Didact

It has been three days since Oryx and I adopted our new daughters. They were currently being looked after by Platinum and Pansy, while Oryx and I, along with Hurricane, were close to where the Griffon army was, as it was time for our preemptive strike. "I still don't see how we'd be able to stop an army of a thousand," Hurricane said as we looked down on the army from atop a hill.

"Yes, well, for one," I replied. "My armor can take the approximate force of about ten of the largest unicorn explosions I've seen, as well as self repair, I have telekinetic abilities, and this," I said, holding up the Signet, "which tears through anything organic with ease, and the speed allows it to pierce armor."

"And need I point out my abilities border on what you call dark magic?" Oryx said. "Very few, if any, would be able to stand against that."

"Yeah, I guess," he said. "But I'm not a unicorn mage, so I wouldn't know." A pause. "You two going down by yourselves?"

"No," Oryx replied as the sound of Taken appearing came to my ears, and, around us, the wolves Oryx had taken while we were in the forest in which we found Sekana and Balance were around us. "They will be accompanying us."

"And what should I tell the military if you fail?"

"Prepare for an attack from this direction," I replied. "Have any civilians with combat training be given whatever they are good with, while others are escorted to their town or city's keep. If these Griffons wish to take the Ecumene, they had best be ready to have their blood spilled."

Hurricane sighed. "Then don't get yourselves killed," he said. "With peace as fragile as it is for the tribes now, losing just one of you two would have it crashing down, and with that, the damned Windigoes returning."

"We won't be the ones to die today," I said. "You ready, Oryx?"

He nodded. "Indeed I am," he replied. "Hurricane, return and give Didact's order, just to be safe. We will return when we can."

If you say so, sir," he said before he spread his wings, and flew off.

Once he was gone, Oryx growled, and the wolves seemed to teleport rapidly down the hill towards the Griffons, resulting in screams of panic and pain soon after. "We should join them. They can't defeat an army," Oryx said.

"Then let's go." And with that, the two of us made our way down the hill, with Oryx hovering in the air. When we got level with the Griffon army, they were focusing too much attention on the wolves, who simply seemed to phase out of reality before striking at random, then repating. Only a few Griffons were alive at the edge of the apparent camp, and they tried to stop us, but I killed each quickly. Two with Signet, three with the force choke move. The next group we came across, Oryx slayed. And I mean slayed as in kill, not Take.

Really, between us and the wolves, the Griffons did not put up much of a fight. Well, they did try when we came across what we guessed were the guards for the leader of this group.

The screams had begun to taper off in frequency, and Willbreaker was stained with Griffon blood, as was my armor, when we encountered a group of five, with one, being between the other four and wearing more ornate armor, yelling upon seeing us, "Kill them!"

The four guards rushed us, only to be literally cut down by Oryx's sword, and me grasping the Griffon telekinetically. I brought him over to us. "And just what did you hope to accomplish by invading Equestria?" I asked, making the Griffon chuckle.

"We aren't an invasion force, you animals," he said before I put more pressure on his ribs. "We're a scouting force."

Author's Notes:

Next time: the beginning of war.