Without surprise, most battles of the first rounds were sweeps.
Though amongst these simple battles, a few stood out.
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[Therion Glade vs Lyra Softsky.]
On the Arena, two figures stood.
On one side was a woman in her late teens with a full head of blonde hair and a shimmering pair of starry golden eyes.
Her robes were of a white and emerald shade as around her, illusory snakes of gold swan and circled.
Her beauty was otherworldly and so was her earth shattering aura that left most feeling in awe.
In front of her was a boy, in his early twenties, with a shaved head and a pair of eyes filled with dark runes, seemingly making him look blind.
He wore a simple set of grey clothes as in his hand, he held a pole entirely made out of dark steel.
Around him, illusory visions of ancient Buddhist warriors appeared, adding to his eerie yet holy look.