Kasper had been given a hour to prepare for his beast battle: when he walked into the arena he wore a loose light chainmail armor, his hatchets hung at his sides (one had to be replaced after the Nevermere games), he had a potion of smaller healing in case of emergencies, on his back was a black bow with a full set of arrows, a old flail, and last but not least the bracer from Arynn Frey he had won it would see its first use today. A lot of people had underestimated Kasper his entire life and so far Coheed hadn't been any different, they saw a small man and that was it they had no reference of the time and work Kasper put in to be where he was in the military, being Sergeant aside the work a paired solider had to put in was more than any soldier.

He stopped where Boros told him which was beside him, "so yer going through with it kid?"

Kasper smirked and pulled his hair back, "Van Zants ain't afraid of shit big guy," and this earned a good laugh from Boros who clapped Kasper on the back, "I like the heart kid! Got a real treat for you...good luck," and Boros stepped back to the center of the pit to address the crowd.

Boros was very interested to see the little soldier fight because he was going to need it. Putting his hollering item back close to his mouth he wasted no more time, "VAN ZANTS ARENT AFRAID OF SHIT! THATS WHAT HE SAID FOLKS THE KID HAS A BIG SET OF BALLS I PROMISE YOU THAT BECAUSE HE'LL NEED IT FOR THIS BATTLE! BRING OUT OUR FEARSOME BROTHER AND SISTER NEGAN AND VEGA!"

Opposite the side Kasper had emerged lead by two Coheed warriors by chains were two of the biggest tigers most had ever seen! Negan was the oldest but much smaller than his sister Vega and they roared loudly against the screaming crowd, Vega didn't hesitate to swipe at her handler who carefully dodged back from the beast.

"SIMPLE RULES! KILL OR BE KILLED YOUNG SOLDIER!" and Boros exited the pits climbing on a makeshift stage below the platform below the Governor and his guests. He nodded to the two men to let go of the chains and they made a hastening retreat. Vega gave a little chase but when the large steel door slammed shut she rubbed against the bars before laying down, she was content with letting Negan take the fight first...

"FIGHT!" Boros cried.

Negan had spotted Kasper as soon as he cleared the door and with the chain loose he took off toward the man...

As soon as Boros yelled fight the beast (he had seen a picture of this creature in a picture book once; he couldn't recall the name but they were powerful and deadly) came at Kasper quickly the soldier had been training long enough that nimble swift reflexes seemingly drove Kasper as he pulled out one of his hatchets just as the beast leaped he instinctively used the arm with his bracer to block. If the block was successful ("despite not having a shield") and the beast hadn't knocked Kasper over he would come overhead with hatchet hoping to at least land a decent blow...

Negan would leap into the air to tackle its prey mouth open and ready to tear into the man as soon as he makes contact. The male tiger would only meet the extending shield that was Kaspers enchanted Arynnite bracer wrapped around his wrist. While Negan hadn't made the contact he craved, his large body and its sheer size combined with its speed collided so hard Kasper would be knocked back onto the ground on his back leaving him prone and scrambling back up.

For a second Kasper didn't think the shield would deploy but it sprang to life at the last possible moment as the beast clashed against it and he definitely think about the power behind the tiger. Between the creature and his shield Kasper was sent sailing a good four or five feet backwards and on his bottom. His hand held tightly to his hatchet as he rolled on through the blast backwards on his back and onto his knees...he was thinking the tiger was stunned from he surprise of the shield and his own collison with it so he cooked his arm back aiming to let his hatchet fly hoping to sink it into the shoulder or the flank of the beast. He would follow up by pulling his flail from his back and bringing his shield up ready to follow up hit or miss.

The tiger hadn't been expecting the hard cold steel of the shield and Negans entire head ate the front of the shield, it even wailed in surprised pain as he crashed into the ground. Negan had stood once but the rattle his skull took seemed to have really settled, he knew it hurt and it tasted its own blood. His own tongue had been caught in the snapping of his jaws puncturing through the meat..

The crowd was roaring! Excitement filled the air!

Vega had stirred, no longer bored but not yet interested enough to move she just knew something was wrong with her brother. He was finally rising from the sand but the little meat of man had thrown something and that something had stuck deep and nasty into Negans left shoulder, Negan again cried out as he flung himself on his back driving the hatchet deeper...

The hatchet had landed, Kasper wouldn't waste time he took off toward the wounded creature flail swinging above his head as he neared the tiger had managed to turn at least to its belly as the hatchet had made standing difficult if not impossible but he could still swipe, which Negan attempted, Kasper blocked the large murder mitten with his shield just as he brought the flail down across the brow of the tigers head! It cried yet again, swiping blindly, Kasper blocked, and swung again hitting the same mark...blood sprayed the front of Kaspers shield and the top part of his face mixing with the sweat caused by the action and heat...

'FINISH IT! FINISH IT!' the crowd cheered Kasper on, Negan was in a spasm of death throws, Kasper dropped the flail and grabbed the other hatchet looped at his waist and delivered the last killing blow. Negan moved no longer as blood began to pool in the sand..

The Van Zant pulled the other hatchet from the dead tigers backside...eyes on the now interested sister.

VEGA rolled a 10

The big sister took off covering the distance between the man, while it didn't know truly what was going on with her brother she felt something...something was missing now. Negan hadn't stirred once since he fell and she'd smelled pools of blood like that before, it was usually after they had killed during a hunt. Blood. The air was heavy with it but none of this stopped her as she closed the distance between her prey only she stopped just a few inches away from the man raising up on her haunches slapping and clawing at him, trying to tear or break or slash the prey...it was only kill and eat or be killed now. Whatever she was doing was making all shouting meals louder and she screamed out her own prideful roar.