▬promise of particles▬lloyd x FEM!reader▬

Tournament Time :166:

The buggy's pulled up to the stone dragon, water flowing freely from its jaw. The waterfall you had searched for.

"According to the Dragon Masters, this is the entrance to the Tournament of Sources." Lloyd huffed as he climbed out of the vehicle, stretching his arms up. The climate here was so warm compared to where the Monastery was.

Arin hopped out, rocking excitedly on his heels. "I'm so excited to meet more Elemental Masters! Awww this is going to be so cool!!"

"And maybe some old ones." You hummed, recalling people from the Tournament of Elements. Would you finally see Karloff and Turner again after so long? Would you reunite with Skylar? Did you want to? Tournaments didn't end well.

Beside you, Zane slid down from Jiro's back, giving the Lightning Dragon a soft pat. "Let us remember, not every Master, new or old, is an ally. Cinder could be here, or-"

"Euphrasia!" Nya smiled.

Pulling his head back, Zane blinked. "..Yes, I would assume she would be here. But I was only listing our enemies."

She rolled her eyes, pointing to the base of the stone dragon's neck. "No, she is here. Look!"

Squinting, you could vaguely make out the familiar colors of the previously head-scarfed woman behind the waterfall. It seemed as she took on her new role as the protector of Cloud Kingdom, she had begun following new rules. She had great hair regardless.

Cole grabbed your arm, squealing as the mountain literally parted, revealing an elevator track that climbed up the wall. "No cables or anything! Gosh, I need to meet the engineers who built that."

You honestly couldn't recall him being excited by elevators, but times had changed. You were just happy to see him happy.

The group began moving, taking the bridge over the vale. Sakura blossoms fell around the mountains, painting a beautiful scenery. You could get used to a place like this.

"Let's do this." Sora grinned, walking up to where Euphrasia had entered. "..How.. do we do this?"

Pressing a hand to the wall, you hummed, navigating the mechanism. "We should be able to put some kind of scroll into here.. but we didn't get a scroll. Guess we're not invited. Oh well." You shrugged, turning to leave.

Nya caught your shoulder, narrowing her eyes. "Seriously?"

You pouted, glancing off to the side. There was a speaking thingie.. like the talk tubes on a playground. Walking over to it, you put your face into the pipe. "HELLO?!!"

Your voice echoed back, but nobody responded.

Stepping up to the tube, Sora took a breath before shouting. "We are here for the tournament!"

A moment later, a section of the rock wall began to tremble. It fell back revealing.. a guy. Just some random old guy.

"Hello, I am Bleckt, Minister of Ledgering for the tournament of sources."

He was named after the thing that made shoes shiny? Skill issue.

Lloyd stepped forward, parting his lips slightly as he thought of what to say. "So you're in charge of the guest list.. sir?"

Bleckt nodded, pushing his monocle up. You hated monocles, nobody trustworthy wore a monocle. "Not just the guest list, all lists, tabulations, itineraries, agendas, and inventories fall under my duties with the ledger."

Ah, so he was a know-it-all.

"The tournament has been run by my family for generations untold! For each tournament, our city would rotate to another Realm, and invitations would go out by spirit dragon courier to all Elemental Masters there. Though, now all Elemental Masters exist in the same land. So more invitations have gone out than ever before."