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Chapter 2. Kiyohime: The Underground Champ
A/N: Hey guys! here comes chapter 2! And for the questions, here are some answers:
To Guest: Nopes... this story has nothing to do with the first story.
To PostoronnimV: Shizuru does not have her powers anymore, she was just calculating her chances of winning if faced with such opponent. And the I have re-phrased the line to avoid more confusion. :)
To Nullless: Thanks for your suggestion :)
To Honulicious: Your questions will be answered in the remaining chapters. :P
To everyone, thank you for reading and for letting me know your thoughts.
"Natsuki…" Shizuru got shocked for the second time in less than an hour due to an overwhelming event. First, she was summoned in the wee hours of the night and got escorted by her Father's most elite guards; Second, the revelation on an underground fighting society in which her family was one of the founding fathers; and Last but definitely not the least, the current Champion was none other than the woman that she loved.
"Hmmm…" A sound made by her father. "You know her?"
Knowing her father, there is no point in lying. "Ara… yes. She was my kohai back in Fuuka Academy." Came a low reply. Her muscles were tense and her throat was dry.
"I can say that she is out greatest catch. She was able to make her way to the top pretty fast. She even manage to defeat Akuma."
Shizuru tried to respond but was interrupted when a man suddenly appeared in the window. Yes, it was not really a window, from the arena, it looks like a plain mirror. But from inside the room where Shizuru is in, it was really a gigantic monitor.
"Ara … "
"It seems Eiji Aburame would like to talk." A smirk can be seen from Shizuru's father. It was clear that he is enjoying seeing Shizuru in a 'shock mode'. He touched the panel in front of him and accepted the call. "Eiji! you really are such a tricky bastard!"
"Good to see you too Ichiro! So… how do you find my giant?"
"Quite a catch you got there."
"Yeah! And I can already see my giant crush your ant."
"What do you want Eiji?"
"Let's double the bet!"
"Sure!" He held is glass with scotch up to the monitor. "Cheers!"
He touched another space in the panel and the video call ended. "Such a fool, that geezer, Doesn't he know.. that it was David who defeated Goliath. Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Natsuki took off her hood and continue to raise her hands as the crowd went wild upon seeing her. From the center, she went to the right side of the ring, climbed the ropes and raised her right hand while her left hand helped her to balance her body. She repeated the same action on the three other sides as the Challenger watched her in annoyance.
A native of Russia, Zangief's specialty was wrestling. He learned how to wrestle even before he can start to walk. He started as an amateur wrestler in his hometown. He decided to travel to the city to become a pro. It didn't took him much time before he conquered the number one spot. Then, the time came that no one was able to match him. He got bored and disappeared.
He was invited in this country with a promise of good fight. Never in his wildest imagination that he will be facing a woman in a ring. And the fact that he was standing before the lady champion really pisses him off.
"GRRRRRRRRRRR" A loud roar silenced the crowd. He took the microphone from the announcer and walked towards Natsuki. "You! And your people!" He paused and looked at the crowd. "You all dare to look down on me? Huh?! Huh?! By sending this woman?" He stared at the champion in the eye. "After I crush you! I'm gonna fuck you in front of this crowd!" He threw the microphone but continue glare daggers at the champ who at the same time was also giving her very own death glare.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"FUCK YOU!"
"OUR CHAMP'S GONNA POUND YOU!"
"ASSHOLE!"
The crowd went from wild to ballistic at the challenger's outcry. Natsuki on the other hand just smirked. Her eyes were still full of confidence. Being the only woman in this kind of world, she was already used to being mocked down. And all of them learned their lessons that hard way.
TING! TING! TING!
The referee tried to calm everyone by ringing the bell and it worked. The announcer went to grab his microphone and ordered everyone to leave the ring. And in a jiffy, only the two fighters was left in the ring. As this is a no hold barred match, even the referee stepped out from the ring. He must have the title of referee but his only job was to count the downed fighter. Even if this was an underground match, killing was prohibited as every champion was deemed important.
Both fighters backed off but still continued to glare daggers at each other.
"RAWWWRRRR" Zangief yelled and once again raised his hands to mock the champion.
TING!
And the bell signaled the start of the main event. The challenger ran towards the champion and tried to grab her but Natsuki used her speed to dodge the raging bull. Both fighters are now standing opposite their own corners.
"Tsk... slowpoke." The champ uttered to herself with a smirk on her face. "Come on muscle brain!" She gestured Zangief to right at her.
"Grrrr... Getting cocky? Huh? Bitch?" He slow walked to the center of the ring while cracking his fingers and stretching his neck. "Give me your best shot!" He said while pointing at his left cheek. "Come on! Don't be shy! I'll even close my eyes! Hehehe"
The challenger closed his eyes and was shocked when he found his back on the floor. "What the - !" He opened his eyes only to see the champ's face with a big grin. He realized that the moment he closed his eyes, the champ lunges ang gave him a hard kick in the face. He touched his left cheek and got angrier when he saw the blood that came from his mouth. "HeHe... Finally! I'm gonna enjoy this!"
"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET ASSHOLE!"
"YEAH!"
"GO BEAT HIME CHAMP!"
"KIYOHIME! KIYOHIME! KIYOHIME!
The crowd cheered upon the champ's display of strength. Natsuki moved back to give her opponent a chance to get up. Also, she didn't wanna fall into tricks that Zangief might pull. After the mockery that she did, she was well aware that the bull was even angrier than before.
"It seems I underestimated you." He slowly got up and made a fighting stance. "Playtime's over Barbie." Zangief ran towards Natsuki and gave her a right haymaker which was easily dodge. He followed up by a left, then a right, then another left.
None of his wild swings were connecting but it doesn't matter. "Shit." Natsuki said as she fell her back against the corner.
Zangief stopped his swings and enjoyed his handy work. Those haymakers were just distractions. His aim was to corner the champ. "Hehe... Gotcha!" His face is now adorned with big grin while Natsuki frown. "Yeah!" He raised both of his hands to show the crowd how great and proud he is.
The big guy lunges forward to finally grab the champion but he failed when Natsuki jumped on top of him and did a hand stand on his head. She gracefully flipped her body and send a powerful kick on Zangief's back and used the impact to execute a summersault and lands elegantly at the other side of the ring. This left Zangief to exchange face with the top corner pad.
The crowed cheered on Natsuki's display of speed and elegant moves. "Serves you right asshole." Pure confidence was written all over her face. She knew that she can easily get away from that kind of situation, but what pissed her was the fact that she let herself be cornered.
Zangief got up and stretched his neck. He was implying that the attack caused no damage at all. "You have to do better than that!" He lunges again.
Natsuki was also well aware that she needed to do better to bring this monster down. Two of his kicks successfully connected but it comes with a price. She can felt a bit of pain in her instep that prooves that her opponent's muscles were really damn hard. She frown at the fact that her punches would be useless and she needs to rely on her kicks.
She dodges the incoming right hook by side stepping to her left and at the same time countering with a back kick that connected to Zangief's right cheek. The giant ignored the counter and pivoted his body to give a left straight which Natsuki dodge by lowering her body to the floor. She countered by executing a summersault that lands on Zangief's chin.
The move caused Zangief to fly back on the other side of the ring. He remained lying for a couple of seconds before making a move. Natsuki on the other hand safely lands in the other side, safety standing at the distance. The referee entered the ring to check on the fallen guy. He was about to start counting when he was shove by the giant. "Move!" Fearing for his life, he immediately exited the ring. This means the fight was still on. Yes, the referee's job was only to check on the fallen guys. Since this was an 'anything goes' match, he does not need to be in the ring for he will just be an obstacle for the fighters.
The furious challenger slowly stood up. He definitely felt the solid kick but still not enough to bring him down. He ran towards the champ and started to give wild swings. Adrenaline must have pumped up for his movement have become swifter and faster than before. Swing after swing, both fighters were circling the ring. Zangief kept on punching while Natsuki kept on dodging. Then suddenly, Zangief threw a right hook, but it's a faint. As he expected, Natsuki side stepped to his left. The reversed his swing landed right into Natsuki's right side of her face. There was no time to escape. However, she managed to used her arms to block but it was fruitless. She was sent flying. She would have fall down if it weren't for the ropes. Before she could manage to compose herself, Zangief manage to land an uppercut to her ribs.
CRACKKKKKKKK!
Natsuki felt pain from her side. "Shit." Two or three of her ribs were definitely broken. She flinch in pain but tried her hardest not to falter. She was about to fall down when the challenger grabbed her and put her in a very tight bear hug.
CRACCCKKKKKKKK!
Every bones, every muscles being squeezed like an orange. The pain, the torture, the need to air. Natsuki's strength wasn't enough to break free from the giant's grasp. She squealed in pain as the challenger tightens his grip. The suddenly, Zangief loosen his grip and proceed to carry Natsuki up high using both his hands. He circled around as he mocked the crowd by waving the champ in front of them.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"COME ON CHAMP!"
"KIYOHIME! KIYOHIME! KIYOHIME!"
Natsuki used this chance to regain her strength. She manage to control her breathing now but her sides really hurts like shit. She also realized that she's lost half of her vision on the right. "Damn!" Her eye must have been swelling like hell.
BLAGGGGG!
She felt pain in her back the challenger dropped her in the floor. Zangief then ran towards the rope, jumping over the fallen champ, used the rope's elasticity and ran back to the champion to execute a body slam.
BLAGGGGG!
Luckily, Natsuki manage to roll over and dodge the incoming attack. She was on her knees, her left hand supporting her weight on the floor while her right supported her broken ribs. "Bastard!"
"YEAH! THAT'S IT CHAMP!"
The crowd cheered and was grateful that their champion escaped being smashed like a potato.
Both fighters slowly stood up. Each glaring daggers with each other. They both ran towards each other, Zangief tried to grab Natsuki but the champ slid in between his leg. She kicked the back of his knee causing him to knelt on one knee. A simple back flip positioned herself in front of the giant and greeted him bicycle kicks. The challenger lands on his ass but the assault didn't stopped there. Natsuki gave him a series of roundhouse and spin kicks. And finally she completed her attack with the Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku that sent Zangief flying out of the ring.
The referee hurriedly went to check on the challenger and he confirmed that he was unconscious. He waved his hands to signal the end of the fight. The crowd celebrated by chanting the champ's name and gave her a standing ovation. Natsuki raised both her hands to accept the people's chant and slowly walked out to the ring.
Shizuru released the air that she didn't know she was holding. The main event has ended and Natsuki was still the champion. She put her hand to her chest and felt her heart in pain as if a someone stuck a knife on it.
"Another great win. As expected." Mr. Fujino pour himself another glass of scotch and whispered something to Akuma whom just nodded and exited the room. He must have been told to collect his earnings.
"Father, if you may... I would like to go home and rest. I still have a meeting in about " she looked at her watch "five hours."
"Of course! Rest well my dear. We shall talk in the afternoon." He looked at Tanaka and ordered him to escort Shizuru back.
"Another great win!" A man greeted Natsuki while she approaches the locker room. "It seems your quite beat up."
"Tskkk! Leave me alone." She replied in her husky tone.
When left alone, Natsuki let herself fall down the floor. Pain started to register in her mind. The adrenaline from earlier made it possible for her to execute those moves. She tried her hardest to give a strong front for her fans and the challenger but deep inside, she's in deep pain.
Shizuru was now sitting at the back of her car. She Tanaka was sitting beside the driver and three more guards were carried by another car. She doesn't like this kind of treatment but she has no choice and much too tired to argue. From the moment she left the building, all she can think about was the biker girl, the girl she loved, no the girl that she still love. "What happened to you my Natsuki." She shrugged at the thought. "No... she belongs to someone else now and a completely new person now." She started to reminisce when...
BAMMMMMMMMM
CRAAAAAAASSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH
BANG! BANG! BANG!
To be cont...
A/N: Thank you for the positive response regarding this story. And your reviews are really much appreciated and helps motivate me in updating fast.
Okay... the facts regarding Zangief are all fiction aside the fact that he was from Russia. :P I just thought that it is much easier to picture the fight scenes when the characters are based from popular source instead of using my original characters as I myself also finds it difficult to describe the characters. =,="A/N: Thank you for the positive response regarding this story. And your reviews are really much appreciated and helps motivate me in updating fast.
Oh... and I apologize to Zangief's fans if I made him a bad person in this fic. I hope you don't kill me. And also for the lousy fight scene. I just realized it was so hard to write one. =,="
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku is one of Ryu's move. :D
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