Viper Hoshiwara vs. Sachiko - Cage Match

[CaptainL]

If Sachiko was going to stand there and block the Swanton Bomb...that was just fine. It wouldn't slow Viper down. She had plenty of other tricks up her sleeve. Now that she had taken the white-haired girl to the ground, she was in a position where she held the advantage. And from there, she was free to launch her attack! She leaned in closer over her foe, her shadow looming over Sachiko as she stared down into her eyes. Yet, even when Viper swung at Sachiko with fist after fist, the cold, dead look in her eye never changed, and she glanced down at her with a frown as though this was a task as mundane and monotonous to her as any chore. She was willing to take all the time she needed to to get Sachiko to break. It would only be a matter of when.

Once again, Sachiko held up her guard. But even still, Viper didn't stop - her momentum wouldn't even slow. Even if she knew Sachiko wouldn't be taking the full force of the damage, the deathmatch veteran was convinced her fists would hurt just as much if they landed against her forearms as they would against her face. Sooner or later, Sachiko would be forced to lower her guard. And when she did, then Viper would be ready. In fact, just then it looked as though Sachiko was getting ready to open up. Even if just by a hair, Viper's eyes widened with interest, and she leaned a little closer to her foe. She drew back a fist again, holding it in place. This, she thought, was the opening she'd been waiting for...

...Or so she thought, at least. Because just then, Sachiko struck, reeling out with an elbow right across Viper's face! Her head cracked to the side as she let out a groan, and she clutched at her face as she went rolling over on her side, rubbing at her nose. As she felt the pain running through her body, she hissed in frustration. Still, her fingers parted just enough to keep a watchful eye on Sachiko. Kicking off the ground, Viper went to roll aside, looking to get some distance between herself and her foe. She wasn't about to give Sachiko the opportunity to claim the advantage!

[Lederface]

Sachiko had to be patient, the pain in her arms was starting to accumulate more and more, and at that pace to even the fight would be more difficult, so every opportunity to attack had to be taken, just like in a game, she had to manage her chances, and that meant risking her integrity if it meant giving a powerful blow, and although painful, the blow managed to hit Viper, and Sachiko had the opportunity in her hands.

Managing to push Viper back, Sachiko would get up, her arms hurt quite a bit, but the chance to keep fighting was a great motivator to not give in, so once she got up and watched Viper walk away, Sachiko would take a deep breath, taking a few seconds, before running against the ropes and gaining momentum, before jumping up and trying to perform an overhead kick against Viper's face, Sachiko had also understood that she would have to risk getting ready to hurt, even if it meant using some moves that even she doubted inside if they would work.

[CaptainL]

Sachiko wasn't about to let Viper claim the advantage over her so easily, and as soon as she looked like she was in danger, she lashed out with an elbow that cast the deathmatch veteran aside, sending her tumbling across the canvas a few turns. But Viper had no intention of just letting Sachiko walk all over her, either. She was determined to fight back! When she went rolling, it was just as much from her own attempts at positioning herself a safe distance away from her opponent as it was a result of the momentum of Sachiko's blow. And when Viper turned one last time, rolling up onto her hands and knees, she lifted her head to look back at her opponent with eyes that narrowed in a keen and watchful glare. This wasn't over.

It took Sachiko a moment to get back up, still weary from the punishment she had endured. That meant it would take her some time to catch up to her foe. And as far as Viper was concerned, that could only work in her favor. She stayed right where she was, watching as Sachiko approached, her body tense and ready to strike. Because of that, she was able to monitor every move the white-haired girl made, as she hurled herself into the ropes and lifted her leg as she came closer. She was able to see her kick coming - and she was ready to intercept it!

Just as Sachiko's foot was about to come down onto her head, Viper reached up to grab her by the leg, keeping it in place! If that worked, she would fall to her back, pulling forward on Sachiko's leg to try and bring her down face-first into the canvas!

[Lederface]

Sachiko seemed to be the one most affected by this war of attrition, which not only would give her problems when facing Viper, but would also make her more vulnerable to counterattacks, a moment that even she wished would not happen.

When she was about to give her kick against Viper, the moment when she caught him and saw how she used it against him left Sachiko stunned, being unable to keep her balance, she went straight to the canvas, hitting it with her face, and ending up on the floor..... But it wasn't over yet.

Sachiko was still active, but with a trapped leg she had to think well her move, although for now the only one that her mind gave her was to get out of that situation, and attack later as she had to.

[CaptainL]

Sure enough, Viper's plan had worked. She'd managed to intercept Sachiko's foot just before it could come down on her head, and moments later she was able to pull back on her leg to sweep her footing out from under her, sending her collapsing to the canvas. And for once, Sachiko actually seemed to stay there. As she rolled up onto her stomach, propping herself on her hands and knees, the green-haired girl's eyes narrowed in a cold and piercing glare aimed right at her opponent, and she huffed under her breath. Sachiko had been surprisingly resilient in this match - for all her frilly outfit might say to the contrary, this girl was tough. And when Viper was determined to break her, to make her suffer...that wasn't what she wanted at all! It was about time she did something that could really make Sachiko scream!

Fortunately, though, it seemed like that opportunity was right in front of her. With Sachiko down, and her leg still caught in Viper's grasp, the deathmatch veteran wouldn't waste a moment. She rolled back up onto her knees, pulling Sachiko's leg up with her to keep it restrained. Then, she would reach up to grab for her ankle, trying to bend it back in an ankle lock in order to put on the pressure! And as far as Viper's plans went, she was only getting started...

[Lederface]

Sachiko when she was sent to the canvas her eyes began to see everything in slow motion. .... was she actively at a disadvantage?...... was Viper superior to her, was Sachiko incapable of standing up to someone like her? She probably might have felt that way inside, in a way that only a number of people you could easily count on your fingers could know, but she herself had to put those absurd ideas out of her mind, because sooner than later Viper used that moment of Sachiko's thought against her, using that trapped foot to pull him into a painful grip, but Sachiko only let out a small, tiny whimper.

Her body hurt but it was nothing she couldn't bear, so putting her mind not to think about the pain, she would slowly move with a single purpose, to try to free herself by pulling hard on the grip and pulling this woman's teeth out, although forcing her way out was hard to do, grabbing and releasing a few punches might work, so throwing a few small punches, Sachiko would then force herself to break the grip and so on while waiting to see if it would work.

[CaptainL]

Viper was determined now to get Sachiko to break. She didn't care how long it would take, or how much effort she needed to put in - but surely this girl had her limits. There had to be some point at which she simply couldn't take any more! The deathmatch veteran had to concede one thing about Sachiko - out of perhaps all the opponents she had ever faced, Sachiko was the one who had lasted the longest, and who had been the most stoic all the while in the face of the torments Viper was capable of unleashing. The very fact that she hadn't given up yet was incredible. But Viper knew she had to at some point, and it had become a personal challenge for her to force the white-haired girl to submit, or else to knock her out cold. Sachiko was only human...wasn't she?

Even now, Sachiko was demonstrating that incredible resilience - Viper yanked back at her foot with the ankle lock, twisting at the joint with all her might, but Sachiko threw fists back at her all the while, as though the pain she was in didn't even matter! Letting out a hiss, Viper's teeth clenched in a snarl as she twisted her body from side to side to try and dodge the punches Sachiko threw at her, though a few did bounce off of her nonetheless. In the process, she would only put even more torque on Sachiko's leg. If she had the chance to, though, she would lift the white-haired girl's leg higher - before raising her own knee, and attempting to slam Sachiko's leg down on top of it to perform a shinbreaker!

[Lederface]

Sachiko right now you could tell she was having trouble breaking free, inside that leg was screaming in pain, but just as she always was, she only fell to emotions for a few moments..... Although those moments were almost every fight.

Viper with all those gyrations made it harder to get out, though clearly it also made it harder to hit her, though clearly some blows managed to make an impact, she knew it wasn't enough, especially when she saw how he lifted his leg and knowing what would happen, his face went from expressionlessness.... Sachiko would put all her concentration in stopping Viper, Sachiko could be a tough nut to crack, but she herself knew that if she lost her leg that easy her chances of winning would not be in her favor.... being a test of strength and endurance to save herself.

[CaptainL]

Incredible. She was still going at it? Even through the pressure of the ankle lock, Sachiko kept fighting on, throwing punches at Viper with whatever strength she could find in her. The green-haired girl tried her best to dodge whatever she could, but her grip on Sachiko's ankle limited how far she could go; even if she would put more strain on Sachiko's leg the more she moved, which was to her favor, there was only so far she could move without having to abandon her hold. Sachiko could hit hard, and Viper was certainly feeling that - the bruises were beginning to spread all up and down her side, her skin marked by red and purple blotches wherever Sachiko struck. At that point, though, it wouldn't matter. She was beginning to go numb as the repeated trauma dulled her nerve endings; before long she wouldn't be able to feel Sachiko's punches at all. She just had to last through it to get to that point, and as she clenched her teeth to hold back a pained hiss, she was putting all her effort into sticking it out!

Viper had her mind set on slamming Sachiko's leg into her knee - hopefully, that would cause her enough pain to stop her resistance in its tracks. Her eyelid twitching, she pulled the girl's leg higher and higher, getting it into position just over her knee. Then, she let go, looking to drop it straight down...only for Sachiko's leg to stop in midair! Through her sheer control over her muscles, she had been able to stop the shinbreaker moments away from it hitting its mark!

At the sight of such incredible endurance from her opponent, Viper was taken aback. Her eyes went wide, and for a moment, her offense ground to a halt. Her mouth dropped open in a gasp and her arms fell at her sides as she stared back in silence. She couldn't even begin to think of what else she could do when Sachiko shrugged off everything like it meant nothing! But then, she shook herself back to her senses - she knew it was foolish to wait around and leave herself open in a match like this, where Sachiko would surely pounce on the first opportunity she saw fit. For now, she had to get out of the way and regroup, planning her next move. But if this hadn't been able to get through to Sachiko...what would?

Giving Sachiko a shove, Viper would push her aside in order to give her some distance to think, and she rolled over onto her side. She winced, the aches in her ribs once again making themselves known - but they wouldn't bother her when there were bigger things to worry about. Viper looked back at her opponent in a wide-eyed stare, while her shoulders moved up and down with each haggard breath she took. Sachiko had done the unthinkable. She had been able to give even Viper Hoshiwara pause - for as far as she was concerned, her feats of endurance were nothing short of superhuman!

"What...are you-!?"

[Lederface]

Sachiko was getting more and more exhausted, her body was suffering insane amounts of damage, and she was still keeping up, Viper had done everything to slow her down but even that didn't work, when finally she and Viper separated for a few moments, it was a moment where Sachiko's stomach was rising and falling desperately, so she seeing the situation, Sachiko had no choice but to get up....

Seeing her was almost something surprising, seeing what happened, she still looked like she wasn't defeated despite all that shit..... Her body with wounds all over, some areas covered in blood...... There were even rips in her suit from all the damage she received, but despite all that.... As she stood up she didn't even have the nerve to show an expression of pain, just keeping her expressionless look.

What.....am I? I'm nobody but a hunter...... I only come to hunt..... All others who seek me, will get the punishment they deserve......

I would say so she would still be standing there, breathing and discreetly letting both fighters get up and be in prime fighting condition.....

Each attack cost her a lot of work, and now she would have to use each attack at the best moment, so she would wait, like a hunter with his prey