The arena reset.
Fight 8.
Vorin of Virex against Kiad of Solmara.
The Virex sections gave Vorin their aggressive territorial response—the last fight of Class 2's first round, the energy of the day building toward the conclusion of this stage. The Solmara sections gave Kiad their focused disciplined acknowledgment. The neutral sections were fully invested—the bracket nearing its first major transition, the crowd understanding that after this fight the structure would shift toward semifinals and the eliminations would begin compounding.
Vorin walked out of the Virex tunnel.
