A Noble Tournament

The Land of Sevens
So, it had been some time since Maria and Morgan partook in their first mission together. Since then they took what time they had off to train and ready themselves for their second mission, one that had them working with the Noble Árbol Family. Given their limited time they spent originally on previewing the job, they had more of a semblance of liberty to look at it in full. Such they discovered that the Noble Family was but one of eight Noble Families contending for the anual competition known as "The Noble Tournament." Such was that on the 7th Month of the 7th Day, 7 minutes after the strike of Noon that they participate on this venture between nobility as part of a game between the auspiciously living in the seven allied territories.

Because Maria and Morgan took the contract, an A-Class Mission, together they'd be assigned to the  Árbol Family and any others that'd be accepting the contract would be given a background check before being accepted. Mages from anything as small to as large of the Legal to Independant Guilds were accepted with the understandable barring of anyone not adhering to the Council's legal ruling system. This would leave 16 Wizards competing in a game of contending for the grand title of "Grand Noble Champion," which would recognize the Wizard as exceptional and capable of taking a large boon of missions within the future. Not to mention there'd be a healthy selection of prizes among such that the champion could be won along with the contract bonus of winning it for the House they fought for.

During the day of the event, Maria and Morgan were once again taken by Skyhawk to the destination giving them an opportunity to take a gander at the neighbouring nation of Seven. Beautiful rolling hills with flowers, grass and trees enamored the healthy fauna filled wilderness with farms being irrigated or farmed by the far more advanced modern era of agricultural workers. Farther inward they viewed cities of grandiose proportions often rivaling that of the modern living urban centers of Fiore. But none compared to the current capital of Siebte. Dazzling towers of ivory with windows opaqued of gleaming cyan ringed around the center while an irrigated river system flowed from a distant sparkling river ten kilometers away. The water pulled in pushed a complex series of gears that flowed across the outer perimeter, giving way to a number of Lacrima enhanced batteries that kept the city. This urban legendary site was filled with a myriad of dazzling structures and lights all of which seemed to span incredible heights with light refracting capacity. A host of smells and sights were to be had, but that could always come later.

What came now was what they signed up for, arriving at a desk that led the pair of girls to what looked like an enormous colossus of shimmering silver. It seemed to kneel, and was holding what looked like a large sphere, of which had mobile staircase leading up to a single square opening. The ball in question seemed to be as large as a Castle's Keep, and the girls would know why there was no seating found around the enormous giant despite the local guardsmen keeping back onlookers at a perimeter. Standing on a small lawn acting like a garden near the Colossus the contestants would be within a minute's walk to the large construct where site overseers were keeping them company.

"I can't believe how big of an event this is!" Maria gushed, her eyes still sparkling from the overload of sights, smells and sounds they had on their way in. She was glad that this was another mission not necessarily regulated by Diana but even more happy that Morgan was with her. She saw the contestants and didn't seem to recognize any of them...except for one in particular.

"Is that...?" The younger sister of Morgan asked, walking halfway across the waiting lawn to see a taller man in a strapping sleek suit with dark hair. Smiling widely, she beamed as she waved at him, calling out towards the Phoenix Wizard. "Kenneth the Unbroken Promise? I thought I recognized you!"