Chapter 78 (Harkor: Bloodbath)
*Dark Machine vs Foxy Ladies*
The next match wasn't taking place in the Hardkor ring like the others. This one was set to begin inside of a convenience store. There were several rows of tools and snacks on the shelves as well as a meat heater, freezer, and coffee maker on the shelves and soda fridges at the back. Two duos were already standing in different sides of the store facing each other.
One team made up of an athletic woman and a muscular woman. The atletic woman had short, black hair with light blue strands with matching eyeshadow. She also had lipstick and raven eyes. She wore a short battle-modified Goth dress above her black high-heel open sandals. The muscular woman had surgical scars all over her body, nearly shaven blonde hair, and blue eyes. She wore a black tank-top covered by an open leather jacket with short sleeves with mechanical skull drawing on back, black leather pants with silver skull belt, fingerless gloves with iron knuckles, and black boots.
The other team made up of women with similar builds of their opponents. The athletic woman was bigger than the Goth wearing a red one-piece with blue sides, blue leggings, yellow boots, and a long, black, fingerless glove on her left hand. She had light-blue hair and a red-and-black facepaint on her pale face. The other woman was not only muscular, but had some weight on her. She had blonde, spikey hair with a red headband. She also had on a purple one-piece, white bicep bands, abrown iron band over her left shoulder, yellow kneepads, and red boots.
While both teams glared at each other with malicious smiles, Jessica Jaclyn made her announcement which can be heard from the convenience store intercom.
"We've got a whole new setting here! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your wrestlers for this tornado tag-team convenience store brawl! Introducing one team, made up of Selena the goth and Jackie Cayman the loose cannon, it's Dark Machine! And the other team, I give you Bloody Matsuki and Buster Horiguchi, the Foxy Ladies! Now, this match is elimination knockout or submission rules! The losing team is the one who runs out of members! Ready… BRAWL!"
DING-DING!
Bloody Matsuki confronted Jackie Cayman at the back in front of the fridge doors. They began the match by exchanging punches. Meanwhile, Matsuki's partner, Buster Horiguchi met up with Selena in the middle-most aisle. Selena gave a wicked grin before leaping towards her opponent. Unfortunately, Horiguchi grabbed her arm and flipped her over slamming her to the ground. With Selena down, Horiguchi jumped up and slammed her knee down onto the Goth's stomach stunning her in the process.
Meanwhile, Bloody Matsuki was knocked down by Jackie. The two grappled on the ground with Matsuki at the bottom. They rolled over, but Jackie grabbed ahold of her opponent's face and pushed it against the fridge doors. She then used her other hand to open one of those doors and slam it right at Matsuki's head. Matsuki grunted getting off of the loose cannon to recover.
Buster Horiguchi grabbed Selena by her shoulders and tossed her over the register counter. Selena quickly recovered and ran off to the door in the back. Horiguchi smirked and followed.
"You can't hide from me, little girl."
Horiguchi entered the room behind the counter, and quickly discovered that it was pitch-black. She couldn't see anything. Unfortunately for her, this was Selena's specialty. She startled Horiguchi a little with a scary laughter that echoed in the room. Suddenly, Selena caught her by surprise by jumping on her back and locking in a rear naked choke hold.
"Who's hiding?" Selena asked. She raked Horiguchi in the eyes making her yell out. She then spun around throwing Horiguchi back to the register counter. She rested her head at the tabletop. Selena jumped up on top of the counter looking down at Horiguchi before leaping up and landing both her feet at her head. Horiguchi yelled out in pain falling onto the floor.
At the other side of the store, Bloody Matsuki was facedown on the floor while Jackie Cayman was on top of her keeping a headlock on tight around her neck. Matsuki reached out her arm looking for a way to escape. Eventually, she found her tool, a wrench. She then planted it around Jackie's nose and twisted it making her scream and let go. Matsuki returned to her feet and swung her wrench at Jackie's face turning her around. That's when she grabbed Jackie's shoulder and pushed her over to the gardening area.
Back at the counter, Buster Horiguchi was still on the ground grunting while Selena stood over her and stomped on her repeatedly. Horiguchi found a small pile of coins underneath the register and scooped them in her hand. When Selena picked her up by her hair, she prepared to get her opponent with her finishing move, the mandible claw. Instead, Horiguchi placed her coins in between her fingers and slightly pointed them out. She then sent a string jab right to Selena's forehead. The coins struck hard at her and she yelled out in pain at it. She felt her head go numb and fell at the wall. When Selena felt her forehead, she looked at her finger and saw a trickle of blood. Of course, Horiguchi wasn't quite done yet. With her coin-lined punches, she repeatedly struck hard at Selena's head showing no mercy.
Bloody Matsuki grabbed a gardening hose and wrapped it around Jackie Cayman's neck squeezing it hard.
"You're gonna die." She said.
Like Matsuki did earlier, Jackie felt around for something to escape with. Sure enough, she found it. Jackie grabbed a handheld rake and used it to attack Matsuki's face. It scratched her painfully and she released the hose and Jackie's face. Jackie swung hard again and the rake was jabed right at Matsuki's side. The Foxy Lady yelled out bending over, which gave Jackie the opportunity she needed. She managed to lift Bloody Matsuki upward before landing her finisher, the Jackhammer. The impact was enough to knock Matsuki right out.
Jackie turned and saw Buster Horiguchi throw away the coins in her hand before taking a big bite out of Selena's forehead making it hurt more. The Goth did her best to keep her ground. Nevertheless, Horiguchi was just about done. She released her teeth out of Selena's head and spun her around letting her face crash right into the register. When Selena fell down, the register tipped over and landed right at her head knocking her out with coins spilling on top of her.
Buster Horiguchi turned and instantly became nervous seeing that Jackie Cayman was standing behind her. She looked behind the loose cannon and saw her partner on the ground unconscious.
"No escape now." Jackie said. Before Horiguchi could say anything else, Jackie grabbed her by the throat and pushed her over to the wall right behind the hot meat section. She opened up the heater and pressed Horiguchi's face right at the steaming bars inside next to the meats. Of course, the Foxy Lady screamed feeling the heat.
After that, Jackie threw Horiguchi over the counter and let her land right in front of the coffee maker. Like before, Jackie grabbed her head and pressed it right at the machine. She turned it on and hot coffee landed right at Horiguchi's face right at her burn mark. She screamed even louder at that. After that, Jackie set Horiguchi up for a piledriver and landed it perfectly.
It was unclear if Buster Horiguchi was unconscious yet, but she definitely was after what happened next. Jackie forced her upwards and swung her to the front of the store. As she let go, Horiguchi crashed right through the front window and landed at the street outside. When she was unresponsive, the convenience store intercom made the sound followed by Jessica Jaclyn's voice.
DING-DING!
"Now, that was frightening to see! Who knew that a convenience store could be so dangerous? But now, it looks like Dark Machine stands tall! Better luck next time, Foxy Ladies!"
*Vanessa Slayer vs Zombie Girl*
Back at the ring, the next match was ready to begin. Right beside the ring was a large hole with a pile of dirt next to it. After that, the first wrestler came over. It was Vanessa Slayer, the woman who was rejected by Xtrema driven by revenge against Midnight. She wore a costume that was all black, which included a one-piece with tights, armbands, gloves, boots, and stripe paint across her eyes. She got in the ring with a killer instinct in her eyes.
After that, a teenage girl made her entrance. She creeped toward the ring depressingly with rot-like green painted over her skin. She had red hair that draped over her green eyes. She may have an average build, but her tone looked very solid. Her orange short shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots were all torn and beaten. It took a long minute for her to get into the ring.
After they were both in the ring, Vanessa gave her zombie-like opponent a glare that had an intent to commit murder. Jessica made her announcement at ringside.
"This next match is a buried alive match! The only way to win is for one of these two ladies to throw her opponent into the hole and cover the hole with dirt! Of course, a little burial never bothered Zombie Girl, who's ready to have her opponent join her in the afterlife! Of course, Vanessa Slayer would rather die before being beaten by a monster! This woman's sole mission is to make every monster she encounters suffer! Will it be the monster-hating human or the undead wrestler who becomes buried alive? Only one-way to see!"
DING-DING!
Vanessa was so furious at the sight of her opponent, she didn't hesitate to attack first. And of course, Zombie Girl didn't bother to defend herself. She just stood there and let Vanessa dropkick her to the corner and proceed to knee her in the stomach.
The next few minutes has been a senseless, one-sided assault at Zombie Girl's expense. Vanessa swung her for an Irish whip, but pulled her back to hit her with a lariat. She then brutally and repeatedly stomped hard on Zombie Girl's body and head. The strange thing was, no matter how hard she was hit, Zombie Girl didn't make one grunting sound. She just laid there taking all the hits.
Vanessa went outside of the ring and reached underneath the apron. She pulled out a hammer and a blunt nail before getting back into the ring. She placed the blunt nail that didn't have any sharp bottom right above Zombie Girl's chest. She swung her hammer down on top of it letting it make full impact with the teenage zombie's body. Even so, after all that, Zombie Girl didn't make a sound.
Vanessa picked Zombie Girl up and tossed her to the corner. She turned her upside down and propped her in a tree of woe position. Vanessa wasted no time with her Stake maneuver. She assaulted Zombie Girl with punches, kicks, and all other matter of attacks, even with her hammer and nail. When she realized it was all said and done, she dropped her weapons and hit Zombie Girl with a kick to her stomach. She kept her foot pressed there twisting it on her abdomen. She let go letting Zombie Girl fall onto the mat.
"I don't know how you haven't been able to scream, but it doesn't matter." Vanessa said. "It's about time I end this."
Vanessa sent a kick so hard, it actually pushed Zombie Girl out of the ring. She followed and picked up the young girl onto her feet. She dragged her over to where the hole was and prepared to throw Zombie Girl into the hole. But something went wrong. Vanessa found herself unable to move Zombie Girl let alone throw her in. The teenage corpse had planted her feet and didn't even budge from that spot. That's when she made her move.
Zombie Girl threw her arm backwards and slammed Vanessa right to the ringpost. Her back made impact and the monster hunter yelled her lungs out. She got back up, but Zombie Girl shot her fingers around her throat. Vanessa felt like she got shot through the throat with a bullet and got it caught in a constrictor knot at once. Zombie Girl lifted Vanessa Slayer up by her throat before slamming her down right onto the ground.
Vanessa groaned seeing double through her eyesight. Zombie Girl then forced Vanessa onto her feet and violently threw her right into the barbed-wire covered barricade. It was so strong, that Zombie Girl had broken right through the barricade getting herself tangled up in barbed wire. Vanessa screamed in agony feeling herself getting cut in all sorts of different places.
Vanessa didn't have time to get out of the tangled wire around her. Zombie Girl forced Vanessa to her feet by pulling up on the wire and set her up right in front of the hole in the ground Zombie Girl grabbed Vanessa by her shoulders and struck her hard with her signature headbutt, Bite the Dust. The impact launched Vanessa off of her feet and send her plummeting into the hole. She lost consciousness after that, which gave Zombie Girl more than enough time to grab a shovel and throw all the dirt in the pile and cover Vanessa completely.
DING-DING!
Zombie Girl dropped the shovel, but didn't show any emotion even after her victory. Jessica was excited for her.
"What a transformation! Despite being on the receiving end of a dreadful, one sided massacre, Zombie Girl made a comeback with her own massacre that was apparently even more brutal! I'm sure on the inside, she is giddy with excitement!"
She was wrong. Inside, Zombie Girl was just as dead as she looked. Her mind kept flashing back to the unfortunate news that her father had died. She then remembered finding her mother dying from an overdose of prescription drugs. Her life was ruined, and she blamed it all on one person, the very man who sent her father to his death, Tiger Mask.
*Fiona Fangs vs Tigress the Great*
Zombie Girl left backstage and Vanessa Slayer was dug up and brought to the infirmary. All that was left now was the main event, and that was exactly what the audience was in for next. They all sat at the edge of their seats in anticipation for it. This was even a match that Liz Lancaster and Beatrice Harper was looking forward to.
The first woman to come out was Fiona Fangs. She had on a red two-piece with gold outlines. The color scheme matched with her armbands and her boots. At the front of her top, there was an image of a championship belt with a black wolf at the front plate. That wolf had red eyes and fangs. She threw back her beautiful blonde hair and entered the ring looking fierce and predatory.
The next woman shocked everyone when she emerged. It was an above-average tall woman built like an amazon. She wore a full-body gray tiger outfit with purple gloves and boots. She even had on a mask that looked identical to the mask worn by Tiger the Great the Third. She marched into the ring glaring with killer intent that Fiona gave in return.
Jessica Jaclyn had her microphone in her hand holding it to her own mouth. In her other hand, she held onto a black belt with red plates. The front plate had a black circle on it with the bloody Hardkor logo on it. Underneath it was the word "UNIVERSAL".
"This is it, ladies and gentlemen! The bout of the century! Our first ever championship match for the Hardkor Universal title! This is an Iron Woman match! The only way to win is if your opponent is unable to get back up before the referee, played by myself…" She ripped off her usual clothes revealing a referee outfit before flipping over the ropes and into the ring. "Counts to 10! To my left is a wrestling prodigy with enough attitude for the entire Hardkor roster! I give you the Apex Predator, Fiona Fangs! And in the opposite corner, a mighty she-beast who clearly takes after the strongest male wrestler in the world! I give you, Tigress the Great!"
The crowd made an ear-bleeding roar that was music to Jessica's ears. She looked up to the special stands seeing a figure, her partner, nodding down at them from the shadows. Jessica nodded back before signalling the bell.
DING-DING!
The crowd fell silent while Fiona Fangs and Tigress the Great took a good look at each other. They slowly circled each other before gripping each other in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. They pressed their foreheads against each other building up the suspense. They struggled for dominance which in ended with Tigress pressing Fiona to the corner. Of course, this was a hardcore match, so Jessica didn't bother to intervene and call for a rope break.
Tigress broke the tie up before launching her fist to strike right at Fiona's stomach. Fiona caught the punch with her own hands, but the punch connected anyway making her grunt. Tigress threw Fiona over her shoulder and kept her down with a headlock. Fiona quickly broke out by kicking Tigress in the face. Upon being released, Fiona did a sweep kick tripping Tigress down. Fiona leaped up and slammed herfeet on top of Tigress. Fiona went out of the ring while Jessica began counting.
1…
Of course, Tigress went back to her feet. She followed Fiona out of the ring with Jessica behind her. Fiona and Tigress met up with each other outside of the ring and charged. Fiona managed to fall and slide right between Tigress' legs before getting up behind her and landing a German suplex. Once she was done, Fiona climbed on top of Tigress' back and pull her arm upwards. She capitalized on it by bending Tigress' hand backwards as far as she could. Tigress gritted her teeth underneath her mask.
Tigress bent her arm suddenly to push Fiona off of her. She then speared her right into the steel steps. Fiona grunted at the impact before falling down. Tigress then picked up the top half of the steel steps and slammed it down right at Fiona's body. She dropped the steel steps and let Jessica count.
1… 2… 3…
Fiona managed to return to her feet. While she did, Tigress went on over to the announcement table where Jessica used to be. When Fiona stumbled back up to her feet, Tigress grabbed her and propped her up on top of the table. Tigress then picked Fiona up preparing to drop her in a powerbomb. However, Fiona tightened her legs around her head. She swung herself backwards for a frankensteiner. It would have worked too if Tigress the Great hadn't wrapped her arms around her body before she was thrown. She then proceeded to crash Fiona through the table with a tombstone piledriver. Tigress returned to her feet and went into the ring while Jessica counted.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6…
Fiona returned to her feet. She gave an angry glare at Tigress who beckoned her into the ring. Fiona gladly accepted. When she did, Tigress quickly caught her in a guillotine choke hold. She grabbed Fiona's waist for a suplex, but the Apex Predator stopped her and surprised her with a suplex of her own slamming Tigress onto the mat. Fioan picked Tigress up only to give her a rabbit punch to the back of her neck completely stunning her and bringing her to her knees. In most cases, that would be illegal, but not in Hardkor.
While Tigress worked to recover, Fiona returned just outside the ring and reached underneath the apron. She found a special weapon and hid it in her outfit. She then ran off to the entrance stage just as Tigress the Great returned to her feet. Fiona gave her the same gesture that Tigress gave her earlier beckoning her to come over.
Tigress growled before jumping over the rope, landing at ringside, and sprinting over toward Fiona Fangs. Fiona managed to catch her by surprise with a stun gun she had hidden away. With one strike, she sent a very powerful electric surge through Tigress' body making her jolt and yell. However, much to Fiona's surprise, Tigress didn't fall over. Instead, Tigress stood her ground and gripped the taser with her hand. She squeezed it and crushed it into pieces.
"You're going to wish you hadn't done that." Tigress said before kicking Fiona in the stomach and dropping gher in a facebuster. The impact made Fiona bleed out from her face. Tigress picked Fiona up and carried her over her shoulders in a fireman's carry bringing her back to the ring. She dropped her on top of the apron before throwing her back in.
Tigress reached under the ring and pulled out a simple (by Hardkor's standards) a steel chair pushing it right into the ring. Tigress went into the ring and positioned the chair carefully. She then positioned both of Fiona's legs into a figure-four position and lifted her up overhead.
"Behold, my variation of the Third's finishing move. I call it… THE SACRIFICE 2.0!"
Tigress swung Fiona down letting her land and bounce off the top ring ropes. Tigress spun around and dropped Fiona again, this time, right on top of the steel chair Tigress had set up. Fiona gasped rolling her eyes halfway backwards. Tigress stood and awaited for Jessica's count.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Ni…
Much to everyone's surprise, including Tigress the Great's, Fiona slowly managed to return to her feet. She looked more like a dead girl standing than even Zombie Girl. Still, she had very lively eyes that made Tigress growl in complete frustration.
"Just… stay… DOWN!"
Tigress wrapped her arms around Fiona's chest and squeezed it very tightly. Fiona gasped out a yell feeling her very body being crushed by this woman's grip. She tried to push herself out of the bearhug, but she was still weak from the Sacrifice 2.0 to give herself enough strength. Fiona had to resort to something very underhanded. She placed her hands at the sides of Tigress' head… and jabbed both of her thumbs into her eyes.
Tigress screamed feeling her eyes being poked and released Fiona. Immediately after she dropped, Fiona continued her low tactics by gripping her fingers tightly on Tigress crotch for a few seconds. Tigress yelled again before Fiona let go and ran out of the ring.
Fiona panicked looking for a new weapon to use from underneath the ring. She found what she was looking for: a cable with two two wrenches tied to their ends. When Tigress recovered and exited the ring after her, Fiona swung her cable and let the wrench bludgeon the top of Tigress head. She swung again hitting her head once more. This time, blood was shown through Tigress' mask dripping from the top of her head.
Fiona laughed like a maniac as she continued her frenzy swinging her wrenches all over Tigress' body. All the masked feline could to was block, but they still stung and made tears into her costume. She eventually stopped it by grabbing both wrenches.
At that point, both women were bloody and bruised messes. They were exhausted past their breaking point, but they were both determined to win their match. Tigress showed her determination by pulling the wrenches forcing Fiona towards her. She went for a kick, but Fiona grabbed her leg just in time before throwing her to the ring post. The impact made her bleed more, and when Fiona thrusted her face to the ring post once more, Tigress' blood wound burst out of her mask. When she fell Fiona took a moment to breathe while Jessica counted.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… Te…
Tigress used every ounce of her strength to pick herself back up. Fiona was almost done with her own body, so she had to end this. She threw Tigress back into the ring and followed. She then repositioned the steel chair before planting her feet on Tigress' back.
"You like your Sacrifice, you feline bitch?" Fiona mocked. "Well, let's see how you do against my finishing move. I call it… Fangs for Nothing!"
Fiona grabbed both of Tigress' wrists and pulled upwards as hard as she could while keeping her feet planted on her back.. It was so hard, that Tigress screamed for a good, long minute. It wasn't long before Fiona thrusted herself backwards flipping Tigress over. The masked wrestler landed the top of her head directly on top of the steel chair. Tigress' blood exploded again leaving a big stain on top of the chair. Fiona slowly returned to her feet and rested in the corner while Jessica counted and Tigress remained motionless.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10!
DING-DING!
"THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS!" Jessica declared to the applauding crowd. She held the Univertal Title belt and passed it over to Fiona, who was still too exhausted to celebrate. "AFTER A BRUTAL, BLOODY BATTLE WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL BEASTS, OUR FIRST EVER UNIVERSAL CHAMPION IS… FIONA FANGS! WHAT A WONDERFUL MAIN EVENT FOR OUR FIRST EVER PPV! And now… a word from our sponsor!"
The ring staff lead Fiona Fangs and Tigress the Great out of the ring while a mysterious figure walked through the crowd of people. For some reason, the fans were whispering seeing the one called Yami walk past. The last people to see Yami were Liz and Beatrice, who widened their eyes seeing the leader of Hardkor walk past them.
The person they saw wasn't a man like they thought. It was actually a beautiful woman with cold, murderous eyes as black as her long, raven hair. She wore a dark-blue blazer with a gray button shirt underneath. She also wore a pair of black pants above her suade heel shoes. Despite her clothes covering her body, everyone could already tell that this woman looked to be a perfect combination of strength, intelligence, and beauty. Her gold nametag on her blazer read "Yami".
Yami walked over the broken barricade from the buried alive match and walked into the ring. She acknowledged the bloodstains, the bloody steel chair, and the missing turnbuckle before turning her head over to Jessica. They nodded to each other.
"Is that really Yami?" Beatrice asked. "I thought they were supposed to be an old man."
"I did too." Liz said. "Really caught us by surprise."
Jessica passed her microphone over to her partner. Yami cleared her throat and spoke in a womanly tone.
"I am Yami."
"BULLSHIT!" cried out a man in the audience. Everyone watched as the muscular, bald man exited the audience and approached the ring. "I came here tonight to see Yami after all these years, and you're not him!"
The woman calling herself Yami shook her head and responded. "I'm afraid you won't see him any time soon. He passed away years ago. I am his granddaughter, and it will be my honor to carry out his legacy."
"You can't be serious!" the man shouted. "I came all the way here to meet the man who struck fear into the hearts of everyone who saw him! And now, I'm stuck listening to this broad? You have no right to have his name!"
"I take great pride in my grandfather's legacy, sir." Yami said. "If you have a problem with that, then we can settle it with a quick match."
The audience was certainly interested. Jessica on the other hand looked nervous. "Uh, Yami. We don't have to do this."
"Hear that?" the man asked. "Even your own partner thinks you don't have a chance! You sure you want to do this, little girl?"
Yami nodded. "I am. And for the record, I'm a fully-grown woman."
"And I'm a much bigger man." He climbed into the ring and removed his red shirt. He had a body type that looked identical to John Cena. He entered the ring and stood a head taller than Yami. "Last chance to back out."
"Jessica, ring the bell." Yami ordered
DING-DING!
"It's time to teach you a…" The man didn't get the chance to finish his sentence. No one saw how it happened, but in a very quick blink, Yami's hand was found only an inch away from his throat.
Yami slowly moved her hand away letting the man in front of her shake for a second. He fell to his knees clutching his hand around his neck before he started coughing. Much to everyone's surprise, he didn't cough out saliva; he coughed out blood. He hacked out a large ball of blood from his mouth right in front of Yami's feet, which she used to raise his head by his chin to face her.
"Just so you know, Jessica wasn't worried about me. She was worried about you. Be glad I held back." Yami said. "Don't worry. You'll live. Though, I doubt you'll be talking bad about me anymore. I doubt you'll be talking at all anymore. But know that if you ever let me set eyes on you again, I will not hesitate to hurt you. I will burn you. I will make you suffer so much, you will regret ever even hearing about my grandfather. And once you're down, after you lose everything that makes you yourself… then, I will stop being merciful. Am I clear? Nod if you do." He did with total panic in his eyes. "Glad we understand each other."
Yami winded her leg back before kicking the man hard in the face. It was so hard, he was sent flying out of the ring and landed back into the audience. Yami brushed off her shoe turning to her partner. "I think it's safe to say he forfeits."
DING-DING!
Yami grabbed the microphone and continued her speech. "Now where were we? Ah, yes. Every human being on Earth craves conflict. That is why pro wrestling exists. Some people like it for its flashy shows. But most like it for the same reason as hundreds of generations before: they wish to be entertained. Well, have you been entertained tonight?" The audience agreed loudly. "I thought you did. And I give you this solemn vow. As long as Hardkor stands, we will give you all what you want and so much more. We will give you the greatest entertainment in the entire world! We won't let anyone stop us, bring us down, or even hinder our progress! If they try, they will eventually find themselves on the streets begging for someone to splint their legs! They will only receive mercy after they are six feet under! Everything is allowed! Everything is encouraged! Because we are Hardkor!"
The audience cheered to Yami and Jessica's delight. They took their bows before leaving the ring closing off Bloodbath.
Back at the bar, both Sayuri Rogue and Jackal Tojo were both stunned with their eyes locked at the sight.
"Well, this should be very interesting." Jackal said. She then noticed a confused look on Sayuri's face as she stared at Yami on the screen. "Is something wrong? Do you know Yami?"
"No. But something about her… rings a bell."
*Xtrema Shorts*
"Is it over?" Monica Everly asked shivering in her Chibi form. When she saw that the chapter was about to end, she returned to her chair which was right next to their guest, Amazon Aqua. "Right. Welcome back to Xtrema Shorts. I'm Monica Everly and here with me is the Queen of the Seas herself, Amazon Aqua! Thanks for being here."
"My pleasure." Chibi Aqua said.
"So these last three chapters were something, huh?" Chibi Monica asked. "All that brutality and nightmares."
"I know." Chibi Aqua said. "I don't think I'd last too long on the Hardkor roster, even though I'm quite strong. I'm just glad to be in a company with normal rules like Xtrema."
"Amen, sister." Chibi Monica agreed. "Now, let's get on with the interview questions. We'll give you the standard questions plus some personal ones from Awesome ax10. You ready?"
"Ready."
"Okay then. First… How long have you been wrestling?"
"Four years."
"Do you have any dream opponents?"
"Not specifically. Anyone who can match my strength will be preferable, but anyone else would be okay too."
"How do you feel about your fans?"
"I have absolutely no problem with them."
"What's the toughest match you've had so far?"
"If you're talking singles matches, that would be my debut against Calypso. If you mean tag teams, that would have to be when C and I fought againt the Killer Kitties. I can't really choose which one of them is tougher."
"What do you do for fun?"
"Well, I like swimming obviously."
"What do you think makes a great wrestler?"
"I like to think that the important thing is a strong figure, but a focused resolve too. Sure, I don't always show that with my Shark Mode, but other than that, I'm set on my beliefs."
"Do you have any interests besides wrestling?"
"Scuba diving."
"Okay. Now, for the personal questions. What made you choose wrestling over something related to the sea like scuba diving or Keijo?"
"Well, after I developed my mighty figure, I needed some way to showcase my strength. I could've gone with Keijo, but while I may have the strength, I don't exactly have the most endowed figure. Pro wrestling seemed to be the best choice for me and I get to keep my aquatic theme."
"Did your Shark Mode ever get you into trouble?"
"Not really. For some reason, Shark Mode can only be activated whenever I'm competing. I haven't bitten anyone or mauled them… so far."
"What's your favorite water sport?"
"Growing up, I've been exploring many water sports such as recreational diving, surfing, scuba diving… Well, you know. But I think my favorite would have to be an underwater wrestling sport called aquathlon. I used to play it with all my friends when I was a kid and I always won. That's what got me interested in wrestling in the first place."
"What's your perspective on your relationship with Calypso?"
"Well, at first, when she accepted my roommate application, it took a while to connect with her. It got even harder when we both joined Xtrema and fought each other in our debut. But the more we wrestled, the more respect I had for her. After I beat her, we both shared a laugh and never stayed apart ever since. She's my best friend, so there's no need to explain anything else."
"Thank you for your time, Amazon Aqua." Chibi Monica said. She then turned to the reader. "If anyone has any other questions for our Xtrema characters, whether from the Xtrema league or Hardkor, you're free to ask them whether in the comments or PMs.
"It'll be good to get back to normal Xtrema business next chapter, along with the match card for the next Xtrema episode. Looking forward to that. Any and all comments are welcome."