The game started off like a game of chess. Petra was the first to go and the Girls sent out Ae-cha. Ae-cha from what I've heard was one of the weakest of the Girls but, even the weakest can still be lethal. In the first round the pawns were to fight without weapons and to not kill each other but, to injure the opponent. Ae-cha and Petra took a bow then began hand to hand combat. It didn't take long for their round to be over, Petra took Ae-cha down easy which I was surprised to see because Petra was more of a lover then a fight. Once Petra came back to our team unharmed and fill with enthusiasm I made a mental note to myself to make her more active in our show.
"That was great Petra. If you keep that up you'll survive," I said. She nodded her head happily, her eyes not looking so dazed. That was probably the first time I saw her sober. While my sisters were congratulating on Petra's success, I've got the change to look at my opponents. Ae-cha was back with her team which she was getting the worst beating of her life. Her leader was yelling at her in Korean which I could only guess was disapproval of her loss. I smiled as Ae-cha was on her knees with shame.
The next to go was Georgette and Dae. Dae was a fierce fighter, this round went a lot longer then Petra's. When I saw Georgette thrown to the ground I balled my hands into fists. "Come on, come on, get up," I said through clenched teeth. I wanted us to come out as victors, I wanted us to come back alive. Just when I thought Georgette was going to go down she surprised Dae by a swift kick to her ankle. Dae went down fast as Georgette was on her feet quickly like a dancer on stage. Georgette kicked her in the face, braking her nose and losing some teeth. At this point you can almost see her face. As Dae waved her hand to stop Georgette made a bow then went back to our team.
As we sent Diva out, I've never felt such an adrenaline rush. It was like in the old days when I went out hunting on the streets of Broadway were the men could kill me but, it was me that ended up taking their power and their lives with it. What the girls sent out next was Sun, a girl who looked like she went through hell and back. I could see she had torture scares on her arms, neck, even on parts of her face. I've read that before the Girls took down the North she was a prisoner in the labor camps. They tortured her to almost the point of death but, she still had enough fight left in her then one fateful night she escaped the cape. How she did it was amazing, she killed all the soldiers there with just her bare hands. Sun maybe our losing point.
Diva and Sun took a bow then began to fight. This round was the most intense. The fight went on for about an hour. I could see that Diva was getting tired as well as Sun. "Come on, Diva don't give up now," I said to myself. I could hear my sisters whisper the same prayer as I was. It was too bad God didn't hear us. Diva went down hard with both arms being pulled behind her back to the point of dislocation. Her arms would have been ripped off if she wasn't shocked by a small lightening gun. Sun went down just as easily as Diva making this round a foul, neither of us got a point but, that didn't matter. Diva came back to us slumped with pain. By the way she was holding herself she looked like a lunatic in a straight jacket. "I tried, Alexis…I tried," she said, her eyes were stained with tears.
"I know, you fought like there was no tomorrow," I said, trying my best to be comforting. As far as I know, there might not be a tomorrow for all of us. I looked back at the Girls. We both didn't win anything but, the Girls cheered in victory on Diva's defeat. To them it wasn't the point system that mattered, it was the sport. Soon it would be my turn and I was going to give her a piece of my mind.
Lastly it was Kyong-mi and I to fight. We both took a bow then before she had time to react I punch her full in the face. This was the most intense fight I've ever been in. We were both evenly matched in our fighting skills even more so then Diva and Sun. As I was about to through another blow on Kyong-mi she made a gesture to stop. The crowd was stunned when she demanded to stop as much as I. Before we left, Kyong-mi said to me in perfect English. "Good fight, Alexis. I'll enjoy killing you in the final round." Kyong-mi took a bow and left.
I went back to my team feeling exhausted and yet exhilarated. I was ready for anything even if it was my own death.