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Jess:

Internally, I wasn't that confident. I just knew I had to take this guy down. None of that stupid crap of believing in myself. I just had to do this! Soon I was out in the arena with my halberd ready and looking into the crowds and then at possibly the beasts that would be unleashed. With a shout, I snapped, "Gimme your best! I'll slay him or it and then I get my village back!" I searched the audience for hopefully a leader to all of this.


Obsidious:

And as she said those words, beckoning 'their best' to challenge her, she'd spot atop the arena made from spiked wood, a particularly gigantic monster, whose' throne was built into the arena itself, freshly cut from stone. Given that the camp moved around, his followers must have made it fresh for him in this particular spot, freshly carved out of the mountain they had moved to! She saw a foot... one foot, larger than she was with black obsidian claws, sharper than any spear tip she'd ever seen, cracks on the ground near the foot of the throne implying just how heavy he was... as her eyes glanced up, she'd slowly discover this crimson armored, black skinned reptilian creature, with natural and metallic spikes adorning his body up and down, his skin and textures almost crocodilian and further up to those eyes of his, deep, fiery red eyes, glancing down towards her as his tail laid coiled beside him, like a gigantic snake in it's own right. He rested with a fist beneath his muzzle, whilst scantly clad servants walked across banisters holding food or containers of wine. His eyes looked down at the tiny woman, staring for a moment before he leaned forward, clapping his gigantic hands in a slow, patronizing manner.

"My, my ... It looks as though you've come quite far to have reached this spot, Little Girl. Right in the heart of my lair... prepared to slay me... The Black King ... The True King of this realm ... that's very, very impressive indeed". He continued to look on, smirking away to himself, the sight of dominance given mortal form, if he even was mortal...


Jess:

I had been sweaty and hot from all of that fighting...but the sight of such a monster made me cold all over and a shiver went up my spine. There was no way I could beat him with my might, THAT was for sure. I had to try to outwit and out-maneuver him when the time came. I clutched the halberd with both both hands, fighting back the fear especially at the condescending way he spoke to me. I took a challenging step forward. "Don't mock me! And you are no king of mine! Get your butt off of that throne and take me on!"


Obsidious:

Continues to stare, looking down at the human that dared to speak to him that way. His minions all turned to one another, expecting him to lash out, to stomp her into a bloody stain there and then or crush her beneath his tail... and yet ... he doesn't. He shifts his weight and leans forward, the slithering of his tail and scales sounding like shards of mountain rubbing and scraping against one another and black smoke escapes through his huge nostrils and he turns to his hand, shifting the digits as he inspects every claw, each large and easily sharp enough enough to skewer you where you stand "I wasn't mocking you. I believe full well that you're here to try to slay me. You wouldn't have dared to get this close if you weren't that precise mixture of stupidity or bravery that's required to stand where you are, without fleeing in horror and dread at the futility of what is about to be you, attempting to slay me..."

His tail unravels and slams down on the ground, shaking the entire arena, as everyone within it struggles to keep their footing. "So before we go down this path, where you 'slay me' and save your friends... or I devour you alive in front of all of my people ... Let me extend an offer to you."

The tail begins to slither around the arena, like a serpent, shifting around and around. "I admire your bravery and it'd would be such an awful shame eat what might prove to be useful yet. Just look at Brie ... She was once a little thing like you and now she stands a leader of her people ... You can too ... you just need to bow ... and swear your allegiance to me." So now he stands, that 'butt' coming off the back of his throne as he steps forward, one huge step after the other, looking down at the woman with his hands curling into fists held at his side. "What will it be, hero?"

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