Prologue

Summer, Spring, Autumn, and Winter are brothers in arms and blood. Relentless and unwavering in their love and loyalty for one another. They are to meet every equinox and solstice to pass the Torch of Gaea and give respects to the Procession, but when Autumn- the brother most loved by his comrades and mortals- doesn't make an appearance, all hell breaks loose among the deities. The brothers suffer, conquer, sacrifice, and persevere all in the name of finding their brother. Along the way, they realize disturbing unacquainted truths within themselves and their deceitful reality. The brothers wrestle within themselves and fight to grasp at whatever straws of truth that may lay among the rubble of their lives. This is a tale inspired by Spenser's 'The Procession of The Seasons'; a poem, albeit its light demeanor, moved me and broadened my horizons to new ways to voice and express my characters and stories.