------------------ @Flowerfall ------------------ The space into which *Minerva blipped with Skylar was, once again, different to the previous. This time however, it was not a room. No grand chamber or suburban living room, but rather a blasted battlefield in the middle of what must once have been dense, peaceful woodland. The battle seems to be largely over-with, the various corpses all in various states of defeat and death. Indeed, only two fighters remain: One, a gnoll: Skylar should be familiar with that sillouhette by now. The other? The other one a cub, albeit one dressed like - if Skylar could remember - a slightly fetishized version of the already scantily clad barbarian-type fighter classes. Right down to the skull codpiece. The tiger boy, like Skylar, is even collared! Although he seems to be giving the gnoll as good as he was getting, though perhaps the boy was looking as if he was starting to lose ground. And as for Skylar? Skylar's own attire had changed during the transition as well, and quite drastically. Appearing with *Minerva next to a bonfire, her outfit had been replaced with a snug harness made from leather and deeply reminiscent of the arrangement those ropes had been in, back during their escape challenge. Wrist and ankle cuffs, all with connected rings... and a chastity cage, small and flat. The final change was her collar, which despite becoming smaller and somewhat lighter, had acquired a pair of metal nubs to snug in against the maned wolf girl's neck. Beside the fire, abandoned by its owner, was a bow and quiver full of arrows. Really the size looked just right for Skylar, too! *Minerva did not stay, this time. Some instruction had blipped her away after she had barely had time to squeeze Skylar's paw. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ The tiger tightened the grip on his battleaxe, the edge of the gnoll's sword grinding against it as he held it back and bared his fangs. The foul monster let out a laugh and leaned into it, pushing Magnus back a little bit, "Ooooh, I hope that you're as tasty as the last kitty I played with." He licked his lips, reminding anyone who'd witnessed Cinnamon's elimination of just what the gnolls were capable of. Glaring into the eyes of his enemy, the tigers eyes darted over towards Skylar. "HEY!" He yelled out, his grip starting to slip. "YOU! TALL GIRL! A LITTLE FUCKING HELP!?" He grit his teeth and started pushing back against the gnoll's attack, trying to keep the gnoll in her line of sight. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Skylar's eyes slowly opened after a several second pause, her hand still pointing forward in position as if it were holding Minerva's grip. Sudden surprise takes her face and form as she jumps up into place, looking around in a semi-panic as the scene shifted to... wherever this was. Her straight-postured form quickly started to slump forward into a little defensive curl of fear, having been witness to the horrors unleashed upon the previous eliminated players, fully expecting some sort of awful fate to be immediately pressed upon her. Her hands cup over her form, feeling a bit of fur exposed where it previously had clothing. She pats around a bit and looks down, seeing her outfit had changed into, well, basically nothing. Before the pup could even process the situation, the familiar sound of a monstrous creature could be heard nearby. Skylar turns her head and lets out a scared yip, expecting the creature to be making its way for her. To her surprise and further confusion, it seemed to be fighting someone already. Skylar didn't have time to question it further as his voice rang out calling for help. "Eep!" She squeaked, her form straightening again, fur standing on end. Was that another player? There was no way, right? There was no time to think about it, she could ask questions later. She quickly grabbed the bow and arrow and with shaky hands she drew a shot and aimed it, loosing it a second later... missing entirely as the arrow soars over head. It seems sudden teleportation with the expectation of a horrible end and being dropped into a lethal combat situation isn't the best for steady nerves and aiming >.> Skylar pauses for a brief second, still in shock of the situation before shaking her head and drawing another arrow with shaky paws ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ The tigers knees buckled, the pressure of the gnolls sword was getting to be too much. Growling, he yelled out once more to Skylar, "THE FUCK?! YA WANNA AIM THIS TIME?!" The gnolls just laughed, licking its lips while glancing at the tall canine, "Looks like I get a Kitty and a foxy tonight!" Returning it's gaze to the tiger, it slammed its foot into Magnus's chest sending the young teen feline crashing to the ground and his axe flying away. The boy growled, glaring up at the gnoll menacingly approaching him ready to take the final strike. His eyes turned once more to Skylar shakily drawing her arrow and he huffed, "I can't fucking go like this, take the shot!" He was trying to get up with labored breaths, but the gnoll was already looming over him with its sword held high, "TAKE THE SHOT!" ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Her arms, normally steady, shook, her vision blurring as the aim of the arrow bounced all over. The tiger's voice echoed through her head. There was no time, no room for error, Skylar dropped the bow and took off in a mad dash straight for the pair. The gnoll raised his sword, preparing for his final strike. Tunnel vision, blurring with each rapid pulse of her heartbeat, the sound of lengthy footfalls hitting the dirt, growing louder in the heated moment. The tense moment is interrupted by a furious high pitched growling cry, the gnoll turning its head just in time to see Skylar's form already in flight, tackling into the large creatures side with surprising force, sending the pair tumbling off to the side, the tiger boy now out of harms way in the moment. The resulting confusion doesn't last long before the two start brawling on the ground, the gnoll reaching to grab skylar's arm in a painful vice, replied in kind by the pup sinking her long teeth into his wrist, causing the creature to recoil and let out a deep whine of pain. Its a race to see who can get their ground over the other first, but given the size difference of the two, its likely the gnoll wouldn't be on the back foot for long. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "GGRAAAARGH!" The gnoll roared and slammed a fist into Skylar's stomach, knocking the wind out of the maned wolf girl leaving her wheezing for air. The creature picked back up its sword and approached her with a snarl. "Tall fox should wait her turn!” He lifted the blade, preparing to skewer the canine with it, driving it down with all his force he suddenly finds himself completely stopped as Magnus has returned with his battle axe, barely blocking the blow a small scratch on his cheek dripped with blood. The teenager snarled and screamed, "JUST FUCKING DIE ALREADY!" With seemingly all his might he shoved the beast backwards and leapt into offense. Slamming his battle-axe down on the monsters skull, the razor sharp blade nearly completely bisected the creature in almost an instant, the two halves grotesquely separating and falling aside with a splatter of monster blood across the two cubs. The tiger, huffing and panting, finally turned to Skylar once he was sure it was safe. "Are you alright?" He held a hand out and pulled her up. "My name is Haze, how about you?" He lied, using a fake name as the organizers suggested. "Sorry for yelling like that, nearly being killed will set anyone off, right?" The boy was a true sociopath, almost able to perfectly imitate a normal cub. Most adults couldn't notice when he acted like this, and while certain extra sensitive people might pick up a tell or two, most of those tells were easily explained in this moment by the stress of fighting for ones life against a monster. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Skylar's vision goes white for a moment as the large creature strikes her, knocking the pup to her side and leaving her in pain and gasping. She opened her eyes and looked up just in time to see the tiger boy stand between them, blocking his strike, ending the battle with a swift, effective and almost cinematically comedic fashion, the gnoll splitting in two before hitting the ground. She looks up, vision still pulsing in and out of blurs, taking deep breaths as she pushes herself up to a sitting position. The pup opens her mouth to respond but all the comes out for a few moments is a series of coughs as she catches her breath. "Skylar... I'm Skylar." She replies, voice still a bit coarse. Although the conflict of the situation seemed to pass, Skylar still looked uneasy, her big eyes shifting around, scanning the surrounding area nervously, tracing up and down the tiger boy, seeming to be expecting some sort of danger upon arrival, surprised and confused at the events that have transpired thus far. "W-where am I? Who are you? W-was that all? Is it over?" As the intensity of the situation passes, unease and panic starts to take hold once more, the pup knowing all too well why she was transported. She shivers on the ground, her jaw quivering, and arms shaking whilst keeping her front propped up. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "It's probably not over." Magnus sighs and hangs his axe off of a grip around his shoulder and back. "I told you, I'm Haze. I'm guessing you're from one of the [i]other[/i] games our psycho captors have going, I don't recognize you." Seeing her shuddering and shaking the boy acted like one might expect an actually caring boy to act and tried to reassure her, "It's okay, we'll win this. We'll win. They...already took my best friend..." He looked away with a sigh before returning his gaze to her, "-but one of our other players won...so it's possible, don't give up." His smile felt genuine in this kind of heated moment, but without the darkened lighting and the chaotic tension most cubs would have probably gotten some kind of chill from him. "I was told that if I could make it through this warzone and make it to the throne room in that castle." He pointed at the towering fortress behind Skylar, "That I'd be considered safe and let go." He sighed a bit flustered, "Obviously I don't entirely believe it, but I already checked and it's the only place to go. The entire battlefield is surrounded by a massive wall of flames that burn just to get close to." Looking her over, he huffed and adjusted his weapon on his back, acting awkward and sheepish. "W-would...would you come with me? It'd definitely be easier to deal with any monsters with an ally, right?" ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Her shifting gaze focused on the tiger boy as he spoke. Her expression was a spiraled mix of uneasy confusion and dread, but Haze's attempts to win her over seemed to at least make some impact as she sat there and listened. She turned her head toward the looming castle, then slowly back towards Haze, watching as the axe slips onto his back. She stares for a moment, her claws gripping into the coarse dirt below. Were there other groups? She hadn't heard of any. Then again, their captors didn't really have a reason to tell them of such. "I..." She squeaks, pausing for a few seconds before continuing. "I... y-yes.." She stammers, taking a few more moments to look around, breathing quickly as she shuffles slowly to her feet, looking down at her revealing attire, realizing how exposed her lower end was, instinctively covering herself with her paws. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "It ain't nothing I haven't seen." The tiger sighed, trying to reassure her as he pressed on towards the castle, it wasn't too far from their current location they should make it quickly. "These dickheads running the show want you embarrassed and screaming or crying, don't give em' the pleasure." His confidence was real, but that was easy to fake when you hold all the cards. About an hour's worth of walking later, approaching the towers first gate he held an arm out in front of Skylar, "Wait!" Cautiously drawing his axe, he slammed it down on a trip wire in front of them, two massive logs swinging down from both sides of the hidden wire would have crushed the cubs like bugs but instead merely crashed together harmlessly. "Lets get through the next gate before someone notices the trap was activated!" He called out to her and began to run, keeping an eye out for further traps they thankfully missed all of them. Coming up on the second gate beyond a bridge over a moat, the tiger sighed, "The bridge is up, and the rope to lower it is in the gate house on the other side..." He tried to puzzle out the solution but only one answer came to mind. "Are you any good with that bow when you're not randomly dropped in a battlefield?" ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ As the pair walked Skylar never shook the uneasy feeling she had. None of the players who had been eliminated seemed to have gotten a favorable fate. She at the very least trusted Haze at a base level, who truly appeared to just be another player. There were moments where she would feel impending doom and dread, sending shivers up her spine and making her fur stand on end, but such feelings were to be expected. "Eep!" she squeaks, letting out a gasp as the tiger's arm bumps against her front, looking over to him just as the two logs clapped together, causing her to jump in place and let out a small shriek. She shivered for a moment, eyes wide and body tense, taking a few seconds to calm down and be talked into proceeding. "I-I can try.." She replies, looking to Haze, then over to the rope. She draws an arrow, pulling the string of the bow taut, her aim still shaky. She takes a deep breath, steading as best she can before loosing the arrow. The odd sound of the rope snapping echoes through the vacant air as the bridge comes crashing down into place. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "Holy shit! Nice shot!" The boy acted ecstatic as the massive wooden bridge slammed to the ground in front of them. "I'd have been screwed if you weren't here!" He pulled her into a hug, his mask dropping as his face was hidden from her view with an evil malicious smirk. [i]"No...it's not time yet, patience..."[/i] He thought to himself before putting his mask back on and backing off and turning away to appear to be hiding a blush, "Oh, uhm, sorry, I probably shouldn't have done that without asking." Looking forward, they were nearly there. The castle door was a short sprint away and they'd finally be inside. The booby traps appeared to have basically disappeared, implying no one was expected to get this far and just added to the tension as anyone would expect one final trap as they ran to the castle. Finally reaching the main gate, they found themselves standing in front of massive wooden double doors, intricately engraved with royal symbols and artistry depicting an evil god from the game, only a long time player would recognize the deep cut lore connecting this place to the god of deception. Huffing from the short sprint, the boy gently pushed on the door just to get an idea what they were in for. "We might be able to open this if we push together..." He paused cautiously, sighing and acting like he needed to get something off his chest before they entered. "Look, I don't know what's going to be inside, we might be quickly tied up and raped to death or something so..." He was acting awkward, "Uhm, well, I just wanted to say thanks. I, uh, never really expected any help at all, let alone from such a cute girl, so uhhmmm, thank you Skylar." ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Skylar almost managed a smile, her new found ally praising her as the bridge fell into place. Her lanky body tensed, letting out a surprised yelp as she's grabbed into the hug, every muscle in her body going tense for a moment in an almost traumatic-like response. The sudden panic fades though, replaced by an unexpected feeling of warmth as the tiger embraced her for a moment, his head likely coming up to meet her chest unless he was particularly tall >.> "Oh... It's okay." She replies simply, looking down at her presumably exposed chest and nethers, fighting the urge to instinctively cover herself, knowing it would do little good at this point. She does fiddle with the cage a few times as they travel, not really knowing what the device was or how to remove it, feeling the typical invasive tube that flat cages tend to have inside of her boy-hood, causing mild discomfort to the point of making her groan in frustration as she messes with it. As they stand before the gate, she nods and reaches forward to push with him, pausing and looking over with a quirked eye brow and grimace as he mentions the potential of death and other /fun ideas/, though the tension was defused by the following thanks and compliments. She pauses for a moment, her wide eyes trailing off as her cheeks redden a bit. "D-don't worry about it.." She replies. One might think they were an awkward pair of flirting kids at school, were it not for the whole revealing outfits and threat of death looming overhead and what not >.> ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "Alright, on the count of three!" Magnus huffed, "One... Two... THREE!" The two of them pushed and shoved as hard as they could on the door, the massive wooden structure groaning and creaking as it slowly moved out of their way. Stepping inside to the great hall, it was fairly large open space, but strangely small for the size of the castle and with no other doors leading anywhere else. "Well... Fuck...Hmmm..." The tiger looked around the room, "There must be some kind of secret lever or switch or something hiding a door or something..." He started wandering and peeking around bookcases, pulling on wall lamps, and stepping on odd looking tiles trying to solve the room. Of course, he already knew the secret, one candle was lit but the others were out. He wanted Skylar to figure it out so he could further ingratiate himself on her side. A part of his mind was begging him to just attack already, but he knew he wanted her to really trust him so he could savor that look of pure betrayal. Furthering his plan, he pulled on a book lever. A grinding sound above them prompted both of them to look up. The sight of the massive, spiky chandelier hanging above trembling ready to fall any second should have made Skylar's heart skip a beat or five. "Look out!!!" Magnus screamed and tackled the tall canine out of harms way at the last second as the mass of glass, spikes, metal, and gems slammed into the ground behind them shaking the entire room. Of course he'd pushed her into a very compromised position, she was looking up from her back at the boy on all fours on top of her who seemed completely oblivious to how this looked. "A-are you okay Skylar?!" He asked but winced himself, a shard of glass shrapnel sticking out of his shoulder dropped several droplets of crimson feline blood onto the girls chest. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ As the door opened, Skylar looked around quietly, surveying the inside for any signs of immediate danger. It wasn't what she was expecting the inside of a castle to look like, but then again this was a very strange situation afterall so she didn't question it much. Noticing Haze look around, she tried to follow suit, not really managing to accomplish much as she pokes around at a few scenic objects. "Do you think theres any... well.. clothes lying around?" She asks, growing weary of her new outfit as it were >.> "Eep!" She shrieks, jumping in place as Haze yells, tackling her off to the side as the trap comes crashing down. She slowly opens her tightly closed eyes, seeing the tiger atop her whilst she lays with her fists raised and planted next to her head on either side. This was likely the first time Skylar truly looked like a damsel in distress, laying on her back, her little breasts exposed, rising with each swift breath, cheeks flushed as she looks up wide eyed and partially embarrassed. "I.. hmf.." She mumbles. "Y-you're bleeding..!" She says, noticing the glass sticking out. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ The boy looked at the wound on his shoulder and back at her, "I-it's just a scratch... It doesn't matter long as you're alright." Pulling himself to his feet and then helping her up, he yanked out the glass with a small growl and threw it aside, the blood starting to trickle down his arm a little faster. He huffed and panted looking around for anything to make a bandage or something before letting out a sigh. Snapping off piece of metal from the chandelier and holding it over a flame for a few moments, he didn't look happy about his only option to stop the bleeding. "I...saw this on a survival show once, but it's gonna really, [i]really[/i] suck..." Biting down on one of the straps of his skimpy armor he rammed the hot metal rod into his wound and cried out out in agony cauterizing the wound before tossing it aside. The boy used the couple small tears trickling down his cheek from the pain to his advantage, looking over at her with a concerned look. "I'm fine, I've already been through worse in this fucked up game..." He sighed and stood in front of her in just the right position that if she were to look past him and really take in the scenery she might notice the uneven candle lighting on the walls, "Long as you're okay, that was worth it." He put a smile on his face and wiped those couple tears away before taking a deep breath, "Do you see any possible way outta here? I kinda wanna get outta here before like the ceiling comes down next flattening us like sandwiches or something." ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Skylar shifted to her feet, brushing herself off, turning just in time to see the tiger boy rip the glass out and cause more bleeding. "Wait you don't want t-" too late. She looks around for any form of cloth she could use for a bandage, finding some loose fabric near a bookshelf. "I found this, we could wr- Eep!" she gasps, not expecting him to have gone so far with the metal rod and the like. She sighs and tucks the cloth around her boystuff, trying her best to make some form of makeshift cover. She looks around again, walking over to a few object, poking about, moving light things. "I... I'm not sure... I don't really play a lot of video games. I don't know what to look for." ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ He'd spent enough time in this room, he was ready to move on now that all of its surprises were spent. "Huh, I figured most of the cubs they pulled into this were other players." He sighed, "It's alright, I see only one last thing it could be." He grabbed one of the candles off the chandelier, and methodically lights the unlit candles around the room. As soon as the final candle was lit the room began to shake violently, and while he was tempted to fall into her he knew it'd be too suspicious after everything else that had happened. The bricks that made up the large, undecorated section of wall in front of them began to shift and rearrange, slowly taking the shape of an ornate door and the shaking ended altogether. Magnus guided Skylar through a few more puzzle rooms similar to that one, a couple involved pushing blocks around, a few others involved pressing switches to open a path for the other to hit a separate switch that opened the door, and finally the only one that Skylar solved all on her own involved shooting an arrow into an obvious target. Finally however, the door opened in front of them revealing a massive chamber with elegant carpet and regal tapestries surrounding a large round emblem built out of tiles and gems on the floor containing the same symbols that were on the door from before. Any gamer would recognize this as a boss arena, and the sudden chill in the air would likely ensure that even a non-gamer like Skylar would get the impression the next room was very different. The tiger put a hand on her shoulder as she started to step towards the door and stopped her, "This is it...In there is probably...our predator..." He curled his other hand into a fist and tried to act uplifting and inspirational. "No matter what he does to me, keep your distance." Starting to explain his plan, he was building everything up to these last moments, "I don't care if he looks like he's about to rape me or kill me, wait for me to make an opening and make those arrows count. Can you do that?" He didn't wait for a response before pulling her close and planting a passionate kiss upon her lips. This was the pièce de résistance of this entire plan, though he couldn't deny he was actually quite enjoying himself before breaking away from her. "Sorry, again I should've asked but...but I just wanted to make sure my first kiss wasn't...ya know?..." He looked away awkwardly, certain she'd understand what he was implying. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ What should of been obvious was a total surprise to Skylar, who seemingly wasn't exaggerating about her lack of experience in games like this. She likely wouldn't have solved most of the puzzles, barring the obvious archery one. As they approached the final door, the two paused and took a moment as Haze explained his plans. "W-wait I thought you said this was supposed to be a safe area? Why is there a pr-hmmf?!" She's cut off, looking down to meet the tiger's closed eyes as he plants his lips to hers. Her face turns red, pulse quickening as she's completely frozen and caught off guard by the moment. As he breaks away and looks to her, Skylar is completely frozen in place for a moment, arms up in surprise, back arched, fur sticking up. Theres no telling if the last words registered as she falls onto the ground in a cumpled, undignified heap. Be it from stress, exhaustion, the kiss, or a combination of the latter three, she had fainted for the moment >.> ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "Skylar?!" Magnus knelt down and tried to help her recover. "You can't pass out now, we're this close!" He held her and maintained his act the entire time as he waited for her to come to. He was hiding his frustration behind a mask of worry, but really he was annoyed that his plans hadn't included this. He could take advantage now and have her wake to the horror of what he had planned for her, but it just wouldn't be the same, they had to face that boss. Finally she started to come to, still in Magnus's arms. The tiger sighed in relief and held her hand, "I'm sorry, I think that must've been a step too far... Are you okay?" ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Her eyes opened slowly, vision unblurring to meet Haze's gaze once more. "H-huh..." She takes a moment, blinking a few time and shaking her head. "I'm.. I'm okay.." She mumbles, avoiding eye contract, cheeks still a bit flushed. She shuffles to her feet, regaining her composure. She picks up the bow and nocks an arrow, taking a deep breath. "I-is there any other way around to safety?" She asks ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "Most likely this door will seal as soon as the fight starts... I'm going to keep his attention, just try to sneak around the arena as best you can, I think I saw some tapestries in there that you can hide behind though. The two of them stepped inside, and sure enough bars slammed down through the door behind them trapping them inside. Magnus motioned her to circle the arena as he walked straight in. Sitting in the throne was a massive jackal, at least 8 feet tall and built like a brick house and a tank had a baby and gave it steroids. He was wearing a royal blue cape and gold plate armor with a suspicious looking codpiece. Of course, sitting upon his head was an ornate golden crown covered in rubies and sapphires and other gems. Finally in his hand was a scepter, gold and ornate as well it had a humongous glowing gem at the end of it. Standing up from his throne, the jackal stepped forward letting his cape flutter behind him. "I can't wait to tear your ass apart with my cock. Kneel before your king." He snarled with a smirk directed at Magnus. "Fuck you, I'm gonna cut that cock off and turn it into jewelry. Probably less tacky than the whole 'wizard king' vibe you got goin here." He lept into action with his axe, swing after swing at the jackal missing by less than an inch, a handful of whiskers cut carelessly floated in the vortex of his swings. It was futile, the massive beast of a man swung his scepter like a bat into the boys chest sending him flying backwards, landing next to Skylar who'd nearly circled the ring. "Ah yes, the second wench cub." The jackal looked her over with hungry eyes, towering over her in a way she wasn't used to. "Will you kneel to your king?" "Don't do it." Magnus coughed up a little blood, stumbling to stand up, "They're gonna hurt you no matter what you do, so don't you fucking dare give em any of it for free!" He snarled, trying to be inspirational. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ The bars slammed shut, Skylar resuming her traditional nervous/surprised stance as the scene is painted with the gigantic Jackal posed as their adversary. Skylar watched as the two bantered back and forth, breaking out into a fight shortly after. The pup wasn't sure what to do in the moment and sort of froze up as the two fought. Eventually, Haze was beaten back toward her, and Skylar naturally leaned down to help him, a look of deep worry on her face. "B-but... I can't beat.." She stammers, giving the tiger a nod before standing up and gripping her bow. There was a look of harsh determination and acceptance on her face. She knew that she was sent here to be eliminated, and that the salvation the tiger boy offered likely wasn't going to come to fruition. At least this seemed a better way to go out than the others had received thus far. With a swift motion she drew the bow back, muscles tensing in her arm as she all but over-draws, loosing an arrow with a swift whistle, embedding its self into the Jackal's right arm. She goes to draw and fire again, her breathing picking up, a snarl forming on her face, fire in her eyes. The second arrow embeds its self into his chest plate, perhaps penetrating a little but not enough to be lethal. At this point the jackal was closing the distance and she knew she wouldn't have time for another shot. She reaches down and grabs Hazes axe and darts forward to meet the larger foe, all sense of self preservation and fear seemingly burned away by the pure hatred and fury in her eyes, ducking the wide scepter swing, taking one last step as she lets out a high pitched growling scream and swings as hard as she can, the axe headed straight for the monster's exposed side. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ Magnus was struggling to stand again, looking unsteady like the world was spinning around him. He watched on in genuine surprise and awe that Skylar had finally accepted everything and started to fight back. This wasn't in the plan, but it was so good he couldn't have planned for it if he wanted to. Arrow after arrow impaled the monster who refused to flinch or back off of his menacingly slow approach. "Too bad little girl, I can't wait to impale you on my scepter while I finish off your little friend first!" Swinging his weapon at the determined pup, it felt like everything went in slow motion as she weaved beneath his attack and slammed Magnus's axe into his least defended spot. "Hurrk!~" The jackal stumbled, coughing up blood. "This...isn't..." He fell to one knee and clutched his side seeing the pooling blood and the massive wound opening up around his side spilling precious organs he wanted to keep inside. "Isn't...supposed...to...fuuuuckkkk..." He collapsed to the ground, the puddle of blood beneath him swelling outwards and quickly surrounding her bare paws. "Holy shit..." The tiger stared in awe, having expected to have to be the triumphant hero he was pleasantly surprised by her final outburst. "It's...over?" he asked incredulously as he approached her and the corpse of the jackal. "You won...I...I can't believe it." He hugged her one more time and planted a final quick kiss on her lips. "That was so much easier than the others had it, guess he underestimated what a difference having a partner would make huh?" He smiled and sighed as if this were the final stretch, "Now, I just need to find his system key and we can get out of here." He walked back over to the corpse and began searching it, and as soon as he felt Skylars gaze leave him to search for final traps or tricks that was when he acted. Grabbing the scepter, the entire room went pitch black. A deranged laughter filled the room for what felt like an eternity before the light suddenly returned like an explosion, blinding Skylar for several moments. When she finally came to she would find Magnus sitting on the jackals throne, it practically swallowed his comparably smaller frame. The scepter in his hands was more like a staff compared to him, and his mask had completely dropped revealing a terrifyingly vicious smile. "All. Hail. The one true king." The words dripped from his mouth like the words of a cartoon supervillain before he slammed the scepter down with a bright light and the collar around Skylars neck delivered a massive jolt into her dropping her to the ground in convulsions until he waved and it turned off, all so he could appreciate that look he'd been hungry for all night. ------------------ @SmolFoks ------------------ Skylar breathed deep heated breaths, standing triumphant over the giant Jackal now dead before them. She still maintained her wrathful scowl, gripping the axe tight, one might assume she was almost disappointed their assailant had fallen so quickly, wanting to deal more punishment and pain to those who had tormented her and the other players for so long. She reached up and slammed the axe into the Jackals corpse "MONSTERS!" she shrieked striking again "FUCK" and again "ALL" and again "OF YOU" until she either got too tired to continue or was stopped by Haze, letting go of the axe as it clangs to the concrete floor. Skylar didn't react as much to the hug or kiss this time, seeming to be lost in her emotions for a spell before finally calming down. As the two recovered from the engagement, she would wander around the room for a moment, looking around for traces of what to do next. "Haze, do we like, need to-" The room goes dark and Skylar looks around frantically. "Haze? Haze?!" She calls out. The lights come on and her gaze moves over to meet the tiger sitting on the throne, the pup looking confused and stand-off-ish. "Haze... w-whats going o-AHHGH!" She lets out a shriek of pain, collapsing onto the ground as she's shocked, left helpless on the ground. ------------------ @Cyberblade ------------------ "Did you REALLY think I was one of those fucking weak prey cubs?" Magnus growled, stepping away from his throne, "Are you THAT stupid?" He activated her collar one more time before turning it off again and letting her breathe, "Fuuuucckk, that looks on your eyes, it makes me so fucking hard!" He growled and literally ripped the skull shaped codpiece off of him, revealing his fairly well endowed for a teenager feline cock standing at full mast. "There is no escape from this game. You're nothing more than my entertainment." He had approached the fallen girl on the ground with an evil glare, "You're my plaything to use however I like and toss away. Like my old buddy Cyber, like that sentimental dumb roo Sebastian, like poor Fifi, and like that little slut Trixie. Nothing you do can change your fate."