A Tower - Prompt 20

"Four Towers stand at the corners of the world. They rule the generations, forcing war and misery upon the land. Scholars, Generals, and Smiths have asked the same question for generations; Why?

The rumors abound of a fifth Tower. In the oldest of texts that we still have, closed off and safe from the prying eyes of the Towers, we hear whispers. Words written in white between the ancient texts, some written in a language only a handful still remember. A fifth Tower to upset the balance between the Four? Or, perhaps, to bring all four Towers under it's own heel? The books are vague. Somehow, I must find more information..."