Thirteen years have passed since the pestilence of the Virus Goddess harvested many human lives. Since then young Odal has lived in hiding in a monastery in the Valley where the daily routine has trained him for revenge. When a summons comes from the mysterious Fire King everything changes. War is looming and the world is threatened with death and destruction. Odal leaves his secure life to join the king’s army. The human races of the four elements must now learn to work together in order to survive the war. Odal, child of Earth, is brought together with Svala, child of Air, Pål, child of Water and Regina, child of Fire, in the battle against the fifth element, Virus. Together they are faced with the fact that even their goddesses are in danger. The Gathering of Elements is the first part of The Five Elements. The author Cecilia Larsson Kostenius presents an alternative to the story of our origins and shows the world from a different perspective in a new interpretations of the myths.