Shadowy Storm: Alizeh Midori vs Kurokage

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Two out of Three falls Match: Winner will be declared after earning two falls out of three by pinfall, submission or ko

Alizeh smiled as she stretched her limbs out in her dressing room, preparing herself for her rather sudden and out of the blue match. Not that it wasn't brought about by herself at least. In spite of all that was happening with Apex and We Are LAW 5 happening soon Alizeh found herself... bored. In need of some action that wasn't focused solely on the belt.

So her answer to this conundrum? Another match, but as she had requested to the LAW officials, against someone relatively new to the business, be it a young lioness, debuting start or someone without many matches under their belt, just someone that she could have a fun and relatively easy going bout with. So in no time at all they had come back to her with a match against the mysterious Kuro. A cute little ninja girl that seemed just perfect for the green haired girl and what she wanted to do.

Hearing a knock on her door Alizeh would snap out of her thoughts and turn to the sound as she was told by a crew worker that her match was set to start soon making the girl smile brightly. "Alrighty lets do this." She said to herself as she opened the door and walked confidently down the hallway towards the entrance ramp, right as her music Lightning Strike by Escape the fate began playing!

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Coming out just after the cackling of lightning that accompanied the song Alizeh would drop to a knee, letting it play until the next rumble of thunder from the song came. As soon as it did then Alizeh would pop up to her feet, arm stretched into the air as fireworks went off around her making the fans cheer in response. Smiling at the reaction Alizeh would strut confidently down the ring, smiling and waving at fans on either side, her white and orange attire glistening under the lights and flexing with each and every step like a second skin as she moved.

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Approaching the ring Alizeh would hop up onto the ring apron before hopping clear over the top rope and into the ring with a confident expression. Leaping up onto the nearest ring corner Alizeh would pose once more with her arm in the air before leaping off it, backflipping through the air and onto the mat below. Turning and looking at the entrance ramp Alizeh would smile eagerly as she bent her knees a bit and waited eagerly to see Kurokage make her way down to the ring.

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This felt like some kind of scam. As Kuro's eyes glanced over Alizeh's profile again she could feel the alarm bells going off. It was not only a long string of matches, but a good majority of them were victories, some against rather tough opponents. A woman shaping up to be rising star within the league. A woman that already seemed to have some Apex matches under her belt and was on a fast track to contend the Openweight Belt.

And no matter how Kuro looked at it, this felt like some kind of sting.

Forget the weight class different, forget the experience gap. This was Kuro being sent on some damn exhibition match for someone's seemingly easy win. "Tch," Seriously... what a joke. That's what she gets for being so choosy with her opponents. She ended up with no one for too long a time and had to deal with this now. She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she sat her phone down. Sting or not, a job was a job. This was a chance to get the crowd on her side and pump up her numbers. If there was one good thing about this, it was that she might be able to steal a few of Alizeh's fans with some smart tactics. "Alright, time to move."

At the tune of her theme, a smoke bomb out onto the stage from beyond view, exploding into a large black cloud before the lights shined at the at the center.

"Shinobi of Black Shadows...!"

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"Kuro. Is. HERE!"

With a twirl and a wink before striking a cute pose, the crowd cheered at Kuro's arrival with a bang. And Kuro made sure to lapped it up, posing, twirling, and dancing to her theme, hyping the crowd up before skipping down the ramp and toward the ring in childish fashion before vaulting herself onto the ring with a bit of acrobatic finesse, much to the crowd's delight.

Then, Kuro finally laid her eyes on Alizeh, giving the woman a bright and cheery smile. "Alizeh-chan~!" She, running over to her. "Kuro knows aaaalll you! Kuro is a super big fan! She's totally rooting for you in your Apex matches!" She Alizeh a silly and over-dramatic bow giving her a wink. "Teach Kuro well! She needs to learn a lot from you~"

Ugh, gag.

"Go easy on Kuro pleaasee~

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As Alizeh waited she saw the particularly flashy entrance of her opponent kick up as her music came on. 'Ooooh.' Alizeh thought, seeing the cloud of smoke rise up before Kurokage finally appeared from within it to pose on top of the ramp. 'Omg. She's so gosh darn cute!' Alizeh thought to herself, practically gushing at the sight of the girl as she danced and twirled her way down the ramp towards the ring.

Smiling at the girl as she slipped into the ring Alizeh would chuckle at how excited she seemed to be. Aww thanks Kuro I appreciate the support!" She said in response to the praise from her apparent fan before bowing back in response, though in a significantly more subdued manner than how Kuro did. Standing back up Alizeh would nod at the girl while lifting her fists up with a ready smirk on her face.

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to teach you lots." Alizeh said as she squared her knees and opened her hands, getting into a grappling position as she stared down her opponent. "That being said though I don't make any promises on going easy." She said with a determined look, confidence oozing from her form as she waited on the bell, fully ready for a light and easy bout against a fan of hers!

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"Hehehe~" There was always something satisfying about enrapturing even the opponent with a nice and showy entrance. A bit of showmanship went a long way and it seemed Alizeh was already being won over by the act. Being nice to her is kind of a drag, but if it can boost Kuro's fans and numbers then... Actually, if she could do well enough in this match it'd be a win-win. She could get one over this rising star and steal some of that momentum for herself. "Hmhmhmhm~" Oh, the schemes that were brewing Kuro's mind now.

"Tehehe~ Thanks Alizeh-chan!" She scratched the back of her head, giving a bashful expression. "Kuro will do her best!" With that said, skipped back a step, she performed five quick handsigns before taking her stance, knees slight bent, lightly bouncing on the balls of her feet. "Heir of Kage-Ninpo and Kuro-ryu Taijutsu, Kurokage-chan! Ready!"

*DING!*

And at the bell Kuro immediately struck, shooting her leg and foot up at a near vertical angle to try and slam her heel right under Alizeh's chin with a brutal front kick.

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Alizeh continued to smile at her opponent as she skipped back a step and was apparently a bit lost in space in the moments before the bout began. Something she could understand but would be sure to show the dangers of as soon as they got started. But that being said the girl at least managed to get her head back in the game as she nodded at the green haired girl before doing a few hand signs and make a declaration that sounded right out of Naruto! 'omg I should totally see if she's a fan of that later too.' Alizeh thought to herself with a smile as she raised her hands up.

"Alright Kuro-chan let's do this then!" As she said this Alizeh darted forward, aiming to take control of the match up right off the bat by catching Kuro in a test of strength. As she came in close however... "Gah!" Alizeh would end up crying out in pain as her head snapped back from a lightning fast high kick from Kuro!

Stumbling back a few steps Alizeh would shake her head to clear the stars from her eyes. 'Ok she's pretty fast.' Alizeh thought to herself before bursting forward once again and swinging her arm around, intending to pay the smaller girl back with a clothesline!

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"Tehehe~" Kuro wore a sickly sweet smile as she brought her foot down, taking in the crowd's shocked recoil from sight of the impact. The sheer thrill of getting one over on a larger fighter was always a pleasure, but against this rising star made it all the sweeter. Didn't expect that from a newbie, huh Alizeh-chan~ Why Alizeh expected Kuro to actually go with a test of strength given the height and weight difference was something she'd never understand. Guess she thought Kuro was a sucker. "Nin nin~!" Kuro gave a quick twirl toward the crowd, settling into a quick and cute pose for the cameras-

"Gruh!" And just in time to catch the full force of Alizeh's arm as she slammed it right against Kuro's skull with a clothesline, dropping the pandering Kunoichi hard on the match head first. "Oooow..."

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Alizeh would admit, Kuro definitely caught her off guard with that sudden and surprisingly strong kick that slammed right into her jaw, nearly sending the green haired girl's brain through a loop form the force. But unfortunately for her smaller opponent Alizeh wasn't so easily knocked down. Nor would she stay like that. Despite the hit Alizeh was coming right back, extending her arm out to smash Kuro right back with a clothesline! A feat that was made much more feasible given the little ninja had taken a moment to celebrate hitting her. Thus Alizeh's arm smashed into the girl's head knocking her clear off her feet!

Turning to look down at the girl now on the mat Alizeh would smirk down at her. "Not bad Kuro-chan." Alizeh said playfully as she reached down, grabbing at the girl's wrist, lifting her arm. "But lesson number one? Don't let you're opponent back up!" She would say as she dropped down, lifting her legs up and over Kuro's body before Alizeh pulled back, looking to lock in a cross armbar!

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"Uuuh..." Kuro's eyes stared up at the lights, slowly coming back into focus as Alizeh's smug, smirking face took up her vision. "Gh..." She was still seeing stars from the sudden blow, but she could definitely make out that accursed cocky smile. And even more irritating, she had to endure was lecture, being forced up by the wrist and arm as the kunoichi slowly found her bearings. Her head was still spinning, but she could unfortunately make out the stern words of her senior, her lips twitching to a short scowl before switching to a cuter pout. Go to hel-

Her bitter thought was shattered as her legs buckled, forced to drop down to her knees, then her back as Alizeh forced Kuro to take the extra weight.

"Aaaaaah! Nooooooo!" And a sharp pain in her shoulder immediately followed as she felt the full sting of the armbar in her shoulder. She shook her head wildly, screaming as the pain took over her entire arm and left her locked in place, kicking her legs rapidly in a panic. "That huuuuurts! Let goooooo!"

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Alizeh smirked softly as she dropped down to the mat, pulling Kuro's arm back in a vicious armbar! Despite the impressive start from the rookie Alizeh was quickly reminding her, and everyone else who the veteran between them was. In spite of the cute and heart wrenching moans of pain from her cute opponent. Not that they would make much difference to Alizeh either way. After all despite being a face Alizeh wasn't the kind to show mercy of any kind to an opponent, even a rookie like Kuro.

Pulling back on the hold Alizeh would lean up, subsequently lessing the stress on Kuro's arm in the process as Alizeh looked at the girl's face. "Come on Kuro chan you have to have an idea to escape this don't you?" Alizeh asked playfully, almost goading, as if she knew the girl was capable of escape. Something Alizeh was known for doing whenever she faced a rookie in a match. Most famously in her bout against Sanae Saitou in a similar match type and situation.

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Kuro couldn't think of a way out. She missed her chance to lock hands to prevent the hold and had to endure the pain. And unlike some of the more complex and flashier holds of wrestling, an armbar didn't take much energy to hold. She was locked in place now, suffering what would had been the end point of any MMA match or street fight in a pathetically fast pace.

But then, the hold started to lighten. Alizeh propped herself up a little, giving some easy to the hyper-extension making a possible break more like, teasing Kuro all the while. "A-Ah... Aaah..." Kuro's face blushed red, looking at Alizeh's teasing expression.

And then Kuro got really annoyed.

"Aaaaagh!" Kuro's body jolted, kicking her legs about as she pushing her shoulders forward to try and force her free arm to grab and pull at Alizeh's wrist with the now easing pressure. Alizeh didn't want a fast victory. And whether it was to keep the match going or mess with Kuro, the act only had the kunoichi seethe. You damn-! "Aaaaagh!" Another mix of pained cry and defiant snarl came out of her mouth, madly lunging herself to the side to try and break Alizeh's grip by force. Kuro will show you! Kuro will show you she means business!