Rebellion of Caribous Kingdom

Hrathr is watching the map of Arkala. There isn't have another way to there, except passing this jungle. The lord have sent some of his beast to scout the area but they didn't return yet.

A minotaur soldier reports. "Dear lord, the rebellion sends you this thing."

The minotaur shows the head of the wolf to him. Hrathr asks the soldiers to go away as he has predicted that will happen. He can't even use the fire to burn the forest due to the snowy environment.

A green pegasus with yellow mane comes inside. Hrathr waves his hoof. "There you are, Poison Stringer. I am waiting for you."

The pegasus bows. "I know why you call me, my lord. Can we just mention the problem now?"

Hrathr nods. "Sure. Go ahead."

Poison Stringer points at the forest. "We know they have this weather and this forest to cover themself. I suggest that we should use some reporters to join them."

"I am having the same things in mind." Hrathr sighs. "Here the thing I got." The caribou points at the entrance of the forest. "We will take our slaves to the cage, then transport through the forest. When they capture our slaves or our soldiers, we can know the location of their HQ."

"Too obvious." Poison shakes his head. "First, they all know that the wagon won't be normal if transport through the snow. And second, they can clean that spell."

"... that's why I am going to retreat." Hrathr sighs. "We don't have tine for this."

"I assume that we have to reduce our army. From 10000 to 5000, that will continue."

"I agree, we will do it. The rebellion is not have many soldiers either. Now, you will lead the soldiers to come back to the capital."

"Yes, sir." The pegasus leaves the camp and prepares to reduce the soldier.

Silver giggles at this information. It is predictable for her when Hrathr goes to here with too many soldiers for this recapture. Silver just takes a cup of coffee and relax in the snow storm.

Ox comes inside and asks. "What did he do? I can't wait to chop his head off"

"Just relax. He is reducing his soldiers to five thousand." Silver leaves the tent. "He will lost many hours to do that." Then she points at the way to the capital city. "Anyway, did our traps ready?"

"Ready." Ox swings her axe. "I will train more to kill our enemy."

"Wow. You like to kill the enemy, right?" Silver giggles and teases. "Really, if our soldiers have that superpower like you, I will be more confident."

"Nah." Ox waves her hand. "You can't sleep, that means you can't rest your mind. I have had that trouble since I received this ... thing."

"Wow." Silver takes the sniper rifle. "How are our soldiers?"

"We can wait for this a long time."

"Right. I will take a first shoot to their camp." Silver starts to leave and sees the changelinv with white mane is coming. "Oh hi Sabrina."

Sabrina huffs. "Hi Silver, where are you going? Killing some deer?"

"Nah... I will take a first shot at their camp." Silver pats her head. "I can take pictures for this, Cheese Leg."

"I dare you. Anyway..." Sabrina looks at the blue minotaur. "I have good new. Lord Strom of the Atlas is captured in Equestria."

"What!?" Ox's eyes widened. "How can you know that?"

"Black Mage told me." Sabrina takes the paper and reports. "For what she recorded, Lord Hrathr was successfully brainwashed Shining Armor, one of the Crystal Empire captains. And that captain operated a raid to Ponyville to capture the town."

"I see. This is really good news because we can have information from a lord." Silver smiles. "Anyway, who will take his information?"

Sabrina sighs. "Diana."

"Wow..." Silver goes away. "Good luck."

Ox feels odds about this. "Eh... who is Diana and what's happened?"

"Just... imagine a cat with a power that can make you ... not actually dead but also not actually alive... eh...." Sabrina coughs. "You don't need to know... please do your job."

Ox rubs her head in confusion while Sabrina heads to the camp to watch the map. She can see the place where Eldaro is going to make an explosion.

The gray stag is struggling to get away from the bond. Coral Blade looks at him and feels pity for him. The earth pony shakes her head and leaves the room while the white kirin looks at her in confusion.

The earth pony comes back with some food and drink. "Tell me, Gray. Where are your friends? Going somewhere to brainwash someone?"

The gray stag looks at the earth pony. "Hah, you think you can get the information from me, I won't tell anything even if I die, bitch." Then he turns to the white kirin. "And you, what are you? A mutant pony that has scales, so cruel."

Coral starts eating while the white kirin just light her horn. The earth pony shakes her head. "We don't mind. I just want to remove something on your forehead."

The gray stag gulps. The white kirin puts her horn on his forehead and going to cast a spell. The gray stag begs. "Oh right, I will tell you everything. Please don't remove it."

"Ah.. sorry but I have to remove it." The white kirin's horn is shining. "One of you is exploded by that magic circle." Then the magic circle is fading time by time, until it is completely gone. The white kirin sighs. "Rune magic is so annoying."

"I know, Snow Storm." Coral is eating her lunch. "At least I don't have to waste this lunch."

Snow Storm glares at her. "Stop eating while investigating already. This is the fifth time."

Coral giggles. "You can't stop me." Snow Storm blasts her lunch and it becomes ice. Coral Blade pats her head. "All right, you got me." The gray stag is slowly waking up and looks around. Coral sighs. "It looks like someone is waking up."

The gray stag looks around. "Where... where am I? Who are you?"

Snow Storm releases the stag and pats his back. "Can you sit there and relax? You can close your eyes to remember everything that happens."

The gray stag nods. He closes his eyes to start remembering. Coral Blade and Snow Storm are waiting for him to get some information. After 5 minutes, the duo is still watching him. Suddenly, the gray stag is terrified and breathes heavily. "Wh... what.... Ruby..." the gray stag is going to run away from the room but Coral trips him, cause him fall on the ground.

Coral helps him to stand up and try to calm him down. "Look... I know you are very shocked. But I need you to relax and tell me what happens when you complete concious."

"Thank... thank you." The gray stag takes a seat. "And my name is Birgil. "

Snow Storm takes out the paper as Birgil starts saying what happens in his country.

Diana is heading to the prison room with Twilight and Spike. The black cat licks her lip when she wants to meet this old stag a lot. The purple duo keeps a distance from the black cat.

Diana turns to them. "Relax. I won't do anything to you."

Twilight counters. "But what you did to that stag is so terrifying."

"Ah..." Diana takes out the antler. "You mean this thing?" The purple duo nods. Diana laughs. "I am going to make medicine from this."

"And that's terrifying." Spike huffs. "I know you do that to prevent him from casting magic, but can you make it .... softer? You and Amelia are so opposite."

"You can say that because my little sister is the cat of life." Diana grins. "And I am the cat of death."

"Great... a reaper." Twilight rolls her eyes. "I hope you can keep that old stag alive."

The warden leads the trio to the prison room. Inside, they see Lord Strom is in chains and shackles. The old stag stares at her and tries to struggle. "No... get away from me."

"This is the third time we have met each other." Diana folds her paw. "Where has the fire been the last two times?"

Twilight and Spike look at each other and worry about the old stag. Lord Strom yells at her. "What do you want from me?"

Diana looks at the purple duo and the wardens. "You shouldn't see this scene. It will make you have a nightmare."

Twilight and Spike leave the room with the warden. The old stag gives her a smirk. "Look like some... AGHH..."

Diana is pulling his vein slowly from his hoof. "Tell me. Where is the other slaves you hide in this country."

Lord Strom is trying to retort. "Like...UGhH...." Diana keeps pulling out of his vein and its run to his chest. Lord Strom is trying to ask. "Why... why can't I die from this?"

"Why should I let you die?" Diana yanks out of his heart, making him scream out loud. "Death is in my command and I demand you can't be dead." Then the black cat is putting her paw on his right hoof. "Tell me the information I want to hear, or... you will know the pain."

Twilight and Spike are hearing the scream inside. They are so terrified when the old stag screams like that over and over. After 30 minutes, the stag is still screaming inside. Cadance heads to the prison room and sees the purple duo.

The pink alicorn hears the scream inside and asks. "Who is screaming inside?"

"The old stag that you just captured." Spike sighs. "I don't know what she did with that old stag." Diana flies out from the prison room with a file. Spike looks at her. "Oh hey, how is it going?"

"Just a stubborn kid inside." Diana gives the pink alicorn inside the file. "Here is the information I got from that stag. It is easier than I thought."

Cadance takes the file. "I'll read it later. Anyway, how can you have information from him."

"Just some torturing illusion." Diana giggles. "This is not the first time I have met him."

"I ... see."

Princess Cadance is leaving and heads to the prison room to read the file. Diana looks at the purple duo. "Looks like we should stay here for a while."

"No... we will come back to Ponyville." Twilight smiles. "I can introduce you to my friend."

"I see." Diana flies to Spike and lying on his head. "I can't wait. Please hurry."

Spike rubs his chin. "Oh... and what have you done with the old stag?" Diana puts her paws on his mouth and shakes her head. Spike sighs. "Fine, if you insist "

Diana spins her paw and whispers. "Endless nightmare."

Lord Strom slowly wakes and looks around, he sees a deep space with a blood river. The old stag looks at his body and sees it is fine, after many torturing of that cat.

Many creatures are rising up from the blood river, causing him to be surprised. Looking at one of the pony, he sees the familiar face, except the eyeballs.

"No... you are already dead because of my experiment." Lord Strom backs away from the pony and sees another griffin. "This...this is the one I experiment with... rune magic. All of them?"

The creatures surround him and stare at him. The old stag yells out loud and starts running away from them, but an invisible wall prevents him. The creatures keep walking forward as the old stag just lies down. "Endless nightmare."