The Twelve Zodiac Animals Descend to the Mortal World

The Twelve Zodiac Animals were originally celestial immortals. Unexpectedly, two planets collided, shaking the earth and causing a massive earthquake. Countless mortals were killed or injured. The Twelve Zodiac Animals and the various immortals held a meeting in the Celestial Court, where the Jade Emperor sent all twelve down to the mortal world to save people. As they rescued them, they remembered the hardships they had endured on their way to becoming immortals. The various immortals lent their own treasures to help save the mortals and their fellow immortals.

The Twelve Zodiac Animals each displayed their extraordinary powers. But after using their signature abilities, they exhausted their magic and one after another turned into animals of the mortal world.

When the Jade Emperor learned what had happened, he and the various immortals expressed their sorrow. The heroic deeds of the Twelve Zodiac Animals were recorded in the annals of the Celestial Palace. Later, an immortal took mortal form, came to the human world, and gave the annals to a scholar. The scholar passed the imperial examinations and eventually became the top graduate, then presented the annals to the emperor. The emperor ordered the people of the mortal world to remember the Twelve Zodiac Animals forever. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.