Martin Kazakov; Novus

Martin led his uncle's best fighter into the crowded basement. There were cheers for the massive beast that walked slowly across the cold floor. His dark, reptilian eyes locked onto a human who spat at Martin. Novus snapped his jaws in warning, earning gasps from the weaker individuals in the audience.

Martin guided the 15-foot American alligator/yacare caiman/spectacled caiman hybrid into the ring. He then turned around and faced the group. "Who thinks they have a fighter strong enough to defeat Novus?"

Ivailo

The huge black wolf snarled and fought his master, who had brought him into the pit. He had been acquired illegally of course, for this very purpose. But that didn't make him eager to fight.

The cruel master shoved the muzzled animal into the "arena" before slipping of the muzzle. He was on one of those poles with the loop at the end, to keep him from attacking the man. He thrashed around, snarling and snapping his gleaming fangs, trying to escape. He had seen the other creature in the pen, and was now terrified. The monster had huge jaws that could snap him in two, and it could move with surprising agility. Ivailo knew he had no chance, despite what his over-confident master thought. The man had only the thought of more money on his mind.

The loop was loosened and slipped over Ivailo's bristling neck, and the battle began. He snarled and leaped back, watching the gator/caimen for its first move. His hackles were raised, and his lips were pulled back tight over his long teeth. His amber eyes glowed.

Novus

A wicked grin spread across the black reptile's face. Ah, a challenger? Poor fool. Ivailo seemed scared. Novus wasn't scared. She'd make this little wolf into a snack. She was 15 feet and 1,000 pounds of pure power. "Ah, so you think you can take me on, little wolf?" She snorted. "We'll see." A chuckle escaped her throat. In a flash, she went from sitting there to lunging and snapping her jaws, hoping to grab Ivailo.

Ivailo

Ivailo snarled in response to the gator's taunt. When she lunged, he managed to escape from her snapping jaws, but just barely. He hadn't anticipated such a huge reptile to be able to move so quickly. But he could still move faster. He danced around behind her, and leaped at Novus's eyes. If he could blind her, it would be easier to attack her. But he didn't know how he was supposed to rip the tough skin.

Novus

Novus was a highly trained fighting machine. She brought down a tiger, so what was stopping her from bringing down a wolf?

The huge beast lashed her tail out at Ivailo, and, when he went for her eyes, she simply opened her jaws. If the wolf wanted to blind her, he'd have to get past her teeth.

Ivailo

When Novus opened her huge jaws, Ivailo leaped back. He snarled in frustration. How did his master expect him to defeat this? But his mind was brought back to the task at hand when the monster lashed her tail around at him. He jumped back, but not fast enough to fully escape the force of the beast's tail. It struck him and sent him stumbling back against the barrier of the pit. In his anger, Ivailo leaped onto the gator's neck, closing his jaws around the tough leathery skin, hoping to manage to make a dent.