Naga vs. Asp II - Perilous Stakes

[BlackAkuma]

A move like this was a massive gamble for Asp. She had never quite executed anything like it before - she was familiar enough with the concept, having watched it executed more than few times, but there was a world of difference between seeing something done and doing it yourself. There was a real possibility that she could simply mess the move up and do more harm than good to herself, a strong risk of ending the match with her own attack.

But, for whatever reason - skill, intuition, or simple luck - that was not the case today, as her move followed through and drove Naga’s skull into the canvas with no small amount of impact. That one hurt her, there was no question, but there was no time for Asp to gloat - she needed to make the most of this window before it shut forever.

Naga, to her credit, realized the danger she was in, rising up with her arms in a defensive position. It was a strange sight to see, so much so that it almost stopped Asp in her tracks as she rose. The idea that this woman could be put on the backfoot was still hard to process, but the proof was before her eyes. She was open, vulnerable, and just needed to get around those defenses to make the most of her momentum.

Fortunately, Asp had just the move for the task. She rose to her feet and moved, cutting Naga off as she rose. The Water Serpent waited until she was close, then leaned forward, brought her leg up from behind, and employed her flexibility to come at her opponent with an arching from over her back, trying to strike her right on the top of her head with one of her signature moves - the Scorpion Kick.

[thesteedman]

It felt like an upset was in the making.

In truth though, it felt like injustice to call it an upset as Asp moved like a professional wrestler. Her decision making was solid, her positioning sound and her strikes were with purpose and precision. Naga was aware that Sophia Wolfe had supposedly been teaching her a few things, but there was simply no way she could have taught her this much in such a small time. No, Asp possessed something more this time around, a passion and desire to succeed. Combined with the thrill of the watching crowds, it was fashioning Asp into a dangerous and capable wrestler! With that was at stake, Asp was determined to undo Naga's ambition and dark desire, and thus far it was all working to her fruition.

Naga was about to rise when Asp stepped up her game, her scantily clad and alluring form once more going into motion. She approached with a sense of abandoned, going on the full attack against the heavyweight powerhouse. Despite her size and power, Naga was no fool. She appeared to be nothing more than a brute, but Naga was a capable fighter who could rely on wit as much as her sheer strength... she just never had to do so before. Naga raised her guard, ready to tank the onslaught as her object of desire shifted close, her feet tapping against the ring surface as she go into range.

Naga only had to wait for an opening, and one would prevent itself shortly if Asp was foolish enough to stand toe to toe with her. Her blue eyes glared, watching Asp's alluring hips to see what movements would betray her intent. She would tire herself out trying to land a clean blow, Naga was convinced. She would let one or two strikes slip in but make it so they hit a hard part of her own mass and muscle, lead Asp into a false sense of security, expose an opening and then counter with raw and devastating power.

That was the intent at least.

Naga found herself stumbling back when she was kicked out of seemingly nowhere. She anticipated the kick... was waiting for it.... yet somehow she did not see it coming! She was struck clean by the Scorpion Kick, and staggered before dropping to one knee, lowering half her guard as she was caught completely by surprise by the deft and impressive move. Her leg had come from behind and over... a move Naga knew Asp was capable of, but gravely underestimating it as it came quick and swift. The display made the crowd erupt, as they began to chant Asp's name... She was not just possessing the edge in this match, she was beginning to dominate it! Asp was not the same meek girl who had been made an example of in their first match. She was capable.... the Water Serpent was dangerous!

[BlackAkuma]

While Asp was never the type to find a thrill in combat, she would be lying if she said she didn’t feel it in this moment, an excitement running through her veins as she pushed her advantage. There was something wild about living on the edge like this, proving herself against such a hardy foe. Even now, she knew that Naga had enough strength to crush her in a single, violent moment if she wasn’t careful, but the danger didn’t register. She was on the edge and she was surviving. Even better, she was winning.

Her Scorpion Kick landed well and had the desired effect, throwing her opponent for a loop and sending her stumbling away. The move itself might not have been that powerful, but it was hardly the point - no, the move aimed to catch Naga by surprise, and it did that well, striking on the top of her skull with a resounding impact. A move that took an opponent by surprise could hit worse than anything, and that was the case here - Naga was rattled.

A good start. An excellent start. But she wasn’t done, not yet.

While she had done well to whittle down on her foe so far, she knew better than to grow overly bold at her success. Naga was still standing after all of that, keeping erect when many others would have fallen flat. It was a testament to her hardiness and a sign that Asp needed to change tactics and go for a different target. One didn’t chop down a tree from the top, after all - they started from the bottom, and so, too, would she.

Asp moved in as Naga stumbled away, weaving left and right as she approached, never giving her opponent a stable target to go after. She waited until she was close enough, then leaped forward with a short hop, drew her legs in, and shot them both out towards her opponent’s knee, trying to drive both of her heels into the sensitive spot.

[thesteedman]

Naga was yet to fall.

She had been brought down to one knee from the impressive Scorpion Strike but it was not enough to fell her, as Naga began to rise once again. Naga was trying to regroup, but her opponent, the red haired beauty who Naga assumed was a delicate flower with no real place in the ring, was completely relentless in her assault. A slender woman and light, there was no stopping her advance. Her cardio level was no doubt at its highest level from her dancing experience and now her ability as a wrestler. She missed no steps, and by the time Naga had regained her bearings, Asp was already impressively sailing through the air with her elegant green attire trailing behind her graceful movement towards Naga.

Her bare feet kicked out with force, clashing against the side of Naga's knee before she could fully rise. Even as statuesque as she was, Naga could not take the brunt of the momentum Asp had built up, with her leg being carried from below her. The result witnessed Asp sliding past her in a graceful fashion, whilst the black haired sinister sister of the Baroness was left to crash down onto her stomach with significant impact. The notion brought the audience to its feet, watching Asp climb the mountain she was up against. In their first match, Naga never so much as flinched as she decimated Asp... now, in this fresh arena with higher stakes; Asp had finally brought down the beast for the first time.

It brought hope, as the crowd began to fill the arena with a celebratory uproar. Naga was down, knowing full well that Baroness would no doubt be watching. She had never been humiliated like this before... against an opponent she so previously crushed. Her arrogance had cost her, Asp's confidence was no doubt surging. Even with Naga tried to pick things up and take this seriously, Asp was still taking her apart! How could this be happening? Grimacing, Naga struck the ring surface, her frustrations becoming apparent at being unable to deal with Asp's speed and grace. She had to break her quickly... before Asp could break her!

[BlackAkuma]

There were those in the audience who might have thought her earlier performance in the match was a fluke, and Asp could admit, she harbored similar doubts. After all, anyone could score a few lucky hits against any opponent, catch them off guard, and have a strong start. Consistency was key, and when your opponent was a lustful juggernaut, it was a hard thing to maintain. It was hard to imagine a wrestler of her size and limited experience coming out ahead against such an imposing figure.

And yet, here they were, with Naga down, facing the mat, winded and wounded. Not beaten, no, but it was hard not to celebrate at this milestone.

Asp took a moment to catch her breath after that barrage, sucking in lungfuls of air to refill her diminished stores. As much as she wanted to keep the pace rolling, she knew that was impossible - she needed to pace herself, or she wouldn’t have the energy to finish this match in the first place. It would be fine, as long as she ensured Naga was always in worse shape.

”Up.” She moved in on her fallen opponent, reached down to grab her by the head, and pulled her up to her knees, making a tantalizing target out of her chest. With it exposed, Asp moved back, brought her leg up, and began to rattle off a barrage of kicks, striking at will, targeting her chest and head with buffeting blows, her lower limbs moving like twin blurs as she went to work.

[thesteedman]

Tia felt that this was a mistake, but Anna was convinced it was tactical genius on their part. There was a reason Tia did the thinking, but Anna was a much larger and powerful woman then her, and once she set her mind on something it was hard to deter her from any notions be they beneficial or a encroaching disaster. Watching live as Asp and Naga went toe to toe, and seeing that Naga was struggling against the superior pace of Asp and her deadly legwork, Anna had the bright idea that she should interfere! Anna was convinced she could do so safely, without being spotted by authority figures to give Naga the edge she so desperately needed right now. Both she and Tia had been present to escort Naga to the ring, and thus were only behind the curtain waiting for the match to finish so they could escort her out. Though it was looking less likely that Naga was going to win as Asp began to expose her weaknesses for all to see. Anna was convinced if she helped Naga win, it would win her favour from the sister of the Baroness and in turn favour from Kayla and even the Baroness herself!

Tia's warnings fell upon deaf ears that perhaps Naga might not be the same as her sister in regards to underhanded tactics, but she could not face up to letting Anna go it alone with such reckless ambition, and thus found herself trailing behind Anna when the larger of the two maids took initiative without thinking any further on the consequences. The crowd began to show their displeasure as their approach was not missed by those in the audience, seeing two of the scantily clad maids begin to rush down before concealing themselves by the ring, having avoided sight from the referee herself. They tried to warn the referee, but naturally her focus was upon the two wrestlers under her charge.

Meanwhile, Naga found herself falling victim to a serious of stiff and deadly kicks. With Asp's bare foot clashing against Naga's chest, a mix of the crowd who had not noticed the approach of the Maid's cheered out in unison to the slap each clash made against the woman. It was a unique way to force an opponent up, normally saved for heels... but given how much Naga had tormented Asp prior to this match up, the crowd were making an exception, and rightly so. Naga was forced up to her knees, as spittle and sweat flew from Naga's head as she was kicked hard, before another hit her chest again, striking the breath from her lungs. She grimaced out, feeling more dazed as each blow became more numb to her as her senses were knocked.

However... Naga was not about to let the red haired beauty run away with this match. With a bold mix of determination and desperation, Naga powered forwards despite taking a few nasty knocks. She managed to grasp onto Asp's leg before seizing her alluring body with her other arm. With wide eyes Naga brought Asp in close, wanting nothing more than to crush her here and now and make an example of her... but she was rocked... and Naga needed a little time to recover. As she was now, Asp would be able to battle free and continue her onslaught... and thus Naga used her strength to power up to her feet, before hoisting Asp upwards over her head into a frightening press.

Her form tensed up as she lifted Asp up high, taking a few great strides before she tossed her over the top rope! Asp was light, deft and skilful, and thus Naga knew she would be able to break her fall somewhat, but it would gift Naga with some precious seconds as she dropped to one knee. Little did she know however that Anna was waiting for her! The moment Asp would begin to rise from such a fall, she looked to rush into her and tackle her to the side! The crowd rose into a near riot watching this... screaming at the referee! She was instead focused upon Tia who stood on the ramp, telling her to go back as Tia shrugged and played decoy, pretending to be innocent as Anna began to pull Asp into a terrible bearhug from behind! Her arms seemed to tense up, folding around Anna’s bare midriff for a gruelling and debilitating squeeze upon the lightweight wrestler!

[BlackAkuma]

Asp might not have had the technique that you would expect from someone like, say, Sophia, but her legs were powerful. For her size, or for anyone’s size. They could deliver punishing, crushing strikes, and those were the sort she laid on Naga now, making sure to turn her body into each one, delivering them with devastating force. Each blow landed with an impact that rang through the arena, each one seemed to cut through the skin and strike to the bone underneath, each one utilized her full power to maximum effect. Her balance and poise were perfect, an unmatched harmony between body and mind.

And, as much as Asp was loathe to admit it, it was quite satisfying. Even in her wildest dreams, she hadn't imagined this encounter going so well. She wasn’t just beating this woman, she was dominating her, and it felt like that wasn’t going to change anytime soon. A thrill ran through her, an exhilaration she hadn't experienced in her entire time. She was so taken aback that she barely even registered the crowd, noticing a shift in their voices but thinking precious little of it.

It was wild, it was beautiful, it was glorious, and it came to an all-too-abrupt ending as her opponent reached out and seized her, powering through her attacks. There was a frightening second where she though the woman would crush her again, but no, her aims weren’t so destructive - but no less distressing. Asp cried out as she was hurled out of the ring, clearing the apron and coming down for a terrible crash on the floor.

It was only a small miracle that she managed to come down on her side, hurting her hip but nothing much important beside that. Asp pushed her way up, groaning the entire way, but she was determined to get back into the ring, knowing she couldn't afford to let her window close, and that every second was precious. It was this focus that blidned her to everything else around her, making her easy prey - she didn't notice the maid approaching her until it was far too late.

”What-” Asp was knocked off her feet, bumrushed, as the massive maid plowed into her. She fell back to the floor, stunned, only to be hauled up a moment later as the woman pulled her into a crushing bearhug from behind. While it wasn’t nearly as devastating as Naga’s, it was still nothing to take lightly, as she powered down and bent her ribs, cutting into her midsection with powerful arms. All Asp could do was flail about and cry, desperate to get the referee’s attention.

[thesteedman]

Naga grimaced, feeling the sins of the assault she was subjected too slowly easing away. Her bearings began to recover, and slowly she was able to get a sense of where she was at and what was going on without the constant barrage of devastating kicks coming towards her chest and skull. Such was her own condition and her focus upon it, that she was yet to notice what was going on herself. She could hear the rage of the crowd filling the stadium, but assumed it was due to her act of tossing Asp from the ring like it was nothing. Given Asp was not on her already, she might have landed awkwardly, though Naga was secretly blessing the time it granted her as she began to stand and rub her temple. Pinching the bridge of her nose, she tried to squeeze away the last of her woes, before taking a deep breath.

Whilst she was doing this, it looked as if the crowd were ready to storm the ring. Tia by now was approaching the ring, whilst the referee began to shout and scream at her to stay out of the ring and return to backstage. Tia uncharacteristically was playing the fool, pretending that she could not understand the Japanese native when she was fully fluent in the language. She kept shrugging and repeating statements, approaching the ring step by step which infuriated the referee, but not as much as it enraged the fans Asp had gathered, trying to get the attention of the referee to show her what was really happening during this terrible distraction.

"Ha! You do no mess with the Renauld family line." Anna whispered into Asp's ear. Anna was a large and well-built woman herself, strong... alarmingly strong. Whilst the pressure of her bearhug did not match that of Naga's, it still was able to squeeze the breath out of Asp. As she writhed and struggled to get free, she continued to fold her arms tighter around her exposed midriff, going for a long winded squeeze. She kept a close eye on Tia, waiting for signals from her for when it was time to drop and hide... but so far Tia was doing a great job keeping the ref distracted. Anna settled Asp down onto her feet, pressing up behind her as she leaned over her and forced Asp to bend over some, almost looking like she was playfully giving Asp a glomp.

It was nothing so friendly however, as Anna soon lifted her upwards, arching back to pull off a german suplex upon the lightweight wrestler. Toe to toe... Anna would have struggled to best Asp in a one on one despite her strength. She was slow and somewhat clumsy, but having ambushed her she had the full advantage of surprise and was taking all its perks. She planted Asp onto the back of her shoulders and neck with a decently executed Suplex. Landing on the mats outside was a lot more rough than the ring, as there was no give. Anna giggled, getting up, before she reached down, once more grabbing Asp around her waist as she was on the ground, before she hoisted her upwards and suplexed her again... almost treating her like a plaything!

[BlackAkuma]

”Let me go! Let me go!”

Asp had thought herself prepared for anything Naga could throw her way, but this was something wholly out of left field. She knew that Renaud family had a bevy of servants at their beck and call, she had met a few of them when she came to their residence. She also knew that they had a history of helping out the Baroness in some of her matches, and that no wrestler who took her on could hope for success without taking them into account. But she also knew that the Baroness and Naga were different people, perhaps more than most would have realized. Why they had certain lusts in common, it would’ve been unwise to attribute the habits of one to another. They were Stephanie’s maids, first and foremost, weren’t they? What business could they have with the larger sister?

It was a worrying question, but what concerned Asp more than anything was her current predicament, as this large, burly maid - Anna, if her memory served her - continued to crush the life out of her. She thrashed about in the hold, desperate to be free, but she couldn't find purchase with her feet off the ground, and by the time she managed to get into position to throw a solid punch in the woman’s face, it was too late.

Asp cried out as her small body was sent hurtling through the air with the German Suplex, a path had her do an entire flip through the air. Instead of coming down on her back, she landed on her front, her face smacking on the ground before anything. The impact left her shuddering on the floor, groaning as she struggled to stay awake, but she found renewed vigor when she felt those arms around her once again. ”No, no-”

Her weak protest fell on deaf ears, as Anna once more sent her flying through the air. This time she came down on her back, but the momentum made her continue to roll, a path that ended with her back up against the steel steps. She laid against them, sitting with her eyes glazed over, shaking her head to try and restart her senses.

[thesteedman]

"I imagine we might see a little more of each other when Naga is done with you." Anna spoke, making her way with an arrogance to her stride, feeling proud of herself to be besting an official wrestler of the LAW despite how underhanded her attack had been in its origins. She knew she did not have much time before the ref got suspicious, so she had to leave what mark she could now before she pushed her luck. With that in mind, Anna slammed a fist into her own open palm, a sly smile appearing on her otherwise appealing features. She let her form flex a little, showing that she was pretty well built, with a clear sign of decent abs and muscle on her arms.

"Time for the finale..." Anna spoke, reaching down to grasp onto Asp, bringing her into a frontal bearhug. "Shall we do one more from this angle?" Anna whispered, squeezing Asp close in a frontal bearhug, bringing her alluring form up against her own as she jostled her close, no doubt getting ready to suplex her once more. However, just as she began to dip Asp in preparation for the toss, suddenly a hand grasped at her hair from above. Anna gasped out, dropping Asp roughly to the hard mats below, before she was pulled back towards the ring apron. Another hand soon seized her neck, before Naga began to really show that her form was not just for appearance sake.

In a truly terrifying display, Naga began to pull Anna upwards, lifting the burley woman off her feet before dragging her into the ring. There was a bewildering commotion amongst the watching fans as they watched Naga slam Anna into the centre of the ring with a ferocity, making her bounce as the ref spun around to notice the sudden intrusion. She did not have to use her authority though, as Naga was already upon her, dragging her up once more in a deadlift from the ground right above her head to show off just how powerful she was. It was a marvel of display in strength, as Anna began to shout out, not used to being handled so easily as she considered herself a powerhouse!

With a few steps, Naga soon hauled her right out of the ring, tossing her with some distance right towards Tia who could do little as all of Anna crashed down upon her. The referee managed to snap out of her daze, shouting at both Maid's to clear the area. Given the pile the two were in upon the foot of the ramp though, it was obvious they would not be going anywhere any time soon. Tia had been near crushed below the impact of Anna, and the larger of the Maid's had landed awkwardly as a result of crashing into Tia. Mixed reactions began to emit from the crowd as Naga glared through her fringe, akin to some Japanese horror monster, her expression telling speaking a thousand words of malice and distain.

It was then Naga turned towards Asp, seeing her outside the ring. She clambered down, hoisting the woman upwards from the mats over her shoulder, before she rolled her into the ring before the count came to anything of significance from the ref. Climbing up to the ring, the crowd were surprised to see Naga walk towards the opposite corner of Asp, crouching down by the far turnbuckle with an arm against the ropes. She could have took advantage as Asp was still hurt, but she waited, and it was clear she was not stalking either.... was she actually waiting for her to recover? The referee tried to motion her to continue the fight, but Naga simply glared at her for a moment, before her sight returned to Asp, simply waiting... and watching.