Yuki Morishige and Maria Castillo - Minor Threat

"Ghhhh, come onnnn...!" It was tough work lifting the dead weight of the stunned Maria by herself, given Yuki's smaller size- She lets out an annoyed huff as she finally drags her up to her feet, leaving the luchadora to sway for a moment as she looked into her masked face...

"Maria? You alright? Yeesh, I thought
 you'd have at least a little fight left, it's only been one move..."

The rookie quirked an eyebrow in surprise at the vet's apparent fatigue- She figured her conditioning would be good enough to at least get her through two spars. It feels weird, seeing her so tuckered out, but... Yuki can't help but feel something stir inside of her as she watches Maria struggle, sweat dripping down her tired face as she tries to regain her bearings...

It's not clear if she means it as a cocky taunt or a concerned gesture, but Yuki hovers her hand in front of the vet's face and waves it a bit, trying to see if she's even aware of her surroundings.

It took a few moments for Maria to be tugged up to a standing position, even requiring some steadying on Yuki's part to keep her from keeling over. Younger people would be forgiven for comparing Maria's staggering to that of a Mortal Kombat fighter whose life bar hit zero prior to a fatality.

Maria had been through multiple fights in one day before, and this kind of state wasn't exactly a surprise. Her mobile style and high flying maneuvers were quite taxing on the body, so that even one match was enough to leave her exhausted. But to go through her own training, and TWO spars? It was a miracle the woman was still on her feet.

The hand waves in front of her masked face, making those grey eyes bink wearily, one hand coming up to try and strike her clumsily in the collarbone, smacking pathetically against her opponent!

Yuki's breath hitched in her throat slightly as Maria suddenly lurched forward for a strike, the punk steeling herself as best she could--!

Paft.


... And Maria's arm lightly brushed her chest, feeling more like a friendly pat than a fierce strike.

... Snrk. Yuki tried to hide her amusement, hiding a smirk under her hand, but she couldn't help but lightly snicker at the attempt. Deciding to egg Maria on, she places her hand on her hip and beckons her to strike again, a big grin on her face!

Maria's pride was wounded as she heard the bubbling laughter at her strike attempt. It wasn't her fault that the whole room was spinning! That damn DDT obviously rattled her even worse than she thought! Rearing her hand back, she put a little more oomph into the next chop, looking to smack it clean across Yuki's chest!

There was so much oomph, in fact, that it caused the luchadora to stumble with a groan. She gritted her teeth, doing her best to avoid collapsing onto her knees

The chop definitely had a bit more bite to it, causing the punk to grunt softly and take a step back- But it seemed like it took more out of Maria almost, as the poor vet stumbled forward from the effort she put into it. Yuki quickly moved forward and reached her hands out to grip Maria's shoulders, keeping her upright as she chuckles.

"Whoa there, careful- You're getting there, Reaper. How 'bout you give me oneeee more, huh?"

She helps Maria stand up straight and pats her shoulder, shooting her a cheeky wink as she steps back and holds her hands behind her back, puffing out her chest for the vet to get a free shot- Now she's clearly patronizing the poor girl!

Maria's whole world was spinning, to the point where Yuki had to hold her upright and give her a sing song like pep talk. She even went so far as to puff out her chest, clearly an invitation for Maria to strike it.

Taking a breath, Maria reared herself back, before throwing her weight into a forearm strike to the chest! The blow would lack the pure impact, but with all the weight behind it, it would undoubtedly drive back Yuki a few feet!

And that it did, the force of Maria's strike shoving the little punk all the way back to the ropes... But that only served to give Yuki momentum. She bounced off the ropes, and like a bat out of hell, she lunged at Maria and cocked her arm back, swinging a full-force forearm right for the veteran's face! "HyyyAGH--!"

Maria's heart lifted when she managed to knock Yuki back into the ropes, but that one moment of relief costed her dearly. Her tired body was still standing in the middle of the ring when Yuki rebounded off the ropes to clock her right in the jaw with a savage forearm!

The blow snapped Maria's head to the side, sending spit and sweat flying to the canvas! Her body stumbled a foot or two, before collapsing on the ring floor in a heap!

Yuki let out a huff as she stood over the fallen luchadora and shook her arm, feeling a slight stinging sensation in it from the sheer force of that blow. She held it to her chest and gently massaged her forearm, looking down at Maria's crumpled, glistening form, at he damage she caused-

Did she go too far? Prooobably- Probably just a little too far.

Oh well, at least Maria would definitely remember a shot like that. Maybe. Hopefully. She stared down, thinking of what she should do now... When she felt her body move on its own.

Before she knew it, the punk was adjusting Maria as need it to splay her out spread eagle on the mat, and she stepped over her and lowered herself down, sitting atop the Reaper's stomach and straddling her sides. Then she leaned forward, planting her hands by either side of Maria's head as she gazed into her shut eyes, her breath hitching in her throat from the proximity of her beautiful face...

"... One..."

"Two..."

Maria's entire world was like she got hit with a flashbang. It hurt to even open her eyes, and all her ears could detect was a high pitched ringing. Her limbs were just far too heavy to move, and the added weight atop her stomach made kicking out impossible...even if she had the energy to do so.

All she could do was accept her fate