The lights dimmed, and the marble floor of the arena began to shift once again, the central panel folding away into a smooth silver-tinted platform.
This was the signal that the Silver Division had officially taken the stage.
Lysandra's voice rang out at this time. "We now begin the Silver Division duels! These students represent not only rising stars of the Academy, but also the bridge between the dreamers and the contenders. The Silver Division is where potential begins to turn into power."
The crowd leaned forward with excitement as the first Silver Division match appeared: [Ethan Voss Jr. vs. Kamea Illich]
Kaizer raised an eyebrow. "The President's son?"
"Adopted, still carries the name." Sophia noted without missing a beat.
The match was swift but elegant. Ethan wielded chronostasis, a limited time-field suspension that created small "lags" in enemy perception while Kamea, a glass-thread manipulator, launched strands of invisible wire through the air to cut and bind.
