Me and My Doll
The Underground
"And here we are…The big match of the night!!"
Moderator no. one.
"Yes, it is. The crowd is always full for a big match like this, but you know what it's different from other matches?"
Moderator no. two.
"I know, I know. I can see the guys in the front row, haha, and not just that. Tonight is full of guys!!! I barely see the woman here. There is another one, oh and her…"
Moderator no. one.
"There are women here, of course! So we can witness another fight. That we've all been questioning about…Is strength can be defined by gender!? And even the tiny person can rise up to the Mid-Rank not even half of the year!... But we're not going to be the judge of that…and you, audience, won't be the judge of that either…"
Moderator no. two.
"Because the one who can judge it's the fighters themselves!!! And We're going to witness it tonight!!!"
Moderator no. one.
"Get your ass tight to your seat, hold on to your drinks and snacks!... And ready for our first fighter of the night!!!"
Moderator no. two.
"The ruler of the top Mid-Rank fighters, the original street and cage fighters. He was attacked and beaten up with steel or even the tank, and he survived. He shredded his own life to embrace the real monster of himself. And no one can ever beat, scratch, crawl on him anymore!!... Because He is the monster that life created him to be!!!... The street monster!!!, ARKARDY!!!!!"
Moderator no. one.
"SCREAM!!!!!"
"And the rival… She's famous not just because she's the first girl fighter, but because she knocked the coming rise star GEMBLER, the breaking bones in only two minutes, and she keeps knocking other fighters match by match to finally in the Mid-Rank here!!"
Moderator one.
"And not even half a year, May I add."
Moderator no. two.
"By her unique, exquisite style of fighting. Is it taekwondo? Is it muay-thai? Is it jiu-jitsu? Who the hell knows!!? It's hers!!! The Reize style!!!…Pleaseeee givinggggg upppp forrr ROELLE REIZE!!!"
Moderator no. one.
"WOOOO!!!!"
"SCREAMMM!!!!"
"YESSS!!!!"
"There she is, our little feisty princess of Laith Kint, who owns the unique, talented fighters. He sure knows how to find ones."
Moderator no. two.
Feisty? princess?
'Hahaha.'
I look at Mr. Laith. He walks with no other expression than a trickster smile on his face, like always.
Then we reach the stage. Mr. Laith kneels his knees and takes off my shoes for me.
"You don't always have to do that, Mr. Laith."
"I want to…"
"Thank you."
"This time, I'll be sure to take care of them."
"You bought them for me."
"Hahaha.. No, because I don't want you to be mad at me."
"..."
He gets up.
"Knock him down, my princess."
He pats on my head and tells me.
"Kid."
Coach.
"This guy is not like the usual Murking on the beginner rank...I suggest you bring everything you got. Do not hesitate or hold back. Understand?"
"Yes, Coach."
"And remember?"
"First 3 rounds after that, only survival mode."
I tell him.
"Good. Take off your jacket...and have fun."
Coach.
I remove my black jacket and give it to Coach. I'm wearing a dark blue uniform this time, like my hair, which is blue and dark.
I get up on the stage, suddenly,
"Clankkkk!"
The steel cage, in a circle shape, moves down and locks us inside. The height of the fence is too high. I might have to use the ladder to climb out.
Here, the judge enters through the cage door, which I haven't noticed. He walks to the center, calls us to check the bodies, and tells us the rules.
"Here, the judge, checking what happens. She's very tiny compared to Arkardy, but don't underestimate the tiny sweet looks of Reize; she's sassy and might knock him down like the rest."
Moderator no. one.
"Hmpt."
And the man before me is glaring at me hard.
"Maybe. But he was the street fighter, cage fighter, and also the underground fighter before we knew him…He knows all the moves and knows how to win…Is she going to beat him down? I doubt that.., but we might be surprised."
Moderator no. two.
"You should have stayed in your chamber, princess."
Arkardy.
"..."
"This is not a dollhouse for a princess to play when she's bored. We will eat you alive…"
He threatens me.
'Hmpt. No, If I eat you first.'
"If this is the dollhouse, you must be a doll."
For me to play…
"Speak your sweet voice while you can."
'Are we here to trash talk?'
"Clank!!"
Arkardy throws his punch fast and spins to attack with his elbow.
"THUG!!"
"Woahhh, Reize did not dodge this time she's blocking!! This is our first time seeing her shadow out in the open, not fully…but we might have a chance to see it tonight!"
Moderator no. one.
Xin spreads out from my right hand and guards me on the side. And I twist his arm by using Xin, spreading his smoke and wrap around his big arm along to his neck and pull him in while I throw a big hard punch to his throat with my black fist."
"THUG!!"
"Right in his throat!! He's come back!...here we go, nothing can hurt this monster!"
Moderator no. two.
He uses his shadow to protect the throat, the black spreading up like a tree root on his neck.
Xin lets go of his arm before that man will take a chance on me. He's punching me nonstop, left and right, hook and uppercut. I dodge and block at the same time. I lower my body under his hook and let Xin spread to my elbow in hard form with a little spark and attack him on his rib before I move myself behind his back. Let Xin sprint my body up, raise the big fist, and punch at his head.
"!!"
His shadow is out from his back, creating a hand form and catching my fist. And throwing me across the stage, I hit the steel cage and fall down.
"Woahh."
Xin protects my back so I don't get hurt. I get up, seeing him come for me and throw his punch right at my face.
"OH MY GOD!! Our princess is hit right in her face!!! Is she going to be knocked out!?"
Moderator no. one.
"Look, look! What is that!!? Is that a mask!! she's wearing a mask…OH MY!! I've never seen something like this before."
Moderator no. two.
"Fuck.. that's hurt."
Xin covers my entire face.
'Are you hurt!?'
"No...No, hehehe. I like it."
I chuckle excitedly and answer Xin out loud.
"Heh,"
Arkardy seems confused with my reaction.
"She's smiling, everyone… our little princess can handle the monster's fist!! And she loves it!!... Maybe it's about to get real!!"
Moderator no. one.
"Arkardy might find his match right now!!"
Moderator no. two.
"There's one minute left for the first round!"
Moderator no. one.
"Finish her!!"
And Arkardy's coach or team leader yells at him.
He raises his fist again and throws it at me again and again. I avoid his punches. His last right punch is aggressive and hits the cage, vibrating around the stage. Xin wraps his right arm again, and I quickly swing my body under his arm and swing myself up fully in the air. I raise my right knee while folding it and attack his right temple harshly with black lightning.
"WOW!!!!!"
"Arkardy is losing balance right now.."
Moderator no. one.
I run to him and lift my right leg to kick at his neck.
"She's about to go one more time, OH NO! He catches her leg. OH!! That's going to hurt!"
Moderator no. two.
He catches it, pulls me in, and punches me in the face again, but Xin covers me in time. But my body is against the cage.
"Here's the mask again. She's not hurting at all. Look at her face!!"
Moderator no. one.
Arkardy runs to me. I quickly climb up to the cage, holding myself, facing him. I push myself
"BZZZ..."
I push myself away from the cage and jump out to him. I lift and chamber back my knee forward, quickly switching to the opposite leg while I turn my full body around. Then, I fold back in and turn to extend my leg to hit right at his face. His face leans back, and his body flies across to the cage.
"That's a 360-degree spinning back kick of tiny Reize!!!!"
Moderator no. one.
His head bounces back against the steel cage.
"Is he knocked out yet?.. He's still gasping for air."
Moderator no. two.
I walk to him, then quickly turn my back 180 degrees, fold my leg forward, extend my leg, and kick across my body, my heel to his jaw.
"THUG!!!"
And his face hit the floor.
"AND THAT'S IT!!! THE STREET MONSTER IS KNOCKED OUT!!!! AND THAT'S A LONG 4:45 MINUTES!!!"
Moderator no. one.
"WE HAVE A NEW TOP MID-RANK FIGHTER…ROELLE REIZEEE!!!"
Moderator no. two.
"SCREAM!!!!"
"Ha…ha…ha"
I'm panting in the cage.
"Xin…That's…"
Was fun!!!
'Hahahah, I told you!!'
But this one is tough!
'Yes, I agree, but…well, he's sure a doll for us to play with.'
"Clankk!!"
And the cage is slowly moving up.
"SCREAM!!!"
The crowd is still screaming.
Coach and Mr. Laith quickly run over to me near the stage. Then, I notice a big guy behind them with white hair with a little pink in them, gazing at me from afar.
He came to see me.
I smile widely and run off the stage.
"Roelle!!"
Mr. Laith calls me excitedly, but I run past him and go to see the man behind so I can know if it's his real body or if I am hallucinating.
"You came?"
I ask while looking at him.
"I already promised."
He answers.
"Hehe. Thank you, Emris."
"You're amazing."
He tells me and puts his hand on my head, giving me a light smile.
"..."
My body is hot, and the adrenaline is rushing because of the fight, but why do I feel it rushing harder than on the stage?
"Your face is getting red."
He tells me after seeing my reaction.
"I…am… it's a fight…because of the fight…yes."
"Laith…"
Then, I turn to see the big man calling. Mr. Laith is glaring at us, not paying any attention to the man facing him.
"Your girl…"
Then, Mr. Laith looks at him, who is the man I saw on the 11th floor.
"Your girl is something…I couldn't believe what I had witnessed earlier."
"Yes, my girl…"
Mr. Laith tells the man but tilts his head to look at Emris.
"She's very amazing, I know that."
Mr. Laith.
"When you told me that we're going to meet soon… I've never thought this would happen so soon."
"Whyy…cut you off guard, Udemy?"
"Hmpt."
He glances at me.
"Congratulations to your princess."
He tells Mr. Laith and leaves us.
Mr. Laith walks to me and holds me up high.
"Ha…hehe."
I am surprised and chuckle a little in the air.
"Are you hurt?"
He asks me while putting me down.
"A little."
"Mmm."
"I'm okay, really."
"Good girl."