Sunday, 10 AM.
Just like at the basketball match, a large crowd had already gathered at the stadium, their energy buzzing in anticipation.
The Shadow Brawl Tournament was a single-elimination competition. The Academy invested heavily in hiring mages who cast obstructive spells to hinder the contestants' movements. But the main reason was to provide something for the audience to watch making the tournament far more exciting viewing than merely watching contestants defeat each other.
The hired mages would then prepare obstructive spells inside the stadium. The spells they casually conjure were thunderstorms, trigger earthquakes, alter temperatures, summon low ranked monsters, and lay hidden traps throughout the arena.