An Ice Toa But Human [Book 1 of Ice Toa]

Fight Like a Glatorian

Chapter Three: Fight Like a Glatorian
[Author's Note at end of chapter]

Sapphira held onto the Dune Chariot as she watched the scenery pass by of the beautiful late night sky and the desert wasteland. Sapphira looked forward before she had to double take at a volcano crater Metus was driving towards.

Driving through a small tunnel of what was apparently an entrance the three could hear the sounds of cheering and metal clanging like weapons from inside. "Oh good! We're just in time!" Metus exclaimed making Sapphira and Mata Nui look at him, "In time for what?" Mata Nui asked him, "You'll see." Metus said with a slight grin. 'Why on earth does that grin make me anxious?' Sapphira asked herself mentally as Metus continued to drive.

Sapphira looked at the scenery around her, she was surprised of a whole entire village inside the active volcanic crator, there were some families around, little kids even playing as they jumped over thin streams of hot lava while laughing.

Sapphira studied their looks, compared to Metus the tribe (at least what Sapphira could guess they were) here had a more reptilian base more so on lizards like Salamanders their tails especially giving it away, their pointed ears had the very different shapes reminiscent of flames, the armor they wore was faded varieties of red with rust and other worn to the armor, while the children's armor seemed nicer looking in comparison to the older people.

The village itself has thin lava channels that spread throughout the village some into homes for warmth against the bitter chill of the desert night and some into what Sapphira could only guess was forges.

Sapphira was interested in them if she was honest with herself.

Though the streets were pretty empty besides the occasional family Sapphira could easily guess it was whatever she was hearing up ahead the rest gathered for.

Soon Metus pulled to the more center part of the village where he slowed down the Dune Chariot to a slow halt, Sapphira could hear now more easily the sounds from within the area.

Metus got out of the drivers seat as Mata Nui got off, he held his hand out to Sapphira who looked hesitant to take it. "If you do not wish for help then I won't force you." Mata Nui said as he pulled his hand back. Sapphira gave him a thin smile, "Thanks." She quietly as she jumped off, Mata Nui smiled at that as his hand fell to his side.

The two followed after Metus down another tunnel this one more fit to walk through even with Mata Nui's seven feet height.

Metus suddenly spoke as they walked, "Back in the day the villages settled disputes the old fashioned way by destroying each other, very messy and a lot of cleanup." Sapphira cringed at that knowing well what that meant, she could easily sense Mata Nui felt the same as well. "So we came up with a better solution." He said as the three walked to where the commotion was.

The area they had walked into was a arena Sapphira could only think of the Roman coliseum in Greece, there was standa filled to the brim with Agori from at least two villages she could tell. One village that looked similar to Metus but with different looks from another and the other the Agori of this village as well, while down below in the center of the arena of the rocky terrain with lava channels and moats was a battle field where two warriors who's heights rivaled the Agori's in towering, it made Sapphira with her above average six feet height feel dwarphed in comparison to them but also felt like she fit in with their height.