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The arena itself, which actually sits below ground level, spans two hundred feet in diameter with walls twenty feet high before the stands begin. The floor of the arena is sprinkled with just enough sand to cover up the stones beneath, but not enough to be significantly detrimental to footing or traction. Gates at the northern and southern end lead into the arena, through which contenders will enter upon being summoned from their quarters in order to compete in the designated match. The platform is risen only four feet off the ground. The stone is tough and is made to withstand superhuman matches. Though there will be cracks and such to show damage, it is a resilient platform that cannot be destroyed with ease. The ring itself covers a span of seventy-five feet in diameter within the two-hundred span of the whole fighting arena within the seating area (this includes out of bounds).

Out of Bounds: The ground between the platform and the wall of the stands is out of bounds, which naturally starts the ten count. Touching the stands is also out of bounds. If the platform somehow ends up getting chunked somewhere to reveal ground, that exposed ground still becomes time out.

Thomas opponent would receive a substantially lesser fanfare.

Black flesh pulled taut over a bony exoskeleton leaving a gleaming skull in the bright lights of the arena floor, the zodiac was by no means a friendly or even a human figure. Their lower jaw hung loosely, both rows of teeth clearly visible in their mouth, an odd shaped and angled thing. Overall their skull was human-shaped, but the slitted nose and the deep-set eyes were simply just too inhuman.

They had no hand, that was obvious, instead possessing two bulky claws at the end of their arms. They possessed only two legs, possibly leaving some confusion over what their species what, though the last feature of Eianicith would give away their person.

A tail with a stinger swishing back and forth.

The weak of stomach were revulsed, the odd were fascinated and those here to see bloodshed were excited. A freakshow had just walked in to give them the entertainment they oh so desired.

Not wasting his time, the scorpion-man-thing stepped into the ring and took four steps towards the centre, before dropping into a kneeling position with one knee to the floor, resting on both claws with head bowed, as if in a deep prayer.

A low hiss escaped their odd shaped mouth and for a moment the lights dimmed for the zodiacs pre-planned entrance.

"Prepare for total-
Domination," rasped Eianicith, head rising up as the last word echoed about the room twice.Their skull twisted to the left, cracking, and their tail laid on the floor.

Adaire found her seat a while ago and was leaning back, an old hat was over her eyes as Thoma graced the stage and she slept quite soundly until the scorpion man entered the ring. This fight actually looked to be quite interesting, sometimes it was so much better to sit and watch.

As much as Red hated scorpions, it was just as hard to cheer for the wannabe ladies man. It was like trying to decided between the Giants and Patriots. She supposed the possible misogynist was a little easier on both the eye and the stomach. Though Thoma look absolutely mundane, and the scorpion man, looked dangerous. She sighed and wondered how this would play out.

Editted due to misunderstanding on posting. So I'm assuming the time limit is reset.

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The scorpion barely twitched to acknowledge the friendly gesture, still positioned firmly on the ground. "Man-thing," he hissed from his odd-jaw. "I loathe your fleshy exteriors and your weakness to cruel environments."

His face twitched awkwardly as if he did not hold a hundred percent confidence in his own words. "Prove yourself an able opponent and you will have my respect, but should you fail I would see you cast to the desert, to perish or prove yourself there."

He didn't move, though. He remained seated on one knee, both claws to the ground and tail flat behind him. Perhaps the one weakness he had compared to a smaller scorpion, he was not nearly as blindingly fast. His tail could be fast, but it was more like a fist than the gun a small scorpion was.

Fifty feet was a long way for the kunai to fly. The unimpressed scorpion tilted their head sharply to the side, leaning more on one claw to let it fly past their head. As it clattered to the ground (or against the wall) they would cast a look over their shoulder, then look straight back at Thoma.

"Labourers tools?" he spat furiously, "Next do you intend to attack me with a scythe?"

Eianicith seemed offended, now rising to his feet and snapping one claw in the air as an aggressive gesture. He let out a low hiss from his jaw and started walking forwards, tail whipping back and forth irritably, claws held up against his chest, almost like a boxer who didn't care to guard his face.

On sighting the three new kunai Eianicith halted, letting out a low hiss and tilting his head downwards in an unimpressed fashion. Shoulders dropped for a moment with a heaved sigh. They clearly loathed the disadvantage they were put under at having both no weapon and no range.

"Man-thing!" the scorpion cried, then surged forward as the kunai began to fly. His left went first, lashing out with a jab to knock the first weapon from the air, at the same time drawing back his right first and chambering his body, ready to release a fast right to strike cross to strike the second down from chest height, though it was an awkward across-body and aimed-upwards blow.

Using their momentum they swept around, tail lashing out to swipe at the third kunai, but with his back turned it proved too small a target to so easily strike, and thus the weapon hit Eianicith in the back, causing an annoyed hiss as it clashed with his exoskeleton.

Whether or not it did any damage, it hurt.

The tail swipe would give him enough momentum to turn around, regain his balance and keep warning, more furious than ever.

"Wait...

...wouldn't an exoskeleton that big be... uh, I don't know... heavy?" Thurgood asks nobody in particular.

"Either that or it's thinner than that of other arthropods..." Aveline responds.