The war between Equestria and the Griffons’ Republic of Ornipagoi had become inevitable.

New deadly weapons had been developed by each party: the toll would be unheard of; at least, that’s what everypony was expecting.

Maybe they were wrong.

[size=0.75em]Adapted from a short story by the Italian author Dino Buzzati. If you like this fic, read his books![/size]
[size=0.75em]Awesome art by AssasinMonkey.[/size]