11
The School of Utama
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Tavon
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It’s noon on a day with clear skies and a bright Sun shining down on Jawata Stadium. The sound of the Cherry Blossom River mixes with the voices of millions. Members of every known species and nearly every civilization have shown up from all over the globe. The Jawata Stadium has several hundred levels of assigned seating to accommodate all of them; in some sections, in fact, I see both alcoves and overhead balconies reserved for some of the wealthiest people on Earth.
The stadium itself is a slab of latticed steel about two hundred yards in length. At the pull of a lever, it can be transformed into multiple stages intended for the first phase of the tournament. This slab of metal is encircled by smooth, black iron, and it’s in glaring contrast to the
