The new day arrived with the blazing heat of the sun being shaded away by clouds of ash from the volcanic activity. If not for the Tyro ability to control heat there would be far more than ash clouds escaping these volcanoes. The new day brought new trade. The gates opened with a slow lift of gears and steam, their loud noises waking any late sleepers in the lower district. Many would sit outside their windows looking at the gates open, two sides separating to allow the merchants, traders and other daily workers both in and out. Guards weary from an early shift checking their citizenship badges one by one, luckily there were at least four guards on duty so the line to get inside moved regularly.
As this happened the temple of the fallen goddess, a place of relaxation was greeted with some early sunlight. All of its patrons, priests, and visitors were fully relaxed and brimming for a new day. All of those who partook in the pleasures available inside. If not then at the very least one would get a nice warm place to sleep.
On the other side of the city of Fotia was the Colosseum. It was also preparing for a busy day. Papers on today's events were sent everywhere, reading.
Colosseum Battles
We will be having another battle between beast and warrior!
Come watch as our mightiest combatants fight for their lives against the legendary Wyvern Queen!
The first rounds will be Wyvernkin battles before the big main event at noon!
Specially made drinks brewed from herbs found in Wyvern territory are now half off!
The wyverns fell upon the ground as corpses rained from the sky. The crowd cheered with a roaring passion. Many of Fotia's most depraved citizens were here to enjoy the blood bath and spill their wine upon themselves in drunken delight. But the royals who sat on the balcony watched stoically. As if they were gods observing a sacrifice to their name. The announcer flew amongst the hot air balloons arriving for those visiting for free. They could clearly hear him shouting loudly into a horn that blared throughout the stadium. "Uh oh things are looking a bit dicey for our combatants!"
The wyverns combined attacks, unleashing multiple whirling twisters made up of flames. He was avoiding a few twisters but one hit Babel and he was torched immediately. His attire is burning and revealing his burning white flesh with glowing blue markings. He screamed in agony before unleashing a black flame from his jaws that cindered a wyvern before he himself fell to the ground still burning. The other two were able to avoid or dispel the flames, both being Tyro. But, distracted by the twisters, Octavix was clawed in the goggles by a wyvern. He fell over and was immediately taken upon by one of them clawing his weapon. "Ah! Gaaa--!! Damnit!!" Octavix shrieked before his weapon's red orb core exploded, taking him and the wyvern out in a rising cloud of black smoke. Now the only fighter left was Kandix, a former knight of Fotia. She simply stood in one location as the flames engulfed her. She seemed entirely unaffected by the flames. "Looks like we have the last stand!"
Kandix didn't seem interested in fighting, her blade remained to her side. It was the wyvernkin who wanted to finish her off. Flying at her as a group. In an instant a cloud of smoke surrounded her. The wyvernkin flying into the smoke. None could see what was happening. But inside the smoke, Kandix was striking the bellies of these wyvernkin while dashing around to hit each one swiftly. "Whaaaaats going on!?" The announcer shouted. "It looks like we have a smokescreen! That's no fun!" The crowd still excited announced their own displeasure at this. After only a minute the smoke began to clear. Kandix stood there with wyvernkin around her on the ground. "She did it! Kandix is the winner!!" The announcer shouted with a blaring horn.
"It seems she has won her freedom. But lets see what our lord king Magnixx Hanoxx has to say!" The announcer pointed his white-gloved hand to the balcony where the royals sat. The King's hand raised and the crowd grew silent. He closed fist and pointed his thumb sideways. The holding of their breath was palpable throughout the crowd. He then pointed it down. The crowd began to cheer. "The King has declared she continues to fight for her freedom! Now we can begin the REAL battles you've all been waiting for!"
The gates began to rise up again. This time smoke seemed to escape the darkness behind it. A growling beast could be heard as it stomped forward into the light. A full-blooded wyvern, a true dragon not like the smaller wyvernkin who shared descendant traits. The dragon had a chain around its neck that dragged under it. Two more then began to emerge. One green, one red, and another black. They sniffed around the air and looked at the crowds and snarled. They began to fly around like their smaller siblings earlier and hit the invisible barrier. They roared and screeched at the flaming barrier but, unlike the earlier wyvernkin who died from hitting the barrier, it did not affect them much. The heat of the spell rolled off their scales like water on oil.
They then began to notice their fallen brethren around Kandix and snarled at her with ferocious jaws layered with rows of daggers to intimidate her. But she merely looked at them with disdain.