"Strong is he who does not flee in the wake of war, even when the enemy's might overpowers his will."
~Tasmiya Shaik
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OF VARSALEIZ
NORTH-WESTERN REGIONS OF
ARANDUIL
CITY OF NEIZENÀR
--20 hours earlier--
Sunday
The light of the moon had illuminated the highlands below, revealing the unsightly monsters of war that struck terror into the land with each iron thud. Their numbers devoured the greenery of the highlands. They were clad in complete fur coats of creatures mercilessly slain by their hands. Each towered at least nine feet in height, much larger than the forces of berserkers the Sotiris warriors engaged in battle previously. Their forms were concealed by these fur coats that denoted them as one with the spirits of the animal's skin they wore.
