R KNOWN. THE VICTOR WILL GAIN ENTRANCE IN THE BOOK OF WARRIORS AND HIS NAME WILL BE LORE FOR CENTURIES TO COME. ALTHOUGH NOBODY KNOWS FROM WHENCE THE BOOK OF FIGHTING CAME IT IS KNOWN THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE COMPILATION OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPETITORS THEIR METHODS AND THEIR STORIES. WRITTEN BY MAGIC IN THE BLOOD OF CHAMPIONS THE BOOK HAS BEEN KEPT SINCE BEFORE HISTORY IN A MOUNTAINTOP CITADEL IN THE HIMALAYAS. IT IS AT THIS CITADEL THAT THE WORLD'S STRONGEST COMPETITORS FIGHT FOR INSCRIPTION IN THE BOOK. GOOD AND EVIL MORTAL AND IMMORTAL CONVENE ONCE A CENTURY TO COMPETE UNDER MY WATCHFUL EYE. AS GUARDIAN OF THE BOOK I AM DEVOTED TO THE THREE TRUE FORCES OF NATURE GOOD EVIL AND THE PAIN CAUSED BY THEIR ETERNAL CONFLICT. IN AN ENDLESS SEARCH FOR RESOLUTION TO THIS STRUGGLE I HAVE YET AGAIN BROUGHT TOGETHER THE PLANET'S GREATEST WARRIORS BUT FOR THE LAST TIME. FOR THE BOOK OF FIGHTING HAS BUT ONE EMPTY PAGE AND IT IS WRITTEN THAT THE WAY OF THIS TOURNAMENT WINNER WILL FILL THIS PAGE FINISH THE BOOK AND TIP THE SCALES IN FAVOR OF GOOD OR EVIL FOR ETERNITY. THE BALANCE OF THE WORLD WILL LAY IN THE HANDS OF ONLY ONE. FIND THE WAY NOBLE CHALLENGER. FIND THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR.