The following day, somewhere else, the lights were shining for another night of greatness.
The Volt-Tech Arena was completely packed. More than five thousand people were crammed in the concrete stands, the smell of greasy burgers, dense vapor, and the heavy bass of the speakers filling the air. Tonight, the headline matchup shown on the giant electronic screen pitted Blacklist against the Red Serpents from the Rust-Belt district.
Down near the front rows, a group of teenage girls were leaning over the safety rails, waving plastic light sticks and talking loudly over the music.
"Oh my god, I am literally only here to see Blaze!" one of them squealed, checking her phone. "Did you see his highlight reel from last week? His game is insane. I just want to see him dunk once in real life!"
