The Shield of Galar

Star Tournament: Day 1

The Galarian Star Tournament, a creation of Leon after his tenure as Champion.  It was later renamed the Star Tournament after the idea from Gloria to try and have one person per tournament who wasn't native to Galar.  This idea was a huge hit, as for each tournament has some trainer from a different region coming in and showing them their strength. 

This event is held twice a year, once in the winter month of February, and the other in the autumn month of October.  Although both are well attended, there is always more hype for the second one,  for it is the one their Champion participates in every year.  The February one coincides with the Champion's Council, which keeps Gloria very busy, thus she is unable to attend. 

For six days in Wyndon, in the chilling wind of October, it is bustling even more than normal as people gather to watch the battles.  Thousands attend within the stadium itself, while others watch a live feed on the large TV screen in Wyndon center.  The first day of the events are the opening ceremonies, where the people start to gather and enjoy the surrounding events, along with some announcements or shows.  On the second through fourth there are two matches.  Day two is the first round of the left side of the bracket, while day three is the right side of the bracket.  Both Semifinal matches are held on day four, with the final match of the event being on day five.  The final day of the event are the closing ceremonies and usually some big name celebrity comes to give a performance.  

Other events manifest around the capital while the tournaments are being held, from pop up games, a carnival, and food stands line the streets leading to the stadium.  The profit margin of this event rivals that of the Champion Cup, so it is a favorite of Rose's.

The battles had been announced one week prior.

Day 2
Battle 1: Rose and Peony v Bede and Avery

Battle 2: Hop and Jenny v Gloria and Marnie

Day 3
Battle 1: Nessa and Sonia v Kabu and Gordie

Battle 2: Raihan and Opal v Leon and Mustard

With these battles posted, the excitement for the event only grew.  With the announcement of Hop's engagement to Jenny, there was a stir in the air to see them battle together.  It was compounded by the fact that the battle was against his long time rival, and now Champion of the region, Gloria.  Each of them held prestige for the defeat of Eternatus, and had earned a title for their capture of the Legends of Galar.  Ever since then, Hop has become known as the Sword of Galar, while Gloria is known as the Shield of Galar.  This, would be a well watched match across the whole region. 

The only one that may be more anticipated, is Raihan and Opal against Leon and Mustard.  The two older participants had been the championship match back when they competed in the gym challenge, just as Leon and Raihan had been.  It was the rematch for the ages, and was one of the ones for the commercials promoting the event. 

Gloria and Marnie had arrived the night before, and Allister and Bea met up with them.  The Champion had made sure to reserve for herself the penthouse suite at the Rose on the Rondelands, though they had already set it aside for her to use prior. 

When they all get into the room, Marnie, Bea and Allister are blown away by the size of it.  The penthouse was bigger than Gloria's actual house, and came with it's own swimming pool. 

They all go to bed early so they can get up early for all the stuff that will start to flood in the following day.  When they get up, Gloria has Bea bandage up her left arm entirely, all the way down to her hand.  She then throws on the short sleeved version of her Champion's Uniform.  After the uniform is on, she grabs one of Marnie's arm sleeves and wears it on her right arm.  She then wears black leggings, and a short white skirt over them, with the Champion's symbol emblazoned on the left leg. Gloria then brushes her hair down straight, bringing it down to about shoulder length.  With a deep breath she clips her dynamax band while Marnie brings over the Champion's cloak.