Human Nature

"Her opponent isn't going to go down easily." Klaus commented as he watched Alice's battle. 

"Well, does it matter? He'll lose in the end." Grey stated. 

No matter how long it took, the result was the most important thing. This is one of the reasons people do whatever they can to get the results they want. Nobody would ask how they did all, all people found interest in was the result. 

"I agree with you. Winning here would make her a member of the Asterope Faction. Once she gets there, her strength is bound to increase. Especially if she manages to make enough contributions and enters one of those realms." Kyle complied with Grey's reasoning. 

The battle on the platform raged on. Alice was an aggressive attacker, while the young man was a calm defender. Seeing that his space element was only able to stump Alice the first time, he didn't rush into making decisions.