Part 1: Thread and Palm
The arena reset.
Class 2 Final Four. Fight two.
Sarah of Aurelius against Ordin of Solmara.
The Aurelius sections gave Sarah the home warmth they had given all their fighters—the particular investment that had built across her win against Nixare and her win against Naxra, the crowd watching the second member of the Deadly Trio return to the floor for the final four stage. The Solmara sections gave Ordin their focused disciplined response—the support base that had watched him manage turbulent air against Drake, outlast Vorin's copy attempts across an entire fight, and produce the Sky Splitter at the exact moment it could be aimed at a path rather than a position.
Sarah walked out of the Aurelius tunnel.
