Now there stood Serloth...
Facing the bad goons.
They challenged him to a cavalry duel.
Not on horses...
But on wild Bulls.
Serloth was shocked.
He was only thirteen years old.
He had never fought on a Bull before.
He had no experience.
But...
For Aby...
He accepted the challenge without hesitation.
The battle was held inside the place that would one day become famous.
During Henry's time, it was called the Bullpit.
Later, it became the Bloodpit.
But back then...
It was known as the Deadpit.
The place where bodies were buried.
Where criminals were executed.
Where pieces of men were left to rot on the ground.
The smell alone was enough to make people vomit.
Everyone watching covered their noses.
But Serloth walked into it without fear.
The battle began.
On one side...
Serloth.
On the other...
Brolin.
Both mounted on wild Bulls.
Both carrying swords.
Brolin came fully armed.
Serloth barely had anything.
But...
It simply wasn't Brolin's day.
He had challenged the Bull of the town.
The same boy who had been protecting everyone for years.
As soon as the duel began...
It was already over.
Moments later...
Serloth stood there.
Holding two severed heads.
One belonged to Brolin.
The other...
To the Bull.
Without a word...
He threw both of them toward his own Bull.
Which calmly began feeding.
The entire town fell silent.
From that day onward...
Everyone feared Serloth.
The men who had invaded Leaftown finally stepped forward.
"We have orders from Nothingware."
"We either seize this land..."
"...or destroy it."
"This soil is perfect for growing something very valuable."
"If we lose it..."
"We lose everything."
There was only one option left.
Leaftown would officially become part of Redware.
But...
It would remain under Serloth's rule.
Brolin's older brother...
Unlike Brolin...
Wasn't physically strong.
But he possessed something far more dangerous.
Influence.
Intelligence.
And the complete support of his followers.
He never forgot how Serloth had killed his brother.
From that day...
He planned only one thing.
Revenge.
But every attempt failed.
Serloth always kept loyal guards around himself and Aby.
And even if someone managed to get close...
Serloth was more than capable of dealing with them himself.
The years passed.
Serloth grew stronger.
Smarter.
More respected.
Eventually...
He became King Serloth.
Under his rule...
The town flourished.
Industries expanded.
Schools improved.
Transportation advanced.
Hospitals became better.
It slowly became the most developed town in all of Redware.
Peace had finally returned.
Even the town's name changed once again.
Bloodleaf Town...
Became Leaftown once more.
Every reminder of bloodshed was erased.
Today...
It was Aby's twenty-first birthday.
December 31st.
Tomorrow...
Would be their wedding.
According to tradition...
No one could marry before turning twenty-one.
They celebrated together.
Cut the birthday cake.
Laughed.
Spent one final peaceful night together.
And prepared for what would become the grandest wedding Redware had ever witnessed.
Guests arrived from across Redware.
Even officials from Westware...
And Nothingware.
Almost everyone secretly hated Serloth.
But they smiled anyway.
Because his rule had made them wealthy.
Only one man truly watched the celebration.
Brolin's brother.
Silently.
Patiently.
Planning something far bigger.
Together with powerful people from Nothingware.
The wedding took place that very night.
As Serloth and Aby stood at the altar...
They tried to kiss.
But laughed instead.
Aby was seven months pregnant.
Her baby bump kept getting in the way.
Serloth couldn't stop smiling.
Aby couldn't stop smiling.
The entire town celebrated with them.
For the first time in years...
Everyone believed happiness had finally won.
But Serloth knew...
Brolin's brother hadn't given up.
He was planning something.
Something dangerous.
That was exactly why Serloth had already begun designing a system...
A cage.
Not for innocent people...
But for criminals.
A punishment so severe...
That no one would ever dare betray the town again.
He just didn't know...
He would never get the chance to finish it.
The morning after the wedding...
Serloth was forced to leave.
A political conference in Nothingware demanded his presence.
He didn't want to leave Aby alone.
Not now.
Especially with their child almost ready to be born.
But duty came first.
Most of his guards were still drunk from celebrating the wedding.
Brolin's men pretended to be just as exhausted.
That made Serloth believe nothing was wrong.
He kissed Aby goodbye.
Promised he'd return the very next morning.
Then...
He left the city.
Without realizing...
The moment he disappeared over the horizon...
Every loyal guard remaining in Leaftown was murdered in their sleep.
Aby...
Was captured.
Locked away.
Hidden from the world.
And everyone waited...
For King Serloth to return.
To witness...
The very first...
Cage Show.