Post by Tsukiko on Oct 9, 2021 21:43:24 GMT -5
Laughter.
Joyousness.
The unabashed scene of a rousing festival once more dominated the screen as it had the week before. However, the seemingly lively and vibrant throng of people began to slow until they were at nothing more than a snail's pace. Then, the unmistakable and thunderous sound of a glass bottle being smashed into pieces tore through the air as a white phosphorous enveloped all. After the blindingly bright light had dissipated the camera was able to focus upon the image of a slender young woman sitting upon the floor of a pure white room in a Seiza position. With head hung low and a face obscured by the long locks, the woman's attention seemed to be focused on something other than the camera.
Joyousness.
The unabashed scene of a rousing festival once more dominated the screen as it had the week before. However, the seemingly lively and vibrant throng of people began to slow until they were at nothing more than a snail's pace. Then, the unmistakable and thunderous sound of a glass bottle being smashed into pieces tore through the air as a white phosphorous enveloped all. After the blindingly bright light had dissipated the camera was able to focus upon the image of a slender young woman sitting upon the floor of a pure white room in a Seiza position. With head hung low and a face obscured by the long locks, the woman's attention seemed to be focused on something other than the camera.
{'One moment......"}
{"Within a single solitary moment, an arrogant fool of a child can attempt to tear away a life's worth of work on a whim simply because he is unable to accept a defeat handily earned. In a fit of unearned egotistical rage, they will ambush you and remorselessly beat you down until you are nothing more than a bleeding heap at their feet. Finally, they will foolishly brand you by breaking something wholly precious and beyond any monetary value. Yet, in this single moment, the tantrum-throwing child shows the world their greatest weaknesses."}
{"Their inability to endure."{
{"Their inability to persevere "}
{"They are not like us; are they, Mall-San? They cannot see that their narrow-minded obsessions are exactly what caused them to be eliminated from this Festival of Fight much as they cannot come to grips with the reality that they were simply not good enough to advance forward through this throng of dauntless warriors. Above all else, they do not understand that it is not about how much this sport can solely do for you, but how much your love for it can do for the sport; how your love for this unrepentant combative sport will shine through every time you step into that ring; that true electricity is derived from just how bright your heart shine just as much as by how polished your skills are."}
{"So let us teach them."}
{"Within a single solitary moment, an arrogant fool of a child can attempt to tear away a life's worth of work on a whim simply because he is unable to accept a defeat handily earned. In a fit of unearned egotistical rage, they will ambush you and remorselessly beat you down until you are nothing more than a bleeding heap at their feet. Finally, they will foolishly brand you by breaking something wholly precious and beyond any monetary value. Yet, in this single moment, the tantrum-throwing child shows the world their greatest weaknesses."}
{"Their inability to endure."{
{"Their inability to persevere "}
{"They are not like us; are they, Mall-San? They cannot see that their narrow-minded obsessions are exactly what caused them to be eliminated from this Festival of Fight much as they cannot come to grips with the reality that they were simply not good enough to advance forward through this throng of dauntless warriors. Above all else, they do not understand that it is not about how much this sport can solely do for you, but how much your love for it can do for the sport; how your love for this unrepentant combative sport will shine through every time you step into that ring; that true electricity is derived from just how bright your heart shine just as much as by how polished your skills are."}
{"So let us teach them."}
Slowly, the woman rotated the precious item she held within her hands; a broken sliver and black kitsune mask.
{"Let us teach these two unruly children by doing what it is we do best; what we LOVE to do. This week, let us do more than merely have a competitive match between a prolonged journeyman and a timeless kitsune. Let us thrill the CruiserClash faithful to such a degree that NO other match will ever be able to compare. Let us wrestle, punch, kick, brawl, and fight until the breath within our bodies threatens to leave us. Let us show the entire world the competitive inferno their foolishness only served to ignite!"}
{"LET."}
{"US."}
{"SHOW."}
{"THEM."}
{"LET."}
{"US."}
{"SHOW."}
{"THEM."}
Affixing the broken mask to her face, the slender woman directed her attention to the camera for the first time; silver accents and broken creaks beginning to glow.
{"In the end, it doesn't matter if you want to fight me as such or not, Mall-San. For that idiotic kit has fanned the flames of war that will not die out! So be prepared, Mall-San, for this not going to be the same as last week. You are not getting an easy pass by the hand of your obsessor. No. This week you are facing a woman that TRULY cares for this sport and will PROUDLY fight with EVERYTHING that she is, even if it means undoing the stitches freshly sown. I will strip you of that uncaring lackadaisical demeanor and I WILL force you to fight as if your very life depended upon it. Because to me, the very LIFE of CruiserClash depends on the finals of this Eliminator Tournament as the Cruiserweight Championship is in a dire need of new life; too long has it sat under the stagnant repetition!"}
Shooting to her feet, the aura around the woman seemed to glow all the brighter.
{"I will fight you and I will tear the heart out of that uncaring half-assed clown you have become and I will EARN my way into the finals!"}