SS '13: Dark Match: Cassie Elliot Vs. Lu Jiao Jocelyn

Dark Angel continued to pull up on the pipe to choke Mamouru. She didn't want to kill him, that'd just be overkill. He was still squirming a little so he clearly wasn't dead. But he was in pain. And that meant Cassie was in pain. In the end that was all she wanted to do. If Cassie didn't want to fight her, then she'd have to deal with Angel bringing the fight to her whenever she suspected it least. When he started to go limp, though, the masked girl released the hold and let him drop to the floor. She looked down at him for only a second before looking back up. All of a sudden Cassie was not only in control but ripping the poor girl's knee out of alignment.

Tactically, Angel simply backed up and jumped back over the barrier. All the boos and jeers from the fans didn't bother her as she retreated into the crowd. The cameras were zoomed in on her so there was no hiding but all she really needed to do was put distance between Cassie and herself. She watched the ring intently as Jocelyn submitted to the excruciating-looking hold. If this didn't spark a fire in Cassie then nothing would.

It took a moment for Jocelyn's screams to sink in before Cassie released her hold. She sat bewildered while her mind tried to catch up and figure out what she had done. Then she remembered Mamouru.

"Mamouru!" She scrambled toward the edge of the ring. Her feet wouldn't go quite where she wanted, her legs wobbled and gave way and she fell, nearly faceplanting on the mat near the edge of the ring. She could just see her manager below, face down and motionless. He looked dead.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no..." She slid out off the ring and fell sloppily onto the floor. She crawled to Mamouru and rolled him over, cradled his face in her hands, and frantically called his name. She shook him, with some hesitation she slapped him, and then she looked up sharply at the nearby crowd.

"Where is she?!" She screamed. She wanted to cry, but for the moment she wanted to kill Dark Angel just a little more. "Where is she!?"

When Cassie finally let go, Jocelyn rolled to her side and hugged her knee against her and clutched it as she writhed in pain. She wasn't even thinking about anything but her torn up knee. She lifted her head up and watched Cassie scramble away. Jocelyn rolled away and oozed out of the ring. She needed to get away from this place and this shame.

Mamouru was unconscious shortly after the continuous choking. He slipped into unconsciousness. It wasn't until he felt a hard slap against his face. He blinked a few times and groaned as he openedthem and saw Cassie.

Mamouru lifted his arm and grabbed weakly onto her. "C-Cassie-san... Did you... win?"

Cassie looked back down at Mamouru. "What?" She said, as if he'd just asked her out of the blue what her favorite flavor of ice cream was. She quickly dismissed the question. "I dunno, shut up. Are you dead? She's gone, she ran away. I'm going to kill her, Mamouru. I'm going to kill her. Can you stand? You can, right?"

She got to her knees and pulled him up to a sitting position. "I might need you to carry me..." She put a hand to her aching head. She felt dizzy, and suddenly the urge to cry was entirely replaced by an urge to throw up.

"Let's get out of here."

"Cassie-san..." Mamouru said as she pulled him to a sitting position. He rubbed his neck and when she tried to stand up, he quickly dipped his head under her arm and wrapped his own around her waist.

He held her close and tight for a moment, to make sure she wouldn't just take off. He then lifted his head and took in a deep, cool breath from the salty sea breeze. "Cassie-san...." He whispered as he looked at her. This match that only the trickling masses, and those enthusiastic enough to check out online, would see had been much more than a mere placeholder match.

"You'll get her soon enough...." He said and turned to look at the crowd. Suddenly it seemed packed to the brim. The real show was about to begin but the crowd was able to see the last seconds of the match with the bloodied up red head and her defeated foe. Her nemesis choking out her manager. Mamouru leaned against Cassie, almost forcing their bodies to support one another as he closed his eyes. There was a rumble of applause as Cassie's theme began to play. "For now... don't let her take this moment away from you." He said and smiled.

Winner via submission: Cassie Elliot