“Heck…” Kali threw the letter away from her in thought. She sighed and just sat still for a long time before walking out the door of her barely-a-place-to-live shack. Regardless of the risk, the money was worth it. Maybe the next city she goes to, she could even afford better accommodation.
Kali remembered Kaiser as she walked to the destination, a colossal arena situated at the Great Baska Rock. If she did not guess wrong, the partner that will join her again, as stated in the letter, should be that beautiful Joyan woman from the other day. ‘Such a powerful character with so many striking features, it’s hard to forget’. The last battle between the champion and her was also incredible, she heard all the juicy gossip and news from others since Kali could not stay until the end of the fight. It did not come as much of a surprise. If anything, Kali had quite a pleasant inkling that today’s mission would go just as smoothly as the other one with Kaiser beside her.
After finding that exact spot she was leaning on last time, Kali went into hard déjà vu mode as she began waiting for Kaiser. This time, the void mage already signed them up since she remembered all the details from their previous tournament. Another thing that surprised her was that although the tournament is taking place at the same venue as before, the rules have changed and now it is a tag team battle. Two people battled two others at the same time. They were more difficult and of a larger scale tournament since both mages in a team would need to work together well. So, ‘I have to keep up with Kaiser?’ She wondered with a tilt of her head. What a tall order that will be. How about Kali just stand back and let the purple-haired woman do her thing?
She chuckled, amused at her own thoughts. It is not that Kali could not hold her own, but that the girl had no desire to waste effort on something that could easily be achieved by someone else’s effort. Basically, just extremely lazy. Having Kaiser do the job is an easy money-making deal in her eyes.
Anyhow, just like the last time, Kali scanned the whole area for the previous champions while she waited. ‘I can’t find them.’ The previous champions were rumored to be a crazy couple of mages with complementing magic. No one had much to say about them for some reason as if they are scared of being found out that they talked. Almost everyone Kali approached had the colors stripped off their face and stiff refusals to acknowledge them.
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