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<span style="font-size: 18px"><b><i>May 10th, 8:40 AM</i></b></span><br/>
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</div><span style="font-size: 18px"><b><i>Dream Field Arena - Dueling Stage Edge, Neo Domino City </i></b></span>​</div><br/><br/>Satsuki felt a nameless fear run down her spine like ice water as the blades crossed before her.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><i>Just a really good cosplay...  That's all...  Right?</i></span>She stared at the mask, trying to see past what she were sure had to be tinted eye-slits, not real, not a true demon standing in front of her, because<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><i>those demons don't exist right?  They're just cards.</i></span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"You know...  It's a nice and dedicated costume but you don't need to play the character <i>all</i> the time right?"</span>Come to think of it, maybe he was a mascot?  Only the Kuriboh had been the one on the screen...<br/><br/>Curious, Satsuki's eyes narrowed as her head tilted to one side, brow furrowing as she tried to figure the archfiend out.  She was obvously missing some piece of the puzzle and she knew it, she just couldn't figure out<i>what</i>...<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Seriously...  How are you here?  Did Security give you and your uh-"</span>Satsuki gestured to the fiends to her left and right<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"-<i>entourage</i> special permission or something?"</span>Some part at the back of Satsuki's mind was awake to the danger she was placing herself in but curiosity, stubbornness, and the steady belief that<i>there was no such thing as magic or real archfiends</i>kept her prodding, trying to unravel the mystery that had been presented to her.  Not realizing that an inability to recognize and accept true magic kept vital clues out of reach.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center">-----<br/>
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</div><span style="font-size: 18px"><b><i>Dream Field Arena - Duelist Waiting Room, Neo Domino City<br/>
</i></b></span>​</div><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#87cefa">"Un..."</span>Yuki shook her head miserably.  Maybe not to most, but to her that huge american had been the very picture of terrifying up close.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#87cefa">"He really was..."</span>She still struggled to meet Kaden's eyes, twisting her hands in each other as she gamely strove to look anywhere but him while still keeping him in the corner of her vision.  To make sure she could move if he tried anything was what she told herself, but even up close he was still handsome, and while that was scary in and of itself, at least he'd been kind...<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#87cefa">"N-no..."</span>Yuki answered without thinking as she didn't realize at first what Kaden was getting at but while she could be a nervous wreck, she wasn't completely a fool.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00bfff">"Th-that is I have a few friends in the stands but um...  They wanted to see the other duels live, and I have to be here to compete."</span>She balled her hands into fists, sighed, and then pulled out her cards again, starting to fiddle with them once more.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#87cefa">"It's okay though, really.  Sure some of the duelists are scary but they aren't all bad..."</span>She actually looked at him there, a shy look, half-concealed beneath the sweep of her bangs and accompanied by a slight flush again before she tore her eyes away, not wanting to let him think she was staring.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center">-----<br/>
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</div><span style="font-size: 18px"><b><i>Dream Field Arena - Duelist Waiting Room, Neo Domino City<br/>
</i></b></span>​</div><br/><br/>Lilita surveyed the common area where the duelists gathered as she waited for her name to be called.  Her foot tapping restlessly against the floor as she eyed the collective opposition.  It had been years since she'd last been invited to a big tournament like this and she'd been surprised to receive an invite to this one in particular.  Most in the dueling world found her particular proclivities distasteful.  As it was though, this tournament seemed to have a somewhat more rag-tag roster than usual, including any number of duelists from minor circuits, and while the vampire queen would have been wary for her chances against high level opponents, many of these seemed quite young...<br/><br/>Plenty of fresh blood to take~...<br/><br/>At least there were handsome boys and pretty girls aplenty to cast her eyes on as her gaze swept the assembled mass of people.  Lilita smirked, picking out faces as she watched.  There were quite a few she didn't recognize, and a few she did.  She may have been quietly ejected from the tournament scene but that hadn't meant she didn't keep up with current trends of the competitions and in particular a familiar pretty girl with two-toned hair.<br/><br/>Stepping around the edge of the crowd, Lilita approached, a wicked half-smile on her face.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#483d8b">"Kagame Izumi-<i>sama</i>..."</span>The exalted suffix was mocked in the redhead's tone as she put a hand on one hip.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#483d8b">"Imagine seeing the 'rising star of Domino' here...  Gracing this tournament with her presence.  Well...  You certainly do make a pretty picture sitting there, that much is certain~."</span>She winked salaciously.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#483d8b">"But I'm sure you were invited for more than just your looks~"</span>She amended prettily, her tone simultaneously meaning nothing of the sort.