Chapter 255: The Shield and the Flame
The atmosphere in the Arena of Gods shifted palpably.
If Michael and Eric's match had been a cerebral, unsettling display of puppet-mastery that left the audience murmuring in confusion, the upcoming match promised something far more primal. It was the main event the crowd had been hungry for.
[Match 2: Semi-Finals Block A]
[Leon Lionheart & Selena Veylan (Arcadia Academy)]
[VS]
[Grom & Throg (Titanborn Colosseum)]
As the names flashed on the holographic screens, the stadium shook—literally.
From the northern gate, two behemoths emerged. Grom and Throg were students of the Titanborn Colosseum, but the word "student" felt like a polite fiction. They were half-giants, standing nearly eight feet tall, their skin the texture of rough granite. Grom dragged a warhammer that carved a furrow in the adamantite floor, while Throg wore spiked gauntlets the size of beer kegs.
Opposite them, the contrast couldn't have been starker.
