Duel One – Roman vs. Fervan of the Trial Maw
Zone: Echo Labyrinth
The duel was not fire and fury—it was memory.
Roman constructed a maze of echo halls. Every step Fervan took, he heard the screams of climbers he'd broken. The regrets of those who gave up. The silence of the ones who never got back up.
Fervan's strength was punishment.
Roman's strength was reminder.
They clashed in the deepest chamber. Sound and silence collided. Sonic spears met molten chains. Echoes bled into will.
When Roman landed the final strike—a focused echo loop of Fervan's own failures—he didn't kill the Architect.
He let him fall to one knee.
And say nothing.
Victory.
Duel Two – Milim vs. Seluune of Endless Pacts
Zone: Stormfield Arena
Milim's floor was madness—lightning ripping sideways, the ground shifting constantly, gravity twisting.
Seluune tried to bind her with contracts. "Fight cleanly," she demanded. "No chaos. No unpredictability."
Milim laughed. "You picked the wrong girl."
