He could almost smell the dogs breath as it released a series of barks. The beast was held back with a chain wrapped around the hand of its master. Zack saw the image before him, and images of the street fighter's past began to flash before his eyes. The crowd cheered on with each jump the dog made towards its new opponent.

Back when Zack was younger, he went to the Knights of Dawn with the pretense of climbing the ranks to become their leader. Back then, they held the same trial as they did now, and the match ended when Zack slayed the canine, its body bloody and motionless upon the ground. He felt incredibly guilty about killing such a creature when the beast had apparently been trained its whole life just to kill. It was not until after the fight that he had been informed that the winner of the match would go on to become an official member of the KoD.

He was jarred back by a sudden uproar in the audience. the chain given a little slack and the dogs body just a bit closer to its prey. Zack's looked to the creature, right into its beady black eyes, and charged his fists. Electricity sizzled out of the boys hands as the dog let out one final roar. He brought a single up, waving for the master of the beast to release its familiar upon him. The owner obeyed, his hand free of the metal chain as the dog launched himself as Zack.

It was not an easy fight then, and it would not be now...

((This is meant to be left on a cliffhanger. It is complete!))