"My heart tightens as I stare at the giant arena doors. What I am doing is harder than I thought it would be... I always imagined that giving my life for my wife and kid would be easy but it's not. The doors in front of me crack open and a bright ray of light rushes through, cutting across the dust that hangs in the air. I hear the crowd roar and pause for just a second before stepping out to face the monsters."
This animation needs to be cleaned up but it has the basics of how I want these creatures to move.