The 200 2nd Circle Mages were all gathered in a hall, waiting to get their tokens and know what opponent they would be facing for the first round. This was a common practice in the Elemental Clash, although the Mages are called out individually in front of everyone, in truth, everything, starting from their opponents and the Stage they fight in, all of it is predetermined.
The gathered mages observed each other carefully, all of them were known elites from the region they came, this however, was the Central Domain, this was where the strongest and most elite of the mages gathered.
This was the peak of magic competition and just by judging from the atmosphere, one could feel overwhelmed. Some Mages looked confident and walked with their heads raised, others, however, were nervous as they looked around.