Last 16

The stadium remained electric with anticipation, the roars of the crowd still echoing from Cruzer's victory over Riven. But there was no time to bask in the aftermath—several more matches had yet to be decided, and the final sixteen were far from complete.

Down on the battlefield, the next fight was already underway, a brutal clash between an armored brawler and a wind dancer from a rival academy.

The brawler, a mountain of muscle wielding iron gauntlets, struck with overwhelming force, his fists sending shockwaves through the ground.

His opponent was the complete opposite—light on her feet, weaving through his attacks with the grace of a phantom. Every time the brawler's fists crashed down, she wasn't there, her form dissolving into wisps of wind before reappearing behind him.