As soon as she got before Claudius, she knelt with her head held low; this was done to show her humility and gratitude for speaking to the Emperor.
He then ordered her to rise and state the reason why she came all this way to meet him.
But before she could utter a word, there was a large tremble that shook the entire Colosseum.
Dante then looked down towards the fighting arena and saw that the fighters were going all out on each other.
The woman then remembered something important and shouted, "My children!! Please someone, help me find my children!!"
Esmeralda was deeply touched by her pleas and asked for a detailed description on her children.
After she got the information she needed, she then scanned the entire arena via a sensory spell; trying to search the immediate cause of the trembling, and if possible, trace the whereabouts of the unknown woman's children.
Suddenly, guards appeared from the entrance and one of them told Dante that they found an unknown entity underneath the colosseum, which triggered the trembling.
The Emperor, along with his family and the unknown woman, were escorted by guards back to the palace amongst the commotion.
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Meanwhile, the three fighters looked at each other and then prepared to strike each other.
Damian, Vincent and Jason -who was able to regain full control earlier on- immediately rushed at the center.
Their goal was to knock each other out with their strongest attacks and see who would be the last one standing.
As they poised their punches to meet at the center of the arena, a sudden eruption happened at the last second at the arena, which caught them all off-guard.
Damian was able to move away from the impact, but Vincent and Jason were caught in the eruption, which left them unconscious.
When the debris finally settled, a large purple snake with green eyes looked at the kids and snarled when it saw Vincent unconscious on the floor.
Everyone started panicking and running out of the arena, which made the snake even angrier as it tossed its tail towards the spectator stand, causing a lot of damage and injuring several people.
Fortunately, the Imperial Knights arrived and they -including Viola, Maki and the other contestants- helped to rally the citizens out of the colosseum.
The rampage went on for awhile until the snake stood still.
Damian stood still during this stage, Vincent slowly rose up, and Jason held his head as he tried to figure out what happened.
Dante, Maki and Esmeralda, and the others all looked quietly as they heard a loud rumbling coming from the snake's upper side.
Suddenly, a human figure erupted and appeared at the back of the snake, covered in slime and had scales all over his grey body , his eyes were green and had slit irises.
Vincent and Jason watched in shocked as they recognized the individual who emerged from the snake.
As the man saw Vincent, he then said, "Well Sangurinarian, remember me??"