Goddess of Triumph Fearless Gloves

The mantra among the researchers became to seize the day before it seized them, as time worked against the cause. The barrenness spread to more and more of the farmland, the surrounding meadows, & even the running water of the nearby river itself ceased to flow in the clutches of chaos. The citizens stayed inside, for leaving meant seeing a world in grey & white, & facing a dying landscape with an empty stomach & dry throat. As the mortals held their breath they waited for a change, the sun, a sign, anything.... the world hung in suspended silence. Until a sign did indeed find them. Over the horizon, the king observed flickering, approaching lights contrasted against another gloomy grey dawn. The distant sounds of trumpets & string instruments were carried on the faint winds. He raced to the entryway of the city, where he gazed out to see a parade. Their neighboring kingdom had come in d