"ROOOAR!"
The thunderous cheers from the stands almost lifted the roof off the circular stadium.
The players looked up, squinting at the giant screen hanging in the sky.
On the screen, Yuri and Gandalf appeared, standing on the high platform waving and smiling down, eliciting an even more fervent cheer.
Gandalf, smiling, pressed his hand down to calm the audience a little.
"Some say we are false," Gandalf's voice was loud, his tone imbued with the gentle solemnity unique to a sage. "We are from a video game. From the moment of our inception, we existed to cater to the whims of the creator.
