The prince's monster
The beast that slithered into the arena had to be escorted by a dozen of people to be fully contained, not because it was trying to break free from the magic bindings like the moss troll was, but simply because its body was too long.
"What even is this...?!"
"A stone snake? Crystal snake?"
"The royal family had outdone themselves, I haven't even read about such beasts, is it a champion or a king no one had ever encountered?"
"Maybe it's a whole new species?!"
The audience exploded into gasps of shock and awe at the marble-like snake that looked as if it was made out of various separate minerals molded together by some sort of natural mistake.