A table rose from the white floor in front of him, dark stone shot through with embedded starlight, constellations drifting beneath the polished surface like koi in dark water. A chair materialized behind him. The table was sized for him, the board on its surface entirely his.
Across the void, the Kaiju had its own. He couldn't see the details from this distance, but he could feel the dimensional link between the two surfaces, a tether stitched through the space.
Its gaze glowed faint against the white, watching him from a table scaled to its own impossible size.
'You're joking.'
He sat.
[Phase 1 Results]
[Defender: Dungeon Ground Held: 100%. Enemy forces eliminated: 28%.]
[Claimant: Peak territory gained: 50%. Territory held at phase end: 0%.]
[Result: Minor Defender victory. Both Masters advance to Phase 2.]
[Defender advantage: First deployment pick, +1 starting Strategy Card.]
Kaiden stared at the numbers.
