As Evan and his new "brother" walked down the halls to the ritual room, Evan was continuing to change to look just like his brother. One of the guards had to do a double take, almost mistaking Evan for a human. When the two boys entered the room, nobody would suspect one of them used to be human and the other used to be a baby a few minutes ago.
The two teenage minotaurs entered a lit arena, with shadowy figures in the audience watching them, Evan was nervous with so many minotaurs watching him, and was mostly confused as to why none of them were suspicious about Evan.
The two teens drew their weapons and a horn sounded. Off in the distance a gate opened and a tiger crawled out from it. The tiger looked famished and starved, making the fight easier for the two boys. Both Evan and his brother flanked the beast and prepared to fight. Evan saw the tiger was focusing his brother who was armed with a shield and battle axe. Right as the tiger leaped at his brother, Evan felt an overwhelming surge of anger and wanted to protect his brother. Evan lept onto the tiger's back while it was distracted by Evan and stabbed the back of the beast, killing it instantly. As the beast fell limp, Evan shoved the beast - which was easily 300 pounds - off of Evan who was unharmed.
"Nice work brother!" The minotaur cheered.
The two boys stopped and hear horns blare again before the tiger was carried off by guards. The two boys were then presented two chalices filled with milky liquid as their "reward".
"Whew, we passed the first test. That means we get to be full grown minotaurs!" Evan's brother celebrated. "After this drink, we fight real beasts and more drinks from these chalices. Most minotaurs don't last more than 3 rounds, but if we beat them, we will be bigger and stronger than all the rest." The minotaur said.
The two boys both swallowed their drinks. The taste was bitter and salty, with a sweet aftertaste that made you feel strong.