After the duo finished speaking, the referee finally arrived. The referee was a senior professor that usually taught and managed upperclassmen matches, but was assigned this one.
She was hovering at the arena's edge, and finally raised a hand, "Combatants," she announced, "This is a full-ranking duel. Victory is determined by incapacitation, ring-out, or surrender. Lethal force is prohibited. All Weapons are allowed,"
Her eyes flicked between them.
"Begin."
~BANG!~
Caelum moved first, immediately using his mana pressure. His mana exploded outward in a controlled detonation, ancient sigils along his robes igniting as the arena's suppression arrays screamed in protest.
A gravity well formed around him, compressing space into crushing density and causing various students to gasp out of shock when they saw it.
"A Gravity Dominion Art," Morgana murmured, "A very high-tier as well, seems like this guys family invested a-lot in him,"
