The Magical Games
Please be wary of what you gamble with

Flyers hanging magically in the air everywhere you look Advertising the best of the best, calling all magical beings, Wizards, sorcerers, unicorns, fairies, come one, come all This tournament will include the mightiest of us refereeing.
Begging you to attend as either a spectator or participant As it is the celebration of the century, it is the Magical Games, Register quickly but before you do, please read up on the rules Tomorrow the flyers replaced with a list of contestants names.
What is the prize, you may very well ask, so listen closely It is a very simple concept, the winner will be your downfall, For every contestant that registers their name will gamble With those very parts of themselves most precious to all.
Choose carefully, with your choice of what you’ll gamble Because if you lose there is no gaining any of it back, Will you choose to sacrifice one or all of your magical powers Or will it be one of your magical tools you’ll need to attack?
There will be no exception, all challengers must make a choice To throw into the ring something magical that will hurt to lose, What will it be, your powers to make any chemical concoction Or your magical bowl that feeds you, what will you choose?
Registration is now closed, the list of magical names compiled Game day dawns and all the challengers have now arrived, First battle is launched and oh what a most glorious surprise The Banshee has beaten the Centaur, one heart now deprived.
We silently watched the Dragon be beaten senseless by a Druid Who has confiscated the Dragon’s flames, they become his own, Next up to the challenge will be between a Fairy and a Vampire A hard challenge as beating a Vampire has never been known.
Finally the Magical Games begin to wind down, silence abounds There is only one challenge to run, crowning one overall winner, It will be between a powerful Minotaur and a many headed Hydra After which the magical being besting all will be crowned at dinner.
Surprise, surprise, the last match has been won by the Hydra Only because it has previously confiscated a Gryphon’s strength, It used this strength to beat the Minotaur to a messy bloody pulp As each of the Hydra’s heads were all on the same wavelength.
The winner of the Magical Games then becomes super strong As it has won all the magical powers and tools of the defeated, The winner waltzes around those who sit with their heads bowed As they were warned to choose carefully before they competed.
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