Canterlot Academy Trials

At the dojo near Abyssinia’s border…

“...so they’ve cut off my supply line, have they?” Odu grumbled in response to Sha’Beel’s report. “For a bunch of annoying children, they’re certainly smarter than they look.”

“I’m prepared to intercept, Master Odu,” the tigress replied with a bow, “They will not interfere with your plans for usurpation.”

However, this time, the tiger man was looking to take matters into his own paws. “Good. Although, I intend to meet them down there on the battlefield myself. All you will have to do is back me up and ensure my plans come to fruition, Sha’Beel.”

“Understood. I won’t let you down, Master. Allow me to take the dog myself. I intend to put him down.”

“You had better not fail, then. You know what happens if you fail me…” Odu muttered as he sipped from the vial of dragon blood…and immediately coughed while clutching his chest…

Later on…

Nightfall had eventually descended over the Abyssinian border. Fang and his entire team prepared themselves outside the dojo that the dragoness had described in her final moments before being taken away.

“That the place?” Rufus asked as he glanced at the dojo with Uziel upon his back.

“Indeed,” Fang replied, “This is the only dojo here on the Abyssinian border. At this point, we’ll need to be cautious of our surroundings if we want to make it out of here alive. Is everyone ready?”

“I am,” Spearklip replied, “I’ve got a few enchantments ready to go if necessary. I’ll patch you guys up too.”

Lee would give a salute as she pulled another rope dart from behind her back. “I am ready to fight for us all.”

The dalmatian diamond dog leader cracked his knuckles and approached the dojo down the road of cobblestone that led into a dirt path where the dojo was located within a forested area. Since it was nighttime at the moment, everything was tinted in Luna’s dim blue hue thanks to the moonlight.

There were also no students or guards of any kind around. As far as they could tell anyway. For the moment, the group followed their leader but kept their wits about them with their ears open.

In particular, Fang was the first to hear something as noted by his quivering ear followed by his nose twitching. “I can sense movement. We’re currently being observed, so don’t--”

SHOOM!

Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, Fang was pounced upon, and tackled by a blur of black and orange that sent him tumbling towards the other end of the dojo’s exterior courtyard.

“Fang!” Spear yelped, but it was for naught. Once she realized what was happening, the rest of the group was confronted by Odu himself.

“I figured I’d find you scum here,” the tiger man commented as he walked down the steps of the dojo’s front entrance to greet them. “A little birdie has informed me that you’ve decided to stick your noses where they don’t belong. Children these days have no respect for their elders, honestly…”

“Hey, fucker!” Uziel screeched at the top of her lungs while pointing her mace at the Abyssinian, “I’m a fully-grown adult goblin with a yak boyfriend! Don’t you fuckin’ forget it, ya hear me?!”

"That's right." Rufus would also step forward, “Enough runnin', ya old bastard. Let’s end this.”

“...but what about Jun?” Lee asked in a concerned tone as she noticed what had happened to Fang from afar. As it turned out, the one who had tackled him was Sha’Beel herself. The two were then locked in a heated hand-to-hand combat scenario.

“...” Spearklip tossed away her concern for the moment and stepped forward as well. “...he’ll be fine. That’s his fight and he needs to finish it. We’ll do our leader a solid and handle this man ourselves.”

“Okay…” Lee replied with a nod, “...then his tainted heart will not leave this field today.”

“Alright already, dammit!” Uziel hissed once more, “Any last words before we turn you into a goddamn throw rug ya pussy?!”

The tiger man scoffed as he flexed his muscles, causing his suit to bulge forcefully before it tore itself off of his body. Thanks to the corruption and enhancements from the blood of a Dragon Lord he had ingested, his physical prowess was enhanced with a demonic-looking aura that surrounded his body…

“...you want my heart? Then come and get it.”