Page 16 of Gladiator Moon

This doesn’t bode well for my flying out of there.

It does not, though no one has ever tried it. Nearly all warriors are wingless.

But some have had wings?

They did, but the wings were bound.

My wings can’t be bound or clipped.

That is strong magic.

Angel magic, we call it.

We believe in angels here.

Do you now?

Yes, of course. Guardians angels. One of them fought in the Games. He brought with him a magical sword that cut through everything, demons included. He was unstoppable. Some thought he was sent to the Games to destroy the Dark One once and for all.

What happened to him?

He was overwhelmed by demons. He killed many hundreds of demons but was eventually overwhelmed. His sword was seized. Without it, he wasn’t too much of a problem.

Angels can’t die.

No, he fled, but not after doing massive damage to the Games and the demon horde that lives beneath us. No more angels have fought in the Games. He was the only and last.

Tell me about this sword.

Black as night. And long. Turned demons into clouds of smoke.

Whoa! The angel had a Devil Killer sword. How that was possible, I didn’t know. The question was... what happened to the sword?

Do I understand correctly that you do not wish to kill, Moon Warrior?

I do not.

You are in quite a predicament then. You must kill to survive the Games.

I realize that. Tell me, who joins the king during the Games?

The queen and his sons, of course. There are three sons, No daughters.

What are their ages?

20, 18, and 10, I believe.

Where does the royal family view the games?

There is a special viewing box near the pitch. Maybe twenty or thirty feet above it.

Is it magically protected?

Undoubtedly, though no one has ever tested it defenses.

That will be all, Timrick. But I want to remind you...

Yes, to keep this all to myself.