Rainbow Tribe's Tournament
Intro: A past to the last Sky's Rejection 8
Five months have passed.
Rainbow tribe, one of the known tribes around Dandia the plat world, is commencing the opening of a tournament while the festival in Jelfyr Kingdom nearly comes.
In an open arena, surrounded by spectators including contenders' supporters and as well the visitors, the beginning of ceremony silences the noises made by the crowd. After the Kingdom's anthem, followed by the tribe's ceremonial prayer, tournament's sacred musical introduction, and finally introductory speech; the head of clear branch, always the host of event, calls the six teenage contenders from the six branches. After a long speech, including introducing the set of matches in the first round—
winner of the consolation price, a female from the water branch against a new male contender from the ice branch,
the second placer, a male from the earth branch against the new male contender from the flame branch,
and finally the tournament's champion, pride of the rainbow tribe, a female from the lightning branch against the female volunteered participant from the wind branch
—the battle of first match begins.
The teenage girl from the wind branch named Duwyn Storm, with age not far from her master Jaino, watches the rivalry of the ice branch and water branch — a male an ice emode against the female a water emode. The beat of drums commences the battle. Thawing and freezing, the battle of two contenders has ended after the female of the water branch has used her psychic to push her opponent outside the ring. Some fans of the female water emode are yelling about her elegance.
Duwyn thinks, I don't have a chance... Are my two years of practice and two years in first-year a waste? How can I face my family about this? — specially my grandpa. Trying to resist the shaken of her body while waiting on her first match of her life that will come, she watches the second match.
Both males from the earth branch and the flame branch have begun their battle. Sending flames from above his opponent, the male from the flame branch notices the shaking of the land around him. Distracting his concentration, the surface of the land cracks and stands sending him outside the ring.
Duwyn thinks, What an easy win... Trembled from hearing her name called by the commentator, she feels cold on her skin. She stands and walks snappily. First time to stand in the ring in a tournament, she looks at to every spectators around. She remembers her conversation with Jaino,
"Look girl, every student in swords' basic has changed to another technical course. Why? They won't agree to follow my written instructions and do the chores themselves. Also they and their parents think me as just a brat. Listen, other subjects taught you to read and understand. Here in swords' basic, your untiring effort and dedication to learn are important, physically. You don't need to seek for me."
"B-but rumors were criticizing you, and, and mentioned that your swords' basic wasn't yet bested by, by emode race. Please, I want at least my the wind branch freed from the long losing streak."
"(Sigh), you're so persistent, aren't you? (Seeing the girl eyes nearing to cry) Alright, listen carefully. Elemental dance, is, not, a, part, of, swords', basic. (Seeing the girl nods) It, is, a, fighting style. Now listen carefully, fighting style, is, your, choice, as, a, fighter, in, a certain, battle."
"Fighting style... is my choice as a fighter... Elemental dance is a fighting style..."
"Write it down. I'll have your friends battle you while you're in blindfold. Just promise me, okay? (Seeing the girl nods) Forget about elemental dance, it can turmoil your growth in swords' basic. Just knowing about it will slow the pace. And it can't guaranty you winning in the tournament. Try to focus on swords' basic in your first match. About your fighting style, swords' basic has plenty of options you can use. "
