The gods are celebrating their king when the lights suddenly die and a seer's voice fills the darkness: take Ireland or fade to nothing beneath forgotten stars. So the Tuatha Dé grab their four most powerful artifacts and sail west wrapped in supernatural mist, carrying a stone that screams under rightful kings, a spear that never misses its target, a sword made of pure light, and a cauldron that brings the dead back to life.

Here's the problem: Ireland already belongs to someone else. The Fir Bolg spent two centuries as slaves in Greece, carrying mountains of soil by hand in leather bags, building fertile land just to get kicked off it again and again by their masters. When they finally snapped, they slaughtered entire Greek towns, stole their ships, and sailed home to claim Ireland for themselves. When Eochaid, son of Eirc becomes their high king, the Fir Bolg are lifted into a new golden age where crops grow perfectly from morning dew alone and his justice is so perfect that lies have no place in his kingdom. Then one night he has a dream that changes everything - black birds rising from the ocean to destroy his people.

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Moses just parted the Red Sea. Egypt is falling apart. And somewhere in all this chaos, a violent young man named Gaithelus is about to accidentally become the founder of an entire nation.

This is the story of how the Gaelic people began. Not in the rolling hills of Ireland. Not in the Scottish Highlands. Not even in Britain.

But in ancient Egypt, during one of the most famous events in human history.

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This begins the story of Ireland's third mythical invasion, where tragedy strikes before Nemed even sets foot on land. His wife Macha dies within days of their arrival, leaving him to lead a broken people on a cursed island. The ancient Fomorians attack immediately, burning settlements and stealing livestock. Nemed proves himself a fierce warrior, killing their kings in three successive battles. But each victory costs him a son.

When Nemed dies suddenly of illness, his people discover that winning battles means nothing without strong leadership. The Fomorians return with a vengeance, conquering the settlements and imposing the most brutal tax imaginable: two-thirds of all grain, cattle, and children, collected every Halloween. For years the Nemedians watch their harvests disappear and their children march away to slavery. Nemed's surviving son decides he has had enough. He raises an army of 60,000 warriors for one final desperate assault.

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