The answer was yes… but he was equally excited. Memories of the vision he had seen during Path of the Heretic-Chosen flashed in his mind. The absolute power of Valdemar, his overwhelming fighting spirit… a power that Jake could only suspect was a Transcendent skill.
Walking up the steps, he heard the loud cheers of the audience as the large arena soon appeared. It was the same as usual, with the large stone pillars spread throughout and sand covering the entire floor.
As he looked across from him, toward the area where the other Grand Champion was supposed to stand, he saw… nothing.
Wait, he hasn’t shown up?
”Welcome to the arena! Today, two titans clash before our eyes as Grand Champions meet. Two absolute pinnacles of mortal existence, fighting it out till there is only one man stand
