There were a variety of choreographic performances to prepare the audience and also the contestants for the competition.
After an hour of pre-battle entertainment, the male elf then returned with a large disc arrayed with black and white tiles, and he held nine pebbles of three colors; three red pebbles, three blue pebbles and three green pebbles.
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Each pebble had a specified number on it and represented a specific person since the pebble color represented a particular team.
Team Peregrine was the color blue, Team Kumo was the black color and Team Phoenix was the red color.
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"Now we can begin the draw," the elf said and he dropped each pebble onto the disc and spun the disc as hard as he could.
Everyone were nervous and waiting to know which individuals will face each other in this final.
The disc finally started spinning less wildly and later came to an abrupt stop.
The host then went to the disc and said as he read each number on the pebbles, "Now the results:
Group 1 - Vincent Von Stein, Itsubo Himeragi and Ghorza Murbol
Group 2 - Maki Sumeto, Damian Hemlock and Shisui Karmegan
Group 3 - Jason Howler, Viola Haruno and
Zhu Li
Everyone was stunned and yet excited about the results knowing the groups that each individual will be based on.
"Based on this," he continued, "Group 1 starts the tournament. Please, contestants, step forward to the center of the arena."
The contestants -Vincent, Itsubo and Ghorza- all motioned for the center of the arena, with the audience cheering loudly, mostly the females for the young but admiringly handsome vampire prince.
Before Vincent, Jason went to him, holding his fists out and said, "Don't you dare lose!! I still have to beat you in the finals!!"
Vincent then chuckled and knocked his fist against Jason's, replying, "I have no intentions of losing at all!!"