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At that time, about two hundred metres up and north.
The crowd went wild. Not only did the girl with red hair finish off her opponent with one big swing of a large sword, but she did it in style - complete with an emotional finishing line and all the other special effects.
Now she stood half-naked, having lost the upper part of her armour in the fight and covered in the blood of her opponent. And the crowd... loved it!
- I told you, Tad, there is power here! - my friend Lukas tried to shout to me through the crowd. He was wringing his hands and showing in all sorts of showy ways how the red-haired fighter had finished off her opponent.
I smiled and nodded my head - it was really powerful. It's not every day that you get to Kaunas Grand Arena and it's probably not every day that you get to see fights like this, judging by the crowd. If you looked closely, even the members of the City Council sitting in the Main Lodge were enthralled by the bloody spectacle below.
Luke took out his crystal mirrors and rushed to stare at the Redhead, who was solemnly running in circles at the bottom of the arena. He said something inaudibly to himself over the crowd, and you could read his lips with something like "at least it's tits!".
I floated along with the crowd and, catching the attention of the automaton, ordered another sip of beer. Today, I could afford it, because to get here I had to not only set up this and that with Luke in his factory, but also put almost all of my savings for the month on the line. Just for one day at the Arena.
After a good sip of beer, I sighed and leaned back in my chair. It's good to recline when no one is sitting behind you (yet). A few fire-fighting automatons and a few Guards flashed over the Arena. There must have been another fire in Greater Kaunas. But it doesn't matter.
"Even if my house was on fire, I still wouldn't be able to put it out."
I laughed at the thought.
Luke was still looking down at the Arena below. The redhead had already managed to climb onto the winner's podium, which flew her to the special winner's square. Today, those who won the game will receive big prizes based on their performance. Or they can try their hand a second time on the day and take their opponents' prizes, potentially doubling and increasing their winnings even more.
It was difficult to see without binoculars, but down below, the automats were already working on the remains of the Redhead's opponent. It was quite funny to the crowd how the loser kept falling down, one by one. I laughed too.
"God, good game!"
When the redhead landed in the winner's court, she finally shed her armour, to even more boos from the crowd. Of course, the cheers diminished when she put on some kind of robe or whatever, but I could be sure that she was going to get a big prize today. Unless, of course, she tries again and loses.