Dear Author, The Prophecy: Three to join – each a different race Three to join – a saving grace True to heart – one of blood, one of tail True to heart – one of magic, they will not fail Hold back the tide – with swords and shields Hold back the tide – they will never yield Photo Description: Three firefighters stand proud. Their shirtless bodies are smudged, tired but defiant after battling a fire born of the demon-spawn. This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story. This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.