Four Way in a Steel Cage! (For Clobber, ICNTIM, and Person)

Ren Hitasaki:

In the middle of the AFW arena, a steel cage surrounded the ring, with Ren Hitasaki sitting on one of the corners of the cage and looking at the stage, grinning a bit. She was in a fatal four-way match...but not only was it a fatal four-way, it was a fatal four-way match in a steel cage! She waited patiently for her opponents to appear at the stage, curious as to who she was facing. ...If it was Diabolica again, she was screwed, but she doubted they would throw her into a match with the same opponent that had completely demolished her two shows in a row. She then climbed down from the cage to do some last-minute stretches, still staring at the stage, excited to see just who her opponents were...

Sion Eltnam:

Sion wandered onto the stage, just a tiny bit nervous about this. Perhaps it was just the fact that she'd be fighting in a steel cage. Perhaps it was how her recent run of luck was more than due to end. Not even the reassuring feeling of the red mist in her mouth could do much to soothe her nerves

Maybe it was just the fact that this was a four-way fight.

Regardless, the Egyptian wrestler didn't let it show on her face as she made her way inside the cage, red-mist bottle in hand, closing the door behind her and making her way to her corner, leaving her bottle in her corner. The sight of at least one of her opponents managed to calm the purple-head down some as she waited for the others.

Neske's appearance:

The usual pre-fight jitters were coming in strong this time as Neske waited for her cue backstage. There were a lot of factors to make her nervous: it was a four-way fight, it was inside a steel cage, and of course, one of her opponents was Akiha Kosha, her most recent opponent and girlfriend's (girlfriend? was it okay to use that term yet?) boss. Honestly, that was the whole reason she was participating, Hisui wanted someone to find out how Akiha handled a two-on-one fight, and Neske wanted to do something nice for her. And as scary as it was, being a guinea pig is something Neske knew she could do.

"How are you doing? Do you need help with your uniform?" Hisui asked as she inspected Neske's fairly casual outfit.

"I, uh, I don't know if I'd call it a uniform," Neske chuckled back, "maybe an outfit. And I'm fine, but thank you." Honestly, the fact that Hisui was even here raised Neske's spirits significantly. She was prepared to take another massive beating for this girl if she had to.

And honestly, that was probably good news, because as she headed out to the arena by the sound of her entrance music, the huge steel cage that surrounded the ring put a lump in her throat pretty quickly. Neske figured that since everyone was everyone's opponent here, she could use her wits to make up for her lack of fighting ability. But right now that ring was looking less like a wrestling wring, and more like a death trap, and she was walking right into it of her own free will.

Akiha Appearance :

Just like many times before, Akiha was now in her locker room getting ready for her next match.  Yet this match was a bit different, actually very different.  It was a steel cage match but not just a regular steel cage match, a four-way steel cage match.  Akiha had never done such a type of match before.  There would be three other wrestlers in the cage with her.  This was probably going to be her toughest match yet.  Not only would it take skill, cunning and strength to win but also a lot of luck.  

She had down some research on her opponents.  First there was Neske who was Hisui girlfriend, sort of.  Akiha had fought her and destroyed her in their last match, thus she was no worried about her.  Then there was Sion, a bit of a wild card.  Kohaku had fought her and lost through submission.  In addition, Sion had also done a match in the lightning tournament, the same tournament that Akiha was in.  Just like her, the Egyptian wrestler had won her first match in the tournament.  From what she had learned was that Sion like to win by submission, but this was a cage match, meaning submissions weren't as useful.  Then there was Ren, Akiha had fought her in a practice match and although Akiha had won, it was one of the hardest matches she had endured.  Out of all the wrestlers here, Ren was the one that Akiha was the most concerned about.

A hand then came down on Akiha shoulder before a voice told her it was time for her match.  The raven hair wrestler recognized the voice, it was her maid, Kohaku.  Her sister was not presence since she was helping out Neske.  “Alright, lets get this match started.” stated Akiha as she then grabbed a bottle filled with red mist before getting up and exiting the locker room.  She would then wait at the staging area, just outside the entrance.  Once her theme music began to play, Akiha would come down the ramp as the audience booed her.  Still, she didn't let that get to her as she then entered the wrestling ring and focus her eyes on Ren.

The door would then be sealed closed to make sure no one could escape without climbing out.  The four wrestlers were now trapped in this cage.  “Ren care for a chance at payback?” stated Akiha as she then took a drink from her bottle, getting her red mist ready to use as the bell then rang to indicate the match had started.  Akiha would attempt to inch closer to her fellow Japanese opponent before trying to spray her with some red mist in order to gain a quick advantage.

She grinned a bit and looked around at her opponents. She didn't recognize them, until she saw Akiha appear at the end of the ramp. She smiled...she didn't quite know Akiha much, but she recognized her from the spar they'd had together. She waited patiently for her opponents to enter the ring, giving them a slight wave, then once Akiha spoke to her, she laughed softly. "If I can get a chance for payback, sure..." The bell rang, and she started to head to Akiha to engage in a collar-and-elbow lockup, though she was sprayed in the face by the red mist and stumbled backwards, attempting to wipe at her eyes with one hand, a bit of the mist getting in her eyes, whimpering somewhat as the mist burned her eyes slightly.

With the match already starting, Sion couldn't afford to just be sitting around. With the two raven-haired wrestlers already starting in on each other, Sion decided to charge at the redhead, going for the lockup, intending to spray Neske with her red mist at close range.

Neske found herself staring into space, absent-mindedly when the bell rang, bringing her back to the reality of a thin, aggressive purple-haired woman charging straight at her with both hands readied. Akiha had decided to go for the last girl, which was fine as far as Neske was concerned, she really didn't feel the need to face up against that monster right off the bat again, and so she raised her hands in order to catch the purple-haired girl's momentum and maybe turn things around. This girl was sturdily built, but still quite thin, and if Neske was lucky maybe she could catch the advantage before the punches and kicks started getting thrown. As the both of them connected, locking fingers, when Neske's opponent pursed her lips and puffed out her cheeks. What on earth was she-

"AAAAHHH!" she screamed, losing her grip as she reached back to wipe her eyes clean. "Jesus fuck, what is this shit?!" Neske had been pepper sprayed exactly once before, when she lived in Amsterdam, a power-hungry cop sprayed her for participating in a public demonstration that she actually wasn't even a part of. It was certainly one of the more painful experiences of her life, and while this substance didn't have quite the same kick, it certainly was reminiscent.

As a result, Neske found herself more or less completely defenseless as she desperately rubbed her eyes, whimpering loudly as she did.

It seemed that Ren was happy to see Akiha again. Akiha began to wonder about her fellow Japanese wrestler. She herself already had a rival or two, but Ren was someone that seemed to be able to take her on and push Akiha past her limits, so she was a possible candidate for another rival. All in all, she did want to become friends with Ren and do more matches with her but was that the same way that Ren felt? Yet friend or not, Akiha was here to win and she was going to take down Ren.

As the two got close, Akiha sprayed her fellow Japanese wrestler with red mist, blinding her for a few moments. Not wanting to waste this chance, Akiha charged forward and attempted to nail her opponent down to the wrestling mat with a clothesline. If successful she would then turn to the source of a scream where she would see Neske being hit by a red mist from Sion. “Hi, care to work together to take these two out? If we can eliminate these two early, then we can increase our chances of winning the match to fifty, fifty.” stated Akiha as she would then attempt to start stomping on Ren's head while trying to work out a cease-fire with Sion.

She just staggered and wiped at her eyes, blinking to try to clear her eyes of the mist at least for the time being, then she hit the ground hard after feeling Akiha's arm slam across her chest to knock her down, groaning and trying to use the sleeve of her outfit to wipe the mist off of her face and out of her eyes for a moment before grabbing Akiha's free leg while her head was being stomped on, trying to pull Akiha's leg out from under her so she'd go crashing to the ground. If successful, she'd stand up, still holding onto Akiha's leg, though she'd twist herself, trying to put Akiha into a painful ankle lock. If not successful, she was fairly open for an attack.

Sion took a moment to evaluate Akiha's offer while Neske backed away. Deciding that it would be worth the risk if they could take at least one or two opponents out before they inevitably turned on each other, Sion quickly grabbed Neske by the shoulders, intending to pull her in for a harsh knee to the stomach.

"Given that no better options exist, I suppose I can work with you there," Sion said, "How about we make it more interesting though? Let's see who can inflict the most damage."

Yes, this might work. By turning this into a competition, she could indirectly distract Akiha from the idea of turning on her for a little longer at least. Of course, this was assuming that Akiha was a particularly competitive person, but risks couldn't always be avoided.

With that in mind, Sion would try to got for a few more knees, deciding to target Neske's stomach.