Gladiators and the Cave

The small, sea-sail-like vessel bristling with spikes wove through the dark city of Commorragh.

As it traveled between cities and functional districts, the vessel moved at twice the speed of light. Only then could it reach the very center of Commorragh within the expected time.

Black, spiked towers were Commorragh's primary architectural form.

But the Webway city of Commorragh was simply too vast. The Dark Eldar were active in only a small portion of it, so those aboard the vessel could still glimpse many structures in the style of the ancient Eldar at the edge of their vision.

Even for the Eldar themselves, trying to learn exactly how large Commorragh was would be wishful thinking.

As the central hub of the entire Webway, Commorragh had handled transport and transfers during the era of the ancient Eldar Empire. Countless fleets had needed to dock and resupply there, while innumerable people had needed to live within it.

From its founding to the fall of the ancient Eldar Empire, the passage of time had been transformed into the city's sheer scale.

Even Wraithbone, the special material used by the Eldar, could grow like living bone. Commorragh would only continue growing larger.

The small vessel traveled at light speed for one solar hour before arriving in Commorragh's most prosperous central district and stopping beside a spire as tall as the length of a celestial equator.

A designation projected from the spire: Arena Cargo Center.

All cargo aboard the vessel was loaded into the spire and instantly transported to its lowest level through an ancient logistics system.

The Arena security guard waited beneath the tower.

The cargo delivered by the vessel appeared as flowing particles in the vast space ahead, then those particles gathered again, forming a large crowd of people.

They all lay on