The Announcer let Ravel's name hang over the arena a little longer.
The screens behind him still showed Elara on one side and Ravel on the other. Ice discipline against bone hunger. Military alignment against Primed Epic violence. The System had chosen the pairing like it wanted every watcher to understand that Vardency was not waiting politely outside the arena.
Ravel's Threaded Marrow panel stayed active.
Spinebite. Segment Recall. Dorsal Feed. Reactive Twist. Heartstring still locked, at least according to the display.
The right screen gave him fewer human details than Elara and more warnings. Primed Epics. Confirmed enforcer. Necklace. Vessel Drag. The arena had already watched him kill once, so it no longer bothered pretending the audience needed a gentle introduction.
