Debut!: Jade Cho vs Sophia Richards

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Jade recovered and was biding her time while standing in the corner, eyeing Sophia and trying to get a read on her. She saw her charge in with a ruthless look in her eyes, Jade knew EXACTLY what the bully was going to go for. However, this time...the Kendoka would be more than prepared to prevent and counterattack Sophia's dirty move. She rushed in and met Sophia head-on, preventing the kick from reaching any further as she grabbed Sophia by the heel, acting faster than her and quickly using her agile capabilities in order to jump up and slap Sophia across the head with the back of her heel in a Step-Over Spinning Wheel Kick.

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Sophia was ready. Ready to hear Jade's screams and moans again, ready to watch her crumple in pain and stomp all over her downed body, ready to really humiliate this proud fighter and turn her into Sophia's personal sandbag. Her mind already envisioned it, and she was ready to see the real thing.

"Wha-?" But Sophia's eyes widened at Jade's reaction. Her kick was grabbed right before it could make contact, and she forced to look Jade in the eye, gritting her teeth. "How dar-" But before she could finish her snarling insult she was cut off. Jade took the air and from behind Sophia felt the world flash. "Nga-!"

The sudden kick from behind nearly took her breath, and immediately stole her balance. The combined weight of the blow and Jade's weight forced the Rebel on her back, staring up at the lights and panting to stay conscious as the crowd celebrated the turnaround in cheers.

"Damn brat!" She snarled, desperately trying to focus her blurry vision.

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Jade let out a sigh of relief, landing gracefully and rolling away, kipping to her feet. "Says the person who fights dirty and forces her opponent into such despicable, humiliating positions." Jade snapped back, looking down on Sophia and pointing at her as she glared. "If I'm a brat, then you're a disgusting, conniving worm crawling through another heap of garbage and filth." Jade then got an idea, rolling out of the ring for a moment and searching under the ring for something...a weapon. If Sophia wanted to play rough, Jade could play rough...but on her OWN terms as she pulled out a kendo stick, a shinai, brandishing it and gently rubbing her hand along the shinai's wooden blade as she firmly gripped the hilt, turning back to look at Sophia as she quickly got back inside the ring.

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Sophia's mind was still swirling from the kick she took, the lights above slowly clearing into bright dots as she felt Jade's weight jump off her. "Ngh," Her short groan shortened into a vicious snarl, and she rolled up to her knees at the bitter retort from Jade. "Shut up! Don't whine to me about a match with no..." Her ranting was cut off as she realized she was talking to air. Jade left the ring, and unlike a normal match she wouldn't be counted out for it. "Tch," As tempting as it was to chase after her Sophia realized this was a prime chance to rest and catch her breath. So she did so, taking her time to rise, shaking off the harsh blow she took as she got her bearings back.

And soon, Jade came back into the ring, now with a bright weapon in hand. Sophia only took a glance at it before sneering. "Oh? I'm a worm, but you need a toy to face me?" She said, a smug grin on her face. "Is that thing plastic? Did you paint it yourself to match your outfit?"

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"I don't need it to beat you...but it'll certainly help in my efforts to punish you and repay you for earlier. You said it yourself...no use in whining, right? So I'll cut right to the chase and drop all the nobility and honor crap...I was hoping to fight someone fair and honest and show my skills in a respectful manner, but you don't deserve that...also, it's really high-quality, reinforced wood, given to me by my family...and yes, I did paint it, all members of the Cho family personalize their weapons to their tastes...but that's beside the point!!!" She yelled, dashing in at Sophia and quickly flipping the sword around so that the pommel at the end of the handle was facing outward instead of the tip of the sword. She rushed toward her opponent and thrust the sword out toward her, aiming to jab Sophia in the gut with the pommel in order to knock the wind out of her.

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"Aw, that's so adorable. There's arts and crafts in your family. Maybe you should stick to painting instead of figh-" It was the last bit of teasing Sophia could get as Jade rushed right into her space and slammed the handle of sword into her stomach in nearly blinding speed. Sophia's eyes went wide, coughing out empty air and clutching her stomach as she instinctively back away. "A-Aaaa-!" She couldn't even let out a scream from the pain, only looking Jade in the eyes with a wide, shocked expression as she tried to hack out words. W-What the... hell? That... wasn't something she expected from her opponent. Not one she had been dominating so far.

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Jade merely glared at Sophia, not even saying a word in response to Sophia's shock and pain at what just happened, instead she continued to pursue her opponent, giving chase so she could try to strike her again. She whipped her sword back around, twirling it in her hand to that the blade would be facing outward instead of the handle, but she didn't stop there...as she brought it back around, she quickly swung it around in an arc, swiping upward and aiming to smack Sophia right in the jaw and send her head snapping upward.

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Sophia was locked in place from the pain, left with a pulsing pain in her stomach and a vicious glare Jade's way to match the woman in question as she moved to strike again. In too much pain to dodge and with too little air to speak all Sophia could do was watch in spiteful submission as Jade's sword whipped around and slamming straight into her jaw.

"Aahg-!" And Sophia could see stars flashing around her, feet stagger back as she practically fell over the to the ropes to keep herself standing, now nurse both a throbbing jaw and damaged gut, heaving in light, desperate pants as she forced herself to keep eye contact with Jade's flashing, blurring image. "Damn you..." She snarled, her grip tightening over the ropes. "Damn you!"

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"Well? Do you quit? Because I can continue punishing you all the same." She said, a more serious and irritated look upon her face...she had no mercy to give to someone so vile and crass. A fighter, if you could even call her that, like Sophia wasn't going to fight fairly and respectfully...so neither would Jade. She would continue this for as long as Sophia was willing to resist saying those two words...this could all end now if she could swallow her pride.

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"Gh..." Quit... me? Sophia's jaw clenched at the phrase, turning her head toward Jade with a near-wild look in her eye. Jade looked... calm. Too calm for all the harm she gave Sophia. That almost chiding look had the Rebel's temper burn white-hot. "You think... I'll surrender?!" She shot back, her voice shrill in her rage. No, she wasn't going to surrender, not like this. Not like some whimpering child nursing wounds from a lashing. That couldn't happen. That wouldn't happen.

"Rgaaah!" With a battle cry, She flung herself off the ropes, lunging for Jade in one last desperate tackle to try and pin her for a beatdown of Sophia's own design.