Fate reversed, time rewound, the Dark Lord has returned and the great Empire of Issachai is threatened. Will the prophecy-bound hero be able to shirk destiny and save the world a second time around, or has fate come to claim its due? Blake Dade and Ayla Leclair stumbled out of an outhouse and into a prophecy, pushed by destiny and excited townsfolk to lead an uprising against the forces of Darkness. A tough break for some, they rose to the challenge. In the decades that followed, they built an empire of kindness. None go hungry, none perish at the hands of bandits or monsters or disease, and the kingdom holds its breath for the coming Unification Celebration. The last Mountain Tribe has joined the fold, and the continent is filled with optimism for the new Age. Obviously, things go wrong. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]