Everyone was sitting in the dining hall conversing and waiting for Sirius to start dinner. Just then, a gate opened and Sirius walked out of it, and everyone immediately settled down as he began speaking.
"Will the losers from today's matches please make their way to the stage." He said calmly. Bud groaned as he walked up to the stage in shame. Once they all were on the stage, Sirius instructed them to wave change. Once they all wave changed, Sirius snapped his fingers and they all disappeared; what remained were battle cards floating in mid-air. With a wave of his hand, the battle cards flew in to the audience. Aaron caught the card thrown at him, and he looked at it.
"This is Taurus Fire!" he exclaimed.
"What'd you do to our friends!?" Geos asked holding up the battle card that he was given.
Sirius chuckled, "My dear boy, these are your fabulous prizes, the power of those you have defeated in battle, and as the tournament progresses you will collect all of the cards that your foes have previously collected. By the end of this tournament, only one will remain and they will be the strongest wave battler of all, and I will personally grant a wish to the winner of the tournament. It is too late to back out now, and leaving or should I say attempting to leave, will result in immediate deletion." Sirius said with a maniacal grin.
Geo cringed as he looked at the battle card that he was holding; he felt bad for the person trapped inside of it. Aaron looked at his battle card; he knew that he would probably have to use it in order to win the tournament. The stakes were even higher now, and Aaron was not going to back down; he would win this tournament at all costs. This was not about the prizes; it was about proving that he was the best wave battler.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms and got ready for bed; most of them were still mortified that they may be turned in to battle cards. Aaron heard a knock at his door and Geo walked in.
"Sorry for barging in like this, but can we talk?" Geo asked.
"Look Geo, I know that you're worried about Bud, but I'm not giving the card to you. I'm going to need it to win this tournament, and you will need yours." Aaron said calmly as he got dressed for bed.
"But what if…" Geo began, but was cut off by Aaron.
"Geo, there are no buts here. I am not your friend in this tournament, I am your enemy. Plus, I don't even think that we were friends before the tournament, so why don't you leave before I make use of the décor." Aaron said motioning to the sword hanging on the wall. Geo left the room reluctantly knowing that Aaron would not be giving him the battle card. Geo went back to his room and went to sleep.
Stalker materialized from Aaron's Hunter, "That wasn't very nice, but you were smart not to give up the card." Stalker said calmly.
"This tournament isn't a place to have friends, we can't go soft now." Aaron said clenching his fist. Stalker nodded his head in agreement, and he retreated to the Hunter to rest. Aaron went to bed knowing that the tournament was not going to slow down for him.