[center][i]Lunetta Rosalyn Obscuras[/i][/center]
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The soft knock at the door was so quiet that it wasn’t certain if there had been a knock at all. However, the second knock was slightly louder and was perhaps the most daunting sound that Lunetta had ever heard. It was accompanied by male voice which spoke up a few seconds after. “You’re up, Miss Obscuras. Are you ready~?” Her nerves were like butterflies fluttering around in her tummy. Was she ready? [i]Well… no. Not really. A little longer would have been nice, maybe have a little herbal tea.[/i] It would have been nice and would have helped calm her down. But nerves were good, especially for situations like these. They kept you on your toes. Kept you ready for the unexpected.

“As ready as I’ll ever be.” She replied with a sigh and stood up from the couch which she actually found to be quite comfortable. The door slowly opened and the man stepped inside the small room. He had blonde hair, a rather feminine facial structure and dark blue eyes. He was a very familiar man. Lunetta was sure that she had seen him somewhere before, she just couldn’t quite remember…

“Ah! You are-“
“Lorik Cateria.”
“Yes, and you were-“
“The host during the Fifth Summoners Battle Tournament. I am honoured that you remember me~” He bowed with a flourish and straightened with a smile. While most people may have found it annoying that Lorik answered their questions before they could even ask them, Luna took it in stride. It was just his personality, besides, she kind of did walk right into it.

“Of course I remember. You were the one who-“
“Threw you into the crowd and allowed them to carry you and the other winner to the podium. Heh, yeah… sorry about that, I got caught up in the moment.” He laughed, scratching the back of his head in an embarrassed manner. “Anyway, I shall tie that mask on for you and then lead you to the battle ring.” 

“Don’t worry about it. No harm done. And yes, please, if I tied it myself it would probably come undone. My hands are shaking pretty badly.” Holding up one hand for him to see it shaking, she used the other hand to lift the mask in place while he went behind her and tied the lace into a secure yet neat bow.

The fit was perfect, she could see nothing but darkness, not even a sliver of light prevailed in the black. Sudden hands on her shoulders made her flinch. It was just Lorik, she knew, but it was unexpected contact and she hadn’t been prepared for it. If Lorik noticed he didn’t say anything about it. “We are going to leave now.” Came the whisper in her ear, to which she could only reply by nodding her head. It was time.

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The hands on her shoulders kept her steady as Lorik led Lunetta. The blindfold was disorientating, she had no idea where she was and she didn’t like it. [i]The sooner it’s off the better.[/i] Although, she thought that the idea of a blindfold was rather clever before, it wasn’t until she was wearing it that her opinion changed completely. The blindfold was mean!

Sight had been removed from her, but she could still hear. It started out quiet and warped at first like when you cover your ears to dim noise and the further forward she went, the louder it got. Now finally close enough, Lunetta realised just what the sound was. Cheering, clapping, mystic inspired drum beats and the occasional female voice over a loud speaker. Her walking slowed and her heartbeat picked up as did her breathing. There was no going back, no more time to calm herself. She would be battling with an unknown contestant in less than a minute.

There was a whirring sound, doors where opening and the sound barrier was broken. The noise was now almost deafening. Yes, she had done this whole battle tournament two years ago, but she had forgotten just the amount of loudness that a full Rune Arena could have. People. hundreds of people were here watching.

“Now, the first round rules are just the usual, the contestants know them as do most of you, but for those of you who are only joining us this year I shall go over them.” It was the announcer, Lorita who spoke while Lunetta was lead down the last stretch of tunnel. The audience couldn’t yet see her and over the other side in an opposite tunnel, her opponent would be in the same position. 

“Summoners must use all three summons in this round one at a time. Their weakest to their strongest. The summon that wins must carry on to face the opponents next summon. The overall winner will be the summoner with at least one summon undefeated. Special moves are prohibited in this first round, users will be disqualified and banned from all legal tournaments henceforth. Summoners are not to be attacked by summons. If there is a tie you guys in the audience will decide who will move onto the second round.”

Lunetta was pulled to a stop at the same time that the announcer stopped talking. Lorik leaned forward and gave her shoulders a reassuring squeeze. “There are three steps here.” Came the gentle warning before she was stepping up them, putting one foot and then the other onto each step with a slight pause between each one. Her heart, now thumping painfully in her chest, filled her ears and phased out the other sounds. [i]Who is my opponent? What are their summons and what elemental type will they be?[/] As soon as the battle started Lunetta will only have seconds to figure out all of these questions, to think of a plan of attack.

TBA... ((Will add more when I return from uni, you guys can start your next posts now if you want. Oh, and you can control both Lorita and Lorik in your posts.))