Kent and Fatty Ben pushed their way through the bustling crowd, Kent's eyes widening as they entered the central Arena of the Golden Bamboo City. The Arena, a massive spherical structure, was designed to give every spectator a clear view, with stepped seating that rose up around them like an amphitheater.
The structure could accommodate thousands, almost half the city's population, and it seemed every seat was filled with eager onlookers. Kent saw almost everyone holding some type of tickets which looked like gambling tokens.
As they found their seats, Kent's gaze was immediately drawn to the center of the Arena where an astonishing spectacle unfolded. Two fighters were in the midst of a battle, not on the ground as Kent was accustomed to, but high in the air, each mounted on their own flying pets. The pets, a giant hawk and a scaled wyvern, twisted and turned through the air, their movements synchronized with their riders'.
