Eri clapped from the beautiful bouquet of flowers. She sooo wanted to pick it up, letting out a small sad yelp as it disappeared.

(The rest is my post that William told me to do, because he asked me to, since his isn't working, or something...)

"What beauty!" The female judge nods, quickly giving it a ten.

"Rather amazingly... though odd, especially for a male," The brute man nods, giving it an ten.

"Hmph... whatever, next." The last judge sighs, giving it a six.

Rie went up on stage, a grand piano had been put there at her request. She took a single bow to the audience before seating herself and starting to play, the soft notes of the piano carrying all over the place, even to the very farthest of reach...

Spoiler:

Aliidan went up on stage once Rie had finished playing, White as a sheet she took to the center stage before clearing her throat and starting her talent.

"When the war of the beasts brings about the world's end
The goddess descends from the sky
Wings of light and dark spread afar
She guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting.
Infinite in mystery is the gift of the goddess
We seek it thus, and take to the sky
Ripples form on the water's surface
The wandering soul knows no rest.
There is no hate, only joy
For you are beloved by the goddess
Hero of the dawn, Healer of worlds

Dreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul
Pride is lost
Wings stripped away, the end is nigh.
My friend, do you fly away now?
To a world that abhors you and I?
All that awaits you is a somber morrow
No matter where the winds may blow

My friend, your desire
Is the bringer of life, the gift of the goddess

Even if the morrow is barren of promises
Nothing shall forestall my return
My friend, the fates are cruel
There are no dreams, no honor remains
The arrow has left the bow of the goddess

My soul, corrupted by vengeance
Hath endured torment, to find the end of the journey
In my own salvation
And your eternal slumber

Legend shall speak
Of sacrifice at world's end
The wind sails over the water's surface
Quietly, but surely.

Even if the morrow is barren of promises
Nothing shall forestall my return
To become the dew that quenches the land
To spare the sands, the seas, the skies
I offer thee this silent sacrifice."

Aliidan finished reading her favorite poem still white as a sheet and shaking like a leaf in a hurricane.

Hebi had fallen asleep with her new kitten friend in the middle of the meadow outside the city, her soft purring being heard quite clearly.

Nina clapped as she barged her way through the crowd with a bombard of apologizes, trying to find Ken. She could use her pactio card, but she was too confused to. The performances were sweet, elegant, beautiful, awesome, exciting, all different emotions for each different one! It was an amazing talent show in that perspective. Though, she didn't like that judge that kept giving people bad scores with no feedback...

(Kitty, you can join! But only when the night starts, that's when the teleporters for the rest of the people who haven't joined the trip yet!)

Rita's Total Score: 23 points.
Micahs' Total Score: 20 points.
Emet's Total Score: 26 points.

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Group's Current Total: 69.
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“Sixty-nine! For the previous group! Can this group defeat them? They have to bring a spectacular performance to top this! The highest score in the entire talent show history! Wow!!” The brute-man cheerfully announces, as the crowd goes wild.

As Rie’s beautiful piano musical talent is displayed, it’s just what the judges wanted. Something rivaling that ninja girls or the dancer. “I’ll give you a seven for effects! Not much effects, except the soft beautiful notes was just mesmerizing!” The female judge nods.

“I’ll give it a 10! Amazing!!” The brute-man claps.

“A six. Next.” The last judge sighs.

As the next girl appears, she reads a rather odd, yet intriguing poem to the crowd. “How odd! Yet, the effect it gives from the poem was rather emotional… I must know where it’s from,” The female judge nods, holding a card saying ‘six’ in the air.

“Odd! It’s an odd talent definitely! A seven from me!” The brute-man grins.

“Three, next.” The last judge sighs. Angrily buzzing for the last competitor. The crowd was most likely expecting something amazing.

Rita hugs Emet and Micah, "We're going to win! They need a '30' to beat us! That's almost impossible, haha!!" Rita cheers happily, not even scared by a tiny bit. "Not a single person in the worlds ever gotten a 30 from this talent show! It won't start now!"

Micah looks oddly at Rita, 'What if the other, last girl--' She was about to write until she notices that last judge. He's never given anything more than a six.... a ten is out of the question, at least to her.

Once off the stage Aliidan entered the nearest bathroom and lost her lunch, her dinner and her evening meal. Once she was done Aliidan left and then promptly fainted, unable to handle things any longer. Thankfully there were medics on standby to bring people to the hospital as needed and so Aliidan was sent to hospital.

Rie had left the talent show early on and made her way to the hospital where she gently explained her situation to one of the nurses who promptly sent Rie to a room to rest until a doctor could check on her and determine whether she'd need surgery or not. And now all Rie could do was wait for her parents and friends.

Rose noticed how the other team had already been speaking about how they've already won. She angrily sighed, but was frightened. She had to get a thirty to win, that seems almost impossible. "Okay, my turn..." She shakes, as a large beep indicates she has to enter the stage. She walks out, noticing a small door, it was her chance to escape! But she couldn't, not with Rie and Aliidan trying so hard. Aliidan was even sent to hospital, or so she heard. "I have to do this, for Aliidan." She nods, until she hears some old competitors speaking.

"Did you hear? Other than some girl being sent to hospital, there was another who was sent to hospital just then! White hair!" He tells another person, as they gossip together.

"Rie? She was sent to hospital, too? She must've tried her hardest... to perform... She was sick and all. For Rie, too..." Rose mumbles, entering the stage in front of everyone. The judges look at her with contempt and as they tell her to start, after introductions. She does so.

Soft music plays in the background, beginning her performance. She was completely stunned by the large crowd, what could she do? Would singing even impress them? She had a few effects planned, but...

"It's Rose..." Ken grins, starting to cheer, making some of the crowd follow in cheering for a going-to-be great performance. "You can do it!" He shouts to her, with a thumbs-up.

William shouts cheers towards Rose, smiling at his child-hood friend. He also done the same for Rie and Aliidan, rather enjoying Rie's soothing music and Aliidan's humourous choice of talent. Rickardo also has a rather huge smile on his face, to see what Rose can do.

Nina claps as an applaud, hoping for a great finale to the show.

Rie coughed lightly as she talked with her assigned doctor, one Dr. Andersson, in fluent English and occasionally some highly accented Swedish.
"Doctor, I have already explained my situation to you, do I really need to repeat myself? Surely you can tell that my tuberculosis has grown beyond acceptable levels?" Rie asked gently but with an authoritative tone of voice.
"Well... Yes, Miss Nakamura, I know that." Dr. Andersson said before letting out a sigh. "Very well, I'll sign you up for operation first thing in the morning." Dr. Andersson said and scribbled down something on his clipboard. And with that, Rie was once again left to her own devices.

Rose hugely stuttered at the crowd, she almost felt like fainting. However it was time to sing, she had to. Right now, it was her turn. With a few soft 'la', the song began and Rose continued to sing, feeling slightly easier and comforted. She closed her eyes, and was into the song completely in no time. "'Cause I don't know why!" Rose sings, beginning to move around a lot, grabbing the mike and even including spins, band on her hair flies off, letting her hair fly free.

"You've been on my mind," She sings, closing her eyes. "What if... it was destiny?" She remembers, how she once sang this song, three years ago. In the Everlast Magic School opening...

*Flashback*

"What? I don't want to sing...!" A younger Rose pouts.

"You shouldn't force her...!" A younger Rachael nods, also nodding with Rose. Not a single girl wanted to sing at the performance. But it was in a week, someone had to sing.

"Your voice is nice, you. No arguing." The teacher glares at Rose, taking her away.

"Aiyah! Don't take Rose, I-I-I'll do i-..." Aliidan quickly dashes after Rose, only for a door to be slammed in front of her. Rose was forced to sing for the past week, completely memorizing the song. And the day came... Everlast Magic School's opening. Rose stood on the plateau done specifically for Rose.

Rose began to sing, as thousands of eyes stared at her, she couldn't notice their expressions, just noticed everyone staring at her. She began sweating, a lot. Her breathing was heavy. She began to sing, "'Cause I don't know why..." She starts, quickly followed by the rest of the lyrics within the song. At the end, there was a brief silence and a huge, sudden burst of cheering and clapping. Rose sighs in relief, a tear falling out of her eyes in happiness, as she stares at everyone's smiles. That's why Rose practiced to sing, to make people smile...

*Flashback end*

Rose clicks her fingers, remembering everything. "Let's just skip, to the you and me!" She continues, gracefully singing and slightly dancing, as a burst of electrical effects explode from behind her. Using her fortune telling magic, she summons her spirits as they spin around her, dazzling and spinning around her, as the electricity catches onto them, the spirits quickly merge together, resulting in an electric phoenix look.

"What if, we were meant to be... What if, it was desstiny... this trip, baby you and me might never get another chance, so let's skip all the history and just click, to the you and me. And then, maybe we'll see, if this 'what if' could be!" She concludes the song, as she swings her arms open, and fireworks burst out into the background and there's a fabulous ending to the talent show...

“That was... awe inspiring! Amazing! Fabulous! The effects, everything!!” The female judge bursts out of her seat with a huge smile, as she turns back to the crowd, who almost all stood out of their seats, clapping. “I’m giving you a ten!”

The brute-man, too stood out of his seat, clapping. “Amazing talent on singing, best I’ve ever seen!! Ten from me as well!”

With that said, the third judge still sat down, unamused. “I’ll give...” He says, as the applauding stopped, considering this guy would just ruin the amazing performance anyway. “A ten. I’ve finally found someone with such amazing talent...” He nods with a forced smile.

With that, the reward of 1000 Drachma (converted by one of the teachers) to the team, and the day concluded, leaving only the abysmal night...

“Well, we’re done.” The three teachers marked every single person as here. Only for a large, high-pitched scream to happen, as the three teachers laid unconscious... and their bodies disappeared in no time...

Sai looked sidewards to the teachers, only to hear a scream and see the unconsious forms just before they vanished. "... Well that isn't good" He quickly found a hilt, for the unfinished tanto he had been working on, and put quite a bit of effort into finishing it. With somewhat of a flash of light, the blade materialized. He held it, concealed, but ready. Just incase..

He looked around for the other students on the trip, looking harder for some individuals to make sure they were ok, but he couldn't quite find them.. which also wasn't good.

(Modified his liberatio magic, added a new weapon to use with it : D Tanto)

Larita hid behind a few halls, as she climbs out a window. Her name was already marked as 'arrived', so she couldn't be out for two long. She scurried through the bushes, arriving back at the place with the caged animals. She peered through the dim moonlight given to see through this abysmal darkness.

"Rin, we've arrived..." She says, as Rin nods flying fast, unnoticed, other than by a few Magicus Mundus animals. Rin brightly shines, lighting up the entire area, startling all the guards. Larita stares at the animals, all brutally bashed, whipped and injured... One of them tried to break through the cage, only to be electrocuted by an electric-element mage. "H-How could you be so cruel?!" Larita screams. "Liberatio!"

This too, startles the guards as they dash after Larita. The guards surround her from all angles, however Larita didn't seem bothered. Playing on her skull flute, "La la la.... Sound Shift." She seems to have snapped, as the notes fly in all directions exploding with wind as they knock out the guards. The guards then got frightened at the mage, but didn't back down.

They began using their own magic to fight Larita, "Kyaa!!" Larita screeches, getting flung to the floor, not able to move. "G-Gravity Magic?" She forces her head to look at the mage doing it, as two mages behind him began chanting an electrical spell... "Lalalalala. Elementa aerialia, venti spirantes, cito adeuntes ab inimicis meis me defendant, Flans Aeriales!" Larita counters, as currents flow around her, redirecting the blasts of electricity.

Rita took the opportunity as she couldn't find the teachers to bail and escape. As she done so, she noticed a hot spring spa, open only at night time. She enters the room and gets a free first time notice. "So relaxing..." She dips herself in the hot, soothing water, beginning to easily relax. However, she didn't lose her guard. She could sense it, fighting... it was too far away to make it out, but it seemed vaguely familiar... It didn't bother her, everyone she knew could handle themselves.

Raven laid in his room, slightly afraid people would mess around with his and Leila's training dummies left in the forest area. He had to go right, early in the morning. He quickly heard a scream, not someone he's heard before. He perked up, slightly frightened as he looks outside his room at the halls. No one. 'G-g-g-g-ghost?!?!...' Raven thought to himself.

Leila was already sound asleep in her room, shared with a few other girls who are staying a fair distance away from the sadistic elf. The ear-piercing scream hurt Leila's rather delicate ears, as she twists and turns in her bed as a reaction.

Nina, as her quiet, demure self, was reading a book, in a small dim light, of course knowing the consequences of might needing glasses, if she continues. She was going to talk to the other people in the dorm, however the blonde elf was asleep, and the others left the room or were keeping their distance from the elf who was next to Nina. Her double-personality not helping on them coming closer to her.

Aliidan had been released from the hospital soon after waking up, the doctors ordering her to take it easy for the next few days, since fainting was a somewhat serious case.
Making her way back to the hotel she sighed, from what she'd heard she hadn't done that well in the talent show and thinking back she probably should have chosen something else as her talent, what good could there POSSIBLY be of reciting LOVELESS, a poem that didn't exactly exist in the human world, to a panel of more or less ordinary judges?
Aliidan fished out an old dented photo and sighed.
'Sister... What would you have done in my situation? I bet you'd taken the judges by storm. You always did better than me at everything.' Aliidan thought as a lone tear made its way down her cheek.

Spoiler:

Asana was still at the bar, sleeping her drunkenness off, drooling a little. She was going to be of scant help if they were suddenly attacked...