"Hello," a friendly voice greeting them behind the main desk, "welcome to the Registry. I am Maeara, and which events are you interested in entering today?"
Inu-Yasha answered, "We're both going to be registering for the upcoming tourney at the castle's arena."
She nodded and pulled out a long scroll, and handed them a pot of ink and a quill.
"Just add your given name, house name, and your origin on the list please."
They each gave the requested information, and the woman smiled and waved them into the back room, where they were greeted by another woman, who pointed them to the seats.
"So, you're entering the tourney?"
"Yes," they answered in unison.
"And you've given your information?"
"Yes."
"Then welcome to the Information Room. I'll be going over the basic tourney information, and I'll answer any specific questions toward the end, mmkay? Mmmkay!" she smiled widely, scaring Inu-Yasha a bit, but making Miroku smile in return.
"The official tourneys all hold the same rules, which are as follows: First, you may bring your own weapons, but you cannot use any type of gun or cannon. Knives, longbows, daggers, broadswords, all of these are allowed. Secondly, if you do not have a weapon to call your own, the Registry's weapon room will be leasing out weapons on the first day of tourney, but it is on a first come first serve basis. If you happen to be an 'enhanced human specimen' such as a demon, hanyou, kisai, et cetera, you are allowed to use any physical strengths to your advantage, however, mind control and other nonphysical attacks are not allowed."
She paused, and looked to the two boys, "Are you with me so far?"
They nodded, and she continued.
"Now, in this type of tourney, which is of course, criminal combat, we have added an extra rule. There is no killing your participants, only the criminals. We expect no fighting between participants to occur, unless it is over a badge. Which brings me to how this tourney is working."
She shuffled through some parchment on her desk, and held one up to the light.
"This tourney is a criminal combat tourney, meaning that you will be battling against the criminals of our city, that have already been apprehended. As you may or may not already know, this is our system for disposing of excess criminals in an amusing, entertaining, and awarding way. Each criminal will be pinned with a badge, spelled by our most powerful kisai. Once you kill the criminal, the heartbeat keeping the badge in place will remove, and you may claim it. At the end of the first day, all badges will be counted, the results will be tallied, and returned to the guards at the gate."
She stopped here to pick up another paper, and she began to read that aloud too, "The first part of the tourney will end on the first day, and the second half will continue a week later to let any casualties to heal, so that no one person will have the advantage. If you are not present for the first day, to continue on to the next day you need to receive a special pass from the Registry, and it will be up to our approval as to whether or not you will be allowed the pass. That's about it, so, are there any questions?"
Miroku nodded, and asked, "Well, if I may speak to you alone for a minute," he paused and took note of Inu-Yasha's disgusted looks, before saying, "to discuss important matters of the tourney, I do have a very important question."
She nodded and Inu-Yasha got up and left the room with a grunt. His ear twitched a bit, and he decided not to remind them that he could easily hear them from anywhere in the Registry.
He leaned casually against the wall, and took in the conversation.
"What is your question sir?"
"Well, you said that 'enhanced human specimens' are allowed to use their natural advantages. Does this mean that if you've been cursed, such as I have, that you can use that also?"
"Well, what is your curse sir?"
"It's a family curse. I have what is called a tamaana in my right hand. It acts in a sucking motion, drawing out the life force of anyone I let it loose on. I don't want to use it too much to my advantage, because the more I use it, the more it uses me. But, should I need to use it, I would like to know I have the option."
"Hmm, well, I'll bring this matter up to the Registry's Board. What is your name?"
"I am Miroku, of Kirei-Chui," he answered.
"Well then Miroku, when you come to the tourney, and enter, I'll have a note placed by your name with the Board's answer. Just in case, you may want to have a back-up weapon."
"That brings me to my next question. I am a monk, which means I have been gifted with certain abilities. Would these, being as some are physical things, be allowed?"
She nodded, "Yes, those are allowed. You may also use ofudas, but we prefer that if you do use them, to take them back when you're done. Sometimes we can't get near the people to clear their bodies off the field."
Outside, Inu-Yasha was a bit surprised. When Miroku had informed him of the curse, he did not mention that he was a life-sucking machine. Interesting. However, what his ears picked up next caused him to roll his eyes and return to drag the monk to the Weapon Registry room.
"You have been such a help to me, my lady. Will you do me the honor of bearing my child?"
Miroku suddenly felt himself being dragged away from the very shocked Registrar.
"Come on," Inu-Yasha growled, "let's go register our weapon choices."
The sulking monk nodded, and they went to the next room.
Inu-Yasha answered, "We're both going to be registering for the upcoming tourney at the castle's arena."
She nodded and pulled out a long scroll, and handed them a pot of ink and a quill.
"Just add your given name, house name, and your origin on the list please."
They each gave the requested information, and the woman smiled and waved them into the back room, where they were greeted by another woman, who pointed them to the seats.
"So, you're entering the tourney?"
"Yes," they answered in unison.
"And you've given your information?"
"Yes."
"Then welcome to the Information Room. I'll be going over the basic tourney information, and I'll answer any specific questions toward the end, mmkay? Mmmkay!" she smiled widely, scaring Inu-Yasha a bit, but making Miroku smile in return.
"The official tourneys all hold the same rules, which are as follows: First, you may bring your own weapons, but you cannot use any type of gun or cannon. Knives, longbows, daggers, broadswords, all of these are allowed. Secondly, if you do not have a weapon to call your own, the Registry's weapon room will be leasing out weapons on the first day of tourney, but it is on a first come first serve basis. If you happen to be an 'enhanced human specimen' such as a demon, hanyou, kisai, et cetera, you are allowed to use any physical strengths to your advantage, however, mind control and other nonphysical attacks are not allowed."
She paused, and looked to the two boys, "Are you with me so far?"
They nodded, and she continued.
"Now, in this type of tourney, which is of course, criminal combat, we have added an extra rule. There is no killing your participants, only the criminals. We expect no fighting between participants to occur, unless it is over a badge. Which brings me to how this tourney is working."
She shuffled through some parchment on her desk, and held one up to the light.
"This tourney is a criminal combat tourney, meaning that you will be battling against the criminals of our city, that have already been apprehended. As you may or may not already know, this is our system for disposing of excess criminals in an amusing, entertaining, and awarding way. Each criminal will be pinned with a badge, spelled by our most powerful kisai. Once you kill the criminal, the heartbeat keeping the badge in place will remove, and you may claim it. At the end of the first day, all badges will be counted, the results will be tallied, and returned to the guards at the gate."
She stopped here to pick up another paper, and she began to read that aloud too, "The first part of the tourney will end on the first day, and the second half will continue a week later to let any casualties to heal, so that no one person will have the advantage. If you are not present for the first day, to continue on to the next day you need to receive a special pass from the Registry, and it will be up to our approval as to whether or not you will be allowed the pass. That's about it, so, are there any questions?"
Miroku nodded, and asked, "Well, if I may speak to you alone for a minute," he paused and took note of Inu-Yasha's disgusted looks, before saying, "to discuss important matters of the tourney, I do have a very important question."
She nodded and Inu-Yasha got up and left the room with a grunt. His ear twitched a bit, and he decided not to remind them that he could easily hear them from anywhere in the Registry.
He leaned casually against the wall, and took in the conversation.
"What is your question sir?"
"Well, you said that 'enhanced human specimens' are allowed to use their natural advantages. Does this mean that if you've been cursed, such as I have, that you can use that also?"
"Well, what is your curse sir?"
"It's a family curse. I have what is called a tamaana in my right hand. It acts in a sucking motion, drawing out the life force of anyone I let it loose on. I don't want to use it too much to my advantage, because the more I use it, the more it uses me. But, should I need to use it, I would like to know I have the option."
"Hmm, well, I'll bring this matter up to the Registry's Board. What is your name?"
"I am Miroku, of Kirei-Chui," he answered.
"Well then Miroku, when you come to the tourney, and enter, I'll have a note placed by your name with the Board's answer. Just in case, you may want to have a back-up weapon."
"That brings me to my next question. I am a monk, which means I have been gifted with certain abilities. Would these, being as some are physical things, be allowed?"
She nodded, "Yes, those are allowed. You may also use ofudas, but we prefer that if you do use them, to take them back when you're done. Sometimes we can't get near the people to clear their bodies off the field."
Outside, Inu-Yasha was a bit surprised. When Miroku had informed him of the curse, he did not mention that he was a life-sucking machine. Interesting. However, what his ears picked up next caused him to roll his eyes and return to drag the monk to the Weapon Registry room.
"You have been such a help to me, my lady. Will you do me the honor of bearing my child?"
Miroku suddenly felt himself being dragged away from the very shocked Registrar.
"Come on," Inu-Yasha growled, "let's go register our weapon choices."
The sulking monk nodded, and they went to the next room.