Velna has a certain looked. Older but not middle aged. Still pretty, but not the looker she once was. A little deseperate for male attention in fact, now that her chosen one barely notices her. Kurando.. an innocent male. Stunningly handsome and honest to a fault, the type of pleasant, sweet person that attracts the attention of women of a certain age. Velna wasn't going to miss the chance to not only crush Kurnado, but claim him as her new personal bodyservant. In her arrogance, she sent out invitations to the fight to every other middle aged lady who was close to fitting her profile. She had to show off, after all.
Edea. Miranda. Sialeeds. Endora. Lucia. Erim. Lilly.
The invited list also included Kurando's mother Saki, who did NOT want some old freak like Velna laying her hands on her sweet, innocent son. In her arrogance, Velna also assembled a group of women with extremely strong maternal attachments to men like Kurando- young, sweet, and innocent. The stereotypical hero. When they heard Saki's ranting about how Velna was going to use poor Kurando, none of them were pleased. Doubly so when Saki implied that they may be going after their sons next.
Velna didn't even have a chance to lay her hands on Kurando before being torn apart by enough magical firepower to level a charging army (Or even worse, a charging ninja prince). The judges were wise enough not to question several highly pissed off and powerful mothers. The insult to injury was Avalon refusing to pay her hospital bills- since Velna hadn't yet earned a victory, she had to pay the bill by sweeping the floors. All while being hit on by the constantly hosptialized Sten.
