Lord and Lady: Qin Zhao (D) vs Selket

[Bare]

No Disqualifications: Winner to be declared by pinfall, submission, or knockout with neither competitor at risk of being disqualified for any reason.


Selket hummed softly as she sat on a chair backstage, slowly sliding up the purple heel less and toeless athletic socks that she wore for her matches. This along with her purple and golden leotard that she normally donned for matches painted the visage of regality and proudness that the Egyptian woman coveted and was intent on displaying at any and all times. "Lord hm? This Qin must think highly of himself." Selket said to herself softly as she checked her arm sleeves as well, insuring they were on and secure as she openly mused about her opponent.

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Tonight was a rare occurrence for her. As she had chosen to accept a match against a newer fellow in LAW, thats right fellow. As in a man. Selket's particular choice in who she fought often times meant that men were off that list since Selket's focus normally lied with other women. In this case however Selket found this new addition to LAW's roster rather interesting, if for no other reason than the way he presented himself. So for now she would entertain him... or rather allow him to entertain her. Soon she would hop off of her seat, walking calmly to the guerilla position she would brush right past the workers and to the entrance ramp, right as her music started.

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https://youtu.be/Q6zW4Car3aQ

Coming out to a chorus of boos as her song played Selket would smile in a almost welcoming way as she did a slow circle, as if bathing in the detestment of those watching her. Strutting down the ramp with a sway to her hips Selket wore a look of pure and utter confidence on her face as she approached the ring. Man or woman they would all fall at her feet, begging for mercy. That's how Selket thought and she would see to it that it became a reality. Swinging her way through the ropes Selket would match to the corner, climbing it and turning around, sitting on top of the turnbuckle with her legs crossed regally, waiting for her opponent to come out.

[Rose~Medley]

The very first man to face the Egyptian royal in the ring. Qin liked the sound of that, and had decided that for as bad as debut fights go, this didn’t seem too bad at all. An anything goes match too, would allow him to show off and most importantly explore his strengths and limitations in the ring. Of course he had watched and trained but that simply hadn’t been enough for him to fully test out his endurance and his strength.

Above all, he hoped this woman, Selket, could make him push himself. It would be.. boring, if not. The sound of her theme and the knocking on his door roused himself out of his thoughts. But he was already ready, and all he had to do was advance to the stage. And advance he did.

..

. . . .

It was as if a switch had flipped. Making his way out of the room, striding past guerrilla position, Qin stepped out into the arena. His body language was no longer relaxed and at ease, now he was carrying himself with a sense of gentle dominance, where many would simply feel it excluding off his body.. like one of the historic rulers of old he was related to.

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As his theme spewed from the speakers, the intended Lord of the Ring raised his muscular arms in the air, showing off his perfectly built body to the crowd, a pattern of star tattoo’s dotting his neck. The crowd seemed to like his look, and he received a much more enthusiastic applause than was normal for a newcomer. As he strode down the isle and got into the ring with a little upswing, all eyes seemed to follow him.

But by then, he only had eyes for his foe. Selket seemed to live up to all the expectations he had for her, even towering over him by a inch. It didn’t matter for Qin too much, but still- impressive. She seemed like she would be a tough.. and yet equally lovely foe. At long last, he addressed her.

“O alluring and powerful Princess of Egypt! I am Qin Zhao, a newcomer to the ring, but one versed in the art of battle very well! I do not doubt you can give me a difficult challenge.. but victory will always remain in my grasp. It would do you well to remember that.”

A small smirk on his lips, even as his deep voice spoke in rich tones. A hand rested against his waist, as he met her eyes and waited for her to reply.

[Bare]

Sitting on the corner with her legs folded out Selket waited and watched carefully in preparation for her male opponent to come out. Being her first opponent of such a nature she was naturally interest. Not many caught her attention, likewise she seemed to intimidate any who were interested in a potential match. Just fine as far as she was concerned, if any man felt she was too much for them, she wasn't interested. So naturally this being her first male opponent with seemingly no fear or trepidation was... intriguing to say the least.

Without having to wait long the entrance music of her opponent began to start, and soon enough the so called lord would come out. 'Hm I see why he chose the name he did... not bad.' Selket thought to herself as she... admired the physicality of her opponent as he lumbered down the ramp and towards the ring. As he entered in she would lean her back, intent on getting a full view of the man before she pulled herself off the corner and landed feet first on the mat.

'How amusing I'm taller.' Selket thought to herself snidely as she waited to be addressed by her opponent who looked as if he had something to say. 'I swear if he says something about being physically superior or defeating me or some such I'll make him suffer.' She thought to herself, only to be pleasantly surprised when he instead addressed her the way she always viewed herself as... royalty. Smiling at the man she would nod appreciatively. "Well now... It's rare to meet anyone with such proper manners or respect." She said before continuing, her voice in silky smooth, yet ominous.

"Well then Qin Zhao, I am glad to be your first challenge here. While I admire your confidence and physical power know that victory will be no easy feat." She said, returning his respectful words with some of her own before holding her hand out, palm down, knuckles facing up to him. "However that being said, you've made a good impression upon me. Keep it up and I may reward you for it later." She said, this time flashing him with a wink while waiting for the man to react, particularly if he would do the gentlemanly thing and kiss her outstretched hand.

[Rose~Medley]

Such was Qins way. To give them the amount of respect he thought they deserved, at least until they proved themselves unworthy of it. In exchange, he would demand it back. If not given.. well, the change in his demeanour would be appearance, a merciless and brutal, conquering Lord. With Selket, a fellow, albeit different breed of royalty in the ring, he would merely treat it as true ruler would diplomatically. With respect. The compliments were merely his comments on what he felt about her.. which was a lot.

When she extended her hand, as was custom, he’d take it in his own, lean his head and briefly brush his lips against her knuckles. Once done, he’d give her hand a brief squeeze and drop it, taking a step back to face her.

“A reward from you sounds like something many men would wage war over.. but if you’ll forgive me for my impudence.. I am a man that much prefers earning and taking what he desires. And what I desire.. is a victory over a worthy foe such as you.”

Of course, Qin noticed the wink, which put him at a more comfortable position to follow up with his next words.

“Of course.. depending on how this goes, Princess Selket.. I could want more than just victory.”

He smiled at her. While a royal, he had a bit of a roguish grin in him, hinting to Selket that she may not have as good a grasp on Qin as she had initially thought.

[Bare]

Selket watched with vested interest as the man before her came closer, grabbing her hand and lifting it up to brush his lips against her knuckles. Smiling softly in response to this she would nod to him as he dropped her hand and began speaking once more. Truly he was a man after her own heart with the way he acted and addressed her, something she quite appreciated. So even as he made it clear he was out to win, it didn't affect how Selket thought, in fact she even found herself appreciating it more.

Although it appeared as if he wasn't as clean cut and simple as she thought with his claim of potentially wanting something more than just... victory. Licking her lips in response she simply nodded to the man in response to what he said.

"You're forgiven, I much appreciate a man who knows what he wants." She said while eyeing him up once more before grinning. "It's just a shame I am a woman who does the same, so we'll see how this goes." She said with a nod to the man before rolling her neck.

Raising her arms up in preparation she would give Qin another inviting look. "As for anything more than victory... well we'll have to wait and see." She said coyly and soon after, the bell would finally ring, starting the match and prompting Selket to step forward, looking to lock up with Qin in a collar elbow lock up!

[Rose~Medley]

“Hah.. the forgiveness is much appreciated.

I could not bear to think I would have soured your heart even before snatching victory. And as of waiting and seeing.. I am sure we will.”

Qin heard her speak, crossing his arms across his chest. He met her eyes, looking at Selket with a little tilt to his head. He had no doubt this match would be a tough one.

The bell rang, and almost immediately his assumption was proven right. Instead of a basic lockup, Selket picked a collar elbow lockup, which meant he couldn’t fall back in any way and manoeuvre her strength against her, without risking a worse spot, and she could check his strength the same time! A worse fighter would have been forced to push and struggle against her.. like a barbarian, the match already starting to sink into her hands. And while he wasn’t against employing those tactics normally..

He couldn’t help but feel a flicker of enjoyment about it. This match.. would be a game of chess between them

“Let’s play then, Selket.”

Ruler and Princess. Lord and Lady. And he was all too willing to match her, and beat her in her own game. She had moved her pawn forwards, but Qin liked to play it risky.

He’d clasp Selkets shoulder firmly and removed his own hand from his own throat, dropping his guard and baring his neck. Pushing his pawn into danger, but instead he’d clasp Selkets attire by her waist, steadying himself. He’d exert strength, his muscular figure wasn’t just for show.. and suddenly, he’d pay off the build up by deftly and ferociously lifting Selkets lower body off the ground, pulling her forwards by her shoulder and falling back, going into a powerful shoulder throw to slam Selket on her back into the mat!

[Bare]

Selket had been apprehensive about this match while also confident. Apprehensive purely due to worrying the man she would be facing wouldn't be worth her time. However as she had come to find Qin was actually rather similar to herself in terms of belief and mindset. If a bit more naive... and she rather liked it.

After testing him for a few minutes verbally she found him to be more adequate for a match against herself and she was more than eager to now test how he stood up physically before her.

So dashing forward Selket would lock up with the man in a different method than normal. One to test how clever he was in addition to his physical strength. So as she locked up with him and pushed back she would smirk softly at the man now that she was closer. Additionally with her slight height advantage she got an extra boon as she pushed down on the man's shoulder to try and further push him back.

However as she did so Qin showed his cleverness by opening himself up further. Something that Selket would normally have jumped on. In this case however the male used this to his advantage to drop low, grabbing at Selket's waist and lifting her off the mat. "Huh!?" Selket gasped out as she was suddenly swung over Qin's shoulder and slammed onto the mat with force!

"Ugh!" She gasped out in pain as she impacted the mat. Looking up from her position the woman would tsk softly and pull her legs back. As the man would sit up, so once he did so she would shoot her legs forward, aiming to drive both feet into him to send the man sprawling back on the mat as vengeance for the takedown!

[Rose~Medley]

Qin had locked up against Selket, pushing against her. Strength wise, they were around even, and he seemed he had a slight advantage.. but he could be wrong and Selket could have had a bigger one. But he had no intents on testing his strength against hers for the whole match, so with a smooth manoeuvre, he had flipped her into the mat, scoring the first move of the match.. or so he thought.

She seemed like she could retaliate just fine, Selket shoving her legs venomously into his chest and slamming him down to his back! His back met the canvas, and there he lay for a second, with a little bit of exhilaration in his tone. He’d turn his head to meet Selkets eyes and grin.

”Pretty and feisty.. what more could anyone need?”

He wasted no time after that, rolling back to the ropes and leaning against them! Using the tension, he’d propel himself forwards and race towards Selket, aiming his knee right at her face! He wasn’t afraid to get rough and tumble with her, in fact he enjoyed the match the more brutal it got!

[Bare]

Qin was certainly an impressive specimen. Even with the slight height advantage she held over him he almost certainly held a superior strength advantage over, something that was obvious just by looking at his physique which all but screamed raw power.... And seeing him use it was quite a sight to behold. One that she'd be quite impressed with if she wasn't the one falling victim to his strength.

But just because Qin held the strength advantage didn't mean Selket was a weakling. Quite the contrary in fact despite her more lithe form compared to other women in the heavyweight division Selket still held plenty of raw power. Enough for her to kick Qin off at least.

That wouldn't be enough to win however. Already Qin was back up to his feet and preparing his next move, not without paying a compliment her way though. Which had it not been for the match Selket would have appreciated.

Pulling herself into a crouch however Selket saw Qin run towards the ropes. 'Oh one of those moves huh?' Selket thought to herself, already preparing for her next move as Qin came running back at her. Rather than stay still thought she would suddenly pounce forward, pivoting on her heel as she did so to spin around behind him.

Should she be successful Selket would attempt to wrap her arms around his waist while he jumped. "Pretty, feisty AND clever." Selket would say if successful as she pulled back while dropping her weight, attempting to pull Qin down and roll him over her till Selket was over his legs, arching her back to brace her palms on the mat with a bridging victory roll pin!

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[Rose~Medley]

“Whoa!”

Qin was strong. And a good wrestler. However, he still lacked something which Selket could lord over him as she did right now. Experience in the real ring, what manoeuvre to execute and when? So when he backed himself up against the ropes, which he shouldn’t have done due to Selkets recovery, she showed off her skills. Instead of avoiding, she’d attack him before he could even get the move off, pulling her weight back and yanking him off his feet, tossing him down to his back! Her flexible body slid across his own, locking their legs together with hers pinning his down and her body held up in a bridging position in what would be rather embarrassing to Qin.. if not what happened next.

The ref slapped the mat

ONE!!

Panic struck his mind, and Qin knew there was no way in hell he would go out in his first match like this. Specially not to such a opponent like Selket! His eyes narrowed, and while he considered sweeping her arms off the ground, there was no way in hell that that broke the pin, instead he needed his shoulders off the ground! As the ref began to count down, he’d violently toss all his weight to the side, twisting his body and legs to slam Selket to the side and break the bridging pin just as the count of TW- was beginning to ring out!

If successful, he’d roll back, resting his back against the turnbuckle and rubbed his mouth lightly, looking at Selket warily. He still had a grin though, as he’d mumble softly..

“Pretty clever of you, Princess..”