As Loci finally got a body, Arad found himself sitting back on the table of the Spirit Queen meeting. Gaia had returned as well, so they got busy discussing the new Queens. His body back underground had to deal with Nina and Loci arguing, and that was just the start of the trouble.
The Earth Spirit Queen needed to merge with the planet, and the Wind Spirit Queen needed to be powerful enough to engulf the entire atmosphere with her magic. There weren't a lot of candidates that satisfied both those conditions while still being decent enough for the post.
Both Arad and Merlin could easily empower any spirit enough to become a queen, but doing that would harm their natural development of power. That's why, after a long discussion, they decided to hold a spirit tournament.
