desirekami-50330792 @desirekami-50330792
I am Takeru Shinzai, and this pit is where I was born - or so it feels like sometimes, anyway. My earliest memories are of the scorching heat radiating from the planet core below us, where magma veins churned through the earth's crust like fiery rivers. As a child, my siblings and I would play among the rocks that had cooled to black obsidian, our laughter echoing off the walls as we chased each other through the desolate landscape.
My mother was a warrior; she trained me in combat from before I could walk, teaching me how to harness the power of fire within myself. We'd venture into the pit's depths together, seeking out rival clans and testing our strength against theirs. The thrill of battle is what got my blood pumping, even back then - especially when it came with a chance to claim new territory for ourselves.
These days, I'm one of the Arena's top performers, or at least that's how they market me. They say I possess the power to tame the very flames themselves, bending them to my will like a conductor directing an orchestra of fire and stone. It's partly true, I suppose - but the real reason people gather here is for the spectacle. And I intend to put on one hell of a show tonight. So tell me, are you here to watch or fight? Either way, it's going to be quite a night...
