((sorry to make you wait
sweatdrop my apologies))
Across the arena from Saito, a large gate creaked open revealing a heavy spiked portcullis blocking a dark tunnel.
A woman's voice sounded over the arena and echoed off the spectator stands.
"Announcing the Practice Battle!! The challenger, Saito, will dare to face some of the most slippery foes ever to darken the ceilings of the kitchens of Byako!! In their first cameo appearance, all the way from the dampest reaches of the pantries of Byako's own Plushie Palace, please welcome a cloud of Flying Storm Sniper Salmon Berserkers Ridden by Lobster Mages!!!"
Through the still-closed portcullis came a stream of lobsters riding on salmon. They filtered through and gathered in a large swarming cloud of seafood flying above the middle of the arena. The partly cloudy sky above the arena darkened a little, and there seemed to be a hint of ozone in the air.
"Yes, folks, they may be cuisine in the making, but don't underestimate their strength in numbers!! Let the battle begiiiin!!"
((this one's just crazy-practice with ingredients from the Iron Chef Byako Contest where the teams had to catch their own, the actual tournament battles will be one-on-one with mostly more serious monsters, but not entirely more serious... this is Byako, after all...
...and, they're busy getting their bearings, so you're automatically awarded first strike without rolling for it))
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