The news about the war in the Minos Kingdom has spread across the world.

Ever since King Rock-Charge summoned his allies for aid. His telling about a new race of walking bears has caught the ears of other nations. A savage race of bears came to their world through a dimensional portal, colonized the uninhabited peninsula next to the Minos Kingdom, assassinated the minotaur prince and now is in full-scale war against the minotaur kingdom.

The Griffons and the Ponies of Equestria has immediately answered the call but the other nations such as; The Hippogriffs of Mount Aris, Thorax's Changeling Hive, The Yaks of Yakyakistan, The Dragon Clans, The Zebra Federation, Equines of Saddle Arabia and the Crystal Empire requested a fair, political claim before going to war so King Rock-Charge has invited them all into a royal summit in attempts to convince them all to join the war.

*In the Capital of the Minos Kingdom*

Inside the royal palace of the capital city of the Minos Kingdom awaits King Rock-Charge (though impatiently) for all other rulers to come and not very long all the rulers has arrived and each has taken their own seat.

"Welcome everyone, now that you all here I would humbly request you all to provide aid to the Minos Kingdom for the war that these savage monsters has brought. Help us end it before it gets spread across the world." King Rock-Charge asked quickly with an impatient tone, which everyone noticed.

"We can't do that unless you can provide us a claim as to why we should be at war against these bear creatures to begin with." Dragon Lord Ember said and the other leaders (except Celestia and the Griffon Queen, Gillette) nobbed in agreement. That caused Princess Celestia to speak up.

"We can't ignore a new enemy. Like the Storm King and Grogar, these monsters would not stop until all nations bows to them." Princess Celestia tries to convince them all.

"Neither can we jump into conclusion quickly and raise our weapons against those we know nothing about." Queen Novo spoke up.

"Celestia, I know about Grogar and his atrocities, we all do. But these bear creatures has done nothing so cruel that would endanger us or the entire world. So I suggest we send emissaries to negotiate with them, as barbaric they may be I'm sure they can be brought to reason." Queen Novo finished and received some comments that agreed with her. That cause King Rock-Charge's blood to boil up a little.

"Like how we tried to negotiate with the Storm King. Remember how that went." Queen Gillette reminded all of them.

"It's unwise to go to war, unless their evil can be sure." The Zebra leader said to her.

"If I recall correctly King Rock-Charge, you said that they assasinated your son. You have yet to tell us how it happened and why would they kill him, what would they accomplish to kill a prince when it would obviously be a fool's doing." King Thorax brought up, got everyone to eye on King Rock-Charge.

"My son was sent to be the emissary of my kingdom to form a friendship between us and the bears. But instead of listening to him, they killed him in clod blood. As for reason, why that's just simple! They want everything and they expressed that with MY own dead son!" King Rock-Charge said in a little angry tone.

"We know he was your son an-" Queen Novo tried to sympathize but was interrupted by the said father.

"It is IRRELEVANT why my own son was killed! Excuses or reasons dosen't justify cold hearted killing! For murder is murder and they murdered MY son and the prince of the Minos Kingdom! That crime will not go unpunished! I will destroy those beasts with or without you all but I ask you all to take action before they commit the same action against you all!" King Rock-Charge spoke out in both anger and pleading tone.

"I'm sorry, but since my subjects are still rebuilding our civilization after the Storm King's conquest I can't give you any aid in your war." Said Queen Novo.

"Neither will I.""Nor I." "Nor I." Said King Thorax, then Dragon Lord Ember and then the Zebra leader.

"Thorax! Ember! Why, I thought we were allies!" Princess Celestia asked with a upset tone.

"Celestia, you forget the we Changelings are creatures depending on certain emotion to stay sane and alive. If I pull my hive into war and in the process feed on the pain and anger out of it, we would no longer be peaceful, ever again and so as King I must not drive my subjects into insanity." King Thorax said.

"We dragons has spent too much of its history fighting nonsense wars, lost too much. And I refuse to drag my subjects into another one unless there is no other choice. If you all go to war without trying to make peace, I will not give aid." Dragon Lord Ember said sternly.

"I'll rather avoid war as much as possible, for the nation of Abyssinia are still in need of my nation's aid that is rational." The Zebra leader said. Celestia was about to speak up but was interrupted by Luna.

"Then before any of us send any army to combat those creatures, I strongly suggest that everyone of us here sends their own emissaries to talk with them together to see if they are worth to make peace with." Princess Luna said, causing Celestia to give her a disapproval face and an angry glare from King Rock-Charge.

"That suggestion have my support." King Thorax said.

"If we as-" The ruler of Saddle Arabia was interrupted when a minotaur messenger rushed in through the door. That caughted the attention of everyone on the room. This, however, annoys King Rock-Charge.

"What is the meaning of THIS!?" He asked with his raised vocie.

"T- terrible news... from... Bullrlin!" He said in fear and exhaustion. That made everyone curious about the news, but the messenger's scared face gave them the bad impression.

"What of it?" He asked.

"It has fallen to those bear beasts!" The messenger said with fear and that caused everyone to listen carefully as he explains how it happened.

*The Horde army, 2 days ago*

A short while after saving the Storm Trolls, led by Grubber, the Horde army along with their newly friends was on the move once again toward the city of central trade, Bullrlin. During their way, the Storm Trolls befriended with the Brards and Grubber talked with Sitka about himself as Sitka told him about himself and his race. After Sitka told Grubber his story about the Brard's lost of their homeworld and the attempts of making a new home in this 'new world', Grubber told him that he and his people were soldiers who served a conqueror called the Storm King. The moment he mentioned storm king, Sitka remembered something about it. He remember about Tempest Shadow when she served the Storm King. When Sitka told Grubber about her, Grubber reacted with complete shock. He explains to Sitka that during the Storm King's conquest he used to be Tempest's sidekick and with that he told the Warchief his story about his service until the death of the Storm King.

"With the Storm King gone and no heir to his throne, many generals and warlords that served him now wage wars against each other and their neighbour nations for the crown to rule the Storm Troll race. That cause us to become more weaker than before and the other nations takes advantages over us in this dark times. Nations that we onced conquered revolted, the independent kingdoms sending raiding parties against us and many bandits and pirates starting to harass us everyday. We can't go anywhere without stumble into troubles like ambushes, raids and so on." Grubber explained.

"I find it strange, your former-commander Tempest never mentioned you when she told me about her role with the Storm King." Warchief Sitka said.

"Well I'm not surprised. I work very hard for her, obeyed every order. Did she thanked me? did she ever shown appreciation? Nooo, she assassinated our king, brought this time of suffering to our race aaand never bothered to give us a second chance." Grubber said in a bad mood, showing that he felt betrayed by Tempest after all he has done for her. That was enough to earn Sitka's sympathy.

"I tried to make friends with this kingdom, tried to give my people the peaceful chance to build a future. Instead the whole world probably want my race extinct. As Warchief, it is my duty to lead the Brards to a more brighter and better life, even if it means to conquer and destroy." He said and looked down at Grubber who is shorter than him.

"You and your people maybe served the wrong ruler but you did the only thing you could do as a soldier, you all followed orders. Even though you served a conqueror, you were a soldier who's loyal to his own people and that is something that should not be judged. For all your efforts and loyalty, you and your people are forever welcome to the Horde." Sitka said with a kind tone.

"We are?" Grubber asked in surprise.

"Without a doubt." Sitka said as he stroke his head softly.

During many hours of conversation and socialization between the Brards and the Storm Trolls, they marched out and move some miles towards Bullrlin. They soon arrived to the said city of Bullrlin, the stone walls stood tall, banners of the Minos Kingdom fluttering in the wind. The stone themselves were red, which suspected that their bricks or some special stone. Towers loomed in the distance. The city itself was medieval-like, stone buildings with stray roofs. Around the city, there are countless great markets that flourish with values and delicacies, which brings great wealth to the city and the Minos Kingdom. At the center of the city was a huge palace with defence towers and golden roofs.

When the city was seen, Sitka ordered the Horde army to take formation infront of the city and besiege it to make sure no one gets in or out. His 12 000 Brards along with 534 Storm Troll allies now stand ready to attack the city as it's defenders prepares to fight to defend it at all costs. It is believed to be defended by over 8000 minotaurs. Infront of the Horde army was both the Brard chieftains and both Sitka along with Grubber, looking at the city walls.

"Do you have a plan?" Grubber asked.

"I have." Sitka said with a smirk as he walked to his five fellow chieftains.

"Do you all recall the siege of Queter back on Kremlore?" Warchief Sitka asked his chieftains.

"I think we all do, why do you ask?" One of them asked. Sitka smirked evilly.

"The same way Deat Wave clan destroyed the walls, we shall do it here as well." He said, still had his evil smirk. That caused all the chieftains to awe in understanding and ensured him that they are ready to preforme the most mightiest transmutation preformance, designed for siege. Grubber was confused about this.

"What you gonna do?" He asked Sitka.

"You have seen us use the power of transmutations first hand, correct?" Sitka asked Grubber who nobbed.

"You are about to witness one of the most powerfull transmutation, designed for siege warfare." Sitka said in great pride.

From that point, Sitka and the five Brard chieftains together readies themselves and punches the ground, transmuting it to lava. Soon, the wall begins to melt. With a stomp, the wall collapses and fell down.

The Storm Trolls and Grubber were amazed by the power of their mighty allies while the Brards roared in encouragement. Once Sitka himself pulled his claymore sword and raised it in the air with a mighty roar the whole army of the Horde charged forward towards the city with full speed, Brards and Storm Trolls once again fight side by side to defeat their common enemy. The sound of steel clashing and screams filled the air. The remaining minotaurs that weren't in the way of the collapse started to aim their bows at any Brard and Storm Troll from on top of the wall. Over 200 Brards of the Horde's army used the same long range transmutation technique that the Savage Owl clan used to shoot at the minotaurs on the wall, shooting a massive volley of iron spikes onto the wall itself, they manage to kill some minotaurs on the wall. A few Brards used a unique kind of transmutation technique that was designed for siege as well, those Brards placed their hands on the ground and the ground quickly transformed into a stone barrier wall with many big, long barrels (long cannons). Once they appeared they shoot mighty volley of destructive/explosive shoots on the wall and that killed many Minotaurs, causing them to retreat from the wall.

The real battle happens inside the city itself, the Brards and the Storm Trolls charged and clashed with the defending Minotaurs, both sides giving it their all. The Minotaurs and the Brards and Storm Trolls are equal in strength fighting skills when fighting against the Minotaurs. But the Brards' mastery of combat transmutation makes it an unfair fight for the Minotaurs. Even the ones on the walls did nothing to stop them. The Horde mowed the over like it was nothing, it is showned when a Brard with a sword clashed with a Minotaur who was holding a long axe. He used the axe shaft to block the bear's sword that came down. Once the sword made contact with the shaft, the said Brard used his transmutation to bend the tip of the sword and make it taller in a blink of an eye, used that transmutation technique to impale that Minotaur right through the heart and killed him instantly. Then there was a Storm Troll with his shield and spear facing against a Minotaur, carrying a greatsword, charging against the said Storm Troll who manage to sidestep from the greatsword and used his shield to bash it out of his hands. Wasting no time, he plunged his spear in the gut of the Minotaur. He moved his spear up a bit, before bringing it out and thrust it right to the Minotaur's throat and killed him.

It was total chaos, but the Horde had made progress. The Minotaur defenders couldn't take enough punishment and started to retreat. The city was on fire in less than five minutes. Every building the Horde came across were destroyed and the soldiers who lived there were being massacred. The only ones that remains unharmed was the panic-running civilians, the Brards and the Storm Trolls let them live while they loot all of the city's riches and it have PLENTY of it. But since the city was large it gave the city's defenders a chance to form a defensive line. But that line was soon easily crushed as the combined force of the Brards and the Storm Trolls chaged it, smashing it apart with their weapons and combat skills.

The problem with Bullrlin was that some of the streets were too narrow and the Brards lived their entire life in the wilderness, for that the Brards are unable to cope with city life. They are accustomed to wide-open spaces, hunting beneath the skies filled with stars. The confines of Bullrlin have weakened their senses, and they are easily overwhelmed and confused within the twisting streets and back alleys of the city. Because of that, the Horde lost over 1120 Brard warriors as they stormed the city. But that didn't stop the Brards and the Storm Trolls to move forward and successfully loot and plunder the city, even the great market place where it is rich in values were sacked.

It didn't take long before the Horde reached to the center of the city, where the palace is. It had a wall of it's own and it's defenders seems more ready for a fight than the previous ones. The Minotaur warriors in the palace were more armored and, from the look in their eyes, were more experienced than their dead comrades. They all had war plums on their helmets, armored with plate-like armor, and had tower shields with swords. Sitka ordered the Horde to regroup and reform into formation, because for some reason his instinct told him that it would be agood idea. As they all did Sitka told them to use they transmutation to create door on the walls, as they all did and now the palace is under attack by the Horde.

Those heavy armored Minotaurs were much harder to kill for the Brards and the Storm Trolls, and over 528 of them died (412 Brards and 116 Storm Trolls). These Minotaurs may be more experienced than the wall defenders earlier, but the Brards and the Storm Trolls themselves were no strangers to war themselves and the Brards have other transmutation combat techniques that involves explosion inducements, spike projections, and even use their transmutation power to turn the very ground that the Minotaurs stood on into fire and burn them alive. It didn't take long for the Horde to finally break in and storm the palace itself. It was sacked and the remaining Minotaur soldier who resisted was killed while the civilians and the surrendering soldiers were spared.

After securing Bullrlin, after looting and plundering everything the Brards are starting to destroy every building in the city until not a single stone remained standing, forcing the civilians to leave as refugees. While the Horde destroys the city, the shamans and the healers of the Horde are tending the wounded and burn the dead to honor their bravery. Sitka and Grubber were walking around to see how things are going after the battle. That is until a white furred Brard came to them.

"Warchief, I brought some interesting news." The white Brard said.

"Tell me then." Sitka said.

"Interesting as in, 'unique' interesting?" Grubber asked as well with a green cupcake in his hand.
(Yes, everyone, even Sitka, knows about Grubber's gluttony)

"Indeed, we search around the city's prison and we found only one prisoner in there. One who claims to be a queen of a race of shapeshifter." He said and that caught Sitka's interest.

"Bring this 'queen' here to me at once." Sitka ordered.

"Yes warchief." The white Brard said and ran away.

"Grubber, you said that your kind are now divided by several warlords and generals who fight each other for the throne of the Storm Trolls now right?" Warchief Sitka asked.

"I did say that, yeah. Why do you ask?" Grubber wondered. Sitka then smirked.

"I have an idea that would help both our races together." He said. Grubber was about to ask what he had in mind until the white Brard brought the only one in the city prison to them. It was a 'she' and she was a 9 foot female pony. Except she had a green insect like carapace on her abdomen. There were no fur on her body. Her arms and legs had holes in them. Even in her wings. Her horn looked crooked and she had a black crown with white pearls on her head.

"Greetings creatures, I am grateful for setting me free. I am queen Chrysalis of the Changelings." The female insect creature named Chrysalis introduced herself.

"Sitka, Warhief of the Horde and leader of the Brard race. Along with Grubber of the Storm Trolls." Sitka returned the greeting she gave.

"Hi lady, I guess we all share the same enemy now." Grubber waves to her.

"Warchief Sitka and Grubber. Tell me, how can I ever repay you two for this favour?" She asked with what looked like a lustful face.

"Come with us, I know exactly what we need to talk about." Sitka said as he gestured her to come with him and Grubber. She came along and the Brards keept doing their work.

*Present time, in the Capital of the Minos Kingdom*

"Are you absolutely sure about this?" King Rock-Charge asked with a shocking face.

"Yes my king, I saw it all with my own very eyes. Not one stone of Bullrlin is left standing now." The messenger said as he finished his story. King Rock-Charge then looked at the faces of the rulers who had a hard time to believe that the mightiest city of Bullrlin could have been destroyed by a horde of savages but they are more afraid when the messenger told them about the Storm Trolls allied with the Brards, the very same soldiers who served the Storm King.

"These monsters, knows no peace." King Rock-Charge said in a dark tone to the rulers as he was already convinced that the bear monsters has to be extinct.

Author's Note

Queen Chrysalis has finally joined the story.

Bullrlin is a name taken from Berlin; Switch the 'Be' with 'Bull' in it and you'll have the name Bull + rlin = Bullrlin.