Dana Ashford vs. Harmonia Edelstein - Under the Shadow of the Fortress

[Arjuna]

Left disoriented by Harmonia's onslaught, Dana would try to get herself back up onto her feet, hoping to get back into the fight. But then, Harmonia went ahead with her next move, delivering a dropkick right at her body, causing her to topple backwards and hit the mat with her back. "URGHH!!" Under normal circumstances, Dana might be able to take the hit without falling, but with her still feeling all those attacks from Harmonia earlier, she seemed to be more vulnerable than usual.

Falling down onto the mat, Dana realized what Harmonia was about to do next. With her shifting gears in her mind fast, she saw Harmonia was going for a standing moonsault. Acting fast, Dana would roll herself over to her side, hoping to get away from the incoming attack. She would try to make sure that Harmonia would end up hitting an empty spot instead of her body, hurting herself at the same time. If she succeeded, she would try to roll away towards the ropes in order to recover.

[RedShinigami]

Harmonia had waited for the day to fight her sensei in the ring before thousands and thousands of people present in the arena and the TVs. Of course having the two Shadow Fortress Member duking it out, had garnered big crowd interest and so the seats were filled under the roof.

Harmonia brought her A Game to the battle, reassuring herself that she was able to give her sensei one or two surprises. And so far, everything worked like a charm as Harmonia had taken early advantage in the match, presenting Dana with more then a bit of trouble.

Harmonia had brought Dana down and as the hurting Veteran got up, sent her down on the canvas with a perfect dropkick. She was waisting no time to bank on her success, finishing things with a perfect standing moonsault, that got the fans cheering. Harmonia had not just learned from Dana but from Molly, Sheila and other girls. She wanted to know a move when it had hit her. She wanted to know how it worked, even if she did'nt include it into her repertoir.

She just wanted to understand it. And so she sailed through the air, her body glimmering in the lights as she was about to go down on her opponent only for Dana to roll out of the way, leaving Harmonia hit the canvas hard! She yelped and fell to her side, holding her forehead but this was the first offense and she recovered quickly, getting up on her elbows.

"Well...",she began and stood up, dusting herself off. "What do you say, Sensei. You hear the saw on your throne?", Harmonia chuckled without bad intent. She and Dana had gotten quite close and she knew that such little quips would never hurt their friendship.

[Arjuna]

Thanks to her quick thinking, Dana was able to move away in time, avoiding the standing moonsault from her protégé. Picking herself up with the help of the ropes, she smiled at Harmonia, quipping back, "Well, it's a good effort, but you'd need more than that to knock me off my throne..." Now standing on her full height, she looked at Harmonia, still retaining her motherly smile that got her the moniker "Smiling Demon".

Dana would wait for Harmonia to get herself back up onto her feet, preparing herself for her next clash with her. Once she was up, Dana would close in, observing the younger woman carefully while formulating her next plan. She would circle around Harmonia a little, keeping the pressure going as she would wait for the right opportunity to make her next move.

And then, she surged forth. Dana would close the distance between herself and Harmonia, seemingly planning to lock up with her from the front. But at the last moment, she would slip past the younger woman with incredible fluidness that belied her size and frame, looking to catch her from behind, wrapping her arm around her waist to trap her in a rear waist lock!

[RedShinigami]

Harmonia gave her sensei the biggest smile she had as both got back to her feet, Dana answering Harmonias taunts as expected.

The heart of the Superstar was beating fast, not just from the match but also from the fact that she finally faced Dana and not just that, all of their fans watched as it went down, everyone knowing that Harmonia was Danas best and most promising student at the time and with her single and tag career next to her girlfriend Molly excelling, it was clear for everyone that they were in for a match of the ages!

Harmonia watched her Sensei closely, knowing her strategies and even studied them further by watching matches of Dana on a loop to find anything that would help her beating the woman that had shaped her into what she was now!

But Harmonia also knew that even if she thought that she had Danas strategies and tricks learned, that the smiling demon was always good for a surprise. And this was true as both women were about to lock again only for Dana to swiftly take a turn, getting behind Harmonia and wrap her strong arms around her midsection.

"Fuck!", Harmonia cursed but immediatly sprang into action, sending back elbow after elbow into Danas head to make her let go, hopefully before something bad happened...

[Arjuna]

Successfully catching Harmonia from behind her in the rear waist lock, Dana planned to use this position to execute a German suplex, but Harmonia managed to stop her by throwing an elbow right at her head. "Ngh!!" Still, Dana refused to let go of Harmonia's midsection as she would adjust her plan. Instead of throwing her with a German suplex, Dana decided to do another move.

So, Dana would hoist Harmonia up, getting her off her feet, but instead of throwing her over with a suplex, she would bring her down forward, looking to bring her down onto the mat, face first, with a facebuster! To be more precise, Dana would execute a wheelbarrow facebuster, in which Harmonia would hit the mat with her face and chest if she wasn't quick enough to use her arms to cushion her fall.

[RedShinigami]

Harmonia was riding high by taking the offense right from the start of the match against no one else then her own sensei, the only woman in the Shadow Fortress better then her. Harmonia had lifted weights, fought sparring matches and she had surpassed any other pupil in the Fortress except for the Queen herself. Everywhere were the lists of records were hanging there would be a 2. before Harmonias name. A silver medal. A nice effort but not good enough for the top so to speak.

On this evening Harmonia set out to do the impossible. Setting every record straight and become the number one of the Shadow Fortress by beating her motherly trainer. And so far she made good on this promise by not stoping her onslaught on Dana. Harmonia had not just been taught by the shadow fortress, every woman she faced and lost against she wanted to learn something. Harmonias style that had made her a Superstar made her a mix of different styles alltogether but of course it was all built around the main torso that had been the lections of Shadow Fortress!

But now it seemed that Dana was finished being pushed around and grabbed Harmonias waist to deliver a crushing germab suplex! Harmonia knew how hard her sensei could hit and she was not taking this devastating attack if she could do something about it! Quickly she slammed her elbow into the side of Danas head in rapid fashion, each blow accompabied by a sickening thud and finally, Danas grip turned weaked and Harmonia was ready to break it.

But as she grabbed for the older womans arms, she was met by a surprise as Danas arms clamped around her again and lifted her in the air. But when Harmonia noticed what was about to come, she had wished to take the much safer german suplex as her body was propelled in the air horizontally and then brought down by Dana with a massive wheelbarrell facebuster that connected mercilessly as the crowd gasped when Harmonias frontside hit the canvas directly with a brutal sound!

Harmonias scream was cut short by the air driven out of her and as she was released her body dropped limply to the side. Dana had all the options now...

[Arjuna]

With Harmonia now ending up on her front, Dana stood tall behind her, and she considered her next move. With this position, Dana had one move that she wanted to use on her student, and she let out a chuckle, which should be a clue for Harmonia that her teacher was certainly up to no good. Approaching the downed Harmonia, Dana would reach down to one of her arms as she would plant a foot on the back of her knee. Making sure that Harmonia's leg was wrapped around hers, Dana would then do the same to her opposite limbs.

"Try to last as long as possible, okay?"

Now that the set up was complete, Dana would then fall backwards, hoisting Harmonia's body up, suspending her up with only her limbs as her support, subjecting her to a beautiful ceiling hold, also known as Romero Special! Dana straightened her own limbs, displaying her own strength while lifting the entirety of her opponent's weight with them. At the same time, she would make sure that Harmonia would have a hard time up there as she would put intense pressure around the affected areas.

Romero Special

[RedShinigami]

A facebuster performed by Dana Ashfors was bad enough but what was about to follow would be much, much more brutal and humiliating.

Harmonia lay on her front, knowing fully well that her sensei would use the position for a standard attack, but even if she was able to turn around to her side and back she knew that it did'nt matter. Dana was the master of agonizing submissions and from what side she would attack did'nt made any difference.

Harmonia could not crawl away and when she heard the soft chuckle of the smiling demon in her back, a shiver went down her spine and sweat started to form on her forehead. And when Dana had locked in one leg the Blonde knew what was about to come and tried to get ready for it. An useless effort, of course, which Dana proved as she let herself fall backwards, lifting Harmonia into the air only supported by her ligaments.

The Austrian clenched her teeth, trying not to scream and uncontrollable bursts of groans escaped her mouth with spittle spraying out of her mouth as she sucked in air.
"Nghaaah...aaah...",she fought against the urge to let it all out and when the referee approached her about giving up, she shook her her head in desperation.
"Ngha-no...noooaaaghh!",she managed to get out while being reminded of the strainous and brutal training sessions in the Shadow Fortress and she asked herself if she really deserved to be right behind Dana as it felt as if her body was about to snap...

[Arjuna]

Hoisting Harmonia's body up, with only her limbs supporting her whole weight, Dana had subjected her to a rather brutal Romero Special. Not only that it was painful, it was also humiliating, with Harmonia's body being put into display for all to see. Dana wanted to see much the young blonde could take. After all, she was the one who had put her through the wringers back in the Shadow Fortress. She knew that she could expect something out of her protégé.

However, the Romero Special itself was a double-edged blade due to the fact that it also put some strain on Dana's own limbs. She knew that it wasn't something that she could keep for long. While Dana was known for her great physicality, she was no longer a young woman she used to be, and she knew that she had to relinquish the hold eventually. So, after trapping Harmonia in the hold for a while, Dana decided to release her from it, though she would make it in a way that could deal damage to her.

Making use of her legs, Dana would try to swing Harmonia's body forward as she would release her hands. That way, Harmonia would end up landing on her front, hitting the mat with her face and chest. Once she released her, Dana would push herself back up and look at the direction of the younger woman so that she could see the extent of the damage dealt to her from the Romero Special and the collision to the mat. Dana knew that the damage would be significant, at the very least.

[RedShinigami]

Harmonia was suspended into the air and even if Dana was'nt at the peak of her strength anymore, to be in the clutches of a seasoned veteran, would always be tougher then being handled by younger newcomer.

Harmonia gritted her teeth as her body got suspended into the air, the only thing holding her upward was her body, which hurt even more, she felt dull and pounding stinging in her right knee which had been injured only a few months ago. She was told not to overdo it but Harmonia was proud and she knew if she allowed herself too long of pause now, then her star could sink faster then she could imagine.

The ref did'nt help, constantly bugging her about submitting. "Ghk...NO!",she shouted and got him of her back before she finally was released by Dana who most likely had to took a breather herself. But she had all the time she wanted as Harmonias limp body dropped forward, hitting the mat facefirst and remain there, breathing heavily, trying to work through the pain. Slowly she got to one knee, and shook her head. She tried to get up but would she be fast enough or was the smiling demon already behind her, ready to dish out some more punishment to her student?