Heavyweight division' the judge said writing Jing Kings name in.
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Stripetail headed into the town and stopped at a store that said ' Magic and Mawashis
- welcome! said an elderly badger from a counter to Stripetail's left. : are you here for attire.. or magical supplies ' The latter. I'm too old to wrestle, and dont have the body type for it.." stripetail smiled sagely "Well not everyone here can be a sumo..I'm Turusawa" the badger said ' Lord Stripetail at your service.
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oh my Lord' Turusawa bowed quickly " It is an honor. Can I intrterest you in any of our magical post cards/' Turasawa held one up , which had the picture on it change magically ever few seconds- theres Mount Mawashi. Mount Ozai, Ozai World Park, Sumohalla,the rings of sumo, and Sumopolos, our capital,. its normally 50 cents, but for you, my lord, 10 cents." Stripetail tossed a dime on the counter as two racoon sumos rushed into the store, the larger one was chasing a smaller one "Come on pipsqueak!' taunted the larger racoon " Wrestler me again so I can take your lunch money? 'Leave me alone Owa! the other one said as he tripped and fell as Stripetails feet. Stripetail smiled at the young racoon, put his postcard away and turned to face Owa " Young man, what seems to be the issue here
he asked calmly - as the other racoon, named Ruchi crawled behind him.
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Whats it to you small one? Owa said derisively." Is that any way to speak to your elders, or fir that matter your betters?' stripetail replied " So you're small old and crazy, if you think you're better than me at sumo" Owa replied ' My boy, I dont sumo. i am a mage." oh a mage, huh? lets see you do a trick then mage, can you pull a quarter out of my ear? Owa said tauntingly.
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those are illusions and tricks not real magic' stripetail replied. Owa smirked , then went over to a row of mawashis and knocked them to the ground. 'OWA! Turusawa cut in , clearly ticked. " You pick those mawashis up now!' " Master Turusawa, I am merely testing the mage to see if he has any real ability. "Very well, Owa i accept your challenge. Not only will i pick up the mawahis you knocked over and return them, I will organize this entire store. after that i will chide you magically for being so disrespectful." stripetail said. " Suturm Restorum Immedici!' he commanded and took a step forward. two balls of whit light shot from his paws, one hit the mawashis the other hit the rows containing mawashis, and other magical goods. one by one, the mawashis lifted off the ground, the first two lifted the back into place then hung themselves back on their hooks, around the stores mawashis, cards and other knicknacks were flying all over the place, the outfits to the proper sizes, weight classes and colors, cards to their proper eras, and even a broom and dustpan were moving around cleaning. ' the workers stopped and clapped- they didnt have to do those tasks today.
Owa gaped at all the magic being shown around him. Within a matter of minutes , the entire store was organized and clean. Ruchi grinned at Owa, who was known as a local bully, being put in his place. bullies gain their strength from fear and intimidation, there is nothing worse for a bully than seeing that fear and intimidation turn to laughter and mocking.
_ Stripetail then hit Owa with a spell that flipped him upside down and lifted him off the ground and into the air. stripetail moved his paw flipped Owa right side up and Owas mawashi came up off of Owas butt, and lodged on his face. Those gathered, laughed at the sight, even Turusawa could not hide a smirk. Stripetail moved owa around, so his bare butt was visible to all. on Mawashi , a sumo was deeply humiliated if his butt was fully exposed in public. Owa's cries of anger were muffled by his mawashi. Stripetail removed the mawashi again and money fell out of two pockets in the mawashi. Ruchi rushed forard and grabbed two small purses that fell on the ground ' thats the money he stole from me two weeks ago, and last week ' he grinned, as owa swung helplessly in the air , now completely nude.Owas face brimmed with tears, and Stripetail finally set him down and let him put his mawashi back on.
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Owa seethed with anger as he put his mawashi back on." You'll pay for this mage! he yelled " My dear boy, I told you, I dont like being disrespected. not only have I showed you that I am a mage, but i'm telling you right now, that was but a tiny demonstration of a small fraction of my abilities. there are only a handful of beings in existence whose powers rival mine, young Owa, and you, most certainly are not one of them. ' Stripetail said.
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AHHH! Owa screamed and rushed at Stripetail "Owa weighed over 400 pounds, and now he intended to squash this mage who had dared humiliate him so. Fraziere! Stripetail commanded and Owa was stopped in his tracks, halfway towards Stripetail. in a few seconds, the raccoon was encased in a large block of ice.
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Dont worry Owa Stripetail said coming up to him, the racoon glancing around the ice block in fear.. " with the temperature on this planet, that ice will melt in an day or so. Or you can ask those around you to chip off the ice into ice cubes, you'll be free sooner that way. better ask nicely though. Good Luck, young Owa, i hope you will learn a lesson from all this: Dont piss off wizards.' Stripetail turned away from owas ice block and was met with Turusawa, Ruchi and the workers at the store, all were clapping.
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Well done my lord. that ruffian has made a mess of my store, more times than i can count; turasawa said " Thank you master mage, for giving me my money back' Ruchi said. ' thank you for cleaning the store for us ' the workers chimed in.
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Turusawa brought forth a large hourglass, filled near to the bulb with glowing pink sand ' this is the hourglass of Ozai. it is said to contain great magical power. Master ozai gave it to my grandfather as a reward for being one of only 3 sumos in recorded history to ever defeat him in a match. I'm giving it to you because I have never had the store this clean, this organized this..orderly. and well, you taught that scamp owa a lesson. dont worry my lord we'll chip him out. vendors will pay nicely for ice cubes." Turusawa said . I will put this in a prominent place in my Historical Treasures room. Thank you." Stripetail said gratefully accepting the gift " Home!' He commanded and cast a spell on the hourglass, but all that happened was the hourglass turned over and sand began running through it towards the bottom.
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Oh, thats one of the hourglasses' powers. spells dont work on it until after one turn of the glass. One turn is a daylength.' Turusawa explained " well then I will just have to go put it in my room then until tomorrow. Good Day Turusawa, and Thank you. Stripetail said, intrigued by this new discovery.
He took the hourglass, which was quite heavy and carried it out. as he left the shop, he turned and saw Turusawa handing out hammers and chisels to his workers and other customers. a smirk appeared on Stripetails face and he turned to head back to the ship, and his quarters.
