[Pov Drogan]
let me tell you this, never challenge an undead to a drinking contest, I found out just before passing out from drunkenness that Patches's state is a sort of semi flux between all his versions like Schrodinger's cat but being a smarmy bastard.
Now to those who don't realize that means at anytime he could walk on walls, yeah that was a surprise until I remembered he was a spider in bloodborne, the last thing I remember though was singing the Spiderman theme but a patches version.
~Spider-Patches, Spider-Patches
Does whatever a spider can
Spins a web, any size
Is a thief, Never truly dies
Look out
Here comes the Spider-Patches.~
Fun times. . .
Anyway when I awoke he was gone and he most likely nicked something from me but with a simple metaphorical pat down I can't really tell what he took, so I'll just go with the age old adage of, if its not important to remember it doesn't matter in the first place.
I just enter the Main room again where the machine is lit up and surrounded by guards, all of the remaining contestants are present as well as most of the losers and non-participants.
Also as a note some of the demi gods are back from their dive in the maelstrom, it seems they're having fun in there but it might not be as fun for some since the non-combative Miquella, Dismissive Morgott and disabled Godwyn + Fortissax are back.
Under the urging of the demi gods it means I know the snack selection while I wait.
As I approach the table to collect said snacks, I get approached by a guard, I do notice that each other remaining duellist is approached. It doesn't take long but the guard informs me that the sphere reveal process will happen in 5 minuets so I should prepare.
Well it would be rude to be standing for the process in front of the whole world munching on food.
I know I've messed with the tournament enough that anything else I do would probably have Seto throwing me off this blimp, while its in flight, maybe over a reef just to make it hurt more.
With a plate of snacks left on a table, I make my way to the machine while the others do so as well.
One of the guards does a countdown in view, which at the end of the head guard starts his commentary to introduce the tournament to those just tuning in since as I suspected adding more time for the tournament boosted its hype growth.
After the introduction takes place it, it doesn't take long for the announcer to start listing each remaining contestant, I mostly tune it out but when its my turn to be announced I simply smile and wave especially since the announcer used my Kaiba corp title which must have confused so many people.
like why is the Head of Public relations in the Tournament ? When did Kaiba Corp get a Head of Public relations ? why Does Seto Kaiba keep staring at his Head of Public relations like he wants to kill him ?
All very good questions which are glossed over as the announcer just continues though the list of contestants ending with Odion who's disguised as Marik being described as the brother of the Egyptian ambassador to America, which is true in and out of the disguise.
once each of us are announced the announcer then continues with the procession mainly talking going over the sphere meaning and importance of order, after that he then speaks directly towards the duellists now.
"Now Contestants it time to determine the first match of this round of the semi finals, now due to the order set from the the last rounds of duel's the first duel will be between Miss Guinevere and who ever holds her sphere, so May the person wielding her sphere step forth."
At this nothing else happens, the silence is kind of overwhelming so much that I can even hear the blimps propellers thumping in the background. . .
after a few more seconds of silence each of the other duellists start to look at each other in confusion, seeing this the announcer not missing a beat continues.
"It seems the duellist isn't willing to announce themselves, Luckily the game designers made is to the boxes can identify the sphere within, so with a simple press of this button the duellist will be revealed." for dramatic effect the announcer has a device with a prominent green button which he clicks.
at this everyone's case's frames flash a neon light becoming illuminated before one by one the cases de-luminate for dramatic purpose.
This ends with only one case illuminated in the hands of a bronze skinned teen, at this his face is that of surprise.
"What, there must be a mistake I have someone else's sphere, not hers." Namu speaks in confusion and annoyance.
to this the announcer places a hand against his ear to listen to something before speaking. "The system is detecting Guinevere's sphere in your case, even if you say its not we need to confirm it anyway by revealing the sphere in question, so please open your case."
Hearing this Namu pauses for a second seeing that he can't really do anything to manipulate the situation sighs before grasping his case and opening it.
Within it sits a sphere depicting a half skull half helmet with a back emblem of raised wings.
Seeing this instead of Seto Kaiba's sphere Namu realizes his true situation and finally notices Guinevere's face which is a depiction of Malice with eyes full of fury for the mental raping and lobotomies of herself and her brother.
Seeing the sphere the announcer speaks, "The First duel of this round will be between Miss Guinevere and Mister Namu, Can both Duellists make they're ways to the duel arena."
hearing this Namu turns and makes his way very disgruntled while Guinevere turns and makes her own path, weirdly again it turns out its towards me even though her elevator is a bit away from me, as she approaches I sigh, smirk and speak.
"Congrats on getting your chance, Now I know those eyes are full of fury but I can tell your calculating something interesting, its probably means if very dangerous and I should ward you from it but out of principle but, I know you would just ignore me so what do you need."
She doesn't mince words I can tell she spent most of the break formulating a plan to take Marik down, her next words don't surprise me. "I need something to form a shadow game I think the spirits called it."
Hearing this I nod, yep foolish and reckless just as I thought, I sigh and tilt my head to the side thinking before shrugging and taking out something I just recently took out a few hours ago.
Ranni, Rykard and Melina remember this item since I just showed it and I expected Miquella to recognise it since he bloody made the thing but I was slightly surprised when Godwyn and Fortissax seem to instinctually react to it.
"This here is a very special blade my dear, its purpose was to act as a catalyse to tear into the realm of the dead and retrieve the crafters beloved brother, the plan failed but mainly because the crafter didn't know he was only half dead, You could probably use it as a catalyst in this world to cut into the shadow realm and channel a Shadow game."
Hearing this Guinevere goes to grab at it seeing it as the ticket to her revenge's manifest but I quickly keep it from her reach and speak again in the most cliché cursed salesmen voice possible.
"But I have to warn you my dear, the power coursing though The Eclipse Shotel sears the very soul upon contact, a single lick of its golden flames would decay the body sending them step by step closer to the end, Mainly because of this and you wanting it to be a shadow game, your not to use it if you win to kill him, if you try I'll have to step in to stop you and you wouldn't want that."
Hearing my warning the goth chick is unamused and assumes I'm exaggerating, my eyes otherwise are staring directly at her not even flinching telling her I'm serious.
Her seeing me serious for the first time causes her to shiver for a second before I lower the eclipse Shotel and it glows in light and forms into a card, I simply hand her the card since she can't be carrying weapons in public, she can already tell she could summon it if she channels some spirit energy though it.
[The Eclipse Shotel][Spell/Equip]
She looks at the card and smiles before making her way to the elevator, once she's gone Miquella speaks towards his older brother, [Brother, I will just say this since I'm curious but I could tell you felt something when he drew the Eclipse Shotel?]
at this the Mermaid supported by his Emotional Support Dragon seems to stare into into space as if remembering a dream, [when He drew the blade I felt like I've seen the blade before in a hazy vision but I have no recollection of it before today.]
At this I reply, 'Like a forgotten memory you remembered but still fuzzy on all the details.' at this Godwyn just shrugs since he feels the description is apt.
hearing this Miquella is kind of bemused while also proud, maybe because his plan to reach the soul of his brother worked in someway so the work he put into the ritual of the eclipsed sun wasn't a waste after all, he did make/retrofitted a whole castle in the mountains for the ritual it after all.
It doesn't take long before the screens in the room depict both Namu/Marik and Guinevere on the arena, at this point of time Miquella realises something, [Wait, Why did you give her the Shotel in the first place, she could do some real harm with it, and if she lost Then Marik could get it due to the ante rule.]
To this I just smirk since I like messing with him but I'll be blunt, 'She's not gonna win and Marik can't use it since he doesn't use warrior's or Fairies, also he's arrogant and blinded by the the Rod enough that he'll think the Shotel is weaker than the Millennium Rod so he might want it since its shiny but he won't be able to use it effectively actively weighing him down if he does take it.'