Before the final match begins, there are some warm-up matches.
Mostly fights between rookie gladiators and Demon Beasts, the combatants may not be of high tiers, but it's a fight to the death, making the scene extraordinarily bloody and thrilling with strong spectatorial appeal.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators in the central Gladiator Arena cheer and shout, their voices rolling like the tide through the entire city.
Meanwhile, up in the stands, Leonard Churchill watches the matches while still distractedly studying the betting booklet in his hand.
It has detailed match-ups and odds printed on it.
Gladiators are mostly from these close-combat sequences, with few Mage Card Masters.
All ten contestants vying for the title of King of the Gladiators are from close-combat sequences.
'Floral Sword' Philmer VS 'Blind Stab' Sefer;
'Iron Fist' Teck VS 'Barbarian' Barry;
'Silver-eyed Tyrannosaurus' Rhein Rute VS 'Blue Knight' Konabos;
'Giant' Moladin VS 'Iron Barrier' Gweneth;
