'Oh Ignia what have you got yourself into this time' Ignia thought to herself as she was seated on the bus far out of the way of everyone else, trying to keep to herself as best as she could. She had foolishly chosen to wear a black blazer over a white shirt trying to look presentable, it was probably because of the strict rules of her old school dictating to dress presentably to all outings and trips, that she started doing it naturally never the less, her mind wandered to what people she would meet and what perverted things she could get up to in order to torment them.

She openly admitted that she was a pervert unlike a guy she used to know whom could barely hold a pencil to her skills, though with the desert heat causing her to feel a little unresponsive she didn't put much thought in anything. Her mind drifting in and out of focus due to the heat.

Ignia woke up when the bus drew to a sudden stop and people started moving in swarms to leave each one wanting to be the to get their structure deck. Of course Ignia was no exception and she moved with the purpose of collecting her deck and her luggage. Albeit the latter first of course. Stepping out from the bus Ignia looked upwards towards the Duel Tower, It stood in the desert contrasting heavily with the rest of the landscape what was the founder of such a place thinking? The place would be her home for a while regardless so her Green eyes continued their scan for a few seconds before someone pushed her out of the bus exit. Snapping back to the reality of the world with a sigh on her face. Ignia grabbed her stuff and headed inside the entry hall. Letting out a sigh of relief at the fact that the building had air conditioning.

Ignia walked over to elevator which just happened to be empty, she quickly made sure it went up before anybody else decided to enter. Humming to herself a simple but addictive tune she had heard before in the past. She stepped out and began looking at the room with its spectator seats. Walking up to someone whom seemed heavily disinterested in the current situation she looked around at the decks the guy was offering. Monarchs looked good perhaps she would go for Monarchs but before she spoke up someone else claimed it quickly. She noticed that a Structure deck that hadn't been claimed had 6 people on the cover, she only recognised one which was 'Eria the Water Charmer' which would mean that the structure deck was a charmer deck! "I would like Taming the elements please" Ignia said as she was handed her structure deck. Her green eyes brimming with excitement then fear then doubt then back to happiness. This deck and her would be going on a long journey.

After filling out her forms and taking the academy style duel disk of course she sat down to watch the entry duels unfold in all of their stunning glory. The first five battles weren't interesting enough but it was the 6th that drew her attention considerably.

Vincent Gulfus, the guy she spent most of her earlier childhood with before moving away was here, at this very same academy? What the hell was fate playing at, not that this was a bad thing, just a very large coincidence. They could be friends again like old times. Ignia stopped herself midway through her train of thought. People can change over the period of two years. Either way she watched 6/10 lose considerably quickly to a French guy whom she would to be closer in distance to in order to give them a rating on her scale of targets. Because honestly the first thing one would realise about Ignia after knowing her for a few minutes is her perverted mind. Which never ever stopped coming up with more perverted concepts. In her distraction she lost where Vincent went after he had finished dueling. 'Damn it' she thought to herself.

Soon it was her turn to duel for her placement, she was fighting the girl whom had taken the monarch deck earlier. Her eyes did their quick scan for the rating of the girl. Hair brown, Eye colour brown, Fat, Short, Freckles, Misshapen noise. The only the girls eyes was their real defining feature. 3/10 wouldn't stalk in a millennia. Charmers and Monarchs stormed forth and at the end of a climatic battle of the elements...

The monarchs won because of their damn frosty friend destroying her Unpossessed trap card, If only the girl didn't draw it then Ignia would of won by a landslide. Oh well. The rest of the day passed extremely quickly until Ignia was woken up the next morning.

Michelle didn't get much sleep last night. She had been too excited to sleep, and now she was paying for it, especially in the current heat. Fortunately for her, it seemed like she wasn't the only one suffering, so she took some comfort in that. Michelle wondered what the academy life would be like; she had never done anything like it before. Eventually, the bus arrived at the academy, and Michelle took her luggage and went inside like everyone else. Being so excited, she hurried ahead and managed to be one of the first several inside. It was much cooler than outside, which she was grateful for.

She boarded the elevator and made the ascent, then made her way to the location where a bored-looking person was handing out structure decks. Michelle scanned the titles to see which deck she would like, then her gaze fell upon one: Realm of Light. She remembered that deck; it was the same one that the shop manager from the very first time she started playing Duel Monsters offered to her. With no hesitation, Michelle said, "Realm of Light, please." She was handed the deck, and Michelle walked away, satisfied with her choice.

Michelle made her way over to another place where she had to fill out some forms. Michelle was a bit slow filling them out; she didn't know at first which choices she should make. Eventually, though, she managed to complete them, then she made her way to the stands, where other people were watching the placement duels. Michelle watched all of them with keen interest, and some also managed to surprise her, like the one that ended with a 6600 Life Point difference.

Eventually, it was her turn to take her placement duel. She made her way to the arena, then began the Duel with the other first-year. The two fought hard and valiantly, but ultimately Michelle won, 1850 Life Points remaining and 3 monsters on her field. The rest of the day passed uneventfully, with Michelle being placed in the Wind dorm.