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Chapter 3: The Nightmare Competition

"Lilia Lee is going to judge in this year's Nightmare Competition, as always! For those who are just tuning in right now and who doesn't know what the Nightmare Competition is, I'll explain. The Nightmare Competition is a competition judged solely on Dark Prism Shows. Every year, there is a Nightmare Competition being held. Practically every Dark Prism Dancer in the world joins together in this one very important competition, since the winner of the Nightmare Competition gets to get the honor of performing a Dark Prism Show with the creator of Dark Prism Shows: Lilia Lee!" the reporter announced. "A word from Lilia, please," she requested, and handed me the microphone.

"As some of you know, last year's winner was a masked person, and came to this competition for the fun of it, and didn't want to perform a Dark Prism Show, saying that she was 'too much of an expert to dance with a novice,'" I stated. "Now, we hope that this year, someone who's serious about this year's competition would be the winner, and someone who wouldn't be as snobbish and as sure as she is."

"Thank you, Lilia Lee! Now, let's start the Nightmare Competition with contestant number one: Kurai Cross!"

A girl with black hair and blond highlights with a black cross pin appeared on the stage. She wore a choker with a cross on it, black jacket with a white cross on the back, fingerless gloves, a white skirt with cross designs on it, and black boots with white crosses.

She opened her mouth, and sang:

"Ranhansha suru manazashi (Gaze into the mirror)

Kagamigoshi ni dareka ga mirteru no? (And tell me who you see on the other side?)

Piroodo no omoi sora (The heavy velvet skies)

Zawameku kaze ga kinou made to wa chigau no yo (and the rustling winds have changed their colors)

Koe wo kikasete (Let me hear your voice)

Sugata wo misete watashi no nigashite (Show me your body, and set me free)

Nee kagi ga kowareta (The key is long gone)

Torikago no naka hitori zutto (And I am locked in this birdcage all alone)

Negai monogatari yo (It's an endless story)

Jibun dake ni mieru kusari ni tsunagareta mama (Where I wander my dreams, bound)

Yume wo samayotteru (By the chains only I can see)

Machikutabireta kao no (My longing eyes of glass)

Garasu no hitomi ga futatsu (Have grown weary of waiting)

Mou yame ni shitai no ni (I wish to quit this world)

Owari go kowakute (Yet, fearing the end,)

Mata kurikaesu no (I continue on, trapped)"

She jumped, and shouted, "Nightmare Shadow!" A big shadow covered the whole stage, and showed a lot of creepy and scary things, stuff that would normally appear in nightmares.

She took another jump, and a black bow appeared in her hands. "Dark Cross Bow!" she shouted, and released the bow. The arrow released a dozen black crosses to the crowd, and they cheered.

I raised an eyebrow. The reporter seemed to notice this, since she announced, "Any words for Kurai Cross?"

"That girl is... interesting," I announced on the microphone.

"Lilia Lee has shown interest in Kurai Cross! It's a possibility that she might win!"

She took another jump, and moved across the air, with a line following her. As she finished, it was obvious that she had formed a black star with a white cross in the middle. "Star Cross!" she shouted.

The crowd went wild.

"And there is contestant number 1: Kurai Cross!" the reporter announced. "Next up is contestant number 2!"

~After all ten contestants have performed their Dark Prism Shows...~

"Ladies and gentlemen.. it is time to announce the winner!" the reporter announced, and handed me the microphone.

"The one who has shown the most talent in Dark Prism Shows is..." I started. "Kurai Cross!"

The crowd clapped.

"Kurai Cross, please get on the stage!"

Kurai slowly walked up the stage.

"What are your words for winning the Nightmare Competition?" the reporter asked, handing her the microphone.

She shrugged. "I have no words at all," she announced.

The crowd cheered, and you could hear people shouting, "Cool and Spicy!"

I took the microphone. "We will contact you for the date, time, and location of the Dark Prism Show you're to perform with me."

She nodded slightly. "Whatever," she said, and walked off the stage.

"We look forward to your next Dark Prism Show!" the reporter shouted.

I sighed. She looks self-confident, but at least she wasn't as bad as the winner from last year...