BLADED!

"Seven Seals forgotten to time

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water

Sun, Moon, Star

Creation, Destruction

All bent to One

That is

Nothingness…"

faint inscription on Dr. Junji Ninomiya's small notebook, possibly referring to the ancient writings of the fabled Shrine of Eden, where it was believed all –Holy Beasts- had originated from.

"…two always two

Need for

Light and Darkness,

-Judge- and –Keeper-,

The Tempest abates by thine eyes

Is this

The end?"

faint inscription on old clay tablet found in Dr. Kinogu's travels, possibly some prophecy of some sort.

"Heaven shall weep

With amber tears

Until Earth cries out

And tear everything asunder."

old song in Edarin, found in Shrine of Eden. Was everything sealed for Heaven's worst judgment…?

Tournament

"….goooooOOOOOOODDDDD MOOOOOORRRRRNNNNIIIIIIINNNNGGGGG~~~~~!!!" DJ (DJ Jazzman?!) was grinning very widely as he greeted all the spectators and teams alike as they entered the new Seine Stadium, where the Tournament would be held. "Hello and WELCOME, EVERYBODY! How are you all on this FINE DAY?! Well, I could clearly SEE that most of you people didn't get enough sleep last night, because of that spine-tingling excitement and anticipation, of the World Bey Blading Championship TOURNAMENT! I could safely say that this is going to prove to be the BEST Tournament the BBA has to offer the past 4 years, and that is because, all teams present on this wonderful, WONDERFUL occasion are the BEST their native countries have to OFFER!"

The spectators let out a wild cheer and tumultuous applause. DJ waited until the cheers died down to continue.

"And REALLY strong teams too, I might ADD! It is because every team is the resident champion of their countries, and all of them are in their BEST, TOP CONDITION! They aren't just ordinary Bladers, they simply ARE what Bey Blading is all ABOUT! Now, before we proceed to the contest/tournament proper, let us all give a round of applause, to our beloved Bey Blade Battle Association Chairman from Japan, Mr. Gogoro DAITENJI~~~!!!"

The audience burst into wild applause again. Chairman Daitenji smiled as he took his place beside DJ, then waved at them cordially. He waited for the applause to die down before continuing.

"Good morning, everyone! I am very pleased to see you all here. My, Bey Blading has become EXTREMELY popular, and yes, I still get staggered every once in a while by the amount of Bey Blading fans that are born and continue to be born every single day! And I assure you, their dedication and patience rival even those of the champions present here today – I wouldn't be too surprised if we have a Bey Blading champion who's only 9! Well, anyway, I am here today to personally thank you for your unwavering support for our most beloved sport of Bey Blading. And for that, I am very pleased to announce that the Guild has arranged a special 'gift' for us, so to speak, so that we would be more heartened by the fact that Bey Blade won't EVER die and is HERE to STAY!"

"Wow, is that the exhibition match?" one of the guys stationed near the inner stadium asked.

"I wonder who'll fight…"

"I'm excited! I can't wait!"

"…" Takao blinked, as he sat on one of the chairs surrounding the entire ring proper down below. "Gee, Bey Masters…? I wonder how they could Bey…"

"I hear they're really good," Max says, nodding. "Plus we saw 2 of them in action already: Llewelyn and Asaya. It's no doubt this is going to be one AWESOME match!"

"And without further adieu (ado?! I stand corrected HERE!), I would like you ALL to meet, the Guild - Bey Masters TEAM~~~!!!"

All of them turned to look at the other end of the stadium, where a silver sliding hatch opened. Professor blinked, and his eyes (where, where WHERE?!) widened. "WOW!"

"Wow" was an understatement. From their Guild armor suits and their really impressive demeanor, it was very clear that they were not one team to be crossed: 5 of them standing in the spotlights that shone down upon them, making them look like they were medieval knights instead of 21st century Bladers.

Takao blinked, then stared at them: Giovanni was wearing a red armor suit with a sash about him from left to right, on which was emblazoned a fantastic embroidered red fiery firedrake; Kieran was wearing a similar outfit except it was yellow and had an embroidered tiamat on it; and similar with Sigurd, Alphonse, and Pierre, and they have embroidered falcon (green), chimaera (gold), and undine (blue) respectively. They also have weapons strapped on their backs by means of elegantly metalworked weapon guards higlighted with their own colors: Giovanni had a wicked-looking poleaxe with fluttering ribbons; Kieran had a wooden staff with yellow gems on either end; Sigurd had a quiver of arrows and a bow (like Legolas'! ^.^); Alphonse had a sharp lance with many intricate engravings. Pierre was the only one who held his weapon…a flute made of a translucent sky blue material, and a bell on one end.

"?" SD Max was puzzled. "I thought this was a Bey Blade match…"

"And where's Asaya?" Professor asked.

As if one cue, a circular hatch opened, and there was a sound of an elevator moving. Lei blinked, and his eyes widened as the spotlights shone down on each of the elevator which had suddenly come up on either ends of the circular battle area: it was Llewelyn and Asaya. They wore armor suits like those of their teammates, only this time around, theirs were more intricate: Llewelyn's had attendant shoulder banners (^^;;), and his sash was made of a black material edged with silver: on it was embroidered the lich. Asaya's sash was similarly made, only on it was embroidered the aedin, the 6-angel winged dragon. She had shoulder banners, as well, and a ribbon at the small of her back in the manner of a small o-taiko bowed obi. Llewelyn wore black, and Asaya wore cream.

***Light and Darkness…*** Kai thought, his eyes widening. ***Is THIS…?!***

"Alright, are you READY~~~?!" DJ raised his hand in the air.

"3…"

Llewelyn's eyes narrowed. Asaya's eyes did, as well.

"2…"

A wind blew in, possibly coming from the aircon, but Lei was surprised.

***Reiki?!?***

"1…"

Takao's hands were curled up into tiny fists. The audience was completely quiet, and were very impressed by the way the 2 Bladers (?) faced each other without any emotion whatsoever. Kai found it CREEPY.

"GO…SHHHOOOOOOOTTTTTT~~~~~!!!!"