The Strife of Survival and Honor

Right now at his own hut, Warchief Sitka was roasting his meat with his own fire. The creature he hunted and killed was like nothing he has ever seen before. It was half-chicken and half-lizard, and it has the ability to turn his warriors to stone by it's own eyes. However, Sitka have more important matter to think about while he was cooking.

It has been four months since he brought his people to this new world and it's was a stressful and boring work. All the Brards have been doing is building, hunting and small scouting, as warriors the Brards needs some combat as excitement to remove their edge. The Horde has been using their transmutaion abilities to make their tools, tents, huts, weapons and equipments for the Horde. So far it's working perfectly well and the Horde is very well prepared for any invasion force comming towards them if needed.

The Brard hunters manage to kill new preys and those preys are very much new to them. Never in their whole life have they seen these new kinds of animals. Either way, their meat was very delicious. The Brards also used the trees that were in the peninsula before their arrival were transmuted into fruit trees and the Brards had their fruit trees tended to. Since the Horde is in a peninsula they are surrounded by ocean and therefore the Brards used their transmutations to build ports, beach defences and warships. They also builded fishing ships to eat tons of fishes.

The ocean was salt water so the transmutaion of the Brards helps them separate the salt from the water and make the water clean enough to drink, and use the salt for their food.

Here is Warchief Sitka who finished cooking his meat and starts to eat it while he was looking at the mountain chain that blocks the Horde on the peninsula. A few minutes while he was eating his meat came his right-hand bear, Turok in to his hut. Turok is a black fured, golden eyed Brard of the Dread-Claw Clan, a clan of the Ezoti.

"Forgive me for this irrelevant news Warchief, but the warriors and I are starting to be on edge here now. All we ever done is petty hunting, farming, building and fishing in this peninsula and we still have no idea about this new world. It has been four months since our arrival, we wish to make a real exploration to know more about our surroundings. Infact since our population will start growing we need to expand our territory so that we won't have to suffer by overpopulation crisis." Said Turok. It was alot of true in his words, even Sitka must admit.

"It is not irrelevant Turrok, you are right. These months of stress and boredom has put us all on edge and we mustn't over-grow our numbers. So tomorrow we will do real exploration and start building new settlements. Tell the other chieftains that I want them all ready to take their warriors and workers to cross the mountains while you and I follow the coasts to the edge of the mountain chain. We will build new villages so that our growing population won't cause us starvation." Sitka told him.

"Understood warchief!" Turok said with his fist in his heart-chest as a sign of respect before he went out of his hut.

After two hours of eating and drinking his meal, Warchief Sitka went outside his hut where he was greeted with all the clan chieftains along with Turok. All the chieftains looked excited and happy with the information that the Horde shall finally expand. Sitka wasted no time to give orders to his fellow cheiftains.

"You all have waited patiently during these last four months and now it shall finally be paied off. Here's the plan. The clans shall cross the mountains, build new towns on it and beyond it. We march east. The Ezoti clans will march to the right arm of east to explore and colonize; my clan the Blue Storm Clan and Turok's Dread-Claw Clan will follow the coast line of the right arm and find the edge of the mountain chain. The Jihebi clans will colonize all over the head of the easter march and spead. The Agnari clans will expand our Horde in the left wing of the east and build new towns. If any of you find contact with sentient natives of this world try to approach them with friendly hands and trade stories with them... But if they prove to be too hostile towards you, as much as to try to attack you all have my permission to exterminate them all for the survival of our race." Warchief Sitka told his chieftains his plan for tomorrow and they all bowed their heads and placed their fists in their heart-chests.

"Gather your strengths now and tomorrow... The Horde will rise!" Warchief Sitka said with pride and his fist into the sky. It was followed by the roarings and cheerings of the Chieftains since now is the time for the Horde to expand and their race to be known to the new world.

With that, everyone got some sleep and it was now morning. The Horde was ready to rise into the unknown.

*One Day after*

It took them seven hours of preparing their land and sea forces for their grand exploration. The Horde was no doubt a huge force of warriors, a united army of clans. Warchief Sitka stood on the highest hill-top, looking at the Horde that he now leads are now preparing for what warriors are meant to do. With that Sitka raised his weapon in the air with pride.

"FOR THE HORDE!!!" He roared in the air and it was followed by roaring cheers of all the Brard warriors from all clans. After the cheering roars all the clans spread out throughout the entire mountain chain as the Blue Storm Clan and Dread-Claw Clan follow the coast line of the mountain chain to explore.

Warchief Sitka and his right-hand bear, Turok walked with their clans on the coast for like five hours with the sea wind, the singing birds, the sound of waves and last but not least the view of the large mountains. All the Brards as well as all the chieftains (including Sitka) was very excited for the adventure. After five hours of walking, Sitka and Turok saw what looks like a cave beneath a mountain in the chain but not only does they se a cave but also a creature that look like he was guarding the cave, an ugly bipedal dog moving around while wearing crude armor and a spear. Sitka was thinking this must be a native to this new world. Despite how ugly it looked like it is very important for him to know what exactly it's species is called.

"Look Turok, this creature must be sentient, prehapes even native." Sitka told Turok as his warriors stoped to see to.

"I see it, Warchief. And it's very ugly! How do we approach it?" Turok asked as the other warriors agreed with the ugliness.

"Wait here and I..." Sitka was interrupted when he heard crying along with struggling and a pleading of a few females. He and his warriors crouched down in order to stay hidden. It didn't take long before they saw more of those ugly bipedal dogs comming along with... a few two-legged equine creatures and they where all females. The Brards were convinced that this world have more species than just one. But what they saw was that the equines were in chains, dragged by the dogs by force and they all have bruses over their bodies, which means they are either prisioners or.... maybe....

"What you got there now boys?" The dog who guards the cave entrance asked.

"A new addition of slaves for us." The lead dog said. NOW the Brards know who these dogs are, slavers.

"Very well, send them to the mines!" The cave guard dog said and the dogs obeyed by dragging the mares with them.

"So these canine creatures are not just ugly, they are filthy too." Turok said with venom in his voice and the other Brards hummed in agreement.

"Not only is killing slavers and tyrants our duty but we also have something to gain by saving these slaves." Sitka said, causing Turok to raise an eyebrown.

"They can tell us everything about this new world." Sitka explained so that both Turok and the other Brards understand. "Come along." Sitka said as he got up and start walking towards the cave, followed by his warriors.

They all moved down toward the cave guard, who heard the footsteps and looked up. He blinked at the odd-looking bear creatures, he never saw anything like them before. Whats got his attention most was the weapons that they carried with them and that was enough to take caution.

"Stop right there fellows, what busi..." The dog didn't had time to finish when a litle electrinic wave came from the right foot of Sitka (who use transmutation) and quickly came towards the dog and the earth-ground turned into a very long spike and impaled the dog to the sky and giving him a slow but instant death. Once Sitka, Turok and their clans almost entered the cave they notice that the cave have two tunnels, leading to different directions.

"Turok, take your clan to the right while I take mine to the left. Free every slave you can find and slaughter all the slavers, while we go inside we'll leave slash marks behind on the wall so that the slaves can find their way out. Keep moving forward, hopefully we'll meet on the other side." Warchief Sitka ordered his right-hand bear.

"Yes Warchief!" Turok said as he and the Dread-Claw clan moved towards the right side of the tunnel while Sitka leads his Blue Storm clan to the left. Both the clans was leaving their slash marks on the walls so that the slaves can find their way out.

*Sitka's Path*

Sitka and the Blue Storm clan had been walking around for over ten minutes looking for any sign of the slaves or the canine slavers they saw earlier only to find nothing but a few dog tracks that would disappear after a while thus leaving them without a trail to follow.

Nevertheless,they kept moving forward and slashed at the walls every so often, leaving markers for them and the slaves so that they wouldn’t get lost in the endless caverns.

The more they walked the closer they are because they starting to hear noises comming from their path ahead. When they came closer Sitka saw what was enough to make a Brard go berserk. He saw stallions, mares, and foals in chains being forced to work in the caves mines. All of them were malnourished and bruised from being constantly beaten. The mares had obviously been raped by their captors, he could see the look of fear and terror in the eyes of the mares as their dog like captors walked by making sure that they were working.

As Sitka looked so did the rest of the Blue Storm clan and they all were filled with rage. Sitka looked at his soldiers.

"I'm gonna go down there and kill my first scum in this new world, come to my aid once that's done." Sitka ordered the Blue Storm clan and they all nobbed in understanding of his order. Sitka turned his attention first to a canine who was dragging a mare by the hair while she was holding her child in her arms for protection. As the dog stopped to chain her hooves, the Brard Warchief was approaching behind him.

"You where suppose to find more gems, bitch! But nooo, you just had to insult me with only rocks!" The canine slaver shouted in anger at the cowering mare that had her filly in her arms while he went for his whip.

"Please don't, we did as best as we could, please." She sobbed in terror as the diamond drew back the whip, ready to strike the mare who now defend her child.

"Now this will teach you to do better!" The dog roared as he was about to whip her. However, he was stopped by a bear's hand holding the whip with his strength. The Dog turned around and saw Sitka tower over him, causing the dog to stare in shock. After a few seconds of staring, the whip starts to spark with lightning and it electrocuted the dog, causing him to scream in pain until he feel down dead.

It didn't take long before more canine creatures charging the Warchief with their crude weapons. But as they were ten feets close to him the ground turned into earthly spikes that surrounds and impaled some of the dogs. By the second the Blue Storm clan charge forward to aid their chieftain/warchief. The attack on the dogs came swiftly and because of the Brard's brute strength and incredible fighting skills the canine slavers were slaughtered by the second. The mares who are forced to dig gems there saw the whole slaughter with their very eyes and couldn't believe what they are seeing, a group of bear creatures are killing the dogs.

When the killing begins to end, Sitka walked towards the now terrified mare and filly that were chained up. They tried to back away from the man only to be stopped by their chains. The mother held her daughter tightly in her arms. Tears ran down her face when she saw the bear creature crouch down and bring his big hand towards her. She clenched her eyes shut as she waited for her life to end only to find that she was still alive. As she opened her eyes she saw that her and her daughter’s chains were gone. With that the Brards of the Blue Storm clan use their transmutation abilities to remove the chains and the bonds away from the slaves.

"All of you, head towards the entrance of the cave, we have slashed markings into the cave walls. Follow them and it will take you all to the entrance.” Warchief Sitka said as he and his clan starts to move forward.

"Who are you?" The mare asked after she came out of her state of shock.

"We are the Blue Storm clan." Sitka answered before he disappear.

'I was asking for your name' the mare said in her mind.