"At long last, it's finally here! The Buddy Masters Tournament!" Paruko said. "And it isn't just our own residents of Cho-Tokyo that will be competing, fighters from all over the Multiverse have come to represent the Worlds of the Beast universe. And who came up with this brilliant idea? Non other than my special guest, the one and only Mr. Red!"

Red lumbered into Parukos camera view.

"I hope all enjoy….the game I worked hard on!" Red said as they all cheered.

"Who is that bozo?" Saki asked.

"Watch it. He is Red...this Universes Color God." Madoka said.

"He has created every single card game within this universe." Hope said.

"Is it just me or are most of the Color Gods based on the player colors in Super Smash Bros?" Mari asked.

"Huh… I never thought about that." David said.

"Cheer good people! Cheer! It's a Buddy Masters Festival!" Said a familiar boy beating on a drum as he walked about.

"Who is that?" Ace asked.

"Dai! Hey!" David said.

"Well, been awhile." Dai said.

"I guess he's a friend of yours?" Ace asked.

"We fought in the WBC." Hope said.

"Yes. I'm the chief of the ocean and a representative for Ancient World." Dai said.

"Well it's nice to meet you Dai." Ace said.

"Hey, Dai. Did you meet your Fellow Represenative yet?" Hope said.

"Sorry but because we are two people are picked for a world doesn't mean we get social. All he does is wear that robe and pray." He said looking to a figure in white robes as he knelt before a strange handmade statue.

"Uh…" Al sweatdropped.

"Who is he?" Hope asked.

"According to the records, he's called The Priest. He's an Ancient World fighter but his universe and any other info is unknown." Tails said.

"So he's from a different universe then." Stahn said.

"Who else do we have fighting?" Hope asked.

"First...there's Onyx Dark, 17th Princess of the Dark Kingdom. She's fighting for Dungeon World." Tails said. "Then there's the shrine maiden from the Shinto Universe Chihiro Shibari fighting for Katana World."

"Chihiro? She's here?" Kabuki asked.

"Do you know her, Kabuki?" David asked.

"In a way. We didn't interact much, but she's a good friend, I'll assure you." Kabuki said.

"And is Onyx that same girl we saw in Zaofu?" Nero asked.

"Definitely the same one." Hope said.

"Seems we have quite a colorful group besides us competing in this huh?" Ace asked.

"Definitely." Riku said. "But I'm sure we can beat them."

"But remember, we're fighting in random teams. We don't know who we're getting so we need to be prepared." Hope said. "We either end up with a guaranteed winner or…."

"Aw...little Hope trying to stress out the competition?" a voice said as a familiar demon in yellow hoodie stood over Hope with a hand on his head.

"Ah great...you." Hope said sweatdropping. "Asmodai."

"That's Demon Lord Asmodai to you little man." he said. "Ah come on. I'm just joking with ya."

"If you're here, then that means Tetsuya really did get one of those spots." David said.

"That's right. You, me and my man Tets are all representing Magic World, man." Asmodai said.

"So why are you here, Asmodai?" Hope asked.

"Getting the Scoop on The Demon Lord Dragon, duh." Asmodai said. "But I gotta say, he's a lot smaller than i thought he would be."

"It's the space in this world. It's reduced him to this size." Hope said.

"He's trying to antagonize Batzz, Hope. He's just being a jerk." Luna said.

"By the way, what does one of the Omni Lords want with us?" Tamamo asked.

"Oh...so you know who I am do ya?" Asmodai asked.

"Yes." Tamamo said.

"I'm reporting of course." He said. "I don't get a TV show just by sitting around."

'Attention all participants...opening ceremonies are about to start. Please report to the main stage." the announcement said.

"Guess that's us. Shall we?" Ace said.

"Yes, we shall." Mana said.

"I shall see you all later then, there's something I need to take care of." Emiya said before disappeared.

Later, on the fighting stage….

"Everyone please take your seat! The ceremonies will begin shortly. And I, Paruko Nanana will be your host." Paruko said. "Let us take a moment to introduce all the competitors. First from Dragon World… Gao Mikado and Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz and Mana Kawai and Dragon Knight Alexander!"

"Yeah! Go Mana!" Marco said.

"Next from Dungeon World! Noboru Kodo and Knight of Glory, El Quixote and Princess Onyx Dark and Snow White, Krista!" Paruko said introducing them.

"So there is our lovely princess." Sunset said.

"Now, from Star Dragon World! Kanata Ozora and Quintessence Crystal Dragon, Athora and Yoko Tachibana and Spinel Crystal Dragon, Spirytas." Paruko introduced.

"Yes! Go Yoko!" Mayumi shouted.

"Next we have Tetsuya Kurodake and Demon Lord, Asmodai and David Ishihara and Black Demon Swordsman, Jace Aldis from Magic World!" Paruko said.

"You got this, David!" Zelos called.

"Now hands together for Ancient world! Dai Kaido and Martial Arts Chief, Duel Jaeger and the mysterious Priest and Hundred Demons General, Yomotsugozuryu!" Paruko said.

"So that guy uses the Hundred Demons, even though he's a priest?" Twilight asked.

"There's something suspicious about that, but let's not jump to conclusions yet." Anna said.

"Next from Darkness Dragon World, Gaito Kurozou and Annihilation Black Death Dragon, Abygale and Riku and Purgatory Knights Leader, Demios Sword Dragon!" Paruko said.

"Go for it, Riku!" Sora said.

"Now for Hero World, Ku Teito and Koyomi Class Fifth Fleet, Satsuki and Hope the Victor and Cyber Soldier Leader, Moon Bat!" Paruko introduced.

"Go get em' Hope!" Simon called out.

"For Legend World, Shosetsu Kirisame and Immortal Sword of the King, Durandal and Ace Neptune and Jeanne D'Arc!" Paruko said.

"Go, Big Brother!" Stoj called out.

"Now for Danger World! Togari Togeyama and Tyrant Diablo and Zane and Crazed Warfficer, Gutsares!" Paruko said.

"There he is…" Gemini said.

"Now for Katana World, Sakate Onigashira and Oni Boss, Kid Ibuki and Chihiro Shibari and Electrodeity of Water, Mizuhanome." Paruko introduced.

"Chihiro… She's grown so much." Kabuki said with a smile.

"It is nice to meet a fellow representative of Legend World, Shosetsu." Ace said.

"Likewise. I hope you fight honorable." Shosetsu said.

"Of course." Ace said.

"It is an honor to meet the personification of the Holy Sword, Lord Durandal." Jeanne said.

"I'm flattered." Durandal said.

"Now then… per the rules established by Mr. Red, all fighters have been randomly paired up. Now here are our pairs!" Paruko said.

Gao Mikado-Yoko Tachibana

Kanata Ozora-Mana Kawai

Tetsuya Kurodake-Chihiro Shibari

Gaito Kurouzo-Ace Neptune

Shosetsu Kirisame-David Ishihara

Dai Kaido-Zane

Ku Teito-Onyx Dark

Sakate Onigashira-The Priest

Togari Togeyama-Riku

Noboru Kodo-Hope the Victor

"So I'll be teaming up with Zane's tag team partner huh? This'll be interesting." Ace said to himself.

"Consider yourself lucky to team with us." Gaito said. "It is our destiny that we take victory together."

"I look forward to working with you." Ace said. "I hope Jeanne and your buddy will get along smoothly."

"Yes...we will be unstoppable against any and all who cross our path." Abygale said.

"Let us not get careless Lord Abygale, but let's be sure to stay focused." Jeanne said.

"So I'm teaming with Noboru. This'll be a first." Hope said.

"I guess I can let you team with me. But I'll admit this is a first for me too. Maybe we will work great." Noboru said.

"Whatever floats your boat, kitten shirt." Hope said.

"For the last time, it's not a kitten, it's a tiger!" Noburo said.

"Anyway, it'll be an honor working with you, Shosetsu. I'll do my best not to slow you down." David said.

"Any friend of the Heroes is a friend of mine. I feel the same way." Shosetsu said.

"Glad to be partners with you, Mana. This'll be fun, working with members of SEALED back to back." Kanata said.

"I hear that. Who knows? If it all goes well, I might end up facing Yoko in the finals." Mana said. "Oddly enough, our partners' Worlds are reversed."

"Yeah." Kanata said.

"Now...allow me to explain the tournament. Competitors will be divided into two brackets. The Tournament is a round robin." Paruko said.

"That means we'll have to battle each fighter at least once." Yoko said.

"And the fighters to gain the most wins in each bracket will face one another in the finals." Paruko said.

"But what does the winner receive?" Hope asked.

"That's easy. Not only the title of world number one, but also this!" Paruko said showing a purple card in a glass case. "The Mirage Card. Basically, it can become any card the holder desires."

"Isn't that a little too much power? I dunno about this… that kind of power can attract the wrong kind of people." Hope said as he saw Pen, Miasma and Rage in the crowd.

"If our sister wins this tournament… that card will be our property, Brother Pen." Rage said.

"Yes. That card could just as easily gain us favor with a lot of desiring kingdoms." Pen said adjusting his glasses.

"(Should've figured they'd be here since their sister is competing)" Spade thought.

"Now...for the first match, in A bracket….Gao and Yoko vs Tetsuya and Chihiro!" Paruko said.

"You got this, Yoko. Go and make us proud!" Tapu Lele said.

Yoko nods as she went with Gao.

"And here come our fighters now! Approaching for Dragon World and Star Dragon World...Gao and Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz and Yoko and Spinel Crystal Dragon, Spirytas. And for Magic World...Tetsuya and Fervant Demon Lord Teacher, Asmodai and Chihiro and Electrodeity of Water, Mizuhanome! Before the fight, let's see some reactions from the other worlds!" Paruko said showing some footage from Dragon World where most its inhabitants stayed silent. "Huh? What gives?"

"We who have lived long have not forgotten how the Demon Lord Dragon nearly destroyed our world." an old dragon said. "DOWN WITH DEMON LORD DRAGON, BATZZ!" the older dragons cheered.

"Geez. He is not a favorite here." Natsu said.

"Maybe Magic World will be better." Lucy said.

Footage then turned to several demons cheering and applauding and cheering for both the match and the rock concert.

"Things are rockin in Magic World." Luna said.

"Now we turn to the Shinto Universe, tuning into Chihiro's home city of Inaba." Paruko said showing an old japanese town where people had gathered in ceremonial clothing as they silently cheered.

"I… guess they're not really active about cheering loudly?" Hope asked.

"We're a lot more traditional. We are not into this modern age." Kabuki said.

"Why didn't they do Yoko's homeworld?" Happy asked.

"Yoko and the other SEALED members don't really have much of a homeworld anymore." Sunset said.

"Looks like things are getting exciting. So let's get on with the show!" Paruko said.

"You ready buddy?" Gao asked.

"More than ever." Batzz said.

"We're ready to go, A-dawg." Tetsuya said.

"Let's see what this guy can do." Asmodai said.

"We shall thank the water god Suijin for this wonderful chance to engage in one another." Chihiro said.

"Uh...likewise." Yoko said.

"Now...let's get it started!" Paruko said.

"Rise up! Almighty dragon! Luminize! Demon Lord Dragon of Tempest!" Gao said.

"Together with a Demon Lord! Let's Study! Luminize! Devil Academy! Yo!" Tetsuya said.

"Countless stars that wander the heavens, unite and rain down your majestic embrace! Lumenize, Prismic Future!" Yoko said.

"A miracle of the gods is soon to transpire. Please guide my hand! Luminize! Waterdeity's Praise!" Chihiro said.

"Here we go people! Say it! Buddy…" Paruko said.

"FIGHT!" the crowds of all the worlds said.

"Raise the flag!" the four said.

"Dragon World!" Gao said.

"Magic World, yo!" Tetsuya said.

"Star Dragon World!" Yoko said.

"Katana World!" Chihiro said.

"So Chihiro's fighting with a new type of monster in Katana world, then." Hope said.

"They're called the Electrodeties, as mentioned by name courtesy of her buddy Mizuhanome. They can possess the fighter and be used as items. Though I've heard that when they do that, the fighter's personality changes to match the Electrodeity possessing them." Tails said.

"Does that mean they work the same way as when a Yo-Kai inspirits a person? Or at least used to?" Starlight asked. "Man, the changes you and Komasan went through really threw my data on Yo-Kai for a loop, Jibanyan."

"Eh. It's not that big a deal." Jibanyan said.

"As for Electrodeites, from what I know, they're based off Japanese deities." Sunset said.

"Which means Yoko is basically fighting the heavens themselves." David said. "No pressure though, Yoko! You got this!"

"Me and Chi get the first move, yo!" Tetsuya said. "I start by casting Nice One! Draw more cards. Then I summon Demon Doctor, Buer to the center!" he said as a lion head demon appeared in center.

"Add a gauge to his gauge." he said.

"Then I call Demon Architect, Gamigan!" Tetsuya said.

"And I'll reward him by building Solomon's Great Barrier!" Gamigan said making said set spell appear.

"Now, all size 2 72 Pillars monsters become size 1." Tetsuya said. "So now I'll call "Dance!" Asmodai!"

"Hey, ever dance with the devil?" Asmodai said appearing in dance wear.

"Now Dance Asmodai, attack the fighter!" Tetsuya said as Dance Asmodai danced with Gao.

10-8

"Very...creative. My turn. Charge and Draw. I start by equipping Kagura Bell of Worship." Chihiro said as the item appeared in her hand as she shook it. "Now...I use its effect and put one size 3 monster into my item. Now...I call Electrobeast Deity Messenger, Otora to the right!"

Appearing was a human girl with tiger features.

"Then to the center, I'll call Guardian Electrobeast, Komaji to the center." she said as a man with hair resembling to a centipede appeared. "With his ability, since I have an item equipped, I add a card to my gauge and gain two life.

10-12

"And since it has a soul, I draw a card. Now, attack the fighter, Komaji!" she said.

"Coming for the kill!" he said striking Yoko.

10-8

End of move.

"And end of turn means the card in my item's soul, returns to my hand." Chihiro said.

"(This girl is packing some serious heat. I'll need to think my way outside the box for this one.)" Yoko said. "Here I go! Charge and Draw! First, I'll call White Dragon Schunerblain to the center. Then, I'll call Red Crystal Dragon, Merurol to the right and Pink Crystal Dragon, Rose to the left! Then, I'll equip Red Gem Ball!"

8-7

"This is a good formation Yoko is starting out with." Himeno said.

"Do your worst. As long as I have the water god's blessing, I shall be safe." Chihiro said.

"Alright then. Rose, go for Komaji. Schunerblain, take down Otora!" Yoko said.

"As you wish." Schunerblain said as both dragons attacked their respective targets.

"Meruol, she's wide open!" Yoko said.

"My mirrors won't work now that she's...destroyed the monsters?" Chihiro thought. "I see...that's her strategy."

12-11

"One more!" Yoko said as she struck with Red Gem Ball.

11-10

"When an Attack lands courtesy of Red Gem Ball, Yoko gets one gauge added." Nagi said.

"That's all from me. You're up, Gao." Yoko said.

"Thanks. Now, I equip Arc Dragon Sword! Then call Chibi Panda to the left!" Gao said.

"I've made it on stage." Chibi Panda said appearing.

"Then...Buddy call to the right! Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz!" Gao said as Batzz appeared.

"The demon lord is mine!" Batzz said charging at Dance Asmodai while destroying Buer on the way.

"Cast! Good to Go!" Tetsuya said as Dance Asmodai returned to his hand.

10-11

"What the… Batzz attacked on his own?!" Hope said.

"You can't blame him, he's all riled up from Asmodai's heinous comments. Thanks to that, he's not attacking the center, but only clearing the field out, which leads to Tetsuya countering with spells." Mukuro said.

"I'll just have to go with it…. Go attack Tetsuya, Chibi Panda!" Gao said.

"You got it!" Chibi Panda said jumping into the fray and drawing his self-proclaimed "holy sword". "Prepare for the sting of my Holy Sword!"

"Cast! Solomon's Shield!" Tetsuya said as Chibi bounced right off. "I'm safe."

"No you aren't!" Gao said slashing Tetsuya.

11-9

End of Move.

"Seems Suijin has blessed us. Now the time has come for a counter attack." Chihiro said. "Draw! Charge and Draw!" She said. "Pay two gauge...and buddycall Electrodeity of Water, Mizuhanome!"

10-11

"My time...has finally come." said a woman in kimono with long blue hair.

"Now her effect! I return Schunerblain to your hand and deal one damage!" Chihiro said doing so.

7-6

"Now, you're wide open! Mizuhanome! Attack the fighter!" Chihiro said.

"With my pleasure." she said sending a tidal wave right at Yoko.

"Cast! Earth Barrier!" Yoko said.

6-7

"I end my turn." Chihiro said sadly.

"Wow, Yoko blocked every ounce of Chihiro's assault!" Paruko said. "Now it's Tetsuya's move!"

"I'm gonna call Sky Poet, Amon to the center! I recall "Dance!" Asmodai to the left! And after a quick boost from Mind of Hardcore to my gauge, i return "Dance!" Asmodai to my hand, so i can buddy call my main man, Fervant Demon Lord Teacher, Asmodai!"

9-10

"Class is in Session." Asmodai said. "When I'm called, I get to destroy a monster."

"I'll gladly take one for Big Boss Batzz!" Chibi Panda said.

"Then you shall answer my pop quiz. Tell me, what is your function?" Asmodai asked.

"To make Dragon World number 1!" Chibi Panda said.

"Incorrect. Teacher must punish!" Asmodai said destroying Chibi Panda with a clothesline.

"You shall fall!" Batzz said.

"Not happening! Demon Power Drop!" Asmodai said doing a body slam on Batzz destroying him.

"This just got real! Gamagin, Amon, Link attack Gao, yo!" Tetsuya said.

"Yo, Yo!" Both called damaging Gao.

9-5

"Now Asmodai, wrap it up!" Tetsuya said.

"Mr. Mikado, your test paper is all blank. Punishment." Asmodai said bodyslaming Gao.

5-3

End of move.

"This match is getting intense right now. Yoko might still win this, but as long as she has Rose on the field, she can't call a size 3 monster, which means her monsters won't get any benefits from her deck." David said.

"That isn't good, but I'm sure she'll manage somehow." Ace said.

"Okay… This is it. One last move to turn things around. Draw! Charge and Draw!" Yoko said. "I cast Tractor Beam! This allows me to send a monster from the field to my hand and a card from my drop zone to my gauge! You've done great, Rose. Leave the rest to us."

"It does not matter what you call. My buddy have 8000 defense. None of your monsters can possibly defeat her." Chihiro said.

"We'll see about that. I cast Dispersion, which lets me draw two more cards. And one of them just happens to be Spinel Crystal Dragon, Spyritas!" Yoko said.

7-8

"She drew Spyritas! The game changes right now!" Marco said.

"Now I cast Fragment Reloader! If I have a Prism Dragon in my center, I can destroy one of your monsters, and gain my gauge equal to the destroyed monster's size!" Yoko said.

"My power was not great enough." Mizuhanome said before vanishing.

"Since I have a monster in my center, I can safely call Arc Crystal Dragon, Denki Bran!" Yoko said.

"Wait...that monster...it has ...a Thunder Empire attribute?" Tails said.

"The rumors of the heroes and the Thunder Empire's glory...have begun to spread!" the dragon said.

"This is not good." Chihiro said. "I'm wide open...no chance of a defense...I'm...helpless."

"Is everyone ready? It's time for an all-out attack!" Yoko said as the three dragons joined her in the attack.

11-5

"Seems you survived. You are definitely lucky." Yoko said.

"You sound just like that oni girl from when I was young. She said the same thing whenever I saw her near the shrines." Chihiro said. "Sadly...I'm not as strong as she is." she said putting a hand over her deck.

"Chihiro has just surrendered! Yoko has won her fight!" Paruko said.

Game over: Chihiro! Winner: Yoko Tachibana!

"Huh? Why did you throw the match?" Yoko asked. "It's… It's Kabuki, isn't it?"

"Yes. I know very well when I am defeated. I predicted this would be my last turn. The Sun Fighter will win with his power over the demon dancer. That was what the waters of fate are telling me." Chihiro said.

"Fate, huh? Hmm… You know, my comrades in SEALED and I...we went through a lot together, even what you would consider defying fate. Sometimes...I can't help but wonder how events would change if someone else survived." Yoko said.

"I...I apologize. I didn't know." Chihiro said.

"It's nothing to apologize for. A friend of mine in another group once said that there are three things you can do with fate: Fight it, conquer it, or accept it. Running away never works." Yoko said.

"Those are quite the words to live by. Reminds me of Lucina." Roy said to himself.

"An interesting combination of words. I think I shall greatly consider them." Chihiro said.

"Now...let's finish things and show you how I beat fate! Draw! Charge and...DRAW! I call to the right once more...Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz! And to the left, Famed Military Deviser, Fanning!" Gao said. "Then cast A Distinguised Relenisher!"

"I'm coming for you, Demon Lord!" Batzz said as he crushed Asmodai before destroying Gamigan and Amon.

"Ha! He used up all three of his attacks, yo!" Tetsuya said.

"Not a problem! Hah!" Gao said cutting into Tetsuya with Arc Dragon Sword.

10-8

"You're up, Fanning!" Gao said.

"Leave it to me!" Fanning said swinging his giant fan and conjuring a tornado of lightning.

"I cast, Solomon's Shield!" Tetsuya said negating the attack.

"I'll call that, and raise you this! Military Tactics, "Two Stage Plan"!" Gao said. "This allows Fanning to attack again if i have 5 life or less, and his attack was nullified!"

"Not gonna let that happen! Magical Goodbye!" Tetsuya said throwing it Fannings way.

"Predictable. However, whilst I am in play on the field, I can't be affected by spells witch return me to the hand, or put me to rest." Fannings said making the card disappear.

"He's flipping the script!" Tetsuya panicked at Fanning attacked.

8-5

"Now...Final Phase!" Gao shouted.

Gao was soon wielding a familiar spear as he launched it. "Thunder Lance X Tempest Buster!" Gao said.

5-0

Game over! Winner: Gao Mikado!

"And with that...the winners of the first match are Gao and Yoko!" Paruko said.

"Wow….awesome!" Hope said.

"And that's it for today's matches! Tomorrow will be Kanata and Mana vs Togari and Riku. And then Noboru and Hope vs Sakate and the Priest!" Paruko said.

"The Priest… that guy." Hope said looking at the priest as he walked up to him. "Hey uh… just wanna say, let's have a great match tomorrow."

"You are Hope right? Hope the victor?" he asked before standing over Hope menacingly. "You shall die for your crimes against my god." he said before leaving.

"He seems like a rather cheerful fellow." Mana said.

"Yeah...but there's something off about him." Spade said.

"I know. He's so mysterious. Just who the hell is that guy?" David asked.

"You don't have to worry about that, David. He's not even in your bracket." Yoko said.

"I get the sense he wants me. He said something about dying for crimes against his god." Hope said.

"That's completely weird, cuz I heard he plays with the Hundred Demons." Luna said.

"And what god is he talking about? I think I would remember messing with someone's ideals and gods." Hope said.

"There are still so many things about that guy we don't know about." Yoko said. "I'm in the same bracket, so I have a feeling I'll face him soon."

"This is a round robin. You never know who you're gonna face. And I'm in the line of fire of Divine Judgement, but it's gonna be dished out by demons." Hope said. "Yet I still have no clue what he's talking about."

"Still...I'm getting a sinister feeling from him. Something is not right with this priest guy." Riku said.