Miki was quite peeved when Roxy snatched her card-pulling duty from her. But when the mysterious man made his presence known to the three of them, that thought quickly passed away as he quickly pulled her attention. She was always like that; quick to forget her anger if something else came up.

Even at a glance, she could tell that there was something odd about the man. The way he carried himself didn't make him look like he was another participant. That hunch was soon proven to be true when he announced himself to be the examiner of the test, a fact that took Miki quite by surprise even though she already knew he was something different.

He then congratulated them for being able to reach this place. She had to agree with his comment about it being not an easy task. It wasn't only the heat that challenged her. There were also some unruly creatures lurking in the sand that she had to beat by kicking them really hard in the head. One of them even dared to grab her feet, something it quickly regretted as she quickly did her spin to break free, ripping apart its grabbing tongue in the process.

It was nothing she couldn't handle though. Her grandpa would laugh if she had difficulties fighting againts monsters that weak. They couldn't even use qi, which made a skilled qi user like her far beyond their level.

She was lucky she didn't catch any sandstorm though. Even if she could stay on her feet thanks to her qi ability, her vision would still be limited and she might become lost as a result. She wasn't particularly learned in the arts of trekking through the desert so it would be terribly difficult for her to get to the test site if she strayed from the common path.

And besides, she would hate having sands inside her clothes. It wasn't like she could just strip naked and clean them out here, not with so many people around.

She looked at the examiner expectantly. She was getting excited for the test, as well as some other contestants in the crowd who were already getting bored from the wait.

[@Acid Hippie]