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Normally when one gets eliminated in these tournaments they fall into a random node for ten minutes, then report to the Recovery Room, correct?

Correct! So imagine Kazuya's surprise when he would get dumped in this room that looked suspiciously like the Ready Room.

Groaning from the spin he took he sat down in the corner and looked out at the other seven individuals before him.

"What is this place?"

Shrugs and shaken heads abound was his answer.

Though Alex would be the first to actually speak up. "Ain't got a clue in hell what this is. But it says we have to wait until the section is over to find out."

He pointed to the monitor currently saying that exact thing. 'Wait here until section is over for more details, the tournament may not yet be over for one of you.'

Rena Rouge perked up. "Intriguing, right? Sounds like a type of Second Chance!"

Remedy nodded. "Quite. Though the question remains how will the one be determined? And just what exactly does this entail. What number were you eliminated at?" The princess nervously asked Kazuya.

"Last, overall. The section ended with my elimination."

After he finished saying that, the screen on the monitor would change to a live video feed of Roxas_Gramarye's face. "'Ello! All of settling in well? I would hope so, because you all have a chance to earn this tournament's twist! What is that, you may ask? Ha! Well it seems all of you have a pretty good idea already! So I'll just reveal it now, one of you is about to earn… a Second Chance!"

The awkward promo with especially awkward jazz hands at the end would only make everyone tense up, but they all settled with intrigue at this new development.

"In just a few minutes I will reveal which one of you eight will be the first lucky winner of this divine gift from the Heavens. So stay put until then, okay? Bye~eeee!"

The monitor turned off, leaving the eight individuals to eagerly wonder who amongst will be the winner.

"It has to be me! I would've had that pirate and white mage, but I chose the wrong moment to evoke my dance break! Another shot, I guarantee no mess-ups!" Confidently stated The Magician.

"You? Please. They have to let me in, I'm in the mood to clobber a certain cactus plant. We almost had him, but he just slipped out of our hands." Then went Teruko.

"That's nothing! I hardly got to fight at all because I decided to be the good guy and help out that Forest! Bad enough I was pitted against an all-powerful witch and a Pokémon who gets faster from my attacks. Come on! I got a raw deal!" And now came Rai's plea.

Kazuya scoffed. "Those two girls had to combine their forces to even have a chance of getting me eliminated. Before then, it was decisively in my favor. As the best performer here, I felt I am entitled to another chance to succeed."

Rena Rouge spoke up now. "Wanna talk about raw deals? You try going after a crazy chibi Deadpool who has access to a limitless bag of weapons ranging from a spirit sword to another fighter's weapon to a giant proton cannon! She's the biggest threat, and I have to get back up there and help Rock take her out!"

Robert flipped a coin when it came to his turn. "Well, like Teruko here I'd also like to stick it to that Gerudo. Isn't helped by a lot of things had to happen in order for my trio to crumble. And I even held my own against the guy, that should be reason enough to give it to me."

Alex just looked away to the door. "I can't leave Aerith to fight against that crazy fox alone. Something is up with him, and I got cut before I could figure out what. That's my reason for wanting to have this second chance."

Finally, next was Princess Remedy. "You all have such good reasons, I'm afraid mine pales in comparison. I just want to get rid of that rocking zombie with his horrible music and even more horrid singing!"

Now that they had all said their piece, the room went back to being silent. The eight fighters patiently waiting the result…

This is the voteform for the Second Chance vote for Section 1. Give four "Live" votes and four "Die" votes for the following fighters:

The Magician (Rayman):

Teruko Tawaki (Danganronpa: Despair Time):

Rena Rouge (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat-Noir):

Robert Garcia (King of Fighters XV):

Rai (Waku Waku 7):

Alex (Street Fighter V & VI):

Princess Remedy (Slap City):

Kazuya Mishima (Super Smash Bros.):

Voting ends November 18! So get your votes in!