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Mistral.
The Kingdom was located on the continent of Anima, the second-largest landmass in Remnant located to the east. Mistral controlled the most territory of all four Kingdoms, encompassing a wide range of ecosystems and many diverse cultures. One would say those cultures were too diverse, from the purest styles to the foulest methods.
Due to so much land, the inhabitants were able to create homes and buildings among the high cliffs and its walls. The style of it all was extremely unique, completely different from the design one would usually see from all of the other Kingdoms.
But then tourism was the last thing on the mind of Yang who was with Minato. With the engine rumbling through their ears, the pair were on top of a yellow motor bike and making their way around the paths that were large enough for them. On top of Yang's head was a yellow biker's helmet and yellow-tinted goggles. Minato meanwhile wore a blue biker helmet that covered his entire face with a visor so that no dirt would get in his eyes.
How did the two of them get their hands on such a vehicle? The motorcycle was actually a gift for Yang from Minato because of the blonde's fifteenth birthday. The first time was certainly a sight for the other family members when they saw Yang crush Minato in a tight hug while lifting him up in the air.
Back to the present however, the blonde was focusing on driving since the motorcycle belongs to her. Meanwhile, Minato had a map open as he was attempting to navigate Yang towards the arena they were supposed to go to in order to take part in the Mistral Tournament.
Arriving last night, the two had arrived to the respective hotel in order to get the rooms that were assigned to them. Showing the proof that each of them were registered due to being sponsored, they ended up being on separate floors but then they didn't mind it at all. Being taken to their rooms, they were also given instructions to arrive at the arena about an hour before the actual event began.
"Make a right." Minato stated still keeping an eye on the map. Despite the even volume of his voice, Yang still heard him over the engine and turned in that direction. "Now just keep going straight and we should be there eventually."
Minato was right about that. Only a couple of minutes passed, but then their sights began to come upon a massive building that looked like it was something that came from a history book and was remade due to modern looks. So many people were coming and going out of what looked like to be entrances and exits.
Continuing to drive, Yang was looking around. Finding what she thought to be a decent spot to park, she stopped the engine and got off. Grabbing her helmet, she took it off and shook her head to get rid of the tight feeling. Not only that, it was a good way to let her hair out. Sighing with relief, she saw that Minato had already torn his own helmet off.
Scanning the area, she began to pat herself down soon after. Pulling a piece of paper out of her pocket, she looked over it to make sure that everything was in order. "Minato, come on," Yang grabbed the boy by his sleeve suddenly and began to drag him along without hearing him complain. "We've got to hand in our proof that were competing."
There was a decently long line, but it didn't seem too bad. Yang slipped to the back with Minato and she released her grip on his sleeve. Minato simply eyed each and every one of the people. Apparently, most of them were their age group. Ah, right, the Mistral Tournament today was for those ranging from 13 years to 17. But if one was already a part of a proper huntsmen and huntress academy, they were not to participate.
"Feeling a bit nervous?" Yang asked, grabbing his attention by poking his chest with her elbow. When he looked back, he saw that she was giving him a teasing grin. "Come on, dude, you're here because of a sponsorship. There's no way you're getting cold feet here and now."
Minato blinked before shaking his head. "I never answered your question and you're just putting words in my mouth." He commented, just looking at the grin that Yang still kept on her face.
Yang then shook her head, still not letting her grin go away. "Seriously, you should at least be a little bit excited. I mean, this is the Mistral Tournament! This is supposed to be a place where the best fighters around Mistral of our age group come here and show off how good they can be! Heck, if we seem good enough, we could even get Beacon Academy to offer a scholarship!"
The female soon felt a single finger press against her lips. Blinking, she looked back towards Minato who was the one that was performing such an action. "Yang, volume." He stated before rolling his head around. "Remember where we are. We don't want to disturb anyone."
His words only made her chuckle however as she moved his finger away.
Continuing to wait for the line to move on, Yang began playing around on her scroll while occasionally showing the screen to Minato. They soon began to start getting closer as the line began to shrink. Eventually, it became their turn as the two of them presented the letters that had been delivered to their place.
One of the officials that was sitting down examined the one that Yang handed over. "Hmm…" They hummed while narrowing their eyes, making sure that their stuff was actually legitimate. They then looked over towards Minato's. "One second." They requested before getting up and walking away.
"Please wait over to the side until he clarifies that your sponsorships are real." A second adult told them, gesturing to the side of the table that the two of them were standing in front of.
Quietly, the two of them moved over to the respective side. But then when they did, Yang groaned. "Seriously?" She asked, bending her knees, leaning back, and looking up at the same time. It was like she had just lost strength in her knees, lower back, and neck. "We waited in that line for so long and now they're telling us to wait some more?"
Minato stood still, continuing to listen to Yang's complaints patiently. He was used to just listening to any one of her family members in general. So, he was used to being the one to not say anything while someone else would rant on. Well, not rant on. Just speak without a break. Keeping her in the corner of his eye, he raised his right hand and then pat her head gently.
As soon as he did that, Yang immediately just went silent. Slowly craning her neck over towards the blue-haired male, the blonde just gave him an incredulous look before just letting out a bark of laughter. "What was that for?!" She asked, punching him in the arm in what she called a playful way.
Minato shrugged his shoulders, feeling that her punch stung a bit.
"You Xiao Long?
"Mister Arisato, I presume."
Hearing their respective last names, Yang and Minato both looked forward. In front of them were two more people that they did not recognize at all. They didn't want to judge, but then they thought that the two of them were the ones to represent their sponsors respectively based on their clothing.
The one who stood directly in front of Yang was a young woman with pink hair. The left side of her head was shaved away as the bangs were brushed to the right and she had shoulder-length hair. Inside of her mouth was a lollipop as her blue eyes seemed to be scanning the blonde. The female wore a small-blue tank-top which exposed her mid-riff while she had on a normal pair of jeans. On her neck were tattoos of machine gears.
"…Yes…" Yang answered slowly, a bit taken back at the look of the female who may have been the one to take care of Yang.
The female grinned. "Good ta meet ya, sweetie." She offered a hand which Yang shook. "Name's Rouge." Her eyes began to look over the blonde and whistled. "Both a fighter an' got the figure, huh?" Her grin grew wider. "No wonder yer the first one ta get us ta offer ya what we did." With a wave of her hand, Rouge began to walk into the arena. "C'mon, we've got ta get ya changed fer the fights."
Yang tilted her head with a confused frown as she started to follow the woman. "Get me changed for fights?" She asked. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"
The woman laughed. "Nothin' at all!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air for emphasis. "But we at Arcobaleno Apparel gotta make ya stand and make sure ta show the world yer representin' us. In other words, yer kinda like a livin' advertisement. Which is why yer getting a new look. We'll even let ya keep the clothes if they catch yer fancy!"
Back with Minato, the one who stood in front of was a blonde male with his hair gelled back. He had on a black tuxedo that had a vertical stripe design. Underneath it was a white dress shirt and a striped tie. With a pair of trousers to finish the look, formal was easily the look Minato would use to describe the man. The adult even had on a pair of glasses and carried and umbrella.
"A pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Noir." The man introduced himself, slightly bending forward in order to bow. Minato nodded back in response. "Now, follow me." Noir turned around and began to walk away in the opposite direction of Rouge and Yang. "You do look up to standards as well as clothing from our stores. We just need to clean you up."
… Blinking at how curt and straight to business Noir was, Minato began to trail at a moderate pace after the man.
Y13
Yang whistled to herself as she began to look at herself in a mirror.
Like before, she had on a tan jacket that was bared her entire midriff. But this one was different as it had several fringes on both sides and was also sleeveless and had an unhooked belt around it. The coat was unzipped which revealed the from of a push-up black sports bra that had a golden and a brown outline. She wore a brown belt that bore a golden buckle and there were brown, pleated pieces of material that seemed to be the same as her jacket with golden outlines and her emblem emblazoned on the right-most pleat in gold. Hanging from the pleated pieces were shortened belt straps. Underneath that was a pair of black mini shorts. She had brown, knee-high boots and orange over-the-knee socks, with the right sock pushed down just below the knee. Around her neck was her orange infinity scarf and her hands had on her fingerless black gloves. To add the finishing touch. She had on her head a cowboy hat with her emblem in gold pinned on the top left."
"Lookin good, girl." Rouge patted Yang on the shoulder, leaning onto the blonde. The woman smiled. "Yer gonna be turnin' a lotta heads when ya start walkin' out." She chuckled soon after shaking her head. "I shoulda ask this before goin' on my lil talk, but whaddya think? Sharp n' sexy if ya ask me."
Looking all over herself, Yang looked back towards the adult and grinned herself. "You took the words right out of my mouth." She commented with a small laugh.
Eyeing the clock, Rouge gestured towards the door with her thumb. "Shows about ta start so better start headin' ta the waitin' room. It's just down ta the right at the end of the hall where they're all gatherin'." Stepping back, Rouge nodded. "Go get em, girl."
"Thanks." Yang nodded back with her grin still on her face. Opening the door of the private changing room, the blonde looked around to see a few other teens her age already making their way to her right. Turning in that direction, she started moving.
Entering the waiting room, she looked around and could only describe the place as a lounge of sorts. There were also TVs on the walls, probably so that people could watch the fights if they wanted to. Stepping in, she began to notice that Rouge was right. Many guys and girls were turning their heads when she was noticed. Yang also noticed that it was mainly the guys that leaned a bit closer from their spots.
Eventually, Yang found a place to sit. However, it was next to a spot that was occupied and the person taking up that place had a wide berth around her. "Yo," She spoke up, causing the person to look up. "Can I sit next to you?" Yang pointed down to the space. The female nodded her head with a bit of surprise and caused her red hair to shake around a bit. Setting herself down, Yang looked to the red-head. "The name's Yang. How about you?"
The other female blinked at the sudden casual greeting she was receiving before smiling. "My name is Pyrrha Nikos." She introduced herself politely. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Same here." Yang gave a two-fingered salute before slouching in her spot with a relaxed sigh. "So, this your first time fighting here?"
Pyrrha shook her head. "No." She answered. "This is actually going to be my fourth year participating."
Yang whistled. "Damn, you must have a lot of experience fighting a whole bunch of guys." She complimented with an impressed tone. "Won any of those years?"
Pyrrha apparently now wore a bit of a bashful attitude. "If I win this one, it will be my fourth victory in a row."
"Whew, three in the bag already?" Yang questioned, eyeing the red-head out of the corner of her eyes. "That's got to mean you're one heck of a fighter." She then turned her full head over towards her. "So, got any tips for me? This is my first year here and all." She then saw that she was being stared at. "…What's with the funny look you're giving me? Something on my face?"
"Hm?" Pyrrha blinked before leaning back a bit sheepishly. "N-no! Sorry!" She took a breath to calm her nerves. "It's just that… I'm not used to being approached by people so forwardly. As for tips, just try your best and make sure to save your best for later rounds. Unless you are fully confidant that you can take on all of the contenders without any problems, do not show off your Semblance until fully necessary or keep it hidden."
"Got it, thanks." Yang held up her hand and gave Pyrrha a thumbs up. Looking over, she then saw someone that was about to go on her mind. "Minato, over here!"
Watching the blue-haired boy looking around, she made sure that she was also waving to grab his attention. As soon as he saw her, he made his way to her in a slow beeline. But then when he got close enough, he just began to slow down. "…Yang…" Minato said slowly as she grinned, knowing what he was going to say. "What are you wearing?"
The blonde only grinned as she did a small flourish with her hands through her hair. "What Arcobaleno Apparel told me to. What do you think?" She explained and then asked in a teasing tone. "Look good on me?"
"Yes." Minato answered immediately after one second, needing the small bit of time to process the question.
Yang opened her mouth, but then closed it with a small pout. "That's it?" She asked in hurt mockery.
Feeling her arm grabbed, her leg was suddenly swept up as she began to fall backwards. But then Minato leaned forward and cupped the back of her head. With her hat falling off, it gave Minato enough room to place his forehead against hers. "Must I say more?" He asked. "Maybe do more?"
She froze at his words, staring at his grey eyes before nodding her head.
"Well too bad." He stated pulling her back up and grabbing her hat. "The fights are about to start soon." Dusting the accessory off, he handed it over to the blonde.
Yang opened her mouth, but then no words escaped her lips once more. "So mean." She grumbled playfully.
"You want me to play along, so I do. And then I just happen to end it." Minato simply responded in a dry tone. He then looked over towards Yang's side to see the Pyrrha was watching them curiously. "…Aren't you Pyrrha Nikos? The one who on the Mistral Tournament three times in a row?"
Yang blinked and looked over. "You know her?" She asked.
Minato just gave Yang a flat look. "I'm not surprised that you are not aware of that fact. Despite you knowing a few other things about the Mistral Tournament, you ignore many details all the same." He watched Yang about to retort but then there was an interruption.
[Could Minato Arisato and Crystal Chiaro please approach the arena?]
Looking up towards the speaker, Minato and Yang saw a girl with silver hair get up and begin walking out of the room. "Well, sounds like you're up." Yang stepped back while holding up her left fist. "Better not lose until you get to me."
Minato slowly eyed the limb Yang was extending. Lifting his own left fist, he bumped it with a nod of her head. He then began to follow Crystal as Yang got herself comfortable and stared at one of the screens.
Y13
[Ladies and gentleman, welcome to another year of the Mistral Tournament!] An announced shouted into a microphone as crowds roared loudly. [I'm sure you all are tired of waiting so let's get the first round underway! On the left side we have a young man straight from Patch, Minato Arisato! Manners maketh man indeed! He looks like such a gentleman! But will he have the good-will to give up for his opponent? Or will he have to discipline them?!]
Minato only raised an eyebrow, wondering if Yang was laughing hard at that comment he just heard. Still, he rolled his neck while keeping his right hand in his pocket while waiting for his opponent to come out.
[And on the right side, here from home folks, is Crystal Chiaro! Gems are a girl's best friend, and that couldn't be any truer with her!] The girl across Minato only waved towards the crowds with a smile as she even blew kisses of all things. [Will she be able to outshine Minato? Or will her value simply fall?]
As Crystal began to stand in place, Minato saw that she was carrying a bow with several arrows inside of a quiver. Raising his left hand, he presented a blue bracelet. With some twitches of his fingers, the accessory began to expand. Soon enough, it covered his hand and forearm and changed into a gauntlet. At the bottom, there was a single barrel with a circular magazine to be with a small array of colors. The top seemed a little plain as well, but then there was a bump to make it stand out.
"Good luck trying to hit me!" Crystal called out to Minato as the crowd was still roaring in anticipation. "I can turn invisible!"
Minato just stared. "Wait," Minato said loud enough so that he could be heard while tilting his head in confusion." Did you say invincible or invisible?"
"…Invisible!" Crystal stated.
"… That makes things a lot easier." Minato said to himself. Patting himself down, he pulled out the pair of earphones that Yang had got for him for his first birthday party. About to hook them over his ears, he decided against it. He was going to make this fight quick.
[Are our fighters ready?!] The announcer asked, but then did not wait for an answer. [Begin!]
Minato's arm was a sudden blur as he snapped it in Crystal's direction towards her legs but then still stood in place. There was the cracking sound of a gunshot and the female found herself tripping over with an incredible amount of pain hitting her leg since she did not expect him to just shoot her immediately. She looked around her feet but then saw that there was no spread from Minato's shot at all and that it was a clean hit despite his distance away from her.
But as she stumbled around, Minato snapped his left arm once more towards her face. From the top of his gauntlets, a small base that had four claws connected shot out and rushed towards Crystal with small chain-links connected to the back. As soon as the claws grabbed her face, Minato yanked backward while the claws began to reel themselves back with their target.
Soon enough, Minato snatched Crystal's face himself as the claws released themselves and went back into the gauntlet. Gripping her skull tightly, he suddenly dropped her on her feet. But then he immediately raised his right foot and stomped onto Crystal's feet.
Keeping his foot locking her down, he watched her try to struggle to get away. But then when that failed, Crystal drew her bow and pulled an arrow back while aiming directly for Minato's face. But then he didn't flinch at all at the sight.
But then when she released the arrow, it didn't fly at all. In fact… she began to hear some heavy breathing… like a beast of sorts… and feel hot breath against her neck.
Slowly turning her head, she came face to skull with some kind of monster garbed in black. She couldn't exactly see much else since it was right up in her face. But soon, Crystal began to see more of it. Floating coffins around it, a massive sword strapped to its waist.
The reason why she would see more was due to it cocking its arm back for a punch.
Slowly looking forward, she saw Minato rearing his head backwards before slamming it against hers.
There! Thanatos is here again! Are you people happy?! Well, there we go. Yang got a new outfit. If you people are really wondering how she looks, just look at the cover for the story. Yeah. That's her outfit in a nutshell.
And Minato has a sniper rifle gauntlets and grappling claws.
The reasons why he uses sniper rifle gauntlets is that due to rifle recoil, people need two hands to usually keep themselves stable. Since I hopefully displayed how strong Minato could possibly be, a single arm of his is strong enough to both fire accurately and have no trouble with recoil.
Also because Yang had shotgun gauntlets.
No flames please.