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I just realized...I've been in Genessia for a whole year now. I remember the day I arrived like it happened yesterday. I remember... ~~[being kidnapped by...]~~ ...meeting Koishi...and Terra was another one of the first people I've met here. I think I've come a long way since then... I remember how scared I was, particularly of humans, since I had not encountered one before then, and I wasn't sure how they would react to dragons. But for the most part, they've treated me kindly, and I'm grateful for that. I was inflicted with a plague when I first arrived, but after my visit to the dream docks, I was cured, and I've become more powerful than ever. I don't like to brag, but...I feel proud of what I have achieved. I am also glad to have brought in my subarchway, so I can share my experience in Genessia with my clan.

Now...I have a rather...strange question. In my world, the dragons of my clan train themselves in battle in a journey that we refer to as The Passage. We battle against the various beasts in Sornieth to improve are skills and powers. Now that we're here in Genessia, resuming the Passage has been...difficult, with the lack of opponents. Now...I know there are many powerful fighters here, but these are frankly battles to the death, and I would not wish that upon anyone here.

So, I was wondering if there are strong wildlife opponents for my clan to fight in order to resume their Passage. Unfortunately, Everglade is off limits, and the creatures there were hatchlings' play anyway. So, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I know this sounds morbid, but...we feel that it's necessary. We are essentially a warrior clan, after all.

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I can personally attest to the fact that it worked just fine the last time I was there. People who die in the arena came back instantly in the local hospital, cost-free.

[Her smiles grows even brighter.]

That is certainly good to know. Many of our clan members have died in the Passage back home already. I wouldn't want to lose any more of them.

Yeah, sure. But I have to wonder, if the whole point is proving strength... is it cheating to go somewhere you can't really die? Kind of takes the tension out of it.

It's not just about proving strength. It's more about survival than anything. It's true that removing the possibility of death would remove the tension, but what other option do we have?

Find someone willing to fight to the death and just go at it.

Ha. I've yet to meet anyone who's willing to fight to the death when they have the choice.