attack each other for slights both great and small. A young Solar was the first to point fingers. Estaemion, a loyal general under Aeldus, had served in the Second Mythic War under his master's orders. He pointed the fingers at Zhav's offspring, namely Cillis. In order to protect the mortals of Donia, Estaemion supported a third war of the gods, to finally rid the world of its evils. The Fifth Moot then dismissed as the gods prepared for another war.

### The Investigation

Not eager to participate in a second war, Parsei and Sunari decided to investigate further as the rest of the gods prepared their armies. Parsei then made the full discovery. After analyzing the souls of the First Races, the young god realized that the mortals had been dealt a trauma so intense by the First and Second Mythic Wars, that even if they were to die and be reincarnated, their souls were permanently scared with the horrors of the gods' wars. Even with efforts of healing from Sunari, the two found that these scars of trauma could never be removed. Knowing that Cillis and the other children of Zhav were innocent, Parsei and Sunari called the meeting of the Sixth Moot to present their findings.

### The Sixth Moot and the War

After they made their case, Estaemion flew into a fit of anger, unwilling to accept Parsei's claim and calling her a liar. The young angel then struck Zoli declared war on the gods, including the Antilai. The war did not last long, however, and soon Estaemion and some of his followers were eviscerated in a war that did not even last the length of a sunrise.

### The Conclusion

Despite the scarring words of Estaemion, Sunari had been humbled and struck with guilt for her actions in the past. Instead of damning the souls, the queen of love decided to take them under her wings, in an attempt to heal them of their scars. On her request, Sunari and Aeldus made an agreement with the minor god Mornaen: Estaemion would be spared, and eventually healed, but in order to contain the potential disasters he could unleash, he would be trapped inside the Maze of Kalai. Before his imprisonment, Estaemion called in a favor of Parsei, and the young god (begrudgingly) resurrected Zhav.

Once the moot had reconvened after the quick battle, Parsei revealed to the group that the immortal beings, not just the mortals, had also been affected by Zhav's plotting. After all, even a holy angel of Aeldus had fallen into wickedness, why couldn't the gods? He later admit that the god of murder had won the First and Second Mythic Wars in the long run by destroying the wills of the First Races, the gods' subjects, and the gods themselves. Aeldus then made a suggestion: that the gods would not be able to set foot on the Material Plane ever again, lest they lead to another war that threatens to shatter the work of Pramendeus. Only in the event of extreme horror, in which the gods would have to forge a complete alliance, would they set foot onto Donia again. They could also grant boons and assist mortals from afar, but never allow their souls to touch the Zar of Donia. And, in a unanimous vote, the gods left the Material Plane, never to return.