Chapter 53 (Match)

*La Calavera and Maria Crawford vs the Daughters of Darkness*

The next match was ready to begin. First, La Calavera made her entrance dancing for everybody. Everyone cheered and whistled as she passed through them. She leaped into the ring and waited for her partner. Maria Hirano came next in her red leotard with orange flame marks and matching mask with hawk motif. She also had on long, red gloves with orange flame marks and matching thigh-high boots. Like her old rival, she danced her way into the ring and stood beside her. Next, several flashes of darkness brought the Daughters of Darkness, Midnight and Azraella Bloodstone, closer to the ring until they suddenly appeared on the other side of the ring across from the luchadoras.

"Now, we've got a new variation of our visitor's matches, ladies and gentlemen! Out guest is none other than the veteran from Mexico, Maria Hirano, who will be partnering with her old friend and rival from the Mexican circuit, La Calavera! These two Mexican superstars will go head to head with the Daughters of Darkness, Midnight and Azraella Bloodstone. Will this Spanish duo prevail or will these hellish ladies shroud them with shadows?"

"Before we begin," Midnight said as Azraella walked at ringside, "You're Maria Hirano, right? As in, the mother of Selena and Maya Hirano from Berserk?"

"Those are my girls." Maria said while La Calavera stepped out to the apron.

Midnight scowled. "They haven't been made to pay for that Twilight comment they made earlier, so you'll have to pay for that."

"We'll see about that." Maria accepted the challenge.

DING-DING!

The two locked up in the center and spun around for control. Maria managed to slip behind Midnight and locked her in a hammerlock. The vampire tried to elbow the luchadora, but Maria ducked and countered by spinning Midnight around and hitting her with a clothesline. She then bounced off the top rope and splashed right on top of Midnight. She hooked her leg for the pin.

1…

Midnight quickly kicked out. Maria grabbed the vampire's leg preparing for a leglock, but Midnight countered it by kicking her away before she could. Midnight returned to her feet and delivered a strong right cross on Maria's face. Midnight pushed Maria to the rope before Irish whipping her across the ring.

Maria regained control of herself again by bouncing off the top rope again backflipping and landing right behind Midnight, who wasted no time, hitting her with a spinning backfist to her stomach. Midnight capitalized by throwing her to Azraella's corner. The vampire approached the corner and tagged Azraella in. Azraella switched places with Midnight and hit Maria with a strong kick to her stomach. She tagged Midnight back in and she did the same thing. The process continued.

"Don't let them control you, Maria!" La Calavera cheered.

With Azraella the legal one, Maria gained her second wind and kicked her in the stomach. Midnight grabbed onto Maria's arms from ringside and held her in a full nelson. Azraella went for a strong punch, but Maria ducked down at the last second letting Azraella strike at her partner instead. Bloodstone was so shocked at what she had done, it gave Maria time to attack with a pele kick, which gave her the chance to slip past Azraella and tag in her partner.

"Teach them a lesson." Maria said.

"Count on it." La Calavera said. She ran right to Azraella and threw her to the ropes. When she bounced back, La Calavera jumped and threw her wit ha Frankensteiner followed by a pin.

1… 2…

Midnight ran in and kicked at La Calavera to break the pin. She returned to her corner leaving the legal luchadora to face the demon woman as she stood up. La Calavera went to the ropes to jump up for a moonsault, but Azraella caught her in the air and drove her down in a piledriver. Azraella then raised La Calavera up and placed both of her hands on different sides of her head and gave them a strong squeeze. La Calavera shouted as she felt her head was about to pop.

"Do you give up?" the referee asked.

"NO!" La Calavera shouted.

"DON'T GIVE IN!" Maria shouted. "GET OUT AND TAG ME IN!"

Hearing her partner's words, La Calavera searched for a way out of the hold. She found it when she wrapped her arm around Azraella's leg and tripped her backward. La Calavera ran over to her corner to tag Maria in. Azraella did the same with Midnight.

Once again, Maria Hirano and Midnight locked up at the center of the ring. This time, Midnight sent her knee up Maria's stomach and set her up for her Darkest Hour special move. Unfortunately for her, Maria flipped herself upward and slammed herself right on top of Midnight's body. She then picked her up and stood behind her. She grabbed her arms and dropped backward landing her finishing move, the wingsnapper, or as she calls it, the Fiery Wing Clipper. Midnight gasped as Maria flipped her over for the pin.

1… 2…

Once again, Azraella interfered at the last second. She dug her demonic claws into Maria's head and threw her off of her partner. She helped Midnight up to her feet before heading back to the corner.

Midnight picked Maria up and held her in a dragon sleeper position. She then raised her elbow and used it to slam her down on the mat. She hooked her leg.

1… 2…

Maria kicked out once more. She was clearly exhausted, which is why La Calavera offered to tag back in.

"Come on, Maria! I'm open!"

Maria crawled her way to her teammate's corner when La Calavera felt a pair of hands grab her ankles. She looked down at ringside and widened her eyes in shock seeing another Xtrema luchadora stopping her.

"Black Swan?" La Calavera asked. "What are you…"

"Your old boss says hola." Black Swan replied before pulling the leg. La Calavera was thrown off the ring and her face hit the apron disorienting her. Black Swan capitalized on that by throwing her to the barricade.

By the time Maria got to the corner, she had just realized what had happened to her partner. She was so shocked, she couldn't stop Midnight from picking her up, connecting with the Darkest Hour, and hooking her leg for the pin.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"WHOA! I don't know if that's an upset or not, but thanks to some outside interference, the Daughters of Darkness have prevailed tonight! Still, thanks to Black Swan, it seems we'll have something to look forward to at Supernova!"

Black Swan ran backstage while the Daughters of Darkness posed in the ring.

"Sorry about that." Rosita said as she and Maria unmasked themselves in the locker room. "Black Swan is a wild one."

"Why'd she interfere?" Maria asked.

"She said it has to do with my former boss, who everyone called Mammy. She tried to get me into leaving with her and helping her promote Mexican wrestling through a sneaky trick, but I refused. Now, it looks like she's desperate. I think this is going to be resolved at Supernova."

"If that happens, would it be okay if I joined you as your ringside manager?" Maria asked. "If Mammy is as sneaky as you say, you may need me watching your back."

"Gracias, Maria. I'd like that a lot."

*Jun Juli vs Kyoko Natsumi*

The next competitor to make her entrance was Jun Juli. She wore her red leotard with fishnets covering her amazing legs along with red boots. She showed off her legs to everyone she passed until her eyes caught two girls in the audience, Milk and Mint. She took a moment to approach them.

"You nervous?" Milk asked.

"A little, but I'll win it for you two." Jun said with a thumbs up.

"Good luck." Mint said.

Jun entered the ring and flexed her legs one more time before Kyoko Natsumi made her entrance. She walked to and into the ring in her yukata before throwing if out revealing her very-toned arms and legs that she flexed.

"This next contest is with our final newcomer, Jun Juli, a restaurant waitress from Matsuda and Juli's known for her legs! But she's going to have to go past her limit for her opponent is one of Xtrema's greatest martial artists, Kyoko Natsumi! I hope you're as eager for this as I am!"

DING-DING!

Jun and Kyoko circled around each other sizing each other up.

"Nice legs." Jun commented. "I mean, they're not as magnificent as mine, but…"

"They don't need to look good to be strong." Kyoko said. "Here. I'll show you!"

Kyoko spun to deliver a kick to Jun, but the leggy waitress quickly raised her calf up to block it. She then launched her other leg to hit Kyoko who was knocked to the ropes and bounced back to where Jun hit her with a strong knee strike. Jun took a step back before hitting Kyoko with a soccer kick.

Kyoko rolled from the kick, but recovered back up to her knees. She struck with several martial arts moves that kept Jun on her toes trying to step back from. However, the dodging lead her to the corner where Kyoko sent a strong kick to Jun's face leaning her on it. Kyoko took a few feet back before running back to her, but Jun launched her legs up and wrapped her thighs around her head. She bent her knees and pushed herself forward driving Kyoko's back to the mat where she hooked her leg for the pin.

1… 2…

Kyoko managed to kick out of that. Jun regained the position by locking Kyoko's head in a scissor hold. The kabuki gasped as she felt her head being squeezed.

"And this isn't even my Ultimate Scissors." Jun taunted. "Keep fighting, and you'll feel it very soon."

Kyoko ignored her opponents warnings and grabbed onto the rope once she was close enough. Jun freed her and dragged her near the center of the ring. She ran to the ropes and returned for a leg drop. After it connected, Jun climbed up the nearest corner and jumped from the top. She intended to land a double-knee drop on Kyoko, but the kabuki rolled away letting Jun's knees hit the mat.

While Jun winced in pain, Kyoko returned to her feet. She then picked Jun up and lifted her up in a fireman's carry. She dropped her down right on top of her knee. In the audience, Milk and Mint winced feeling like they felt that slam. From that moment on, Kyoko continued to gain momentum. She lifted Jun up and didn't hesitate to launch martial arts moves on her, mostly kicks. Jun felt every hit at her until she fell backwards when Kyoko delivered her Kabukick. Milk and Mint lowered their heads feeling loss of hope while Kyoko hooked the leg.

1… 2…

Surprisingly, Jun kicked out. Both members of Candy Pair widened their eyes at it. Kyoko lifted Jun up and hit her with another Kabukick and hooked her leg again.

1… 2…

Jun kicked out again. The crowd started to get excited, and even more so after Kyoko hit her with her finisher again, tried to pin her, but Jun kicked out for the third time. Candy Pair gazed actually surprised and excited.

Kyoko took a moment in a sitting position to rest. That was then Jun raised her leg up and slammed Kyoko's head to the mat with an axe kick. With that, Jun sat behind her and wrapped her legs around Kyoko's waist and tightened the hold by reaching for her feet and pulling them. Kyoko gritted her teeth in utter surprise.

"Now, this is my Ultimate Scissors!" Jun declared.

Kyoko tried to push herself backwards and press Jun's shoulders on the mat, but the waitress stopped her by launching herself back forward slamming her butt on the mat. Jun continued to squeeze making Kyoko yell in pain.

"Natsumi, do you give up?" the referee asked.

"NO!" Kyoko answered which gave Jun an excuse to keep squeezing.

"I don't believe it!" Milk said with a grin. "Even though she's been hurt all that time, she managed to make a comeback! Does that mean there's hope for us?"

"It must be!" Mint replied to her partner.

Kyoko gritted her teeth while Jun continued crushing her ribs with the Ultimate Scissors. But as soon as the waitress was close enough, Kyoko took the opportunity to hit her face with her elbow making her let go. Kyoko immediately went to the top rope and waited for Jun to return to her feet. When she did, Kyoko Natsumi jumped off and performed a surprising Kabukick from the top rope. Once it connected, Jun fell to the mat. This time, she couldn't stop the referee after Kyoko pinned her.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"INCREDIBLE! In the end, Kyoko Natsumi had won! But due to getting up repeatedly after three Kabukicks in a row, Jun Juli has proven that she has a bright future here at Xtrema!"

Jun slipped out of the ring while Kyoko flexed. She leaned on over to Milk and Mint.

"Sorry I didn't win." She said.

"It's all right." Milk said. "Actually, that was amazing!"

"What?" Jun asked.

"Well, not the losing part, obviously." Mint said. "But hey! A loss doesn't make you a bad wrestler. You still got up and kept trying. And that's exactly what we need to do!"

"Wow. Thanks." Jun chuckled.

"No. Thank YOU." Mint emphasized.

*Interview*

The jumbotron above the entrance stage showed a scene on its screen. Xtrema's top reporter, Monica Everly, stood there in a red room.

"Hi, everyone. Monica Everly here. In honor of Supernova, we will be doing an interview with the main event competitors, Queen Bee and Diana Diaz. For each other's safety, we have put them in different rooms and I will have them both in a three-way call."

The scene changed to a split-screen. On the right side, Queen Bee sat in a blue room with the World Championship over her shoulder. On the left side, Diana Diaz sat in a red room with both her 24/7 belt and her Television belt over her shoulders. Poison stood behind her with both Tag Team belts over hers.

"Queen Bee, Diana, thank you for this." Monica called them both. "Now, you two will be competing in the main event of Supernova. How do you feel about that?"

"It's been a long time coming." Diana Diaz said. "In less than one week, I will be the Ultimate Champion."

Queen Bee scoffed. "First of all, I can't believe you're still onto that ridiculous dream. Secondly, you seem pretty certain you'll win."

"I've got four belts that say I have a chance." Diaz said.

"Actually, you don't. Actually, you have three. Poison holds the other Tag Team belt."

"Technicalities. All that matters is that I'm going to enjoy taking that belt from you, my greatest opponent."

"And what's that mean, anyway?" Queen Bee asked.

"That is a good question, Diaz." Monica said. "According to the locker room, you've been sizing up Queen Bee ever since you joined Xtrema. What is it about her that makes you so interested?"

Diaz chuckled. "Well, it's like this. My whole life, I've always looked up to the strongest, those who have no weakness. I've strived to be like them, to be better and stronger than them. I've put myself through Hell over and over again becoming the human manifestation of strength you see today. And to cement my legacy, I will win every last belt on this roster. Much to my delight, Queen Bee won the World title, and that's going to make this even more fun. Because like myself, Queen Bee is the human embodiment of strength. She's faced off against Nyx, N-Bomb, Thunder Mana, and she always came out on top. She has no weakness… save for one: Kaito Marx." She gave a disgusted look on her face.

"Hmm? What about Kaito?" Queen Bee asked.

"You're one of the greatest wrestlers in Xtrema. And you want to make the weakest man in the world your boyfriend? All he's going to do is hold you back."

"You think I need to have him on my back?" Queen Bee asked. "Come on, Diaz. I'm the World Champion. Being Kaito Marx's girlfriend doesn't change that, and it certainly won't change my victory over you at Supernova."

"We'll see about that." Diaz said.

"You've been acting so confident about your chances at Xtrema." Queen Bee said. "So I'll tell you what. If you like your chances that much, let's raise the stakes."

"Really? And what do you have in mind?" Diaz asked.

"If you win, you get my World title belt." Queen Bee said. "But if I win… you have to vacate all your championships. If you want it all, you'll have to risk it all. And just to make sure there's no fluke, let's make this… a Last Woman Standing match!"

Diaz snickered. "I knew I liked you. Very well. You've got a bet."

"Good. Well, nothing else needs to be said." Queen Bee said. "We're done here, Monica."

"Sure. I've got a work-out to do anyway." Diaz agreed.

The screen changed back to Monica who looked struck at this. "Wow! Looks like we've got quite a night ahead of us at Supernova! Not only will both Queen Bee and Diana Diaz bet every belt they have, but they will also compete in a last woman standing match. Can't wait to see where this takes off. Thanks for watching, everybody." The screen faded to black.

*Eris vs Platinum Mask*

The main event was about ready to begin. After Jun and Kyoko cleared the ring, the match was about to get started as Eris, the Goddess of Chaos, was about to come to the ring. She showed up in her purple helmet and cape which she removed after getting in the ring. She winked to her audience while Platinum Mask followed. She marched in with her platinum-colored cape and gazed straight at her opponent while she entered. She removed her cape and stood in the opposite corner.

"Oh, boy! This is the main event we've been waiting for! The undefeated Goddess of Chaos, Eris, will go against our rapidly rising mystery superstar, Platinum Mask! It's experience versus talent here, so let's see where this goes!"

DING-DING!

Platinum Mask was about ready to fight, but she put on a confused look through her mask as she saw Eris leaning in her corner with her head slouching back. She looked like she had fallen asleep.

"I'll show her." Platinum Mask growled. She got close enough to Eris to chop her across the chest. She then attempted to Irish whip her to the other corner, but Eris recovered from the chop and countered it. But she didn't let go. Instead, she got Platinum Mask to face away from her, which presented Eris the chance to deliver a hard slap to her butt. The flustered Platinum Mask quickly reacted by turning around and kicking Eris down to the ropes. The Goddess of Chaos rolled through the ropes and landed on her feet at ringside displaying a hard yawn.

"Is that all you got?" she taunted. "I've seen a better kick at a high school chorus line!"

Frustrated, Platinum Mask went through the ropes to follow her, but Eris ran to another side of the ring. Platinum Mask followed, but not before Eris went back into the ring standing right in front of the ropes. Platinum Mask attempted to climb up and catch Eris, but the Goddess of Chaos smacked her rear end back sending her off the apron with the crowd's laughter behind her.

"Ooh! Isn't that ironic, using my butt to kick yours?" Eris asked along with the audience's laughter.

Platinum Mask got even more frustrated. She stood up and grabbed Eris by her feet making her fall over. She went back in the ring and continued to stomp on Eris' back making her grunt in between each step. She then lifted her up and put her in a bearhug. Her vice-like arms squeezed around Eris' body. Eris grunted barely getting a word out. So instead of using words, she grabbed Platinum Mask's head and shoved her face right to her breasts. After it was buried, Platinum Mask immediately let go and took a step back in surprise.

"You are one crazy woman!" she commented.

"Sure, I am. What's your point?" Eris asked.

Platinum Mask growled before going for another punch, but Eris ducked and countered with a leg sweep. Platinum Mask fell on her body facefirst, which gave Eris the opportunity she needed to end the match. She dropped onto Platinum Mask's body and locked in her Chaos Lock. Platinum Mask strained at the hold. She started to move her body toward the ropes, but stopped when Eris blew gently into her ear and whispered so no one could hear.

"As much as I love to mess with you a little while longer, I think our funtime should be over for now. So why don't you just tap out before I say something you'll regret me saying… princess?"

Platinum Mask widened her eyes. That last word was something she didn't expect to hear Eris say. "What did she call me? Does she know? How does she know?" Questions like that flooded her head in an instant, but she knew she didn't have time. And if Eris was true to her word, she'll tell, and that's the last thing she needs. So Platinum Mask raised her hand and tapped out.

DING-DING!

"That's another win for Eris! Platinum Mask tried to make it through her opponent's wild tricks, but in the end, the Goddess of Chaos prevailed and her winning streak continues! This has been an amazing night! Now, all we have to do is await for Supernova!"

Eris stood back up and posed sexy for the crowd. She turned back to Platinum Mask who looked up at her in disbelief.

"We'll talk later." She whispered with winked as she walked out.

"How?" Platinum Mask asked to herself. "How did she know?"

As the show began to end, Sayuri Rogue emerged from her seat and turned to her assistant. "Ryuji, set up a few meetings. I'm gonna be busy for the next few days. Next up, Supernova."

*Xtrema Shorts*

Chibi Monica Everly turned to the readers in her usual interview area. Right next to her was a Chibi version of Eris who waved and gave a playful wink.

"Welcome to Xtrema Shorts. We've had a good ending to an Xtrema episode just now, so before we go on, let's move on to our special guest Q&A. Here, we will be interviewing the undefeated Goddess of Chaos, Eris! Thanks for being here, Eris."

"Good to be here, Monica." Chibi Eris said. "About time I get to speak with my words other than my perfect body."

"Well, standard questions will be asked along with some personal ones from our readers. Are you ready?"

"I was born ready. Just ask your questions so I can answer them for my audience."

"All right then. First question… How long have you been wrestling?"

"Well, I'd say that I've been doing it for eight years. Back in Greece, I joined a professional league to start myself off. Most of the bitches wanted to wrestle in Greco-Roman style like the original wrestlers, but I decided to get a bit creative. That's how I got my moniker as Eris, the Goddess of Chaos."

"Do you have any dream opponents?"

"Queen Bee, obviously. I was so close to having my match too, but Diana Dyke and her gender-questionable manager interfered. But one day, I swear, I'll take that bug girl and pin her to the mat before the wall."

"How do you feel about your fans?"

"It's nice to know that they love my winning streak and get my sense of humor. I mean, I do it for myself rather than anyone else, but you get my picture."

"What's the toughest match you've had so far?"

"Good question. I think I'll have to go with N-Bomb. I thought making jokes at her fat would get under her skin and make her lose focus, but as it turned out, the fatty was actually proud of it. She basically threw me around after that. Thankfully, I managed to continue my streak by getting her outside of the ring and keep her out by the count of 10."

"What do you do for fun?"

"Well, I like to make use of my nickname as the Goddess of Chaos by playing practical jokes on others. Like one time when I put itching powder in Madame Python before her match. Haha! That was hilarious. And there's the time I told Midnight that one of her brides was seeing someone on the side. She beat them all up for an hour before realizing I tricked her. Hysterical!"

"What do you think makes a great wrestler?"

"Wow the crowd and raise yourself up by humiliating your opponents. Pull of a great show of superiority like that, and you're basically a goddess."

"Do you have any interests besides wrestling?"

"Well, I like to go out and hit sweet clubs. Picking up men and women who love my body. What can I say? If you've got a godly body, you have to flaunt it."

"Now, onto the personal questions, all asked by Awesome ax10. Which opponent do you like messing with the most?"

"That's a very good question. I like messing with Liza Surkova. She gets really angry really easily. And there's the Skunk, who gets mad when you deny her a stinkface. But in my opinion, the best person to mess with would have to be Kaito Marx. I'm sure you know why. He gets really flustered whenever I press my breasts onto his surprisingly fit chest and suggest lewd things with him. And getting to him seems to get under Queen Bee's skin too, so it's hitting two birds with one stone."

"Do you hold Diaz as high as you hold Queen Bee?"

"Of course not. There's no way Diaz can be on the same level as Queen Bee. It's like comparing a caveman to Wonder Woman. Honestly, I'm rooting for Queen Bee to win her Supernova match. Once she keeps her title, then I'll have something to look forward to when I take her in my Chaos Lock."

"Well, that's all the questions we have right now." Chibi Monica said. "Dear readers, if you have any questions you'd like to ask our colorful characters, do not hesitate to ask either in the comments or PMs. Any and all comments are welcome."