Hadrian leaned back in his chair as he watched the four interact with a strange smile, "I see, this should be fun. Enough talk. Shepherd, in order to prove your worth as my envoy, I must also test you along with this newcomer. Depending on how you fair against your opponent, I will determine your right to remain with the Hounds. So then, the opponents have been set. Hounds, I believe it is time to begin the warsong," With that the twins vanished from their master's side and appeared in a higher level of the cave, standing behind two large drums, holding sticks with strange carvings along them. With his servants in place, Hadrian smiled again as he turned back to see the pairs face one another, "now then... begin!" With the call, the twins began playing an intense melody that would fill each warrior with a sense of dread and excitement as the rhythm flowed through their bodies down to their very cores.
Craneo looked to the young girl with a grin as he licked his chops with a hungry stare, "Funny, I like you. I think you look absolutely delicious!" The large man cocked his head from one side to the other, causing his neck to crack loudly. As he popped his neck, Craneo would pop the metal skull gloves in the same manner, causing them to make a similar sound as the main neck. As Craneo finished popping and getting loose, he would lean down to be eye to eye with his opponent as the sound of the drums resonated throughout the cavern, "Well then, I think it's dinnertime!" As he shouted the last word, Craneo's forehead would make heavy contact with Eden's, spreading a sickening crack over the music of Hadrian's personal guard.
Meanwhile, Jvala would be apraising his opponent with a kind yet mocking smirk as he listened to his opponent speak, "You speak to your opponents and your competitors with such disrespect. I do not intend to fight you, I am indeed bound by my vows to never kill another living thing." After seeing the seriousness in his opponents face and the confident manner in which he spoke, Jvala stroked his beard in contemplation, "Vanish? I think that is a prime idea," with that the old man snapped his fingers as he took one step towards his opponent. With the sound of the snap and the single step, Jvala, Eden, the cave, everything faded from Alphonse's sight, and yet everything could still be heard. Jvala stood perfectly still as he observed his opponent, "You see, you carry yourself as though you are the master of this territory, but I am here to teach you that in this world, this cave, nay this very perimeter of my choosing, you are subject to the whims of others. Did you not find it strange that a pacifist would be called into the service of a wargod?" Jvala smiled as he took a deep breath, and with the sound of the fading exhale, the world fell silent upon Alphonse's deafened ears. The old man lowered onto his haunches as he observed his opponent, waiting to see what would be the next move.