who's crying now ━ [NINAZU]

[Stryker]

STRYKER ☣ COTC ☣ KINGPIN

Upon her answer, he simply nodded. The lion placed his paws on the floor carefully, staring out at his destination and calculating how many strides they would travel before reaching behind their enemies. Finalizing his estimate, he opened a small cavern underneath their feet and tunneled into the dark. As soon as she followed inside, he closed up the hole above them with a swift bang. The darkness encapsulated him, leaving the two blind. While he wouldn't mind tunneling through the dim cave, he would prefer to see where he was going. "Lights, if you will," the Kingpin politely sent through their telepathy. Whether or not she proceeded to light a flame, he continued to navigate forward.

Counting his steps, it was not long before the vibrations of their enemies collided with his senses. Two beings now lurked above them. The doberman was whispering something calmly. In the meantime, the serval was huffing and stomping at the floor, shouting back without a care in the world. Stryker wanted to listen in for longer to hear their debacle, but the couple wasn't here to get the scoop on new, probably Roux-related, drama. Instead, he proceeded a few paces forward.

Before assuming a stiff position again, he gestured upwards. "Let's go." With a grunt, the Crystal Cavern's floor crumbled above them. Carefully, the lion moved the rocks off to the side to avoid the debris colliding and alerting the guards. Slitted eyes peered out from the hole. No reaction. Stryker proceeded to slink out from the hole, pawsteps lightly grazing the ground. As the mutated beast grew closer he began to loosen his jaw. His tongue flickered out from the depths of his jagged teeth, almost inherently taunting the unaware guards. 

Without any further cues, the Kingpin worked quick. Stryker's massive bodyweight slammed down onto his target's back, pinning them to the ground in an instant. Swiftly coming up from behind, his paw wrapped around the canine's mouth. Hot breath from the muffled scream ruminated on his paw pad, but he didn't let their cowardly pleading stop him. Stryker's unhinged jaw enclosed around the male's neck. Dagger-like fangs descended into their jugular, injecting the doberman with venom. They writhed within his grip. He remained in place for a few moments before releasing his grip, letting the seizing victim settle into the floor. The pirate was foaming from the mouth as blood streamed from their sides and the side of their face. Needless to say, the scene was relatively clean. At least compared to his other victims.

Neon eyes shifted from the doberman, not caring about it's eventual fate. His attention redirected to Ninazu, who was (presumably?) finishing off her own victim. "Shall we proceed?" he cooed, allowing himself to speak out properly.
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THE WEAK ONES ARE THERE TO JUSTIFY THE STRONG
DON'T BOTHER TO RESIST OR I'LL BEAT YOU

— Reggan