After the conclusion of the cataclysmic War of Magic, the Lord of Light imprisoned His last enemy. The remaining First Ones joined with some of the survivors of the People and begat children. The Lord of Light gifted magic to those children and their descendants, so that they could find, serve, and protect, the other scattered survivors. At that time, they were known as the Rykatean people (meaning 'Gifted people' in the language of the First Ones), because all had all seven Gifts of Power."
Book of Light: History of the Protectorates - The Rebuilding.

This is a short story about the last hours of that war.
It is the first prequel intended to give the background of the world of Reyth, in which the series 'Guardians of Reyth' is set. It introduces three characters who make occasional appearances in the main narrative.