After leaving the merchant stalls, Tyler and his group wandered deeper into the enormous circus tent. Music, laughter, and strange smells filled the air. Every corner offered something bizarre and unexpected—beast tamers juggling flaming lions, floating tea stalls, and illusion shows that bent reality itself.
Then Tyler's gaze fell on something that made him stop in his tracks.
"Is that... a boxing ring?" he muttered.
Indeed, a small crowd had gathered around a raised platform where an octopus man was dominating the scene. He looked a lot like Taka – their Ship's Cook — but with more muscle and far more flair. Each of his eight tentacles wore a different colored boxing glove, and he was currently in the middle of pummeling his opponent into unconsciousness. His punches were a blur, striking from multiple angles at once.
