He ran The Dueling Dragon , a dingy cantina built into the carcass of a crashed Kree warship orbiting the Battlerealm’s core. His specialty wasn't fighting. It was liquidating .
The Battlerealm’s economy ran on Catalysts, Gold, and desperation. For most Summoners, a duplicate Champion wasn’t a cause for celebration; it was a trip to the Nexus crystal recycler. You fed the duplicate to the ISO-8 vats, shrugged, and moved on.
His greatest triumph wasn't a 7-Star Herculean God. It was a 3-Star, Sig Level 99, duped-six-times-over .
“So how do you sell Champions in the Contest?” Kael leaned forward, his voice dropping to a gravelly whisper. “You don’t sell the stats. You sell the potential for a story . The upset victory. The complete collection. The secret synergy that only you understand.”
