Finally, the Tournament has begun. All the students were fired up with excitement. All of their preparation was coming to fruition. Lycster and Marone returned to the Florenza Institute just in time for the opening ceremony.
A huge stadium had been set up for the ceremony to take place. All the spectators were seated and filled with excitement as fireworks kicked off the start of the week-long festivities.
The Trial of Mind came first. All the students were gathered in the stadium to receive their assigned task. Under the watchful eye of the professors and minders, the trial kicked off.
Lycster and Marone both passed the trial smoothly with impressive results. Professor Montgomery was impressed by Lycster's intuition and creativity in solving the task.
"Lycster Blackfire, I award you with the gold badge of merit for the outstanding skills you've displayed today." Professor Montgomery announced as he handed Lycster a small velvet box.
