Tourney Arc

[Dracos]

"Short time?  To those who have mastered their own souls, time is but an antiqued notion.  Fight every battle to survive.  Fight now...with only will against me."

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki caught sight of the box, and every one of her instincts insisted that she turn around and flee...but she was unable to stop herself from walking over and picking up the black box....

[Anonymous]

"But...how does one know they've achieved mastery?" Olguin softly mumbled, remembering how most of his attacks had been proved to be ineffectual against Jethro.

Drudging up the energy that sprang up from his soul, Olguin's form was suddenly lit up by his aura.

With a battle cry, he rocketted towards Wiseman, fists crackling with amethyst fire.

[Dracos]

OOC: alas... Evil moves first

IC:

Miyuki's hands, acting almost outside of her control found a small latch, and opened the box, revealing a deck of cards...all blank.

Reaching out she drew one card, putting the box down.  Before her eyes it glowed...shifting...revealing a young child on it's front standing in front of a mirror looking at an older woman.  On the back a purple mushroom appeared.

A cold feeling suddenly grew in the pit of Miyuki's stomach as her something felt very wrong.  Her clothes began feeling loose around her as she shrunk, the card slipping from her grasp as she fell in height.  Moments later, she looked around confused... reduced physically and emotionally to a six year old child.

Meanwhile the box disappeared into smoke...demonic laughter softly being audible from the cruel box.

Fearless Leader

[Dracos]

"Your will is slow tonight Olguin."  Manuevering around him, Shair was a fleeting leaf upon the wind...always one step ahead.  "What is on your mind?"

Fearless Leader

[Anonymous]

"What the...?" Suddenly doubling over in the midst of his attack, Olguin turned wide eyes towards the roof where had left Miyuki.

"Something feels wrong, terribly wrong."

Suddenly spinning on his heel, Olguin's body blurred slightly as he dashed away.

He HAD to see what was wrong!

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki fell to the ground, landing hard on her rear. She looked in shock at her smaller body, beginning to shake.

'What...' She took quick mental stock. Her memory was intact. She was still herself. Only now...she was, at best, six years old.

She tried hard to reign in the shock, but her emotions were no longer up to the task. She put her face in her hands and began to cry softly...

[Dracos]

Shair, sensing his student's distress, followed, his form hidden from view.

Fearless Leader

[Anonymous]

Moments later...

Olguin stared at the girl that was standing in Miyuki's clothes in shock.

That girl....no...

But his memories told him otherwise.

"M...Miyuki?" He stammered, feeling the bottom of his world suddenly give.

Just when he had reunited with her....this happens?

Suddenly, Olguin began to darkly laugh. Oh course, nothing could go his way in life, he had been personally picked as the bitch for the gods, afterall.

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki looked up at Olguin, her face wet. She opened her mouth to say something...anything...but she couldn't.

As he began to laugh grimly, Miyuki's eyes teared up again. She was all alone, and far too young, now to take care of herself. she began to cry again, frightened at what might happen to her...

[Anonymous]

Feeling a incredible amount of power surge through his blood, Olguin smiled grimly.

Maybe it was time to pay the world back for everything it did to him?

Suddenly hearing a child's tears, he immediately snapped out of his dark musings.

Shoving the tempting power away, he suddenly felt light headed.

Kneeling down next to the still crying Miyuki, he placed a hand on her right shoulder.

Now wasn't the time for this kinda crap, Olg!

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki shrank back a little bit as she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at Olguin (Kami-sama he was HUGE now!) and felt a devastating sense of loss.

She wiped her eyes fiercely with the now enormous sleeve of her tunic, and looked into Olguin's gaze hesitantly. Was this the last time she would ever see her best friend? How could she be anything but a burden to him, now?

[Anonymous]

Olguin couldn't help but flinch as Miyuki shrank away from his touch. Taking a deep, albeit ragged breath of air, he tried to give his friend a reassuring smile.

"What did this to you?"

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki wiped at her eyes again.

"Card," She hiccuped. She scowled briefly, then forced herself to slow down and get the words out. "I found a black box...full of cards." She paused to sniffle. "I didn't want to, but something made me take a card, and, and..."
With that, She burst into tears again, internally disgusted with herself, but so anxious and afraid that she was unable to hold them back...

[Anonymous]

"Michan..." Taking her into his arms, Olguin began to gently rock the crying girl. He'd be damned before he left her to suffer alone.