"Ok, you two know the rules, right?" Zhal asked his two friends, Galen and Uniko, who stood on either side of him. Both of them locking eyes with one another as smirks graced their faces.

"Of course, but we all know i'm going to wipe the floor with you," Uniko claimed, already seeing total victory in his future.

"As if, we both know i'm better at competitions than you," Galen fired back with both arms folded. The lion actually looking forward to what is to come, as this could be fun for the both of them.

"Let me explain things once more just so you all will understand," Zhal responded back in a calm and neutral tone. He knew how competitive his friends could get, and let it fester for a while and things could get out of hand. So it was best he made sure they understood the ground rules before things got started. "This will be a contest of strength, speed, endurance, skill, knowledge and most of all, luck. You both have agreed to compete in 13 events. Uniko you have picked out 4 of them, as did you Galen. And I have picked 5 of them, so that way things won't end in a tie. You've each picked on an event that favors you, and I have picked one which you both have a chance at winning in. Whoever is successful at the most events will be declared the winner of this competition."

"Which will be me," Uniko smugly said.

"As if," Galen responded back with a smirk of his own.

"Like I was saying," Zhal then spoke back up again. "The events will be picked at random to make things fair. To make sure things remain like that, I will be acting as a judge and observer, as I know none of you wants to the other to play dirty."

"And we thank you for that, my friend," Galen nodded at the tiger, him and Uniko knowing that Zhal will be impartial when it comes to this.

"Any questions?" Zhal asked, but both friends shook their heads, prompting the tiger to nod. "Alright, now shake on it and we can begin."

Galen and Uniko looked at one another before they extended their right, muscled, arms and grasped one another's strong forearms, gripping and shaking it, sealing the deal. Both of them knowing that the winner of this contest will be declared the best one out of them both.

"Good luck," Galen said with a smile. Despite it being a competition, he is still a good sport.

"You too whiskers," Uniko smiled back as they held their forearms.

"Remember, keep things clean and fair," Zhal then placed a hand on each shoulder, giving them a once over, "Ok, let begin."

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Hey there, this is the start of a long commissioned picture series that will span about 15 images, this one being the first. I got an idea of doing a set of pictures that show Galen and Uniko competing against one another, seeing which one is the best. Believe me when I say I have thought this over extensively and have the 13 events picked already. Originally it was going to be 7 events but I figured it would be short, especially with the events I have picked out already. Now like mentioned in the story the competition will focus on strength, speed, skills, knowledge and endurance. I don't want to reveal what they are as I want them to be a surprise, but I will tell you that they tailor to Galen and Uniko's strengths while Zhal's events will be the middle ground for them. Now the Events have been randomly drawn and arranged accordingly. You will find out which event belongs to who and what skill set it focus' on.

Now this is a long Term project, mainly because money is a problem but I will try and get these pics when able to. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Also I hope you like the small story that went along with it, I figured adding that would help make the experience immersive more. I hope you all will come to enjoy this series as it's one of the first major projects i'm doing.

Like always this is another commissioned picture

Galen, Zhal, and Uniko belong to  galen