"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" A Booming and energetic voice explodes through the speakers set up around the enormous stadium. A deep and gravely voice, like someone who spent too much time smoking and decided now would be a good time to start screaming for their entire life. "WELCOME TO THE FORTIETH BIANNUAL VYTAL FESTIVAL!" The crowd erupted into a ceremonious cheer, whoops and hollers came from all corners of Remnant as people tuned into the match from home. "I AM YOUR ANNOUNCER, VULCO DENTRES, AND I WILL BE SERENADING YOU WITH THE SOOTHING SOUND OF MY VOICE DURING THE COURSE OF THE MATCH- JUST KIDDING, F ҉ ҉ KERS-" A loud, annoying BEEEP filled the arena. Of course, this of all events was kid friendly. "WHY WOULD I DO THAT!? I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND LET YOU ENJOY THE PURE UNBRIDLED COMBAT! PREPARE YOURSELVES, IN THIS PRELIMINARY ROUND, WE HAVE A SHADE STUDENT AND A BEACON, AND CAN I JUST SAY- I THINK MAYBE THE ENORMOUS BARELY FUNCTIONAL CLOCK WAS A WEIRD CHOICE FOR BEACON.... OKAY, I'M GETTING WORD I CAN'T DISCUSS THAT HERE SO BACK TO THE MAAATCH! IN ONE CORNER, WE HAVE MARTIN ROJA. FIRST YEAR STUDENT, EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, AND A FIRST TIME CONTESTANT! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT, FOLKS? SO YOUNG, YET SO SANDY! VACUO IS TRULY COURSE, IRRITATING, AND GETS EVER- JESUS, DEREK I'M SORRY I KEEP TALKING POLITICS, STOP SCREAMING IN MY EAR!! ANYWAY, IN THE OTHER CORNER WE HAVE THE FIRST YEAR STUDENT, RAZZMATAZZ GELE! THIS HUNTER IN TRAINING IS SEVENTEEN AND HE HAS THE WEIRDEST F ҉ ҉ KING NAME I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.... AND IT'S F ҉ ҉ KING AWESOME! BUT ENOUGH ABOUT THEM, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'LL BE FIGHTING IN. TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPINNER, OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL SPINNER! ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ISN'T THE SAME THING AS POLITICS, DEREK, SHUT UP!" The crowd, though somewhat confused, cheered heartily.
A large holographic image of a lottery machine appears on all sides of the arena, with two spinners. The spinners spun so quickly, making it nearly impossible to make out the passing words. It ticked through the options slower and slower until it finally stopped on Swamp and River.
A loud laugh came from the speakers. "I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE WATER!"
The floor of the arena lowered and, in its place, arose two new floors. Martin's half was a sparely packed swamp, complete with murky, sticky ground, wines, and mosquitos, and Razzmatazz's half become a rushing river, flowing into the swamp, comeplte with a rocky riverbank, and holographic salmon, swimming against stream.
Just then, the doors on each side of the arena opened and, from them, out strolled the combatants.
(A coin flip decided Martin gets the first post. The arena size is that of the 1v1 arena in the show, but still features biomes, though scaled down. Good luck, contestants.)