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In ancient times, it is said by The Devil's Eye's desert tribes that a furious and vengeful Demon struck down the forests of the land, and his hatred burned so hot that it killed all life in the desert. During this time of desolation and destruction, the tribes united and their Elder Warriors stood together in defiance of the Demon. In the spot where their Elder Warriors struck down the Demon, The Ring of Galithos was built as a testament to the tribes strength, discipline and unity.

Now, The Ring of Galithos serves as a training ground for The Devil's Eye's warriors, knights and travelers alike. On occassion, it has also served as a staging ground for duels to the death, executions and tournaments of murder to amuse The Desert's former rulers. Often times the heat at The Ring of Galithos is unbearable, but The Desert's tribes still send their warriors to train here to harden their constitution beyond that of lesser men, and now that they are freed from slavery many tribesmen can be found lounging in the shade of The Ring's monoliths and watching others spar.

The Ring of Galithos consists of a sunken circular arena 30 feet in radius, lined with statues of Elder Warriors made of glass and dark iron. Adjacent to the Ring is a smooth slab of stone well over 100 feet long and 50 feet wide that serves as a solid surface on which to train alone or with partners.

A boy wearing a simple black outfit walked into the training grounds. The first thing he noticed was the intense heat. Kai kept walking, and eventually, he had to remove the white blindhold he was wearing as a headband, and put it into the one strap style backpack that he was carrying. He wiped the sweat off of his forehead, and searched around the training grounds. There was a giant hole in the ground, the Were-Croc gussed going there was a bad idea. The next thing he noticed was a stone platform, and Kai made his way over there. The boy stood in the center of the stone slab, and held his hand up to his face as a visor. He didn't see anybody in the training grounds. That was a shame.

Was he in the wrong area? That could be likely, as he was new to this desert place, just having arrived from Indelca less than a month before. The worst thing about the Devil's Eye Desert was the heat, which didn't bother him too much because of his species, but it still made it harder to move around in the day time. Still no people here. This whole warrior business was not getting off to a good start.

"When your hands are tied, and your back against the wall..."

Darius was quick behind Krayth and Azur. As they were on their hike back to Andalusia, the humble draconian spotted a youngling ahead of them. Watching Krayth walk up to the boy, Darius began to think to himself. It's kids like that who get engulfed in the fuels of war, and the horrors of death. And usually, the young one's die at the faults of their elders. However, that nightmare he had as he slept earlier showed that death could never be escaped, only fought. It's only by strengthening ones self that they are able to survive. Sighing, Darius was bothered deeply by the dream, and hoped that's all it was. As Krayth finished speaking to the kid, Darius looked towards the boy and walked over to him. "Listen, lad. Av' you ad a strange dream las'night?" he asked quietly.

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((AGH! I fell asleep! I'm so sorry!))




Kai turned, still using his right hand as visor. A trio of people was approaching him. He didn't need to have any kind of energy sensing abilities to tell that all three of these people were powerful beings. The first one said he knew a place for Kai to test his skills. That was all he needed to know. He quickly joined the group and walked with them. He turned to the next man who talked to him. He had quite an odd accent. "Yea.... I have.. Why?" He said, and then he turned to the next person speaking, a woman. "My name is Kai, thank you for the welcome." Kai was slightly taken aback. First there was silence, now all these people had shown up and were speaking with him. It was interesting, to say the least.

"When your hands are tied, and your back against the wall..."

As the two would exit Andalusia, Darius made his way to the area known as the Ring of Galithos, where Kai had been when Darius, Azur and Krayth had met the student. Planting his feet firmly on the ground, Darius looked over the area collectively, the sun beating down in bright shades of gold. Turning around to face Kai, Darius folded his arms over his chest. The intense heat felt good up here, considering how cold it usually was in the underground city. With a sigh, Darius smiled lightly, his eyes squinted to block the brightness the sun gave off. "This is where we'll finish yer trainin'!" he bellowed loudly over the screeching wind as it kicked up sand particles. "The heat up'ere should get yer blood boilin', helping you learn easier!" Pulling out a book with the text 'Were-Beasts' on it, he flipped through it quickly, spotting the group of E-ranked abilities. "I want'cha ta learn these abilities right 'ere!" he bellowed once again as he handed the book over to Kai.

Were-Beasts Skills

Were-Beast Abilities:

Bite
Rank: E
Description: You bite your opponent when they are close to you to draw blood.

Howl
Rank: E
Description: The chilling howl of the were-beast or roar if you are a boar or what not, causes the opponent to stop for 2 posts. You cannot use this to kill another player or the attack will affect you instead.

"Now, I also want'cha to use those skills in conjunction with the skills ya learned earlier! But don' try ta learn anythin' high'er than E-rank, cause yer body can't yet handle more advanced abilities!" After a pause, he continued. "Yer objective is to try an beat me in combat!" After finished the explanation of Kai's next training session, Darius smiled widely as he waited for Kai to make the first move. The wind was roaring louder now, and the heat was starting to make Darius sweat a bit. "Come'on, hit me, lad!"

(( You can learn those two skills as you fight, but if you're learning a skill, just know you can't use other skills in that same post until you learn it cause he'll have to focus on it. And learn the skills in two different posts, please. 3nodding ))

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(( Eh, okay then. I was hoping to have Kai learn these few moves so he'd be prepared, but we can wait I guess.
Dotty, this will be on hold. We'll do this later. ))