The city quivers in the wake of the destruction wrought by Alus the Star Runner. Yet beneath the surface, a shadowy malefactor espies an opportunity to claim power... Taking advantage of the chaos, Iriolde the Atypical Tome returns from exile and immediately begins to act. As plots and schemes intermingle, the next round of the Sixways Exhibition commences! A cold grin finds its way to Lucnoca the Winter's glacial maw as she anticipates her next opponent: a mere ooze...with the mind of a master tactician. Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation squelches into the arena, but what sort of secret weapon would allow an ooze to pose a threat to a legendary dragon?!