Who's the Most Sadistic of Them All? The Rose vs. Cecilia Lombard

[overlordofkings]

Match Type: Standard Match
Rules: Victory is determined by Pin Fall, Submission, Knock Out, Count Out or Disqualification

The Rose found herself pacing back and forth. No matter what she did, the former vigilante couldn’t get the last match out of her head. Yes, she beat her opponent and yes, she gone to LAW since she craved for a challenge. But Ducky made the red head feel far too vulnerable. Rose couldn’t remember how long it’d been that she was almost forced to submit. Not long enough. And to make matters worse, Ducky didn’t properly submit to her better. No, Rose was forced to knock her out!

”I’ll make her pay…” The Rose muttered. She shook her head. Now wasn’t the time to think about the past, she had to focus on the present. Unlike last time, the ex-vigilante did a little scouting to avoid any nasty surprises. Alas, her opponent, Cecilia Lombard was annoyingly secretive and aside from a sadistic streak matching the Rose’s, the red head didn’t find out much.

”Hmph, no matter,” Rose thought. She stopped pacing as she bounced from one foot to the next, a malevolent smirk on her face. ”I hope she enjoys taking pain as much as dishing it out.”

”E…excuse me mam,” a meek stagehand stuttered, breaking Rose out of her thoughts. The Rose glared at the stage hand, snickering when the poor girl yelped and said, ”S…sorry to bother b…b…but you’re on.”

And true enough, MELL’s “Red Fraction” began to play and Rose burst on stage. It was time to hunt.

I have a big gun
I took it from my Lord
Sick with Justice
I just want to feel you

“The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Bloomenburg, Pennsylvania… The Rose!” Misa announced to the crowd’s mixed response.

Appearance

Rose took only the briefest notice of the crowd. Just a combination of cheering, booing and the usual catcalling. The former vigilante ignored them. It didn’t really matter what they thought of her. No, all that mattered was to reassert her dominance.

And without any theatrics, Rose made her way to the ring and went to her corner, leaning back and crossing her arms as she waited for Cecilia to show up.

[CaptainL]

If Rose's entrance was no-nonsense and understated, communicating the masked woman's intent for effect over style, Cecilia would do things a little differently. As soon as Rose had entered the ring, everything suddenly went dark, as the lights over the entrance ramp were cut. Then, the pangs of metal music began to play - and a spotlight came on to illuminate the next contender to make her appearance.

"And her opponent, from Detroit, Michigan! CECILIA LOMBARD!"

Spoiler

Cecilia took a moment to stare back at Rose, twisting her neck from side to side in an unnerving display of her flexibility to set the stage as she proceeded towards the ring, the lights coming on as she did to illuminate her path forward. All the while, a smug grin was on her face. In truth, Cecilia didn't realize going in that her preferred entrance was going to be so comparatively conspicuous, but she welcomed it. As far as she was concerned, she was hot shit, and she was willing to own that. Her entrance said that as much. And if Rose came out looking the amateur of the two as a result, so much more the better. Cecilia's eyes narrowed as she fixed them on Rose's, wanting to make her feel so much smaller and insignificant by comparison. Even before the match had started, she was already trying to get in her head. And Cecilia welcomed any opportunity to do so.

She rolled in through the ropes, looking Rose in the eye as she fixed her hair in her typical side ponytail. "Rose, huh?" she said. "Oh, how lovely. A pretty flower. I'm so scared," she taunted. "Listen, unless you really are stupid enough to think you stand any chance against me...I'm gonna give you one chance to get lost."

[overlordofkings]

The Rose patiently watched her opponent's elaborate entrance. Overly elaborate. ”Charming to have such a humble opponent,” the ex-vigilante sardonically thought with a small smirk. Rose yawned as Cecilia finally got in the ring. As the silvered haired woman fixed her hair and taunted the Rose, causing the red head to glower at Cecilia. Did this idiot not know who she was dealing with?! Well, she’ll know soon enough.

And with that in mind, Rose calmed down, her cocky smile returning. ”Thank you for the compliment dear,” Rose said in a pseudo-sweet tone. ”But no, I think I’ll stay right here.” A wolfish grin replaced her cocky one for a few seconds. ”After all, we’re going to have so much fun together,” she said as she then closed her eyes nonchalantly.

”Cute light show by the way, almost made me think I was going to have a mixed match.”

[CaptainL]

Cecilia had intended to establish a threatening presence right from the start, hoping that by wowing Rose and keeping her uncertain as to what to expect, she would be able to secure an easy lead early on and proving her dominance once and for all. A smug grin had found its way across Cecilia's face right from the start, as she was anticipating Rose's response. Perhaps fear or despair. But her expression soon changed to one of surprise when Rose just threw back a taunt of her own!

"What-!? What are you talking about?" Cecilia went tense, balling a fist at her side. She wasn't sure what that was supposed to mean - was Rose calling her mannish? All she could really be sure of was that it was an insult of some kind. But regardless, Cecilia didn't take kindly to insults - although she wasn't the most vain of women, she liked to be on top and in control, and if someone else was running her mouth to her, that certainly wasn't the case. But she quickly put that out of her mind. She would have time to tell Rose exactly what she thought of her in mere seconds. And she would have much to say.

"But...no matter," she huffed. "Oh, I know this will be fun...a lot of fun." As soon as the bell rang, Cecilia moved in towards Rose, extending her hands as though to lock up with her. But as soon as they were in contact, Cecilia would go for a cheap shot by throwing her knee upwards into Rose's stomach. "Starting with THIS!"

[overlordofkings]

The former vigilante snickered before the match started. "Oh and here I thought you were smart," She said nonchalantly, that smug smirk on her face. The smirk grew bigger as she heard her opponent's bravado. Now this was the usual kind of prey she dealt with. Arrogant, cruel and obsessively controlling. The Rose was licking her chops with one thought.

"Time to shatter that fragile ego"

The bell rang a second later as Cecilia offered her hands to lock up. The Rose rose a skeptical eyebrow. Offering a fair fight was out of character for types like Cecilia. Still, it'd be a good moment to prove her dominance if she can turn the tables. With that in mind, Rose took Cecilia's hands and was proved right when the silver haired girl tried to knee her in the stomach.

Rose would attempt to parry Cecilia's by raising her own knee to block it just in the nick of time. And if she was successful, she wouldn't resist to mock Cecilia.

"Not bad. Might've even gotten the drop on me. Just a tip, don't yell before the sneak attack. Kinda ruins the whole point," Rose mocked. "Oh and just so you know. The reason I thought it was a mixed match because that little light show of yours looked like you were overcompensating for something."

[CaptainL]

Cecilia was someone who liked to be in control. She wanted to secure dominance early and ride that out for as long as she could, enjoying being on top and keeping her opponents down. That was out of her desire to remind them of their place almost as much as it was to win.

So, naturally, it was particularly bothersome to Cecilia when her foe proved to have a quick wit, not allowing her barbs to get under her skin - not even when Cecilia made the first strike, and the masked woman had blocked it with her leg. Such an impressive reaction time would almost be worthy of admiration, if it was coming from anyone but the woman Cecilia had set upon herself to make it her mission to destroy. Rose was going to be a hard one to break, and Cecilia absolutely loathed that. She furrowed her brow and grumbled under her breath in frustration, balling a fist. "I don't need advice from someone too scared to show their face..." Cecilia snapped back. "What's the matter, are you afraid anyone will recognize you when I cut you down in front of the whole stadium?"

Before Cecilia could make another move, though, Rose opened her mouth again, this time to clarify her statements about mixed matches. And this time, Cecilia could feel her blood boiling even hotter. The masked girl was already skating on thin ice by mocking someone as self-important as Cecilia to her face, but to accuse her of compensating for anything with her entrance, the same one she took such pride in? This was the last straw. "Rrgh...FUCK you-!" Cecilia shouted suddenly, letting go of all pretenses to eloquence for now. She struck out towards Rose with an elbow aimed at her head, but she was fueled by anger, and her strikes weren't being made with precision and focus!

[overlordofkings]

"Language," Rose chided as she easily dodged the furious but inaccurate elbow, stepping to the side as she got behind the silver haired woman. "And I'll admit, I do wear the mask out of fear," Rose said as she attempted to slip her arms under Cecilia's underarm as she'd then interlock her hands together and push forward on Cecilia's neck, cranking it in a Full Nelson!

But the red head wasn't done there. "Not that I'll be embarrassed by you beating me, since that'll never happen," the vigilante would continue to taunt as she'd then try to pull Cecilia down to the ground, as Rose would try to snake her legs around Cecilia's waist to add a bodyscissor to the hold.

"No, it's that if I take off the mask, I'll no longer be the Rose. No, I'll just be another face in the crowd," The Rose explained as she'll crank harder and add a harsh squeeze. "I mean, they might mistake me for a weak, skilless hack like you!"

[CaptainL]

Cecilia had moved to strike out at Rose, but with how impulsively she was acting in the haze of anger she now found herself in, it wasn't much of a surprise that her masked foe would be able to dodge, taunting her all the while about it. That only made Cecilia angrier, as she narrowed her eyes and clenched her teeth, snorting at Rose under her breath. "I don't need your mouth in here," she muttered in frustration.

But Rose had much more to offer than her mouth, of course. And just now, she swung herself around Cecilia, locking her arms in place to pull back on her spine! Cecilia hissed and spat, trying to twist herself from side to side, but making little progress against the firm hold Rose had put on her. It would get even worse as she found herself falling backwards, ending up on the ground in a bodyscissor. Now Rose was contracting Cecilia's abdomen, as she wheezed and lurched her body in place. She was being torqued back in multiple ways now - and having Rose's searing words in her ear wasn't much better. The last thing Cecilia wanted was to be verbally dominated, and if she had anything to say about it, she would get the last word in! "Oh, really, now?" she said. "Bold of you to reveal your weakness...and it puts a point on my agenda. When I beat you...I'll make sure to show that face of yours, so they'll all know what face in the crowd you are!" Her threat being spoken, Rose nonetheless continued, giving another squeeze that made Cecilia pause to issue a cough. But what the redhead said next was worse.

"Weak?! Skilless?"! Cecilia snapped in between coughs as she continued to struggle. "Words that must have been...spoken by someone who doesn't know me," she growled. "Allow me to prove you wrong!" She tried to raise her arms as much as she could to bring them off of Rose's, before she would slam them down on her forearms to try and disrupt the hold.

[overlordofkings]

Rose mirthlessly chuckled at Cecilia’s empty threats. ”My dear, hasn’t anyone ever told you not to make promises that you’ll never be able to keep,” the red head mocked, adding another simultaneous torque and squeeze to accentuate her point. The vigilante cruelly chuckled as she squeezed a few more coughs out of the cocky silver haired girl. ”Oh and free tip, you shouldn’t tell your opponent what strategy you’re going to use. Kinda gives them time to prepare and all,” The Rose added patronizingly.

Rose giggled again as Cecilia growled. For someone who considered herself an expert grappler, Cecilia had a fragile ego. That didn’t surprise the Rose, it was in people like Cecilia’s nature and the vigilante loved to make them feel small.

The former vigilante was about to reply, when Cecilia did something that Rose didn’t think was possible. In an act of inhuman flexibility, the sliver haired girl began to raise her arms straight up. And much to the Rose’s chagrin, she was finding it harder and harder to maintain the full nelson. ”Urgh! What the…. What kind of freak are you?” Rose asked as she struggled to retain her advantage. That was until Cecilia slammed her arms on the red head’s forearms. ”Gah!” Rose grunted as she felt herself relinquishing the full nelson. The red head would attempt to down down with more power in her bodyscissors, hoping a few more compressing constrictions would calm the arrogant woman down!

[CaptainL]

Caught up in Rose's hold, Cecilia gagged again, coughing as her masked foe put down even more pressure against her diaphragm. And to add insult to injury, she had to belittle her and mock her in the process, speaking to her as though she was an idiot. It all made the prospect of breaking out of this hold and giving her a piece of her mind that much sweeter.

But first, Cecilia had to actually get there! As she twisted her body back and forth, she groaned and gagged, frantic to get free. "I don't need your tips..." she snarled. She had to devote her attention to getting free - but Cecilia did have one thing on her side, and that was her natural flexibility. She was gaining traction against Rose with her struggles even against a tight lock, and such a display of Cecilia's capabilities took Rose by surprise. She was sure this was going to give her an added edge! If Rose didn't know what she could expect from Cecilia, then she would surely have trouble keeping up with what she would do to her, and that was exactly how she liked it.

She looked back over her shoulder at Rose, chuckling to herself. "Oh ho, are we surprised? To answer your question...I'm the exact sort of freak who's going to kick your ass!" She punctuated that statement with a snap of her forearms against the redhead's, forcing Rose to let her go. "Now, we can get back to that-GHHHK!" Cut off in mid-gloat, Cecilia's body went tense against the increased pressure, and she fell backwards against Rose, the masked woman having regained some momentum!