Dark Mist

Master Raven's Log: "Master Raven here. I've been monitoring Dragunov and his troops for the past several days. I started off by watching Dragunov recover from the Russian Military medical clinic in Moscow from his last Tekken match. From the sounds of things, Dragunov got a chance to fight Kazuya but he could not pull off the upset. I have to face him in the last combat match, but it won't be as enjoyable knowing that he is not at 100 percent health wise. His troops have been scattered in two places. The Dagestan area where they are heckling Zaibatsu forces, and the Buryatia Republic near the Mongolian border where they are undermining the Zaibatsu's transport of iron ore. I have yet to fully pinpoint why they are fighting with the Zaibatsu, but based on our previous data from the last tournament I understand that Dragunov still has interest in Jin Kazama and the android Alisa Bosconovitch. Once I confront Dragunov personally I want to know if this is still true. It's a good thing Raven is not around to see this guy. His father is the reason why Raven got that scar over his face after all. Anyway I'm almost near the fight location. I will debrief you after this match is over. Oh and about Eliza. I told her to stay put on the hovercraft. I do not want her to be discovered by Dragunov's troops. So that is all. Master Raven out."

August 31st, Koltsovo Russian Air Force Base, Yekaterinburg, Russia

With the time of the fight drawing near for 7 o'clock at night, the Spetnaz troops were all lined up awaiting for the grand entrance of their commander. Wearing his special combat suit, Dragunov stepped out of the unlocked steel gate of his tanker warehouse as all of his men saluted as he walked by. Dragunov knew this fight would get nasty for this woman and her team have been a thorn on his country's side for several years now. He planned to find the right moment for his troops to kill her. That is if he can at least slow her down.

From the other side of the area, Master Raven literally dropped from her hovercraft in which she set at auto pilot to land somewhere not too far from the base. She parachuted her way down into the surface using a state of the art wristcom propeller. After landing, Master Raven raised her head to view her nemesis approaching closer to the fight area. Of course, Dragunov kept the poker face on the entire time. Yet Master Raven had hers on too looking very serious at him. Knowing that there would be no response coming out of Dragunov's mouth, Master Raven still wanted to ask a few questions before the fight commenced.

Master Raven: "Dragonuv! It's been a long time since I have last seen your face in person."

Dragunov says nothing

Master Raven: "Of course you keep silent. However I still have some questions I want answered. Either you or your men will give me the answers I seek. That much is assured."

Dragunov rolls his eyes

Master Raven: "So you are not gonna tell me why you are fighting the Zaibatsu? Or your obsessive interest in Alisa Bosconovitch or Jin Kazama? My disciple had to deal with you in the past, but now you face his superior!" (Gets in fight stance.)

Dragunov now readies himself for a fight

Official using a drone: "Both fighters ready? Anddddddd…fight!"

Both fighters did not run for each other at the start of the fight. Instead they both circled around the center of the fight stage. It appeared that both fighters were sh*t testing each other with mind games. Who would blink first? Who would slip up? Who would make a distraction? Who would even move?

Suddenly…Dragunov rushes at a fast pace. He wanted to close the distance right away with a tackle, but Master Raven did not let him have the opportunity to do so. With a teleport, Master Raven used her after image technique as Dragunov caught nothing but air. Reappearing in a somersault, Master Raven attempts a diving sidekick to the back of Dragunov, but he side rolls out of the way. The kunoichi missed him landing back down. As soon as Master Raven recovered, Dragunov began his assault of strikes. Master Raven blocked most of the strikes and then she tried to spear hand Dragunov's throat but the Russian caught the left arm and tried to toss Master Raven over his shoulder, but Master Raven used Dragunov's own leverage and tossed him up in the air with her legs. Not being an acrobat, Dragunov landed on his back.

Back flipping, Master Raven again tried to pounce on Dragunov, but he waited for her to come at him so he could catch and mount the kunoichi. Realizing this, Master Raven teleported and reappeared on her feet.

Master Raven: "Now let's see you counter this!"

With rapid speed Master Raven used another after image technique and executed her Blind Ghost Kick right into the face of Dragunov. It was not enough to send him down, but Dragonuv slid back several feet. Even while sliding, Master Raven jumped again, and followed with several spinning sidekicks into Dragunov's chest. Tumbling over once more, Dragunov clutched his chest in some pain despite wearing body armor. His injuries in the last fight against Kazuya were also slowing him down. Fighting Raven was bothersome for Dragunov, but facing his superior was not obviously going to his favor. He needed to take more drastic measures in order to regain the upper hand.

Master Raven: "Stay down!"

Master Raven rushes for Dragunov as she was going to knock him out with her electric sword but only using the dull side. She targeted the left neck muscle of the Russian, however.

Clash!

Dragunov used a combat knife tucked on the left side of his leg to block Master Raven's sword slash. Then using the other hand, he took a liquid vile to place it in his mouth. In no time at all, Dragunov spat into the face of Master Raven! The stench immediately blinded Master Raven's eyes as she backed off. The stinging sensation kept her eyes shut. Dragunov watched her grimace and he could not help but chuckle as he wiped the residue off of his lips. Flipping the knife over forward, Dragunov was going to stab Master Raven in her torso. Throwing the knife at her won't do the job. Dragunov had to be more direct by taking her down close quarters. When he approached Master Raven, her head was still down with the left hand over her blinded eyes. Grabbing his opponent's shoulder, Dragunov thrusted the knife at the belly of Master Raven. But, the knife did not completely go all the way into her abdomen. Dragunov could not believe it!

Master Raven: "You'll have to do better than that!"

The kunoichi caught Dragunov's right hand to keep the blade from penetrating further into her body. Though partially blinded, Master Raven could still use her heightened senses to know that smelly Russian was close by her so she quickly used her other hand to chop down at Dragunov's right hand from wielding the knife. From there Master Raven quickly executed the Salamander Throw maneuver onto Dragunov. Rolling out for safety, Master Raven stood once more while clutching her abdomen which was bleeding. She would need to end this match soon, or suffer majorly from blood loss.

Dragunov struggled back up himself. His chest was once again giving him breathing trouble. One of the ribs may have re-cracked again because of Master Raven's latest attack. He also felt that this fight must draw to a conclusion or he too will receive much more than a broken ribcage. Lucky for Dragunov, he found the knife and picked it up from off the ground. It will all come down to this one attack.

Master Raven (Deep sigh of breath with her eyes still closed.) "Just calm down. Ignore the pain. Pretend that he is not actually there. It's a large tree in front me. And it must be cut down." (Another exhale.)

Performing a short kata to channel her ki, Master Raven returned to stance. Dragunov never took his eyes off her. He thought about using a grenade he was saving up, but that meant he too would get blasted. So Dragunov scraped that idea. He had no idea if this woman was faster than her disciple Raven. It had been years since they last encountered each other. Either way, he too must strike down the kunoichi before she could. He was gonna wait for her to run first. They both stood well poised from 20 meters away. And then…

Master Raven: "Now!"

Dashing at lighting quick speed Master Raven took out her electric sword once again to strike her opponent. Dragunov would attempt to counter the attack and then stab Master Raven into her heart or back side if he could successfully parry her. So he ran for Master Raven holding his long knife right in front of him.

Dragunov: "GGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

Master Raven (Rising back up.): "It is done." (Resheats her sword.)

Master Raven not only struck Dragunov into his solar flexus, she even shattered his knife in the process. Dragunov's effot to parry her strike proved futile. A jolt of electricity immobilized Dragunov's entire body as he collapsed on the ground. He couldn't move a muscle and yet the man was still conscious. Master Raven walked over to Dragunov still clutching her abdomen. She had this to say towering above him.

Master Raven: "I have to admit you took me by surprise with that trick. My vision is slowly coming back but cheap stunts like that will not be enough to take me out. Now allow me to put you to sleep courtesy of my boot! Yaaaah!"

Smack!

Dragunov gets booted in the face by Master Raven. Now he is down for the count. The drone comes over to Master Raven and states.

Official Using the Drone: "This match is over. Master Raven Wi…" (Boom!)

Master Raven (Covers her face): "Hey!"

Suddenly, several of Dragunov's troops started surrounding the ring area. One of the soldiers used a sniper rifle to destroy the drone. They were obviously not happy to see their General lose the fight. They were given secret orders to kill Master Raven regardless of the match outcome. Master Raven needed to run and fast.

A Spetnaz Captain: "Fire!"

Master Raven made a break for it despite the pain coming from her abdomen. The injury slowed her speed significantly. The fire coming at Master Raven was intense. By the time Master Raven made it near the East Side Gate of the military base, about 3 more soldiers appeared at the gate with more rifles drawn at Master Raven. They started shooting at her and some of the bullets hit the right thigh of Master Raven. She could not avoid the crossfire as she hits the ground hard. Now her leg was in severe pain from the shots going right through the thigh. The remaining Spetnaz soldiers all surrounded Master Raven. They were gonna execute Master Raven right then and there until.

Eliza: "Dark Wave!"

Out of nowhere came Eliza, who just arrived in the nick of time. She had left the hovercraft a while ago because she had a premonition that Master Raven was in trouble. Think of it has a link between life forces once a vampire tastes the blood of its human prey. All of the soldiers were immobilized after Eliza's attack. She watched in shock at the state Master Raven was in. Her life force was slowly draining. More soldiers appeared to attack and shoot at them. However, Eliza was ticked off now. She created a plasma force field to protect her and Master Raven from the bullets. After 10 seconds, the Spetnaz stopped their firing. They could not believe that such a woman could be this powerful. It was as if they were fighting the devil himself but in a woman's body. Eliza used one of her stronger techniques to stop the army back, the Dark Mist.

Eliza: "Dark Mist!"

The energy of this technique radiated throughout the area. Its intense energy sucked the air out the troops. The men were dropping like flies because they struggled to breathe. This move bought enough time for Eliza to carry Master Raven out of the base. Flying in the air, Eliza used enough of her power to return Master Raven back at the hovercraft. The hovercraft was far enough to where the Spetnaz could not find them hidden deep under some trees near a ravine. Eliza carefully took Master Raven off her shoulder and placed her on the ground. The kunoichi passed out, though her life force was still going down. Eliza had to repeat the spell she performed on Master Raven a few weeks earlier after the Kazumi Mishima fight.

Eliza: "I hope this work again. Do not die on me!"