Kornell > Eiko
Kornell was all set to beat the snot out of some annoying kid for his spot in the finals. He had everything he needed to do the job, too. Tons of muscle, the will to succeed against all odds, the mighty Kornell Buster, and most importantly a full host of boss immunities for her pesky status. There was simply no way he was going to lose this fight.
And it would seem that his opponent agreed with him, considering she never showed...
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*Earlier that day, Madain Sari*
"Kupo! A letter's here for you Eiko!"
Eiko blinked as one of her moogle friends announced that bit of news, "A letter? Who from?"
"It says from the offices of Dr. Ray Palmer and Dr. Ryan Choi."
Now she was confused, "But...I'm a white mage. I don't need to see any doctors. Eh, bring it over here anyway."
Taking the letter from her friend, the little summoner's eyes went wide as she read it, "This is...an invitation!? To be a...but...I have to go today..."
"Don't you have a fight today, kupo?"
"I...I think this is more important. This could change everything!"
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In other, surely unrelated news, there have been recent sightings of a new superhero in town. Calling herself Mini-Maid, this newest caped crimefighter is reported to deal with criminals by reducing them to miniscule size and leaving them in jars for the police to take in...
Id > Jack
Jack vs. Id...in a plot fight!
Yeah, they drew Setzer as a judge and he decided to flip a coin to see who got to pick what the match was. Needless to say, Id won the toss.
Jack tried to just forfeit and walk out. He almost made it to the door before the Falcon landed on him.