Shadows, lights, noises. Breathe. Just breathe it will be okay.
Everything ached, his muscles screamed at him and he could feel the fresh sting of the new cuts all over him. He barely had time to register his opponent when he heard the crowd suddenly start screaming and cheering. He looked at them first before he laid eyes on their new means of entertainment. [i]Matt.[/i]

Shiro heard him roar at the crowds and his instinct to protect the boy kicked in. He moved towards him then stopped in his tracks, hearing him direct the anger at Shiro but seeing the true meaning in his eyes, “No-“ he started to say before Matt threw him aside with the force of his tail. Shiro hit the ground hard and he lay there, stunned for a moment before he could begin to process what had happened.

Matt’s opponent was grisly and unreasonably large. His hands , chest and tail were massive and muscles rippled when he moved. Seeing Matt take on the reigning hero impresses him enough to switch his focus to the boy. He grinned with his uneven teeth that stuck up in all directions, then pounced. He wasn’t as slow as the others had been and his movements were calculated. He swiped at Matt’s chest, showing his thick black claws as they collided with Matt’s skin.