A small imp like creature with a bulbous face and black fur was holding a clipboard. It seemed to have little human hands covered in wiry fur. The creature was quite unnerving and yet Eve had began to converse with it as if it were a regular person. Sanoka looked around and noticed many stange creatures that seemed to be casually visiting in what looked to be a rundown bar. Just as Sanoka was looking around, a strange turnip shaped man with green skin and black hair came out of a door, which made everyone quiet down.
The turnip man cleared his throat and began to speak in a squeaky tone. "We will begin the tournement with Wilder and the new comer Zazumi. Expect to hear your names on the speaker and go through the door behind me and the one across from me. Anything is allowed during the fights as long as it doesn't endanger the audience or the buildings integrity. Welcome newcomers and hello to old friends."
The turnip man walked out through the door he came out of and the contestants all cheered. Sanoka looked to Eve who was drinking some strange smoky cocktail, "awfully happy crowd, for a murder tournement," joked Sanoka. Eve looked up at Sanoka and nodded. Then she tugged him by the chain and brought him to a table in the back corner, where a panther sat but it was dressed like a human and moved like one too. It was like a cartoon came to life.
Sanoka sat down and noticed the panther was in a ninja outfit. Sanoka was trying to hold it together but when Eve sat down and greeted him, he said, "Why hello there miss Eve."
The panther spoke with southern accent and Sanoka could no longer hold it together. He burst out laughing as a cartonish panther man in a ninja costume with a southern accent was right infront of him. Sanoka felt Eve tense up and so did the rest of the bar. Sanoka calmed himself as he could feel the killing intent leaking from the cartoonish panther. Sanoka looked at the panther still recovering from his laughing fit to find a black eyed cat much larger then him almost touching his face, growling. Sanoka couldn't help but get excited, he was a fighter and this was what he once lived for. He stared back at the panther with a big twisted grin on his face.
The rest of the bar, saw the raining champ who was known for mutilating the other finalist, with a killing intent similar to a mist that felt as if it could choke you. They saw a little white humanoid cat with his tail flicking, maniacally grinning at a cat much larger than him, with not killing intent but a more amused look than anything. The contestants were terrified to face both these cats and so they kept their mouths shut.
Eve activated the electric shock which made Sanoka sit down. To the crowd, it looked like the white kitten had submitted but Eve was more afraid of what he might do to the panther. The panther sat down and laughed, he put his paw out and introduced himself as Joevin. Sanoka licked his lips and smiled at the panther and took his paw, "I look forward to ripping you apart in the finals, Joevin. - I hear that's what you like to do."
Joevin laughed at the absurd statement and the bar returned to normal. About ten minutes later a women through a speaker shouted "Wilder Vs. Zazumi." Then two odd looking fellows left out the metal doors they were instructed to use.