DUNCAN VARN vs. ARJUN HAGAR
Duncan stepped into the combat ring with growing apprehension, his opponent's reputation having preceded him through gossip he overheard walking up to the fight.
Arjun Hagar. A House Hagar prodigy. A Sword specialist from a noble lineage known for producing exceptional blade masters.He was low Initiate rank but with technique that made him dangerous above his official classification.
This is going to hurt, Duncan recognized immediately.
Arjun stood opposite with relaxed confidence, his single sword held in a stance that suggested decades of training despite his youth—probably sixteen or seventeen, but moving with precision that spoke to intensive instruction from his early childhood.
His eyes were unusual—irises showing faint golden luminescence that suggested an active core ability, some kind of enhanced perception that Duncan couldn't immediately identify.
