Bodies moved; metal met metal; Sparks flared to life, skills bursting in light and color.
Amid it all, Adyr waited and watched, observing and calculating the field with a serene face, like a commander surveying a front line.
As time passed, the 498 Practitioners fell in rapid waves; the count thinned fastest wherever the Umbraen team fought and died, their corpses and blood strewn across the marble.
At last, roughly an hour after Kharom's death, the battlefield began to settle, the final 200 only moments from being set.
Adyr studied those still standing; counts and profiles mapped themselves in his mind.
The Umbraens, who had entered the battle royale with the highest numbers, were nowhere to be seen now; every last one lay as a corpse, given no chance to surrender for their lives.
At the top by headcount stood the Lunari with 32 remaining, most of their losses coming in their initial clash with the Gorathim.
