The great Echidna war:
Prelude
For fifteen years the war had been raging on, between different clans of Echidnas. The two clans had battled on, losing countless and reproducing solely to add to their armies of the future. They were trained from the moment they were old enough to smash boulders, and were killed if they could not complete their training.
Vigorous years of combat training were required to simply live within each tribe. Mothers were forced to part with their sons early in their birth, and of course they would get notices should their child be murdered, due to insignificant strength. They were trained in close fighting, some in sneak attacks, but mainly in one on one combat. For practice they lifted boulders, increasing their strength and giving them an eye for sensing when to use such abilities. Throwing them far distances was another set of training they went through, meant for those farther back in the lines to help the front of the lines get the edge.
Each clan had their own defining attributes, mainly one thing stood out though on each side, the white ring around their neck. This and the armor they wore in the battlefield for easy distinction, but these two clans would soon learn of a force they never knew existed…