The time between the battle games and this new one has been uneventful, and the current king is tired of his kingship. Nothing has happened under his rule, and nothing has changed. He has now decided to give up his title, attempting to find a person more suited to the throne.

"WANKO!"

Wanko jumped at the sound of Yochan's voice. The brown nose had broke down crying until he gave him this job, and now he wouldn't shut up. The jump had caused him to fall back and he started rubbing his head as he righted himself. "What now Yochan?"

"I have the new statistics for this years battle games. It seems most of the candidates have turned in their entries on time."

"And Ueki?"

"Uh… yes. Our friend Mr. Kousuke has yet to turn one in…"

"Then the entry deadline is moved up another week."

"But… but sir."

"No but's Yochan." Yochan backed off at this sudden outburst. "Ueki was Kobasen's entry and now he is one of my candidates. I trust that he will make an appropriate choice."

Yochan bowed to Inumaru and exited. "Yes sir."

Cyrus woke with his head throbbing. What was that? Some weird trick? He sat up and looked around. He saw nothing. He checked his watch. It said midnight. "Crap. I gotta get inside." Then he saw a dark figure as he stood. As he stood up, the figure got closer, then he remembered the person with his sister. "You!" He started running for the person, and jumped towards them.

"Fuudou!"

All of a sudden a huge arm shot out of the ground and stopped Cyrus. "What the hell?" The arm sunk back into the ground, and in its place was a tiny sprout of a tree.

"I am not your enemy kid."

"Then who are…" The Ueki stepped into the light. "Ueki?"

"How do you know me?"

Cyrus looked at him, still incapable of accepting this. First that man with my sister, THEN my sister, now Ueki? What the hell is going on? "I saw you today at the park. With… Mori."

"Today?" Ueki looked confused. "So you heard what we were talking about?"

"Only a little."

"Hmm." Ueki was definitely thinking about something, and then he looked at Cyrus. "I saw you trying to stop your sister. She was using a power that an old friend of mine used once. She is taking part in a dangerous game, and at this point there is only one way for you to stop her."

"What?" He could get his sister back? But how?

"I am going to have to give you a power of your own. But my power is unavailable to be used in this round. There is only one left that I believe could be a match to your sisters."

"And what's that?"

"At the moment," Then his hand glowed bright green and Cyrus was intoxicated. "The power to turn ink into stone."