Lina Inverse stood on a barren plane, having been teleported there by some deity or monster that wanted people to fight for its amusement.  Honestly, she wasn't really paying attention, but she did catch that the more enemies she "killed" the more favor she would win, which could be traded for objects from the being that brought her here.  Best of all, no one actually died, because they would be made whole by the being no matter what happened to them.

She eagerly awaited her first opponent.