The charge didn't work, his arm hurting as the attack looked like it barely effected him. He bounced off, quickly trying to get up, his shields not helping him at all. Belkin got up quick enough to see Gaius swing his ake into the beasts neck, a sickening thud emanating as the beast suddenly went still. He noticed the crowd go silent as the beast made it last move, trying to attack Gaius but never getting there.
The crowd's sudden cheering startled Belkin, who looked around in his armor to see them all clapping and welling. He looked over at Gaius, who seemed to be visibly disturbed by the kill. 'He did what he had to, or else we would both be dead. Us, or that. he thought to himself. The shouts were loud, even through his helmet, and he heard the Empire pig who owned him yell out, "Ladies and gentlemen. I give you Belkin and Gaius the beast slayers of house Marrick!". The sudden chanting of Belkin and Gaius's name took some getting used to, only taken out of it by Gaius being helped up by lifting himself on his own shield, but he was happy to have won.
However, he was also confused: Why would he be happy that they were chanting his name? Was his time captured softened him to what the Empire was, was he enjoying his fight in the arena, or was he just happy with living? He didn't know, but he was led back into the complex where all the other Gladiators were without any resistance. It was when they were out of view that Gaius dropped to his knee next to the wall. "Va'kesh Skaad! That beast was just using instinct and they made it fight for fun instead of putting it down." Gaius said, Belkin silently agreeing. Again, it was either the beast dying by his hand, or us dying by the beasts claw. "Marrick's "Beast Hunter" will be the one to kill him. He's more of a beast than all the animals in my forests." he then said. That would be indeed true: While he was still confused as to what he truly thought about the Arena, his thoughts on the man who held his chain were still the same; a gruesome, terrifying death to the man.
He saw the Executor walk up to them, a small smile on his face. "You did well out there, that was no mean feat for a pair of greenhorns. Rest up and get that armor off, there are viewing areas for you to watch the others." he said before turning to Gaius and telling him to patch up his leg. Belkin said his goodbyes before asking one the people who had helped him put on his armor before. "I need these off" he said to the man, motioning to his gauntlet mounted shields. He got the gauntlet off easily with the help, and took the rest of the armor off quickly, having only now realised just how much his body ached from wearing the stuff. He sat down on a nearby stool to get a bit of rest before heading down to where the Empire slave and the Amon'tyr were. "Wonder if they've already bickered each other to death" he wondered out loud.
