Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!

Sakura's fist clenched as she saw Elena in the hospital bed, wrapped in bandages and hooked up to a breathing machine. Jacob would pay for this. "I'll get him back, Elena. I promise." she swore, turning to leave. She had a match to win.

...

"From Japan, Win or lose, she's always lovely, Sakura Hagiwara!" The announcer called, Sakura plastering on her smile as she waved to the cheering audience. She ran to the ring, leaping over the top rope and taking her position, waiting for Jacob.

Jacob had agreed to deal with the devil. Sakura Hagiwara had humiliated him once before, beating him every time they wrestled. So he was desperate to beat her, he agreed to join forces with Anesthesia and trained under her with the influence of her control to get better in the ring and get a free pass into the tournament.

It was finally time to get what he wanted. Sakura Hagiwara. Jacob would shower, change into his blue briefs before heading out into the ring. The boy would slowly make his way into the middle of the ring, staring the beautiful Berserk wrestler down.

"You and me again. Face me Sakura, man to woman...face to face." he called out to her, wanting to get up close and personal with the woman he could never beat.

Sakura repressed a feral growl. "That's the idea. You're gonna be begging for mercy when I'm done with you." She spat, awaiting the signal to start.

Jacob would raise his eye. "If you wont come to me then I will!" he said, brushing the referee aside and walking up to her until the two butted heads, chest to chest like heated rivals. "Begging for mercy? Is that so? How about we make this interesting then...I quit match, where the loser has to kiss the winners feet?" he grinned.

Sakura almost laughed. "Don't you remember how that went last time? Or has your new girlfriend's little serum blocked that out?" she replied.

Jacob grinned, "I do remember how it went last time. Which is why I have been training with my 'girlfriend'...to get payback and make you quit this time, make you kiss my feet and admit I am better" he would say, nudging his forehead into hers.

Sakura did laugh that time. "Alright, better let the ref know before they ring that gong." she advised, stepping back and would grit his teeth in anger, he hated the confidence that Sakura had. He would lean in to give her a taunting kiss on the cheek and slapping her abs before walking towards the referee and whispering something into her ear.

The referee would exit the ring and make an announcement. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the two wrestlers have agreed to a I QUIT match, whereby the quitter will also have to kiss the winners feet" she would announce before finally ringing the bell.

Sakura dropkicked Jacob, as she usually did to start matches, before powerbombing him for good measure. 'I could probably finish this with a Total Lockdown, but I'm not done paying him back yet.' she thought, picking him up by his hair before flipping him back onto the mat.

The bell rang and the wrestlers threw themselves at each other, Jacob went for a grapple but Hagiwara had other plans, dropkicking him down to the mat. She would follow that up with a powerbomb, leaving the male screaming in pain. From there, she grabbed his hair and pulled him up.

From there, he would counter with a slap to her face before hitting her with a DDT. Jacob would then quickly trap her in a camel clutch submission. "Bitch, do you quit?" he yelled

"No way!" she shouted between pained gasps. Sakura managed to glance around and noticed a VERY close rope by her foot, which she managed to get her ankle over, forcing Jacob to release her. As she gasped for breath, she glared at Jacob before spearing him back and throwing a wild punch into his stomach, doubling him over and giving her what she needed to put him in an ab stretch hold. "How about you? Give up?" she taunted, knowing the answer but still wanting to ask.

"SAY YOU QUIT" Jacob would yell, forcing her head back even more until she would manage to get to the ring ropes. Jacob would let her go and would get speared and punched in the gut. "Oughh" he cried out before being trapped in abdominal stretch hold. "Arrghhh NO" he refused.

Jacob would stomp his foot on top of Sakura's foot and escape, before wrapping his arm around her waist to trap her in a bearhug, crushing her. "Do you quit?" he asked again.

"No way!" she shouted. God it hurt, but she could feel her Retaliation building still. Figuring she'd take a page from Jacob's book, she stomped on his foot a couple times, breaking his grip as she got behind him and put him in a standing sleeper.

Jacob would squeeze her harder and harder, sweat forming on their bodies as they struggled. Eventually, Sakura would kick the male wrestler to break his grip before getting behind him to trap him in a standing sleeper. Jacob would moan and gag a bit, arms flailing about aimlessly.

"Gack?! Uughh...mmff...cough" he was struggling.

"Come on, why don't you just give up?" Sakura suggested, tightening her grip and forcing more oxygen from her opponent, throwing a couple knee-kicks to his back for good measure.

"AAHHHH I wont lose to you...not to a woman" he moaned, struggling to breathe. Despite his training with Anesthesia, the unbeaten champion of Berserk was still a force to reckon with. A couple of knee strikes later, Jacob was really starting to get weak, slumping back into Hagiwara while falling down on his knees.

The ref stepped over to check Jacob, Sakura loosening her grip. She was pissed, but she didn't want to kill the guy.

When Jacob felt that grip loosened he would fire an elbow back into Hagiwara's sides over and over until she was forced to let go. From there, he would turn to face her and deliver a quick superkick to her jaw to take her down before quickly trapping her in a boston crab submission.

"HAH...how does it...huff...feel Hagiwara? JUST SAY YOU QUIT" he yelled.

'Damn it! Why does everyone want to use this on me?' Sakura mentally complained, trying to crawl toward the rope. Managing to reach it and get Jacob off of her, she nursed her aching back while checking the power on her Sacred Gear. 'Looks like enough. I just hope I'm right.' she thought stepping away and falling into the familiar stance. "Come on, Jacob. Let's end this." she taunted with a confident smirk.

"You dont like this one huh? Why don't you just quit then?" he smirked, pulling her legs back. Eventually, the Berserk champ would make her way towards the ropes to earn a break and the two had to be separated. "Is that your thing now Hagiwara? running to the ropes? Where is your womanly pride" he challenged.

The sweat soaked wrestlers would now agree to end this, Jacob charged at her, looking to drive his shoulder into her belly.

Sakura ducked the attack, putting her Retaliation into her legs as she executed her Sakura Special, knocking Jacob flat on his back. Sakura grinned maliciously. "How does Dixie say it? Oh I remember! Time to break ya." she giggled, flipping Jacob over. "I really should thank you. If it weren't for you suggesting this doomed match, I wouldn't be able to beat you like I did last time." she commented, crossing Jacob's arms over his neck before positioning his legs with hers for what would be an indian spinebuster, if she weren't turned the wrong way. "With this 'I quit' match, I can do THIS." she finished with a shout, rolling onto her back. "Total Lockdown!"

"AAAAAHHHH I QUIT I QUIT I QUIT" he yelled.

DINGDINGDING

Sakura dropped Jacob with a smirk. "Maybe learn from your mistakes next time?" she advised, only panting slightly as she watched her defeated opponent lay there. Jacob would groan out loud, his neck and arms were really sore, he would roll over onto his back, glistening in sweat under the lights- frustrated at losing to this woman once more while Sakura would celebrate another victory over her rival. Sakura glanced around the audience, but found no sign of Anesthesia. "Where is she, Jacob? You're more lucid than the others, so I know you know." Sakura demanded.

Jacob would slowly push up on his hands and knees before rising back up on his knees, glaring up at Hagiwara and smirked. "Hah...I have no idea what you are talking about" he would say panting.

"Anesthesia's lab. I'd rather not go back to the higher-ups emptyhanded. Where is that Paracitia bitch hiding?" Sakura demanded as the Roses joined her.

"Do you remember where you went after you accepted her offer?" Reiko asked..

Candy blocked his exit. "How about tell us or you have to go through with your little bet?" she bargained, her guitar in her hands as she glared at the cocky male.

Jacob would grin as more ladies would swarm him. "Tsk...l-let me go you vixens." he would say trying to escape somehow.

"You're outnumbered and outmatched." Aisha pointed out with a smirk. "Either kiss the girl's foot, or tell us what we want to know."
"I would advise the latter." Benikage added. "I am sure you would wish to save yourself from any more humiliation." she guessed, gesturing to the crowd that was watching the whole exchange with eager faces.

Jacob blushed, he really didnt want to kiss the foot of Sakura when just having said I quit for the second time. "Ugh fine! Its called the Niobe Lab, you can find it at your own leisure and will" he would say, surrounding by the beautiful roses and Sakura.

"Now was that so hard?" Candy asked smugly, turning to leave. "Come on ladies, we got a bitch to waste!" she called behind her, earning a cheer from everyone but Sakura.
Said idol-turned-wrestler looked at Jacob. "You really do need to learn when you're outmatched. You went too far this time." she said sadly. "I'll be telling Trent about this."

Jacob would slap the mat in frustration, before quickly disappearing from the scene.

...

Trent glanced at Misaki as they watched a sparing session. "I hear Sakura beat Jacob again?"

Misaki nodded. "Yeah, but it didn't have anything to do with the tournament." she replied. "According to what Moe told me, Jacob put Elena in the hospital with how brutal he was. Sakura wouldn't take that lying down. Only have to look at how her career started to know that."

Trent flinched "Ouch..."

"Yeah. The doctor said she'd make a full recovery, but she was lucky there wasn't more severe damage." Misaki finished. "Hate to say it, but your protégé is going down a dangerous road."

"Hmmmm...I...I don't know what to say."

"Don't have to say anything right now." Miskai assured. "Just try to get him off that road before it's too late."

Trent smiled. "Thanks, I'll do what I can." he promised.

Misaki nodded, smiling. "We still on for dinner tonight?" she asked.

"Haha of course. Maybe a little action later on."

Miskai's smile turned mischievous. "I like the sound of that. See you at five." she giggled, turning to talk to Chinatsu.

And done! One more chapter next week, and we're officially done with The Rose of Berserk. Thanks to everyone who stuck with me this long, hope to hear your thoughts on this chapter, and I'll see everyone next week.