limb by limb- Zetta vs Naoto! (D)

[SubtleRoar]

*While being able to take solace in the fact that she had forced a stoppage of her leg nearly being snapped off, Zetta was barely capable of standing while she struggled to return to some semblance of normality. Naoto, meanwhile, decided to press her advantage by attempting to apply even more superfluous pressure to her vulnerable limb!*

"Gnnnrgh!" *Finding herself between a rock and a hard place, the stoic easterner decided to bite the bullet and twist herself sideways for a rolling sobat kick to knock Naoto onto her backside!*

[pikazard]

Naoto felt her kick strike Zetta in the leg, earning a pained hiss from her opponent. This was good, the more hits like this Zetta took the sooner Naoto could defeat her. But that was thinking quite far forward and in the present Zetta was still more than capable of fighting back, which she proved with a rolling sobat kick that struck Naoto in the chest and knocked her off her feet "Ungh!!" Even though she was still reeling from the last attack she kept her hands raised so that she might be able to better defend whatever Zetta had in mind for her next.

[SubtleRoar]

*Never the type to remain sedentary for too long, as soon as her perfectly time kick landed Zetta subsequently continued her offensive onslaught by setting her sights upon Naoto's midsection. Whipping her back leg forward with a signficant degree of torque, The Phoenix Queen attempted to impale her foe with a sharp, lunging knee into her solar plexus!*

[pikazard]

After knocking Naoto down with a rolling kick Zetta would waste no time and immediately went to follow up with a knee aimed straight at Naoto's solar plexus. From her vulnerable position Naoto knew that she wouldn't be able to dodge the attack, not when up against someone as fast as Zetta, so instead her hands moved to intercept the attack. The knee struck Naoto, taking all the air from her lungs and forcing her to double over, screaming silently in agony.

However, although she had taken the full brunt of the attack she had gained something for her misfortune, she now had a firm grip on the leg that had been used for the attack. Hoping to quickly take advantage of this Naoto would rise while pushing the leg away, hoping to make Zetta fall back into a sitting position.

[SubtleRoar]

*As she had typically done multiple times before, Zetta had managed to successfully land her blow almost effortlessly. Unbeknownst to her however, Naoto kept it close to her minuscule frame before eventually tossing it sideways and causing The Phoenix Queen to stagger over herself!*

"Ggnh!" *Gasping at this immediate change in pace, Zetta inadvertently stumbled over her own, two feet before dropping to the ground with a resounding* "Thump!" *That echoed the success of Naoto's maneuver.*

[pikazard]

Naoto successfully countered the knee strike, pushing Zetta down into a sitting position while rising to her feet. Naoto dashed towards Zetta and made it seem like she was going to do some kind of run up kick, but at the last second she would jump over Zetta to land behind her. After landing she would kneel down and press her knee gently into Zetta's back. If Zetta didn't stop her Naoto would then lean forward and grab her opponent by the leg that she had targeted with her previous submission and lift it up, cranking it back as far as it would go to put pressure on it.

[SubtleRoar]

*Forced against the canvas by her crafty foe, Zetta attempted to brace for the impending shining wizard, but instead Naoto leapt behind her and snatched the edge of her foot. Before she had the opportunity to process what was happening, Naoto began raising her foot vertically upwards while simultaneously cranking down against it!*

"Gggnnnh!!" *This unique submission maneuver caught The Eastern Phoenix by surprise, as she had personally experienced this move only a handful of times. As the seconds ticked by, she began to fidget and wiggle, but to no avail!*

[pikazard]

Naoto's devious plan worked and she now had Zetta in a brutal leg submission, stretching her already injured leg to the extreme while also keeping her in place with a knee to the back. Zetta wriggled around in the hold but it proved to be useless, so Naoto just focused on torturing her already injured leg "Give in!" she demanded, sounding equal parts intimidating and desperate. This match had been pretty draining on the girl and she was betting all on this submission, from an outsiders perspective it might look like she was dominating but this was not entirely the truth.

[SubtleRoar]

*Slowly starting to regret having expended almost all of her energy earlier, Zetta was beginning to find it nearly impossible to escape from within Naoto's clutches! Try as she might, her efforts to try and break free from the rookie's unwavering grasp was futile!*

*Silently gnashing her teeth together in an attempt to assuage the anguish however she could, The Eastern Tactician couldn't tolerate another moment of this, reluctantly reaching down and tapping her hand against the mat to force a stoppage to the contest!*

[pikazard]

Sweat ran down Naoto's forehead as she wrenched on Zetta's leg, she didn't know how long she had been keeping the hold up but it felt like it had been hours. After a while Naoto's efforts bore fruit and Zetta tapped out, as soon as she did so Naoto released her leg and let out a sigh of relief. Naoto slowly got up to her feet as the bell rang, declaring her victory "Here's your winner: Naoto Shirogane!!!" As the referee raised her hand in the air Rise would climb into the ring under the bottom rope and run up, giving her friend a hug on her other side before raising her other hand.

After taking a moment to bask in the audiences cheers Naoto would walk up to Zetta and hold out a hand to help her up "You fight pretty well, that was a close one" Zetta would be able to tell from her tone that her words were her honest opinion, and not just empty flattery.