Loud cheers filled the venue and echoes rumbled the ground as the wooden door raised. Rhode and Marlene couldn't help but frowned as the rumblings were rather vexing.
Then, accompanied with the entrance of the city owner Klautz, the cheers stopped gradually. Klautz appeared eager to get straight down to business as he briefly explained the conditions of this competition and announced the rules one by one. For convenience's sake, the rules would be equivalent to the Midsummer Festival. Both sides would decide on a battle mode before sending their members up for battles. As long as either side fell off the arena, fainted, or surrendered, there would be a victor. However, killing was strictly prohibited and offenders would be deemed the loser.
The battle started.
"Alright then. I'm up!"
