Tara Markelene turned out to be one of the Apocalypses, and she wants to put a permanent end to the other Apocalypses. For that, she wants the help of the five Cinder Tales.
Tara: "I want you to help me defeat my siblings. Either kill them… or force them to stop."
Diego: "And… what Apocalypse are you supposed to be?"
Tara: "I represent Sloth."
Diego: "Oh."
Nacht: "Wait a second. You want us to help you kill your own siblings… why? And what did you mean about Jorinde and Joringel's mistakes?"
Tara: "Hah…"
A long time ago, there was a married couple. Jorinde, a human boy, and Joringel, an elf. The two fell in love, but both of their peoples rejected the relationship, and they were hunted down. Eventually, they found a safe place… and for a while, things were peaceful.
But not for long.
They were captured.
Jorinde and Joringel were tortured. They took away Jorinde's eyes so he could never see his wife again. They took away Joringel's ears so she could never hear him again. He could no longer see her, and when he spoke to her… she could not hear him.
Both of them wanted revenge.
Jorinde blamed Joringel, and Joringel blamed him.
So… they both started new relationships with supernatural beings.
Jorinde married a witch. After she gave birth to a child… he named him Gargamel. But then he disappeared.
Later, Jorinde married another woman. This time… a half-spider, half-human woman. She also gave birth to a child, and he named her Juno.
Meanwhile, Joringel did the same thing.
She married an undead being… and Tara was born.
Then she married a dwarf… and she had another child named Fumi.
But… none of these five children were born from love.
They were born from hatred.
Before their children were even born, Jorinde and Joringel cursed them. Their partners knew about it… and agreed to it.
And so… the Five Apocalypses were created.
So that Grimm would never know peace again.
Jorinde eventually died of old age.
And Joringel… took her own life.
Because of this forbidden marriage… this catastrophe was born.
The Five Apocalypses destroyed kingdoms, slaughtered people, and spread chaos everywhere.
But eventually… they stopped.
Maybe because they had already destroyed half of Grimm.
Tara: "That is how it all began."
Nacht: "Those two seriously didn't have all their screws tightened."
Diego: "Hahh… and all of this happened because of that? Seriously? …Though I gotta admit, that guy was wild for marrying a half-spider woman…"
Nacht: "Yeah, that's wild. He was an even bigger simp than you."
Diego: "(Sweating) Thanks for reminding me…"
Tara: "I want you to help me bring an end to this… Unfortunately, I am the weakest Apocalypse."
Diego: "What!? How are we supposed to stand a chance if you're the weakest one!? What about the others?!"
Tara: "That's exactly why I want you to stay here with me. For five years, you will train. You must understand… shortly before my parents died, they met each other again and regretted everything they had done. So they created this room… or rather… this place."
Nacht: "Yeah… regret doesn't really fix anything in this case. The world is completely messed up because of them. Seventy percent of the kingdoms were destroyed… or half destroyed. Many places can't even be lived in anymore. And let's not forget the fear that the Apocalypses might appear again. Nobody knows when they'll feel like starting another round."
Tara: "Exactly why… I want your help…"