The First Day

Opening Ceremonies
Once again, Crocus was erupting in the excited roar of the crowd. It was time, once again, for the beginning of Fiore's favorite event of the year. The Grand Magic Games!

While the announcers and commentators are making their remarks, all but drowned out by the ecstatic crowd, a lone man walks into the center of the arena. He raised his arms above his head and the crowd slowly quieted. Then, in a booming voice amplified by magic, he called out to them.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, welcome to this year's Grand Magic Games! I am your humble host Kyougi Kaishi and I am thrilled to reside as the judge of the games! Of course, we can't start the game without the players so let's introduce the participating guilds and their players!" As Kyougi said this, 8 doors in the inner ring of the stadium opened up. "First off taking 8th place in the preliminaries, Giant Wings!"

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"Next up is the guild that took 7th place, let's hear it for the home team, Griffin Heart!"

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"Next up is the guild that took 6th place, the former personal army of the Rasputins, Snake Tree!"

"Sixth place is a little annoying." Ulfr muttered as he took a long drag on the cigarette he had and tossed the butt underfoot.

"Better than last." Brandr replied. He had a massive smile on his face and was waving to the audience, making a special effort to wave to those who were rooting against them.

"Better than not placing at all." Dahl said to them both, ever the stoic in public.

Freyja said nothing but waved with both arms to the Guild's fans and, more specifically, her fans. Tyra looked overall nervous and slightly uncomfortable, hoping she didn't do anything to embarrass the Guild, since Dahl was always focused on the Guild's image in the public eye, but especially because the Guild Master was in the Spectator's Box that was assigned to them.

"Next up is the guild that took 5th place, the newly formed Independent Guild, Desperados!"

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"Next up is the guild that took 4th place, home to those considered outcasts, Yggdrasil!"

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"Next up is the guild that took 3rd place, another recently formed Guild and home to a Wizard Saint, Eternal Vanguard!"

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"Next up is the guild that took 2nd place, another Independent Guild, Unchained Soul!"

"Let's do this to the extreme!!" Hayate yelled out as the members of Unchained Soul came out onto the field.

"You're too loud Hayate." Shana said in annoyance.

"I think it's good to be energetic." Ling said with his usual smile.

"Yeah, come on Shana, lighten up a bit." Eugene said with a carefree grin on his face.

"Just don't forget what we came here to do." Ryuunosuke said to his guild-mates.

"And finally, the guild that took 1st place in the preliminaries, the ever united, Hydra Head!!"

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With every introduction, the crowd roared. Flags with the guild symbols waved. Signs with favored participant names were raised. Calls of adulation and love were shouted into the general cacophony. As the finishing positions became higher and higher, the noise from the audience only grew.

"Now that we've got the formalities out of the way, let's get our first game underway!" Kyougi exclaimed with excitement in his voice. "We'll be starting the Grand Magic Games with is a bit of a favorite of mine. For this event each guild will send out 2 representatives so please choose now!"