by Silverfox » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:47 am
The door to the Red Team's locker room was thrust open with a bang, silencing everyone in the room. Flecks of the tile wall, knocked loose by the door handle, fell to the cement floor as a pair of heavy boots trod into the room. Black combat boots gave way to red trousers, a white tank top and the hard face of Sean Taylor, the coach of the Red Team. A seven foot, three inch panther with a body of solid granate, he was also the Red Team's Champion.
"Well, well," he said, glancing about at the others in the room. "Look at what we have got here..."
He trod to the center of the room and faced the door, still eyeing everyone.
"I am Sean Taylor, your coach and champion. My purpose is to make sure you folks don't get yourself killed when you get to the field. Our goal is to obliterate the Black Team and secure the Red Team as the Champions of the Challenge. Let me lay down some ground rules for this game. First, you are allowed to do anything you want out on the field. This means size-shifting, magic, what have you. Second, only one person walks out of the arena. That's basically it. Now, let's hear about who you are and what strengths you have. We'll also draw to see who gets to be the lucky one to go first..."
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Meanwhile, the door to the Black Team's locker slowly opened and another character entered. Simple cloth shoes betrayed little noise as a thin gray tabby slowly walked into the center of the room and faced the others.
"Greetings to you," he said. "I am Kage Hikoshi, your coach and champion. I excel in the dark arts and I'm a master of martial arts. Our goal in this tournament is to defeat our crimson opponents and ensure our team is the victor. Allow me to tell you the rules. One, you're allowed anything you wish in the arena except firearms. This means black magic, voodoo, anything you'd like to win. Two, only one person leaves. Fight for your life and do anything to win. Now, let me hear about you..."
"Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die!"