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Kozak Ka given the title of Warlord and command of almost three hundred thousand warriors, marched his forces north-west towards the borders of Orkeylium rather than south-west to meet the Orcish armies in the field of battle. A decision that had many of his allies questioning his choice, as it now seemed he was backing down from the fight. What the Ward Council and their allies had yet to realise was that the Orcish armies under the Command of Grozak had grown considerably in strength and size over the last couple of months. It was only until reports arrived of the Orc Shamans converting entire goblin tribes to their beliefs, along with dwarves, trolls and giants. That they realised the true threat the believers in Lord Sezrath posed to the entire world.

Seeing the power of this new threat, The Ward Council at the urging of Kozak Ka reluctantly agreed to reach out to the realm of the Minotaurs, to request military aid, but no word was heard back from them. With no more allies to call upon Kozak Ka readied his armies to meet the enemy. Within two short weeks the Grozak's warhosts had reached their borders with bloody skirmishes breaking out all across their defenses, testing for weaknesses. When the attack finally came, no one could have expected the ferocity and power of their assault. Lighting rained down from the heavens to blast holes in their ranks, dwarves burst up out of the ground to tear away at their defenses and wave after wave of the enemy threw themselves upon the defending warriors like maddened animals. 

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Only the Fae'lon managed hold their ground against the enemy meeting them blow for blow. Using their discipline, skill and speed to avoid being killed by these blood crazed savages. Still it was clear to see from the onset of battle that this fight was lost. Kozak rallied what remained of his Orc warriors and began a fierce fighting retreat alongside his allies the Fae'lon. Together they managed to break away from the enemy, before a new and more terrible threat was unleashed upon them. Among the ranks of Lord Sezrath's armies, the Orcs were beginning to transform. Blood filled their eyes. Their arms, thighs and legs bulged with new muscle and their skin became as dark as midnight. Thousands upon thousands of Orcs soon towered over their cousins as monstrous dark skinned giants. 

It was only much later after the war that the survivors of the battle realised they had witnessed the first appearance of the Berserkers.