Thunder Ryuko and Emily Nelson vs. SA-KI and Zero Kotobuki - Stand Tall

[Underdoggo]

Emily was still blinking away the cobwebs as she rolled to her side, narrowly having gotten a shoulder up. She was breathing hard, trying to get her bearings straight after her rude introduction to SA-ki's boot. Say what you wanted about the masked cretin, she could hit really hard.

Unfortunately to her, SA-KI was quick to re-introduce her to pain as Emily felt her long, violet-tinged hair being yanked. She cried out, blindly clutching for SA-KI's wrists...before receiving a hard punch, right between her breasts. The meshed fabric over her chest visibly snapped in places from the blow, and she went stumbling backwards in the corner, breathing hard...and now at the mercy of both SA-Ki and her shorter teammate....

[BlackAkuma]

So, things hadn't gone quite according to plan since this started, but now, it was feeling like they were making some strides in the right direction. Neither of their opponents were ‘weak’, but Emily was the most worked over, so she was the one they’d be focusing on for the time being, cutting the ring half. Typically tag-team tactics.

”You’re up, half-pint.” SA-KI moved in and slapped hands with Zero, who was quick to hope over the ropes and take position. While they had a grace period to work with, she decided it was time to make the most of things, looking to pile on the damage.

SA-KI grabbed the rope, brought her boot up, and shoved it against Emily’s throat, choking her and, more importantly keeping her in place and making it hard for her to defend herself. That was where Zero came in - the Silent Killer threw out a barrage of punches and kicks to Emily’s midsection, battering her in the corner.

The referee stepped in to protest and start up the count, but it wouldn’t matter - four seconds as a living sandbag would be an eternity to Emily.

[Underdoggo]

Two things occurred to Emily. The first was that she was in a bad spot, with the notoriously vicious SA-KI forcing her into the corner, ready to wail on her with impunity. But that wasn't the worst part, Emily realized: the worst part was that Zero was waiting to be tagged in. Zero, the mass murder machine. Zero, who no doubt had been waiting to get even with Emily since the start to their match.

Yes, this was going to hurt.

Seemingly intent on proving Emily right, SA-KI raised one booted heel and pressed it up against Emily's throat. The Scotswoman gagged, and began to paw at SA-KI's boot, trying to free herself from being choked out in this cruel manner. Unfortunately for her, then Zero moved into view, her face as dead-eyed as usual...before she started to unleash a flurry of punches and kicks, demonstrating the full extent of her striking power.

Emily's body began to jolt, shake and shodder as Zero's fists and boots slammed into her midsection and chest, her body becoming little more than a punching bag for the green-haired terror. Each blow made Emily want to gasp from the impact...but with SA-KI blocking her air, Emily couldn't even do that. Deprived of air and now being battered, Emily was helpless for those fore brutal seconds, feeling her skin bruise and bones buckle from impact as, around them, the audience screamed in outrage.

[BlackAkuma]

Never let it be said that SA-KI couldn't give credit where it was due - Zero was creepy as fuck, no getting around that, but she was absolutely glad that the little ice princess was on her side and not the other way around. It was wild to see her go into action like this, drilling into Emily’s body with a barrage of precise strikes, firing them off in a blur. She’d been one of the best strikers in Wrestle Angels, with only the likes of Sachiko Kanda truly surpassing her, and it was easy to see why.

But, fun as this was, it couldn't go on forever. SA-KI milked the moment for all it was worth, but the referee’s bitching eventually won out. She brought her leg down, then gripped the rope and leaped out onto the apron, moving into the tag positon. ”All yours, Terminator.”

Zero gave the same response to that as she did to 99% of the things said to her - nothing. Instead, she continued her assault, seemingly undaunted by her bigger foe. She reached up, grabbed hold of Emily’s head, then twisted around and pulled her over the shoulder to execute a snapmare, dropping her opponent right on her butt. As soon as she was down, the Silent Killer sprung up and swung her leg low, targeting the small of the Scotswoman’s back with a brutal soccer kick.

[Underdoggo]

Emily felt like her body was stuck to the corner at this point, glued there by the furious barrage of punches, kicks and strikes from Zero. It was all she could do not to topple over and collapse: her spine, ribs, sides were all on fire, and her knees were buckling, but she would not, would not give Zero the satisfaction. Instead she remained standing, as much as she was able, teeth gritted, glaring at Zero…who reamined utterly emotionless in turn.

Zero remained utterly emotionless as she grabbed a hold of Emily’s head. Too battered to do much other than paw at Zero’s arm, Emily suddenly found herself flipped over onto her butt. Pain shot up her tailbone, and she winced…but it was nothing compared to the iron hammerblow of Zero’s boot against her back. Her already sore spine flooded with sharp electric pain, and it was all she could do not to scream in agony. Her head arched back, eyes clenched shut, before gravity kicked in and she toppled onto her side, clutching her hurting back.

Damn it…damn it all…Zero was leaving her in really rough shape…

[BlackAkuma]

SA-KI whistled as Zero went to work, carving down Emily Nelson with the machinelike precision she’d come to know, love, and be extremely creeped out by. It had taken her a long time to get used to being around the automaton of a woman, with her always giving off an eerie vibe whenever they crossed paths. But there was no doubt that she could go, and anyone who would be stupid enough to question that just had to look at the number she was doing on the Scotswoman.

It wasn’t about to get any better anytime soon for Emily, either. While SA-KI couldn't read the Massacre Ordinance’s mind, she’d seen what she did with opponents in suitations like this. She knew what was coming.

Sure enough, Zero reached down, forced Emily onto her back, then leaped up and shot her heels towards the woman’s chest, trying to hit with a double stomp - or, as she called it, Zero Point.

[Underdoggo]

The crowd was going wild all around Emily, many audience members screaming for her to get up. She would have if she could; right now, though, her spine was a single, throbbing mass of pain, the point where Zero's boot had connected with it stinging sharply as she lay on her back. Lying on her side, it was all she could do to stay conscious, one eye forced open as she clutched her hurting back and tried, desperately, to will herself to move.

Except, damn it, Zero was already forcing her over onto her back. The next thing Emily knew, those boots of Zero's were stomping down, hard, against her chest, hammering down against her fishnet-covered orbs. The blow sent her rolling onto her other side now, a loud, pained gasp exploding from her lungs as she was sent reeling even further. Her breath became hoarse as she clutched her hurting chest with both arms, her legs kicking fitfully at the mat.

No doubt about it, she was in bad, bad shape right now.

[BlackAkuma]

The audience winced, the referee winced, even SA-KI winced as Zero showed off the ruthless brutality that made her one of the most feared women in Wrestle Angels, driving her heels deep into Emily’s chest. The Scottish wrestler was about as tough as they came, but none of that was going to save her from the Massacre Ordinance—if there were any weak spots to find, she would hammer it home without pity or remorse.

Gasping, kicking, and probably hating life right now, Emily was easy pickings for Zero, who simply rolled off from the attack and popped back to her feet in a single move as if it were the easiest thing in the world. Unfettered and undaunted, she moved in, kneeled at Emily’s side, and pulled her in for the pinfall.

SA-KI slipped one leg through the ropes - she didn’t think this would be enough to keep Emily down, but Ryuko might try to break it up anyway, and she wanted to be ready for it.

[BlackAkuma]

The audience winced, the referee winced, even SA-KI winced as Zero showed off the ruthless brutality that made her one of the most feared women in Wrestle Angels, driving her heels deep into Emily’s chest. The Scottish wrestler was about as tough as they came, but none of that was going to save her from the Massacre Ordinance—if there were any weak spots to find, she would hammer it home without pity or remorse.

Gasping, kicking, and probably hating life right now, Emily was easy pickings for Zero, who simply rolled off from the attack and popped back to her feet in a single move as if it were the easiest thing in the world. Unfettered and undaunted, she moved in, kneeled at Emily’s side, and pulled her in for the pinfall.

SA-KI slipped one leg through the ropes - she didn’t think this would be enough to keep Emily down, but Ryuko might try to break it up anyway, and she wanted to be ready for it.

[Underdoggo]

"Ggguh...ggggnnh..." Emily was breathing hard now as she rolled onto her side, clutching her chest after it had been practically jackhammered by both of Zero's boots. She heard her fans urging her to stand back up, but right now it was hurting just to breathe, let alone to move. As much as she hated to admit this, Zero had gotten her pretty good. Unless she managed to get up, she was now at the mercy of Zero and Sa-KI.

She was still breathing hard when Zero rolled her over onto her back and covered her for the pin. In an instant, the ref was next to them, starting the countdown.

"ONE..."