The closing ceremonies were magnificent.
To end the tournament the organisers refitted the immense arena itself, turning it into a colossal amphitheatre capable of housing three thousand spectators along with the Gauntlet finalists. An immense walkway split the theatre in two, its surface covered by a glistening red carpet adorned with bands of gold. The walkway itself sloped upwards from behind the stands, levelling out at a height of almost twenty feet where it then made its way to an immense podium hewn from gleaming black marble.
When a fashion consultant had arrived unannounced following her recovery from the final fight, Codi realised uncertainly that she had achieved celebrity status. Already the story of her refusal to lie down and accept defeat spread like wildfire through the o
