One hundred percent certainty locked every prediction into Corin's next strike before either fighter moved. The audience reinforcement did not guess a direction or technique; it required only that the champion land the blow Crowncast had purchased as decisive.
Dorian spent the last reputation credit before Vasa finished measuring the reserve. Casualty records, affiliate guarantees, and completed champion contracts all became collateral behind one outcome.
"If the strike fails, Crowncast cannot authenticate its own corrections. If it lands, the market calls every attached record reliable," Vasa said.
Nox pressed one hand against the thigh wound; regeneration slowed the bleeding but could not repair muscle while prediction mana contaminated his channels.
Corin raised his restored saber; audience power gathered along the full blade instead of one expected edge, making direction irrelevant once contact occurred.
