Now is the time! It's time for the match between the Ultimate Trickster, Adrian Loki, and the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus, at Survivor Series! Who will win? Let's find out now!
Also, I'm sorry for taking so long with these chapters, I recently lost my new job after a month, and I've been down for a while, so I've been trying to clear my head. Now, I'm back, and while I search for another job, I'll also work on fan fiction. Thank you guys for bearing with me through this. Now, enough of my woe's, on with the story!
The Man Of Mischief
Chapter Five: Survivor
Tonight was the big night. Tonight was Survivor Series; where Smackdown would take on Raw for dominance, where their champions would face off to see who was superior.
Entering the building, Asuka made her way to the women's locker room to prepare for her match later on. After switching into her wrestling gear, she walked out of the locker room, then she noticed Adrian talking with someone. A woman, it looked like. She appeared tall and had blonde hair with streaks of black in it and she wore punk clothes.
Asuka could feel her blood boil as the two talked away. Was she actually getting jealous?
"Well, I'll see you around, Loki." The punk woman smiled, patting Adrian's arm before walking off.
After the woman was out of sight, Asuka walked over to Adrian, who smiled as she approached.
"Hello again, Empress." Adrian bowed.
Asuka did not answer, and Adrian knew why.
"Oh don't be like that." He scoffed. "That was just Ashley Massaro, a Diva who may be planning on making her in ring return. We were only talking, so don't get any ideas."
"As long as it was only talk." Asuka said sternly.
"Why Asuka, are you getting jealous?" Adrian asked teasingly.
"Do not mess with me like that, Adrian." Asuka scowled. "You know I don't like that."
"Don't worry, for I have my eye on only one woman." Adrian assured, smirking. "And she's standing in front of me at this very moment."
Asuka blushed, though her expression didn't change. She always hated it when Adrian cracks jokes at things that get under her skin, with no consideration for her feelings.
Before she could say anything else, the Miz approached with that usual smug look on his face, and none of his entourage, or as he called, his 'Miztourage' in sight.
"Well, well, what have we here?" Miz smirked, looking at Adrian. "Another worthless peasant who's about to get crushed." He then frowned. "You think you're something, because you got lucky? Well you're not. No matter what you do, Raw will always revolve around me-"
As the Miz droned on, however, Asuka noticed that Adrian wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying; just looking at Asuka with that kind smile, which made her heart beat as she smiled back.
"Hey, are you listening?!" Miz demanded, feeling he was being ignored.
"Did you hear that, Asuka?" Adrian asked, putting a hand up to his ear. "I could've sworn I heard some insignificant bug talking."
"Joke all you want, Loki." Miz growled. "But you can't deny that I am the face of Raw. Because I'm the Miz, and I'm-"
"A worthless, whiny poser who thinks he's an A-list star because he's been in a few shitty movies." Adrian interrupted. "Seriously, Mike, what will it take for you to realize that no matter how many shitty movies you star in, you're still a shit actor? You're so shit; you make Tommy Wiseau look like a professional!"
Miz just looked back at him, insulted, as Adrian simply turned, before saying.
"Also, while I wouldn't normally root against my brand, I hope Baron Corbin ends your days tonight."
And with that, Adrian and Asuka walked off, leaving the Miz to stew in anger.
"Well, that went as predicted." Asuka predicted.
"Like I said before, Mike's full of himself." Adrian shrugged, before smirking, "Anyways, my match with Sheamus is coming up last in the pre-show."
"Then afterwards is the women's elimination tag match." Asuka added. "I trust you will be there at my side during the match?"
"As long as you be by my side," Adrian said with a smile. "I'll be by your side through Hell and back."
Asuka smiled this time. Despite Adrian's behavior, he would always have this sense of loyalty towards her.
She was happy to have a friend like Adrian. And hopefully, after tonight, they might become something more than friends.
Before they could continue, they are approached by none other than Paul Hayman, advocate to Brock Lesnar.
"Good evening, Ms Asuka." Hayman greeted respectfully, before turning to Adrian. "Adrian."
Asuka glared at Hayman with a frown. She never was a fan of a parasite like Hayman. She never understood why he was still around, besides using Brock Lesnar to leech off the company.
Adrian, however, looked at him with a blank expression, before pulling out a pen and paper and holding it out to him.
"Sign, autograph." He quickly said. "Now."
Chuckling, Hayman gladly signed his autograph upon the sheet of paper, then returned it to Adrian, who then pulled out his cellphone.
"Picture?"
Nodding, Hayman stood beside Adrian and the two smiled at the phone, unaware that Adrian was holding the bunny ears behind his head.
The picture taken, Adrian slipped his phone back into his pocket.
"And to what do I owe the pleasure for the king of heels?"
"You flatter me, Mr Loki." Hayman chuckled, before saying, "I'm just here to wish you luck in your match against Sheamus."
"Well, you can tell Brock that I wish him luck against Styles." Adrian responded.
"By the way," Hayman said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I also wish you luck with your plans for the Royal Rumble." He then raised a brow. "Though I'm surprised you're thinking that far ahead."
"Eh, I like to think ahead." Adrian shrugged. "Besides, my victory tonight is already assured."
"Well, I wish you luck with your ambitious endeavor." Paul said. "However, though I wish you luck with your pursuit of every other title, I must ask that you don't go for the Universal title."
Adrian raised a brow at this.
"Why not?"
"Because he's afraid of losing relevance." Asuka said, glaring at Hayman. "Because as soon as Lesnar loses the title, no one will care about him."
"I'm simply concerned for Adrian's health is all." Paul said defensively, before facing Adrian. "You see, Adrian; Brock is the Beast Incarnate, the undisputed defending champion on Raw. Anyone worthy enough to challenge him ends up broken." He then smirked. "Just ask the Undertaker. Just ask John Cena. Just ask Braun Strowman. Just ask Samoa Joe, Goldberg, just ask anyone who was a worthy opponent. I praised them and rightfully so." He then gestured to Adrian. "But you? Mr Loki, you don't compare to someone like my client. You would be torn to pieces the minute you step into the ring!"
Asuka saw Adrian look down to the floor, though she couldn't read his expression.
"If I were you, I'd jump over to Smackdown." Hayman said, turning his back to the two. "Not only would you have an acceptable match with Mr Styles, you'd save yourself the trip to Suplex City."
And with that, he simply walked off. Asuka looked at Adrian, his face still unreadable.
"Adrian, pay him no mind." Asuka assured, rubbing his arm. "You could win any title you-"
She stopped, however, when she noticed he started chuckling, then it turned to maniacal laughter, which confused and scared her.
"Adrian? Are you alright? He didn't discourage you at all?"
"Discourage?" Adrian repeated, his laughter subsided, and he smirked that sinister smirk. "Asuka, my dear, all he did was made me want the Universal title even more!"
"Even after what he said about Brock Lesnar?" Asuka asked.
"All he does is hype him up to scare people." Adrian smirked. "He's not gonna scare me away!"
Asuka always knew Adrian was brave, but she's not sure how he can possibly take on Brock Lesnar. What sort of tricks could he possibly pull to take down the Beast Incarnate?
"Anyways, I'd better get changed for my match." Adrian said, turning to leave, while smirking. "Time to try out the outfit you made for me."
"I will leave you to it." Asuka nodded, before smirking. "But until-"
She stopped, however, Adrian acted quicker, kissing her on her cheek, then backed up with that usual smirk.
"I will see you at ringside."
And with that, he walked off, leaving Asuka with her cheeks blushing.
After some of pre-show matches, Adrian's was up next. Sheamus' music played and the Celtic Warrior and Antonio were greeted with a wave of boos, but the duo didn't care, as they walked down the ramp.
"The following contest is scheduled for a one fall!" Lilian Garcia declared. "Introducing first; from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds, accompanied by Cesaro, he is the Alabaster Gladiator…SHEAMUS!"
The two entered the ring and waited, Sheamus eager to get his hands on the trickster and move on to his and Cesaro's tag match later.
A few minutes later, the lights went out, and green smoke appeared on the stage, as several images appeared on the titatron. First was a picture of Odin, then to Thor. The titatron switched between several pictures of figures from Norse mythology, before stopping at a picture of Loki.
Then, *Me Against the World* began to play, making the fans roar with applause, as Adrian stepped out, dressed as Loki from the first Avengers movie; the green, gold and black outfit, the black and green cape, the scepter, and the golden deer horn crown that Loki wore, as he stood on the stage, the scepter raised above his head and fireworks went off behind him, sending the audience into a roar of cheers, then Asuka walked out to Adrians side, and the two began walking down the ramp.
"And his opponent," Lillian Garcia declared. "Accompanied by the Empress of Tomorrow Asuka, from Kyoto, Japan; weighing in at 176 pounds; he is the Man of Mischief, the Second Coming of Ragnarok, the Prince of Lies and the Ultimate Trickster…ADRIAN LOKI!"
Reaching the ring, Adrian walked up the steel steps and into the ring, posing on the turnbuckle with his scepter, before turning his gaze towards Sheamus with a smirk, then hopped down and stood in his corner.
Asuka removed Adrian's cape and coat and crown and scepter and stood by at ringside, as the two wrestlers stood in their respective corners.
The bell rang and Sheamus charged at Adrian, only for the trickster to sidestep him and kick the Irishman in the leg. Gripping his leg, Sheamus turned and snarled, as the trickster only looked at him with that usual smirk, which angered Sheamus.
Sheamus ran towards him again, only for Adrian to duck under him and catch him with a roll-up, only reaching two before Sheamus kicked out. Adrian was about to reach his feet, but the Celtic Warrior was faster, catching him with a knee to the face, sending him back to the floor, before jumping on him and raining punches, as Adrian grabbed the rope with one hand and tried to block the punches with the other. The referee counted to 4 before Sheamus finally let up and got up off, receiving a massive boo from the crowd and shouted angrily at them.
Adrian struggled to his feet, getting to the corner, then Sheamus charged at him, only to be met with an elbow to the face, then Adrian climbed to the top rope and waited for his opponent to face him. Once Sheamus turned around, Adrian hit Sheamus with a blockbuster, sending him to the floor then springboard off the ropes, hitting Sheamus with the Lokisault, then made to cover him, only reaching 2.
Adrian then put Sheamus in the chickenwing armlock, but Sheamus rose to his feet, then pushed him into the corner, thrusting his shoulder into Adrian's midsection. Adrian sank to his knees, as Sheamus started stomping him down, the ref counting down, reaching four before Sheamus halted his assault.
Adrian got to his feet and leaned against the turnbuckle, Sheamus walked up to him and got in his face, saying 'Not so tough now, are you?', then pushed him. Adrian responded by smacking Sheamus in the face as hard as he could, sending Sheamus reeling back a bit. Adrian then smacked him again, harder this time, towards the ropes, then whipped him across the ring, then ran and hit him with a missile dropkick, sending him to the outside.
While Cesaro went to check on his friend, Adrian ran to the ropes and bounced off, hitting both Sheamus and Cesaro with a suicide dive, knocking them both to the floor, then bounced back up, getting the crowd fired up. He grabbed Sheamus and tossed him back into the ring, then got to the top rope, aiming to hit Sheamus with the elbow drop, but Sheamus recovered and punch Adrian in the face, knocking him off balance, then got him on his shoulders and landed him with the White Noise, then got up to be greeted with more boos from the fans.
Sheamus stood at the corner and beat an arm across his chest, preparing for his signature Brogue Kick, Asuka was screaming at Adrian to watch out, as the trickster slowly rose to his feet. He turned around and as soon as Sheamus ran to hit him with his finisher, Adrian ducked under it, then turned around and hit Sheamus with a kesagiri chop across the chest, followed by an atomic drop, then whipped him off the ropes, only for Sheamus to reverse it, then Adrian bounced off the ropes, frontward, then hit Sheamus with a backwards flying elbow to the face, both dropping to the mat.
Adrian then did a kip up back to his feet, the crowd roaring with excitement, chanting 'this is awesome', as Adrian climbed to the top rope, then hit Sheamus with a Shawn Michaels styled elbow drop, popping up to his feet, riling the crowd up further, chanting 'Loki's Spear' over and over.
Wanting to deliver, Adrian crouched at the corner and waited, as the Celtic Warrior struggled to his feet. As soon as Sheamus turned around, Adrian ran and hit him with Loki's Spear, then covered him 1…2…3!
"Here is your winner," Lillian declared. "The Ultimate Trickster…ADRIAN LOKI!"
The crowd roared loudly, as Adrian posed on the ropes in victory, as Asuka got into the ring and stood a few feet behind him. Adrian got down and turned to face Asuka, the two of them looking at each other for a solid minute, before they bowed to each other, then embraced each other in a hug, before releasing and Adrian smirked.
"So, I believe you have something to tell me?" He said.
Asuka nodded, then walked up to him, closed her eyes and planted a kiss against his lips. Ignoring the crowd, the two engaged in heated, passionate kisses, Asuka wrapping her arms around Adrian's neck, the Trickster wrapping his arms around the Empress of Tomorrow's waist, pulling her in closer, running a hand down her spine, sending sensational tingles through her body, his other hand running through her multicolored hair.
After a few minutes, the two finally pulled apart, breathing heavy, before leaving the ring, then kissed one last time on the stage, before leaving through the entrance.
A few minutes later, Adrian and Asuka met up backstage.
"How long have you been holding that in?" Adrian asked, breaking the silence.
"Long enough." Asuka said bluntly. "Adrian, I've been in love with you for so long and when we parted ways years ago, it hurt me so bad." She then smiled, a tear in her eye. "And now you're here and I'm not letting go."
Adrian smiled, wiping the tear from Asuka's face.
"You're never gonna lose me this time." Adrian assured. "I promise."
And with that, the two went in for another passionate kiss, their tongues dancing around in their mouths, before parting once more.
"The first match is about to start." Asuka whispered seductfully. "We have plenty of time, before the women's elimination match."
"Well then," Adrian smirked, their noses touching. "Shall we begin?"
Before the two could move, however, they looked to see Big Show, staring at them, his jaw dropped.
"What're you gawking at?!" Adrian scowled.
Unable to say anything, the Giant simply turned and walked away.
"Yeah, get lost, fat Gandalf!" Adrian shouted, waving him off. "Go cast a spell!"
"Why don't we take this someplace more private?" Asuka suggested.
Nodding, Adrian lifted her up, her legs wrapped around his waist, looking for someplace with less people.
A few minutes later, after the match between the Shield and the New Day, it was time for the women's tag team elimination match. The women of Team Smackdown came out first, ready to prove their dominance. The women of Team Raw came out next, Asuka with Adrian by her side.
The bell rang for the match to start, and Adrian stood by at ringside, and watched as the match went on. For Adrian, some of the elimination went by so quick. The team captains, Fox and Lynch, started the match. Bayley tagged in and eliminated Lynch with a roll-up. Carmella performed a superkick on Bayley followed by a Samoan Splash by Tamina to eliminate Bayley. Tamina attacked Jax with a crossbody and performed a Samoan Splash off the steel steps on Jax: Jax was unable to answer the referee's ten count and was eliminated. Naomi reversed a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbraker from Fox into a Sitout Pin, to eliminate Fox. Banks applied the Bank Statement on Naomi to eliminate her.
Adrian smiled when Asuka finally got tagged in, seeing her dominate her opponent, then Asuka performed a roundhouse kick on Carmella to eliminate her. Natalya applied the Sharpshooter on Banks to eliminate her. Asuka applied an armbar on Tamina to eliminate her and then applied the Asuka Lock on Natalya to eliminate her to win the match.
Asuka celebrated in the ring, as Adrian stepped in and kissed her congratulations, the crowd cheering loudly, and the two left the ring and departed for backstage.
Several hours later, Adrian and Asuka went into another make out session backstage in the locker room, raining kisses and caressing each other in their embrace.
The two parted from another kiss to catch their breaths, their breath hot.
"How long have we been at this?" Asuka asked between breaths.
"It feels like hours, to be honest." Adrian shrugged, glancing at his phone. "A bit after 8, I believe."
"Well, we're pretty much free." Asuka sighed. "Let's go to my apartment."
In agreement, the two changed into their normal clothes, grabbed their bags and made to leave. As they made their way through the viewing room, however, Adrian stopped when he noticed that it was AJ Styles match with Brock Lesnar. He looked at the screen, Hayman's words echoing in his mind.
"You're better off jumping to Smackdown."
Watching the screen, a deadly smirk crept upon Adrian's face, as a plan formulated in his head.
Asuka looked to see Adrian drop his bag and grab a nearby Team Raw shirt.
"Where are you going?"
Slipping the shirt on, he turned and smirked.
"I forgot something."
The match between AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar was getting more intense, the crowd cheering for both superstars, chanting 'this is awesome', as the two men in the ring struggled to put each other away.
AJ went for another Phenomenal Forearm, only to be caught with another F-5 from Brock Lesnar, sending the crowd into an uproar.
Before Brock could make the pin, however, the crowd began to cheer louder. Confused, Brock stood up and looked to see Adrian, cane in hand, walk down the ramp and stood outside the ring, face expressionless.
They stood there, giving each other a cold hard stare, sizing each other up, before Brock simply smirked and started chuckling, telling Adrian 'you're not worth my time', before turning around into a Phenomenal Forearm from AJ, knocking Brock into the referee, knocking him out, but Brock was still standing.
Taking this chance, Adrian slid into the ring, and when Brock turned around, he was speared by Adrian, knocking the wind out of him.
The crowd went wild, as Adrian stood up and he and AJ Styles stood there, staring at each other, AJ confused by this action, while Adrian still looked at him with that blank expression.
The former stalemates turned bitter rivals stared each other down for a solid minute, then Adrian looked at the fallen referee, then back to AJ, a grin appearing on his face, then he held up a hand, giving the devil horn gesture.
AJ smiled and returned the gesture, then Adrian moved Brock a bit closer to the turnbuckle, then told AJ to hit Brock with the Shooting Star Press, a move that Brock attempted and failed at WrestleMania.
Nodding, AJ got to the top rope, Adrian pointed towards him, and the Phenomenal One jumped, landing the Shooting Star Press on Brock, then made the cover.
Adrian woke up the referee, who then began the count.
1…2…3!
The match was over. People couldn't believe what had happened. AJ just defeated the Beast Incarnate. He just defeated Brock Lesnar.
Though not without Adrian's help. But AJ just celebrated like Adrian wasn't even there. Sighing, Adrian decided he needed to remind his friend.
Crouching in the corner, Adrian waited, and when AJ turned around, he was hit by Loki's Spear, knocking the wind out of him. Adrian never did like being ignored or forgotten, so he wanted to remind AJ who gave him the win in the first place.
Adrian stood up, looking down at AJ, before exiting the ring and grabbing both the WWE World Heavyweight title and the Universal title and got back in the ring. He stood over AJ, then looked at the WWE WHC title, shooked his head and dropped it on AJ. He walked over to Brock, looking at him for a moment, then raised the title over his head, and dropped it on Brock, saying 'Keep it warm, cause I'm coming for you'.
And with that, he left the ring, leaving the two writhing in pain.
Asuka saw Adrian return and smiled. As the two left the arena, Asuka was both excited and worried. Excited at what Adrian plans on next, and worried that he will be targeted by the Beast.
But she decided not to worry. For now, the two were on their way to her apartment to 'catch up'.
Finally, the new chapter is in! I hope you guys enjoyed it, and can forgive me for taking so long. I'm still searching for a new job, thankfully, Pizza Hut was more than happy to take me back. Still, wish me luck.
Anyways, what will happen next? What new tricks will the Man of Mischief bring next! Stay tuned to find out! Be sure to review!