Leadership change

Sam's sudden change shifted the battle a bit.

The flames didn't care about precision. They just exploded every arrow that came in and Sam's speed increased. His battle style became very similar to the time he fought with Imari. He created wide area attacks.

Arkiv's mobility was restricted. Some times he couldn't even shoot an arrow, before Sam's attack exploded it. He had to use those shockwave attacks to give himself some space. The sky above the city turned into a domain of flames and that was just the start.

Sam switched between elements and fought with Arkiv.

The battle was still intense, but after some time, the spectators felt like it was more like an exchange. Sam never moved for a killer move. He didn't use any of his signature moves that would send anyone to their graves.

No weird cards.

No sign of puppets.

They got a feeling that Sam was just playing along. Just when that thought too root in their minds, the situation changed.