The spokesperson of the Clan Trek, of Monquelas he was called, readied a sword.He had attempted earlier to hold the ribbon up at the same time, but when he picked up the sword in his right hand, the left side drooped, and vise-versa. So in the end, Bruno held on to one end (no pun intended) and Peter on the other.

Kayi allowed herself a last sweep of the situation.

Kayalie and her clan were perched, high-strung and the tension in the air a suffocating spell of anxiety, on the opposite side of the Clan Dip.

"Three! TWO O-"

"HOLD ON!" the human Soldier on Clan Dip, Maverick, yelled, waving his arms in the air.

"What is it now?" Monquel asked suspiciously.

Maverickscowled. "Raveenaneeds to tie her laces," he snapped, motioning towards theArcher.

The viera looked up and grinned. "I'm good."

Monquel sucked in a deep breath."THREE! TWO! O-"

"WAIT!" Kayalie jumped out of the battlefield and ran to Layla. "Is this normal?" she asked, holding the Greatbow up. It was vibrating, thrumming ever so slightly. "Is it magicked?"

Layla shook her head and moaned. She grasped the bow firmly and began to chant.

Or rather yell at the Greatbow.

"Dolt! Come on, you maggot-infested lump of charcoal! I told you to be good, but no! You just had to start acting up!" Layla pounded the deep wood against her knee, the pale silver ornaments at the edges of the bow slicing through the air. Thump. Thump. Thump. The bow leaped out of her hands. Layla swore and kicked it. "Sheshouldn't act up now."

Kayalie nodded brightly and raced back to her position.

Monquel didn't give a chance for any more interruptions. "THREETWOONEGO!"

The engagement was on.

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Lizzo leaped into the fury of the battle, locking swords with Maverick. Despite his opponent's Soldier status, Sabatini easily wrenched the blade aside and struck out. But he suddenly stopped and fell backwards onto the White Mage, Rachel, as an arrow stuck out of his chest.

Kayalie cocked her head and notched another arrow.

All of a sudden, Ifrit appeared out of the sky in a blazing collumn of fiery fury.Raising his giant fist, he pummeled the opponents with fire and disappeared into the Ether.

Scorched and burned, Maverick groaned and nearly collapsed, his breathing rapid and shallow.

As a spear repeatedly jabbed her guts, Rachel murmured a last Cure on Maverick before sighing and collapsing, where she twitched once, twice, three times and lay still.

"KO verified, Judge Point awarded," the Judge annouced, raising his hand with a whistle.

Kain looked proud, but that turned to shock and panic as Maverick began pummelling him with blows, oblivious to his own injuries inflicted by a spear.

Finally, the spear-wielding human collapsed with a groan as Maverick nabbed a Judge Point.

But not for long- Madeen soared down and began to beat the wits out of him.

In the following few minutes, there was an all-compassing conflict of...

Who should get the JP, Madeen or Tifone.

Tifone argued that, being the Summoner and therefore the one actually hurt and tired in battle, she should get it. But Madeen, tired of being bossed around all the time,demanded a JP of his own. This finally ended with the Judgemaster being summoned, who slapped a JP into the Summon's face and everyone was happy. Both the Judgemaster and Madeen went away, the former very disturbed and the latter very happy and in a boastful mood, with brilliant flashes of light and all the other corny special effects.

Having disposed of Maverick and his girlfriend Rachel, Woolwort and Raveena hopped to the highest point, where they proceeded to knock out Tifone, Lizzo, and Benecie. But finally, Woolwort collapsed from Pedro's Flametongue, andIrisa scared the wits out of Raveena. Here's how it went:

Raveena prepared to deal a fatal blow to Kayalie when all of a sudden, Irisa suddenly appeared, transluctent and suspended in the air, and peered at her with giant eyes and said, "Coo!" Raveena, naturally, was terrified of ghosts ever since that fateful Hallow's Eve. She freaked, fell of the rock, and KO'd herself. Now, this lead to another conflict: Whether the viera Archer should recieve a JP for KO'ing herself.

In the end, the Judgemaster was summoned, Madeen just came for kicks and bought Shiva, Ramuh, Ifrit, Carbuncle, Levathian, Titan, Bahumet, and a host of other Summons. Raveena got her JP, and everyone went home happy.

"Victory to Clan Shakayi!" Moquel called.

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Kayi and Carlos watched the fights go by.

But they all gasped as Marche pulled his blade out of Kayalie, the last member standing.

"Victory to Clan Nutheads-"

"NUSTY!"

"Whatever."

Marche grinned foolishly at Eponine, who scowled.

Kayalie plopped down next to Kayi and Rachel.

"So... We lost."

Kayi patted her sister's back. "It's okay... I mean... It's only a tournament. There'll be much more."

Kayalie shook her head. "No! We're in Third Place- that's excellent considering that... We're only a beginning clan."

"So.. You're not angr-"

"Oh, not at all," Kayalie smiled. "I'm happy. Let's watch the last match, shall we?"

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The climax has only begun! Stick around please for the Finale at the end, and the Resolution! I'm nearly done. And I'm working on a sequal triology, which will not be... Quite as light-hearted as this.

MakoStreak