There is a war within all of us...
Whether good or evil prevails...
That is for you to decide.
The world of Paroade is a beautiful and mysterious one that is unknown to our own. It is at the peak of its technology--the peak of its economy, even. But what makes this world so beautiful is not the towering, alabaster cities--those are simply the diamonds on a much larger crown--but the creatures that live within them. When a child is born, their body and soul is separated into two beings. Their bodies are unaffected by the lack of a soul, because their spirit is still linked to them through a strange connection called a Chord, which is marked by a birthmark somewhere on their bodies--mostly on their wrist or their shoulder. Once they have been branded to match their partner, they can never truly be separated--no matter the distance between them. Of course, these creatures grow alongside their Bonded and will fight for them until the day that they die. Despite all of this seeming like something exquisite and lovely, there is a catch; if the human of the Bonded were to lose their creature, they would go insane to the point where they would become suicidal, but if the creature of the Bonded were to lose their human, then they would slowly die away.
In Paroade, there are few sports like football and gymnastics, but there are sports that are befitting of their creatures. Many of the Bonded participate in "Jousting", which consists of two or more pairs of Bonded to go against one another until there is only one left standing. This is the big game that everyone follows and aspires to win. Anyone may participate, but few are actually ranked. Those within the top twenty are considered to be the highest standing celebrities in their country of origin. Every century, many countries come together and pit their top ranked against one another to show dominance and strength over the others; this is what keeps the peace within the world--as there are very few wars besides trading and economic ones.
The time is coming in one of the smaller countries, known as Demencia, where they are holding their tri-annual tournament to see who will stand the strongest within the nation. Many even come from various countries to participate. Only those who are the strongest and best ranked may pit themselves against the "High Class", or the top seven. Of course, there is still one year before this astounding event is to occur, but there is yet another event that is about to present itself to the public-- the chance to be trained by the High Class themselves. By winning the Trainee Tournament, you may study under one of the High Class of your choice in order to learn how to strengthen your Bond as well as bring yourself to your full potential.
Will you participate in the Trainee Tournament in hopes of finding out the weaknesses and strengths of the High Class?
Or are you going to take on an apprentice in hopes of proving that power is only an illusion?
