The blaze of white light receded and I found myself standing on one side of the battle arena.
The crowd had gone completely silent. At the beginning of every other fight, there had been uproars and wild applause, this time you would probably be able to hear a pin drop if you listened hard enough.
On the other side of the arena stood my opponent. The alien I was facing off against was another bipedal, with two arms and two legs just like a human. They stood slightly taller than a human, though, at least seven-foot tall.
They were also thinner than any human I had ever seen, with spindly legs and arms that looked as if they would break with nothing more than a tap. I'd long since learned not to underestimate my opponents like that, however.
