Shoon knew about Jade's reputation. The Necromancer was known far and wide as one of the most intelligent, calculating and underhanded men in the entire Dueling League. The pit fighter didn't know what manner of trick, trap or loophole the colonel of Malkuth would pull out, but he did know that the one thing he shouldn't expect was a fair fight.
Which made it a bit surprising when that was exactly what he got.
Jade came into the ring, stonefaced and focused, his spear already in hand. Nodding politely to his opponent as he took his stance, he said nothing as he waited for the bell to signal the start of the match.
Though the fighters moved quickly, the fight itself wore on. Keeping on the defensive, Shoon waited for some kind of trick to come out of the mage's sleeve while he blocked spear thrusts and dodged quick spells, occasionally launching into a few counters of his own. But this time, Shoon's caution would prove to be his undoing. He had let the fight go on a little too long.
Taking a quick leap backwards, the Necromancer started chanting as an impossible amount of energy built up around him, "I, who stand in the full light of the heavens command thee, who opens the gates of hell, come forth divine lightning! This ends now! Indignation!"
Shoon, for all his speed and training, was helpless before such a powerful spell. Thrown backwards by the lighting, the gladiator hit the wall hard and slumped into a still heap.
Dusting his hands off and putting away his spear, Jade took a humble bow and watched as the medics started to see to his opponent, calling out "Oh, someone thank him for me when he wakes up. I was hoping to get a chance to use that, but didn't expect anyone to give me the time."
As he got a few puzzled looks from the healers, the crowd and even the judges, the Necromancer simply smiled, "Well, is it not traditional for Jades to win these fights with excessive amounts of lightning?"
