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Riven stood up from her spot on the coach and said “Alright, we have to hide him before mom gets home.” Suddenly the door opened and Riven's mother walked into the apartment. She was carrying two plastic bags filled with food, she walked into the kitchen and placed them on the counter. She then said “I bought Chinese” She looked into the living room to see Riven,Johnathon, and Silver staring at her. She smiled and said “Your friend will have to leave.” Riven chuckled and said “Um, he doesn't have anywhere to go.”

Her mother sighed and said “Alright, what is going on.” Riven grabbed Silver's hand and dragged him over to her mother, she stood there and said “This is Silver, he is a demon.” Her mother rolled her eyes and said “Riven, we barely have room in this apartment as it is and you bring a demon. What do you expect to do with him, keep him as a pet?” Johnathon then interrupted by saying “Why don't you make him earn his keep, enter him into so tournaments see if he wins.” Riven sighed and said “yea, but how will I afford the equipment to enter, you know a gauntlet and armor is required to enter.” Riven's mother sighed and said “He can stay for one night, then you find him a place to stay.” Riven nodded and then she took out her cellphone and went out of the apartment. She went out to the front of the apartment building and sat on the porch. She made a call on her phone. She sat there for a few seconds as it ringed and then a female voice said “Hello?” Riven smiled and said “Jess, when is the underground tournament.” The voice responded “Its about an hour from now, why are you coming to watch?” Riven chuckled and said “not exactly, I'll see you there bye.” Riven then hung up and ran back into the building and went up to her apartment. She opened the door and grabbed Silver by the hand and said “We will be back in about two hours.” Her mother then yelled “where do you think your going.” But before she could stop her Riven was out the door and almost on the street. Silver looked at her and said “where are we going?” Riven looked at him and said “can you fight?”

Riven and Silver ran block by block, the street and billboard lights overhead. They eventually reached a Tamer store on the cleaner richer side of town. She walked inside and reached into her pocket and pulled out a roll of money. Silver looked at it and said “This is a store for tamers are you buying something?” Riven nodded and said “we are going to enter the tournament, this money is supposed to be for bills, but if we win this money will be doubled.” Riven walked over to the counter and looked at the man behind it, she smiled and said “How much for a gauntlet?” He stared at her and said “Hundred fifty” Riven threw the money on the counter and said “any weapon for fifty?” He pulled what looked like a katana off of the wall. It was beaten up and clearly used, but it was the best Riven could afford. The man took the money and then handed her a gauntlet. Riven put it on her right arm and then gripped her sword. The man looked at her and said “don't you want armor?” Riven laughed and said “I don't have the money for it, I just wont get hit.” Riven and Silver walked out of the store and then Silver said “Now where do we go?” Riven placed her hand on his shoulder and said “Just follow me.” The two walked to the train station and took the train to the warehouse district. They got off and ran to the only warehouse that had lights on and a crowd outside. Riven walked up to the bouncer who looked at her and said “Tamers in the back.” Riven nodded and then ran to the back, where a second bouncer looked her over and said “where is your armor?” Riven shook her head and he then said “Alright, but if you get hurt its on you.” She nodded and her and Silver went inside.

The roar of the crowd made Riven nervous, she was then directed into a dressing room like area for all the tamers. She sat down in a chair and started playing around with her gauntlet, she then looked at Silver and motioned for him to come to her. He did and Riven then said “Place your hand on this.” He did and the gauntlet started to glow a light green color. Riven smiled and said “do you accept me as your tamer.” Silver nodded and the gauntlet stopped glowing, she tapped the gauntlet and a hologram of Silver appeared. The two of them were now bonded, she then said to Silver telepathically “I have no idea what skills you have, but I know we can win this.” Silver then said “I will make sure we win.” They both smiled and then watched as a woman came in and said “everyone scan your hand on this pad and you will be entered into the tournament, now is the only time you can leave.” Riven was the first to scan her hand on the pad the woman was handing around. Riven was nervous, she had spent all of the money she had to get here. She had to win, if she didn't she would not be able to face her mother. The woman then came back and said “Riven, your up.” Silver smiled at her and the two walked out of the room. They walked along a long walkway until they reached the door to a cage. This was the battleground, it was a cage match. Riven opened the door to the cage and her and Silver stepped inside. She then watched as a boy about her age walked in on the other side. They boy then called his demon and a large red dragon appeared.

The announcer silenced the audience and then said “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Mad Max's underground extravaganza. Today's prize is two thousand dollars to the Tamer who can win enough fights to reach Mad Max and five thousand to the lucky and skilled tamer who can beat our champion.” He stopped for a minute letting that sink in he then said “well, lets get to our first match. The match is between Robert Stevenson, a young tamer who has been here many times before. He has even had the pleasure of battling Mad Max, well folks do I even need to introduce the loser of this fight.” The audience laughed and so did Robert. Riven then yelled at the announcer “Just get on with it!” The announcer smiled and said “look at that folks she is ready to lose, well anyway our other tamer is Riven Andrews, a no name Tamer who just got her gauntlet today. Lets get this over with.” The announcer laughed and then a bell rang signaling the beginning of the fight. Riven was getting ready to attack when suddenly Silver ran passed her at great speed, he jumped into the air high above the dragon and a ball of black fire appeared in his hand, her threw it and watched as the dragon flew back into the cage. A black sword appeared in Silver's hand and he then dove down toward the dragon and struck it with a direct hit on its head. Silver landed on the ground and looked at the stunned Riven. Silver smiled and said “the tamer is all yours.” Robert the dragon's Tamer was stunned, he then saw as Riven ran toward him. He readied his sword, but Riven quickly knocked it out of his unprepared hands and struck him in the chest and Robert fell to the ground defeated. The crowd and the announcer was stunned, the announcer suddenly grabbed the microphone and said “We have a winner.” Riven then exited the cage with Silver, they went back to the dressing room area and Riven then said “Silver,what was that.”

Silver smiled and said “I don't know, it was like something in me just told me to fight.” Riven then checked Silver's battle level and was stunned to see, 435, appear on her gauntlet. Riven then smiled, a part of her knew that will Silver's skill she could win this. Silver sat on the ground in front of Riven and waited for the next fight.