Today was a day of many emotions for me.

It's only a matter of hours before another season in Splinterlands ends. My goal has always been to grow and improve, the last two seasons I managed to get into the Champion I league, the first time with rented cards and the second time with my own cards. But I needed to take the next step, to move up to the Champion II league and last season I didn't manage to do that.

This season would be better, the goal is, and always will be, to win. So, from early in the morning I started playing to achieve my so desired goal: CHAMPION II.

Chapter I: Close, very close.

I started with a winning streak, I won several battles in a row... my heart was going to explode with emotion, I was very close to achieving it.

I was so close that I reached 4,199 points... I was just 1 point away from unlocking a new league... just 1 point.

Chapter II: The Fall

What would be my decisive battle to sing victory, became the beginning of a fall of multiple defeats. One after another. I was now 200 points away from my goal.

I felt sad, disappointed... and I closed the game.

An hour later I said: I can do it and I will do it.

Chapter III: The Victory

I turned my frustration into motivation and started playing. Some battles won, some lost. I kept playing.

Battle after battle I approached my longed-for goal again. Now it was 29 points away from reaching my goal.

Ironically, I was only allowed to play with the Splinter of Life and the Splinter of Fire, the two splinters I hate the most hahaha. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to use a Dragon summoner and Daria was ready for battle.

With Daria in charge, I decided to go after the fire monsters. Only 16 of mana, that made me sweat, and I finally chose my team... to the arena.

As the battle unfolded, my hands sweat, my heart races... nerves overflow... may I win, may I win.