32. Forging New Leaders

To the east, Lyra-9 followed Xtreme's scripts, transforming the floating arenas into celestial scenes. Crystal platforms, suspended by antigravity fields, glowed beneath purple skies. There, the warriors faced challenges designed to glorify the God of the Flaming Sky. These challenges included Aerial Gauntlets, races against plasma drones that exploded into flames; Storm Duels, combats on unstable platforms under electrical storms; and Sky Forges. Winners received technological implants that transformed them into special humans new cyborgs pre-programmed to perform various functions.