If one were to ask any person that lived in the City of Midas: 'What's the most decadent venue one could ever use?', some might answer that it would be the Grand Auditorium, located at the 31st floor of the Green Star Hotel. With roughly 7,800 square meters of available space, the floor was constructed with the sole purpose of being if not the grandest function hall in the world, then to be the most opulent one in the country. Boasting a floor covered only with Kashmir carpet, million drachmae chandeliers, and a wide selection of luxury tables, curtains and chairs for any kind of function or event.And now, it's been chosen to become the venue of the largest general auction event in the country.Eremes have only heard of the A3's vaunted extravagance and prestige through the news and some hearsay from former workmates before; tales of never before seen artifacts, ultra-rare collector's items, luxury cars, jewelry, and even deeds for real estate from all over the world, being offered as

Athena craned her neck at the massive signage blaring in front of her, a faint sense of excitement building up for every second that she stared at it. Even living all her life in Midas never let her take for granted the majesty of the big yellow logo plastered on the front of the building in front of her.Saint Midas Mall.As the largest mall in the city and possibly in the country, the SM Mall. as it was locally called, boasted roughly a whopping 200,000 square meters worth of retail and restaurant space split across its three floors. From grocery stores to famous clothing brands, to the latest in cutting edge technology, the mall has a fairly daunting selection of stores and kiosks compared to other malls in Midas. The mall was divided in three different sections: the Hub, The Annex, and Cyberzone. As the Hub suggests in its name, it was located at the center of the mall proper and it's the largest of the three, where most of the general kiosks, groceries, and clothing stores were si

Sixty seconds of playtime counted down as both characters on the screen sprang to life, quickly establishing space between one another. The movement of both players' sticks were apparent both on the screen and in real life, with both characters weaving in and out of their respective ranges in time with the audible clacks echoing from their hands. Murmurs rang from the crowd, amazement evident from the tone of their hushed voices."Look at that movement. This gon' be a real match!"The fight stick bent to her will as Athena's hand jiggled back and forth, poking and prodding her opponent with each button press of quick jabs and safe moves. Judging from what she observed earlier, Udongein had a tendency to throw out safe jabs and kicks, conditioning the opponent to block whenever he approached followed by an unexpected *unblockable to catch the enemy off gua-*Crash!*Tch- She got careless as Slim's uppercut launched her into the air, guaranteeing almost half of her health to be taken. La

"YOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" The crowd exploded upon hearing the revelation about her identity.That's going to come back to you, you know~Athena spared no thought as she let herself be immersed in the game that she once loved. Smiling ear to ear as her hands moved as if it had minds of their own, inputting sequences hard engraved into her muscle memory and applying constant pressure to the slowly falling health bar of her opponent. Sooner or later, he's going to throw a running-Sidestep, down back two.*Crash!*"OHHH!!!!"Too easy. Udongein was getting desperate to try and get some hits in. Too bad she's tilted him enough to make reading his moves as easy as reading an open book."OH! OH! OH! OH! OHHHHH!!!!" The crowd chanted along each landed hit, vigor renewed with the prospect of witnessing high-level gameplay.*K.O!*"That sidestep was sick! Did you see the reads?!" "Tch!" She heard him make a noise as his character landed with a heavy thud on the ground. Haha! How delicious was his suf

Focus. Study her movement. Forget the fact that losing meant more, take each round one at a time. She can still win this- A parry!One plus three.*Grab!*Kunimitsu withheld his sword mid-swing, avoiding the welcoming hands of his opponent, instead suddenly enveloping the surprised doll in an embrace before lifting it higher and squeezing, snapping the wooden doll's proverbial spine before unceremoniously dropping its body to the ground-Up, three plus four.*Crash!*He then disappeared into the air before delivering a devastating double heel kick, smashing Doll even further into the ground-Down three.*K.O!*Before then delivering a low kick to seal the round in his favor.Laser focus. No time for celebration just yet. She just had to win one more round.*Final Round!*One more round. Just one more round!*Fight!*Down three.*Parry!*The determined novelist winced as the doll intercepted the low kick, resulting in her character being slammed into the ground-*Punch! Kick!*Then puni