It had been a long trip filled with long and lonely rides from random strangers and one particularly annoying ride in the back of a farmer’s truck, but the first rays of morning were finally shining on Regno Ricco particularly the Khan’s palace. The morning breeze played with Aedan’s blonde locks as he eyed the massive front doors of the palace and for a moment he thought back to home and the massive social divide that existed and how much that infuriated him but if he was to play this game with these people he was going to have to do whatever it took to survive. As he pulled the strap of his worn bag back over his shoulder he took in a deep breath and gave the doors a big push and waited as they opened wide for him. The commotion that was inside before he opened the door was brought to a halt when the sun reveled him to those inside; his short blonde hair spiked in the front, his strong lean frame covered by a dirty muscle shirt and thick work pants suitable for hard labor jobs and thick welders gloves on both hands. Walking past everyone in the grand hall, ignoring the not-so-silent whispers of those he ignored, Aedan walked towards the hallway which would lead to his room. As he past numerous upon numerous rooms that were taken until he came across one that there was no mistaking was meant for him.

As he stepped inside the machines around the room groaned to life and the fires under the molten containers flickered to life and their heat began to rise higher and higher until it became sweltering hot. It was like he was home. As he casually dodged sparks from welding machines Aedan threw his modest duffle down on a slab of concrete with a modest mattress and pillow and began digging through it to find his deck and duel disk and prepared himself to go out and deal with the other competitors of this tournament. As he stared at the worn and beaten duel disk and stared at the deck in a box made of duct tape everything came flooding back of everything that brought him to this point. Taking a deep breath, deciding to dismiss his thoughts at the moment, he placed his deck into the homemade duel disk and walked back towards the hall where he assumed that everyone would still be waiting. As he quietly walked back into the room Aedan found an empty place against the wall and propped up against it, taking a moment to read his opponents in this game.