Wow, there are things implied in this that make me uncomfortable, which, i think, implies that you have very well succeeded in your writing of this story.

This snippit in time makes me wonder vividly about what happened. What happened to azira-, ah, mr. Fell? What happened to Crowley? What will happen in the future? And what did they all start out as? It seems like there is so much worldbuilding behind the scenes to make this. It's the sort of thing that would keep me up at night (if i wasnt just about to stay up 24+ hours for a tournement).