<i>There is a flash of the face they all knew in the mirrors. Soon it forms into a full portrait. In his hand is a briefcase, one which he throws toward the group. From each reflection of him an image of the briefcase forms, but each are as corporeal as the man was. Once the reflections come together, the briefcase becomes tangible, opening automatically as if forced by some divine will. Inside are three rectangles made of what appears to be plastic, on one side is a blue piece of something sticking out. Just looking at them caused that grating noise to echo throughout the room.</i> &quot;Accept the decks. Form your contract. Fight. The last one standing will receive great power.&quot; <i>Each deck contained four cards, none of which meant anything at the moment. Once they were all gathered up, the mirrors would collapse in on themselves, revealing a familiar city with unfamiliar beasts leaping about. There was an innate understanding of what had to be done for whatever reason. All that was left was to break the seal and contract.</i>

<i>While Setsuna's search was fruitless, Tony would discover a bright red humanoid figure, what appeared to be a shuriken on its back crouching. A human corpse was lying in front of it, and visually the corpse looked fresh. Clearly it was feasting, indicated by the sounds of bones crunching and flesh ripping. It had a pool of blood at its feet, mixed with a strange green viscous substance.</i> <b>Engage?</b>

<i>The monster seemed to take notice at the newcomer's presence. The beast took what might have been interpreted as a a quick glance at Taylor, before its focus rested on Tony. The shuriken on the floor was quickly in its hands, and it created sparks as it was dragged across the floor. The monster seemed to make more grunting noises. It wouldn't outright attack, but it had the shuriken held aloft, as if warning the two away.</i> _____________________ <i>Setsuna would simply find a convenience store, stocked as if someone was there just this morning. All of the labels were reversed, in fact, every piece of text was written as if it was in a mirror. Go figure.</i>

<i>To Setsuna flew a bat with a large blue gem in its torso. As she showed it the contract card, it appeared to disappear, but her deck became emblazoned with a bat shaped emblem. The same would go for Tony. Taylor's deck was the only one with major alterations, the side opened for the cards having changed from left to right, and the emblem being less indicative of what monster lurked within.</i> &quot;Very good. Now... If you do not fight, you will not survive!&quot; <i>With that final message, the monsters vanished, and the world opened before the three. It was wrong... Everything was backwards, and there were no signs of life. A hollow wind billowed through the towering buildings, now no more than husks.</i>