As the red curtains parted, light shined onto the stage revealing a vacant podium. No one was on the stage right now, but that didn't mean it was going to remain that way.
Footsteps sounded from the stage and suddenly everyone grew quiet. A young girl in a red dress walked out from backstage and stood in front of the entire audience.
Her fair, confident face and a wide smile showed that this was not her first time here.
"Welcome everyone, to the Titan Auction house. I, Niya, will be your auctioneer for the day," she said.
"The auction will now start."
A trolley of items was hauled out from backstage, each one hidden behind a black cloth. Ning tried to guess what it was but the shape was impossible to guess.
Niya took off one of the cloths and revealed a talisman.