Chapter 19: Enemy Domain
The battles continued for hours with a number of breaks in between to give the audience time to relieve themselves and get more snacks.
Strangely, the breaks felt a lot more prolonged than normal, so much so that by the time it was Wise’s turn to enter the stage, it was alredy night.
Not evening time, it was a literal night. The area was now shrouded in a deep darkness, one so thick that they had to light torches around to keep the place bright.
But even with those flaming torches, it would have still been very difficult for the audience to see the fight.
And so they brought a device very similar to the spotlights they had on earth, this one had a large energy crystal in its center instead of a bulb and was capable of running for far longer without dimming.
The corners of the arena were still dark and the stage itself was not still as clear as when it was day, but it was an improvement.
"And for the final battle of the day!" The announcer began. "Please welcome to the stage Xanthos and—"
The sound of the crowd’s cheers overshadowed the second name he was about to mention.
They had witnessed an amazing fight the last time he appeared and were hoping he would do the same thing today.
Wise walked up to the weapon stand and glanced through their collection. There was an array of swords with so many diffent builds, from Katanas to sabres and even down to Dadoas.
’I used a sword last time...’