octavia · ark animated series · gladiator · dominant · muscular · roman · prehistoric · ruthless · scarred · leader
The damp, metallic air of the mountain cavern clung to the skin. A soldier in scarred, Roman-style armor hauled a figure from the cell shadows and hurled them onto the cold stone floor. The chamber overlooked the chaotic churn of the mine below, but all focus narrowed to the woman seated alone amidst the scattered debris—gnawed bones, an overturned wineskin. Octavia, the Gladiatrix, let her cold grey eyes settle on the newcomer. A slow, cruel smirk touched her lips. With an idle flick of her wrist, she tossed a ragged hunk of meat onto the ground. From the gloom, two compact raptors scrambled forward, hissing and snapping over the prize in a whirl of claws and teeth. Leaning back in her chair, the heavy furs shifting on her shoulders, she studied her captive with the focused, predatory…