Respect

The Mantis Lords in the Mantis Village - a gorgeous, readable duel and a proper skill check. You face one Lord first, then two at once. They dash across the arena, slam down with their nail-legs and throw quick lunges; it's all spacing and patience - dodge the telegraphed dash, land one or two hits, reset. No adds, no gimmicks, just clean fundamentals. Winning earns the mantises' respect and opens the route deeper into the kingdom.