As the final ten challengers stepped forward, the atmosphere in the arena grew tense, electric with anticipation. Each of these projections had earned their place, a reflection of warriors and mages who had once dominated this floor of the tower. They had forged bonds with their beasts in battles that spanned worlds, and now, they were ready to defend their titles.
The golden figure that hovered above the coliseum seemed to pulse with power, feeding off the intensity of the upcoming confrontation. The projections stood confidently beside their beasts—creatures of immense power and majesty. A monstrous dragon whose scales shimmered like obsidian, a dire wolf with silver fur crackling with ethereal energy, a storm griffin with wings of thunderclouds, and many more, each more imposing than the last.
