SS21 World championship - Alaina Sanders (c) vs Charlotte Ravel

For many, even for those who knew her well enough, Charlotte was quite a controversial person in terms of emotions. On the one hand, she constantly experienced some kind of emotional torment. But on the other hand, she rarely showed sincere emotions, she have not the best sense of humor and in general she tried to adhere to the principles of rationalism in almost everything. But in such moments, one cannot remain impartial and rational.

After surviving a wild streak of attacks from her rival, she hoped that she was able to regain control and finally come out on top in this match. But the moment the champion pushed her leg away, not allowing the Frenchwoman to grab it, she realized that she was mistaken. And this became even more obvious when, with a wild scream, her rival began to beat the martial arts master's bare belly.

If the first blow was not a disaster, then after the third blow, the air almost completely left the lungs of the Frenchwoman and her body was numb, which allowed her rival to completely seize the initiative. And now Charlotte's body was lifted into the air. And, of course, the champion did not hesitate to use the ladder prepared by the Sand Lizard. The mighty Amazon threw Charlotte's body on the metal like a sack of potatoes.

"Aaaagghhhh!!!" the young woman cried out.

A discharge of electric current seemed to have passed through her body. Her spine has never been her forte. Despite the fact that she tried to develop all muscle groups, her back muscles were difficult to develop, she was not a fan of deadlifting. And now she really regretted it. Arching her back from a spasm of pain, Charlotte placed her hands on the impact place.

Things was starting to take a bad turn again. The pink-haired woman bit her lower lip to try to distract herself from her back pain. She understood perfectly well that if she now allowed the champion to take full initiative again, then it would be very difficult to return to the match. The logical chain was very simple. If she cannot return to the match, then she will not be able to win, and if she cannot win, then the possibility of getting the title can be forgotten for the next years at best. No, she didn't like this option at all.

Despite the pain, she tried to gather strength and roll to the side in order to leave the ladder. Realizing that she was now weakened, it was too dangerous to continue lying on the ladder. Although it was difficult, she had to try to get to her feet after she fell from the ladder to the floor. For some, Alaina's return to first position seemed self-evident, but Charlotte was determined to at least try to prevent this from happening.

Trying to remain calm and self-control, Charlotte did not lose hope that she still had the opportunity to maintain the advantage she had gained so hard. Once she could not even think that her matches would come to such events. A fall on the table from a height of ten meters. Madness, pure madness. But now it didn’t seem like something out of the ordinary. After the injuries she received while trying to surpass her rival, this was just a new line on the list of crazy things. And she knew that this match could not do without such events. For this last time each of them was determined to give their best, it was obvious.

She thought she could take a short distance in order to at least try to get to her feet after the champion threw her onto the ladder. The pain in the body tried to stop the Frenchwoman, it was always difficult to ignore the instincts. Still, the martial arts master tried to overcome the pain and force herself to roll to the side. But what was her surprise when she could not move even a meter to the side.

The mighty Amazon grabbed the pink-haired woman's hand, forcing her to her feet. Charlotte groaned painfully, the effects of the slam still too fresh. She would have gladly sent a blow to the American woman's head, but her rival was acting too fast. Even before the young woman had time to do anything, the champion sent her to the side of the ring. And after a moment, the Frenchwoman's chest crashed into the platform.

"Ghhhhh..." she groaned stifled.

She felt her legs soften. White spots appeared before her eyes. It was only because of her experience that she realized that she had to raise her hands in order to grab the bottom rope. This that allowed her to stay on her feet. Even so, Charlotte leaned forward, her head and chest resting on the edge of the ring. Her gaze was tired and hazy, and her breathing was very heavy. Despite the fact that she started to train her endurance even before the Avalanche, now her reserves of strength began to deplete.

"Futilité," sounded in her head.

That was what she was afraid of. It was not her voice. She hoped that she would never again hear that vile voice that always sought to remind her how weak she was. Since childhood, Elizabeth did not allow her older sister to live in peace. And even despite the fact that the Frenchwoman has not seen her family for more than seven years, her sister's voice still did not allow her to live in peace. Even now. Even today. As soon as Charlotte lost confidence for a moment, Lizi always reminded that the Frenchwoman would never achieve anything in her life. And now the voice in her head whispered, the Sand Lizard will lose this match, having lost everything she went to.

The young woman clenched her fists, and anger flashed in her eyes for a moment. Surely Alaina was approaching her right now in order to continue the onslaught. And Charlotte had a warm greeting for her. She will not leave this arena without the belt. Charlotte intended to turn sharply, lifting her left leg bent at the knee in order to straighten this leg with lightning speed in the direction of the champion's abdomen. With this middle side kick, she wanted to knock the air out of the Amazon and force her to bend down. And in that case, she would take advantage of this by grabbing the champion by the head, and then sending a right knee strike to her forehead. No, she won't hear that damn voice again. She is no longer going to hear the words that her time will not come or will come someday. Her time would come today and she was ready to fight for it.

Due to fatigue, the sensitivity of the body has increased many times. In fact, the collision with the ring platform was not too harsh. But given the state of the Frenchwoman, even that looked like something terrible. She felt her arms and legs become heavy. And because of bruises all over the body, any movement became painful. If you add to this a shoulder injury and a wound on the thigh, then the picture is not the best. Moreover, her endurance was gradually approaching the limit of her capabilities.

But the spirit that she possessed did not allow her to slow down. She was preparing for this day and she won't leave the arena with her head down as the last loser who made her way to the top through the thorns, but could not reach out to the main prize. The Sand Lizard was about to get up and keep fighting until she is able to move a finger.

It was these feelings and emotions that allowed her to start her own attack. Even when she was tired, she retained the ability to act quickly. Her left foot dug into the champion's belly, forcing her to bend forward. The martial arts master took advantage of this by sending her right knee to her rival's forehead. For a moment, Charlotte's face showed pain as there was a wound on her right leg from a splinter of wood. But still, her rival dropped to one knee, which opened the way for the Frenchwoman to a further offensive. At least she thought so.

But it soon became clear that the reigning champion hadn't been stunned enough, as after a moment she straightened up and slammed her elbow into the Sand Lizard's chest. Before she could defend herself, Charlotte let out a strangled groan. She understood that she needed to retreat and regroup, but before that happened, the Amazon fist crashed into her chin.

"Phak!" a groan will fly out of her mouth along with drops of blood.

Her head was thrown back abruptly, and beads of sweat sprayed around. White spots appeared in front of her eyes again and the Frenchwoman backed away. She was lucky to have the ring prat form right behind her. The young woman's back pressed against the platform and her head sank, blood dripping from her mouth onto the concrete floor.

"Quelle déception..." sounded in her head.

And it was hard to argue with that. There were only a few things in which the martial arts master was superior to her rival. Punches and kicks were one of the few things that always gave her an edge over the Amazon. But it looks like she was right when she thought that unlike her rival, who was walking forward, she took a few steps back. Now she has fewer features left to help her surpass this woman.

Charlotte shook her head and clenched her fists. The taste of blood in her mouth was terrible, but at least it helped her focus. She pushed off with her back from the platform of the ring, and took a little speed in order to try to go into a quick attack. If now her rival was superior to her in punches too, then she couldn't use classic punches anymore. All that remained was to start using more specific attacks. And now she was going to try it.

Charlotte's left hand flew forward, as if she wanted to make a direct punch to Alaina's face. The young woman has already used this in her debut match. At that time, this movement began a series of attacks that led her to victory. And now she hoped everything would go just as well. Because instead of completing the punch, she was going to loosen her palm and move it to the left. In martial arts, it is important to remember that the opponent is always focused on your attacks. And in this way, Charlotte was going to distract the gaze of the Amazon for at least one moment.

And if she could get the champion's eyes to remain riveted in the Sand Lizard's left palm, she would use all available speed to step forward and throw a right cross at the American woman's left cheek. This punch itself was powerful, but she wanted to use this as a start to bend down and continue the series of attacks with two left uppercuts. One left uppercut into the champion's solar plexus, and one more left uppercut right into her chin.

It was painful. By putting strength in her right arm, Charlotte knew that she would aggravate the condition of her injured shoulder. But at the same time, she realized that she would never achieve anything if she felt sorry for herself today and held back the strength because of the pain. Today was not the case when she had the opportunity to save energy and avoid pain. No, today she was going to become the world champion and for this she was ready to give everything that she had.

After stunning the champion, she used her healthier left hand to first knock the air out of Alaina's lungs, and then to knock the ability to think out of her head. The body of the American woman leaned back and she almost collapsed down, but she managed to grab the edge of the ring. Charlotte at this time tried to catch her breath in order to saturate oxygen with blood. But she still noticed that despite all the force of her blows, her rival remained more than capable. God damn, what else does she have to throw at her to make the champion lose?

There was only one way to find out. Charlotte took a step forward, clenching her fists. The gold belt did not make the champion invincible, she knew it. She has already defeated her twice. Those matches were serious, but they didn't even come close to the current match. And Charlotte was not going to lose this match, which was decisive in their confrontation. The stakes couldn't be higher and today must be the day she gets what she has been going for all this time.

She was about to swing her fist, but at that moment the Amazon also launched an attack. Alaina's fist was aimed at Charlotte's stomach. The Sand Lizard's eyes flashed and she took a step to the side in order to avoid further damage. And it seemed that after that she could launch her own attack, but her rival again acted quickly and immediately after the punch, a kick was sent to the Frenchwoman's stomach. She understood that it would be impossible to evade, but this was not a reason to simply do nothing. The martial arts master lowered her arms so that her opponent's foot met with two forearms instead of the belly.

“Ggggrrrr…” Charlotte almost growled through clenched teeth.

Even though it was much better than losing all the air after being kicked in the stomach, it still hurt like hell. She took a deep breath, pushing off the concrete floor. The pink-haired woman worked on herself every damn day to surpass the Amazon. And today, when she got the chance, she was ready to take that final step. She had to crush her rival, otherwise it was all in vain.

Pushing off the floor, she intended to take acceleration in order to make a short jump raise her left leg and send a left flying knee strike to Alaina's stomach. Not only to deprive her of air again, but also to push her back. Because in this case, Charlotte would be able to quickly place her left foot to the right of her right foot and make a full rotation around her own axis in order to send a spinning heel kick to the champion's head!

The Frenchwoman felt a prick of irritation as her knee strike was moved to the side. She had nothing to blame for Alaina, but the fact that her speed was not enough to bypass her opponent's defense was very annoying. But all was not lost yet, the martial arts master still had room for a kick and she was not going to give up the idea.

She tried to put everything she had into this spin. The Sand Lizard knew that if she could do that spinning kick, then Alaina would definitely not be able to recover quickly this time. Therefore, she spared no effort at the moment when she raised her leg in order to kick the champion's head.

But this time it was not irritation, it was disappointment. Her foot bumped into the forearms of the American woman. And while Charlotte knew it still hurt, it was not at all what she had hoped for. The young woman could not believe that she did not have enough speed in order to bypass the defenses of her rival. Did she really stay where she was while Alaina continued to go forward?

She would love to think about this question, but, unfortunately, the Amazon's elbow was already approaching her head. This was a problem not only because of the wild strength of the champion, but also because Charlotte did not have time to put her foot back on the floor. The martial arts master threw her arms up in an attempt to defend herself. She let out a groan through clenched teeth as her rival's elbow slammed into her block. Even with the protection, the impulse was too powerful. And because of this impulse, Charlotte's body began to tilt to the side, forcing her to put her legs too wide in order to keep her balance.

This was another mistake, leaving her open for the knee, which was directed into her stomach. When did the Amazon learn to use punches and kicks so well? When did it happen? At what point was the Frenchwoman left so far behind? There were many more questions than answers. Realizing that she would not have time to avoid damage, she tried to use Alaina's tactics and put her palms down in order to shift Alaina's attacking knee to the side.

It was only through a miracle that she was able to do this. She could never have imagined that this exchange of blows would drain her so much. After all, now sweat ran down the body of the young woman like a mountain river. Even her lungs began to ache due to too frequent breaths. Why today, on the day that was to become her triumph, she cannot surpass this woman...

"I won't lose!" Charlotte roared at surging emotions.

Pushing herself off the floor, she took a step forward, clenching her left fist. Right now, she was intent on sending a left swing punch at Alaina's head. Not only to stun her, but to displace her defense. No, this woman could not become invincible. Charlotte trained, sparing no effort. She couldn't stay behind. It couldn't be true.

It gave her the advantage at the previous time. And she was going to do it again. The Sand Lizard was about to kick the back of Alaina's kneecap with a lightning-fast left low kick in order to upset Alaina's balance. And then she was going to finish the combo by shifting her weight to her left leg in order to lift her right leg and hit the Amazon's head with the quick and heavy right roundhouse kick! She called this combo the hungry lizard and this combo was only created to crush the mighty Amazon!