[Trade] Come at me Scrublord, I'm Ripped

(Quick note: The keyboard I wrote this on does not have the ability to do the fancy 'o' for Skoggr! Sorry, Kas! Dx It's your boy, though <3 )

The fight between the two Carnos had been a good one, according to the crowd that had started to loudly cheer and yell for blood as they had fought.  Skoggr and Relic had been placed into the arena to fight for the amusement of the court to work off whatever ‘debt’ the Court had deemed they needed to work off. For Relic, that was the price to be paid for his father being permitted to join the feast.

For Skoggr? Relic wasn’t sure. But the other Carno seemed to be enjoying himself a little too much as they had fought. When their fight had been called and Skoggr was declared the winner as the ramp was put down into the bit they’d been fighting, the other man was still nothing but smiles as they headed up the ramp.

“You should go another round. You’re still walking, so you’re fine to go around round.” Skoggr said, flicking a small arm over to swat at Relic as the pair squeezed up the ramp side by side. Relic was sore, bruised, and bloody from the number the larger carno had done to him. The quills had been another issue entirely that Relic hadn’t foresaw, and more than one now stuck painfully from his side from when Skoggr had hip-checked him.

“Nooo, no thanks. I’m fine. Though maybe-“ Relic had started to say but stopped as he and Skoggr reached the top of the ramp and got back on normal ground. The pair looked over, off towards where the feast was supposed to be in full swing. There were roars, screams, cries of anger and pain. Relic narrowed his eyes as he listened and Skoggr rumbled in aggressive unease before the pair were greeted with a handful of the Courtiers that had been gathered around to watch their fight.

Around them, like personal guards, were Euoplos. Their clubs held up or around as if to threaten the two Carnos.

“That was a masterful fight, for the both of you! And neither died, which is even more incredible. Pay no mind to the sounds from up there, there’s another ceremony going on that is weeding out the weak. But you two have already proven your worth to Atlantis! Our queen would be so pleased, and honored, to say that she has two powerful Carnotaurs in her ranks. Two masters of combat.” One of the Iguanodons said, smirking as he strode forward to look down at the two.

“We’ll see you all at the celebrations.” One of the other Iguanodons said, smiling over at the male that was speaking to the two Carnos before she turned and led the rest of the Iguanodons off towards the main city again. The exchange made Relic tilt his head slightly and watched as she left before looking back at the male before him, only two Euoplos remaining that stood on either side of him and kept in an aggressive posture.

“Yet you threaten us.” Skoggr pointed out, looking at the two guards before looking up at the feathered Iguanodon before them.

“No! Of course not, because I know you both are smart. We need strong fighters, our queen needs them. She needs you! While only one of you won that fight, we called it off because we were impressed with how you both were so tenacious! You both wanted to win so badly, we could see the fire in both of you. So now I have to ask. Will you swear yourselves to fight for the honor of our queen? Think of all the rewards you could have! Think of all the fights you could be a part of! You simply need to honor her and do as she asks.” The Iguanodon asked, smiling as he looked between the pair of Carnos.

Relic furrowed his brows, tilting his head up a bit as if he’d been smacked in the face. He would serve no one person. And he would not let someone threaten him into making a choice such as that.  Skoggr was just as deeply offended, no longer smiling as he stared at the Courtier in front of them and snorted.

“And if we decline?” Relic asked.

The response was quick, and painful. The Euoplo closest to him swung his tail around, the hammer at the end swinging down and smashing a toe. Relic yelled in pain as he brought his foot up quickly to get it out of the way of any further attacks. The single action was all that had been needed to set off a quick chain of events before the Iguanodon could even reply.

Skoggr lunged forward, mouth sinking into the neck of the Iguanodon as blood started to pour out in a matter of seconds. The bite had found its mark quicker than Relic had ever thought the larger Carno could move. But even as the Courtier slumped to the ground, the danger wasn’t over as the second Euoplo had swung his tail quickly and hit Skoggr hard in the chest.

As he heard the sound of a rib breaking, Relic was rushing forward and had the Euoplo’s tail in his mouth as Skoggr reeled back in pain. Relic found himself thankful he only had a possible broken toe instead of a full on broken rib though that didn’t seem to slow down the other Carno at all.

Skoggr had turned towards the Euoplo that had hit Relic and ran at him, lunging to the side at the last second as the club tail came down and slammed into the ground where Skoggr’s foot had been seconds before. The attack enough to open his tail for retaliation that Skoggr was quick to take advantage of. He lurched forward, snapping onto the flesh before the club and started to violently shake his head.

The pained screams of the two Euoplos as the Carnos attacked them rang through the area, the one that Relic had been attacking managing to get away and had darted off in an instant. The other was not left alone for long as Relic turned his attention over to help Skoggr with it, the pair working together to try and flip the heavily armored creature over.

It took time and patience, both of which the Carnos figured they had plenty of before they started to notice dinosaurs fleeing past them. All islanders. They stopped toying with their prey at that point, flipping the Euoplo over and quickly dispatching him. Whatever had been going on at the feast was getting worse, and it didn’t take long before the bloodied pair of Carnotaurs noticed that those who were fleeing were just as bloody as they were.

“You wanted a fight, right?” Relic asked and looked towards Skoggr.

“Stop teasing me when there’s a bunch of plant-munchers that need to be knocked down a few pegs.” Skoggr snorted back at Relic before running ahead.

Even as they ran towards the feast and the commotion happening in the city, Relic could see the giddy smile plastered on Skoggr’s face.