Post by MasterEvil on Aug 27, 2023 14:40:54 GMT
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OOC Episode Number: 042. Name: A Rōnin’s Resolution Match: HKW Women's Championship Match Note(s): This was originally supposed to be Rin’s Supremacy RP but I ended up no-showing so, after holding onto it for almost forever, I adjusted it and am using it here. Hope it is an enjoyable enough read. :3 | “Yeah, can’t stop now, I can almost taste it. This may be the last chance I get to be famous.” Marshall Bruce Mathers III Gushing water and tweeting birds harmonises with rustling bushes and a gentle wind to create a serene melody as we find ourselves by a pond with a single waterfall streaming into it. Why are we here? Because there is a round, flat, rock just big enough for a person and the one person sitting on it is Rin Kubo. Rin Kubo “Every new year is the same…many people celebrating, many people getting drunk and many people making mistakes that they’ll end up regretting…at least according to soap operas. Then again…ain’t life just a slowed down soap opera? Since many people do similar things that characters do on these shows…like making a New Year's resolution for example. People make a goal for how the next year will be different from the previous one, ranging from stopping habits to losing weight in a certain time range, but then most of them proceed to fail to achieve said goal like it is nothing at all. Well I plan to be different from those people…by actually accomplishing my resolution instead of breaking it. But the question is this, what is my New Year’s resolution?” The brunette’s hand gently strokes across the surface of her katana, which itself lays across her lap, as she allows her eyes to drift down toward it for a moment before returning her attention to us. Rin Kubo “A few months ago JROK had a Hall of Fame ceremony where the likes of STRiFE and that Dodo team were the one inducted. STRiFE built a legacy of indestructibility, though one Kira never once allowed us at SKY Force to have a single shot at throughout her years here, so there is no problem there. But then there’s Dodo-A-Gogo…the side we ended both the undefeated streak and their Power Ballad Championship reign, the only Title reign they ever managed to achieve, though the only reason management handed them that reign in the first place was because they unfairly stolen those belts from us in the first place.” This way those last few words were hissed out possibly shows a hint of remaining resentment The Rōnin possesses toward the previous management of J-ROK. Rin Kubo “So if a duo like them can become legends…what is holding us back? We’re the most successful group in JROK history…and yet that could be like a Scottish philosopher once said…‘a chain is only as strong as its weakest link’ and SKY Force’s weakest link… Is me.” A soft sigh departs the brunette’s lips before she begins to explain herself. Rin Kubo “Charles, Hayley and Nausicaä have frequently brought us success, Shizuku and Tabby have won their first solo gold this year and, though brand spanking new to our family, Shelby has already shown signs of becoming absolutely splendid…meanwhile I’ve been a member from day one and throughout the past four years I have done nothing. If anything, my inability to defeat Steve Awesome further shows why Nausicaä was right to think that it’d be best for Shelby to represent us in the King of Hokkaido instead of relying on unreliable me. So, while others would make resolutions that they can break without a care in the world, my New Year’s Resolution is something I’ve dedicated my entire year to…and that resolution…” While speaking Rin slowly unsheathes her sword and looks her eyes down upon the cool steel as she slowly rests the blade against the back of her left hand. Rin Kubo “To become a Champion…” The brunette lifts her eyes back up towards us. Rin Kubo “And so far…I’ve been disappointing. I failed at Supremacy…I failed against Steve Awesome…every opportunity I’ve had I have failed. So what is going to be different this time, in Hawaii for Hardcore Heaven, with three opponents to struggle against instead of one? In one of the corners I need to handle, if I ever hope to become the new HKW Women’s Champion, you have Ri Eun-Ae…the only person in this match that has held the belt before, as well as doing so twice. Then you have Mickie Fury, one of the biggest combatants in this match who could take my head off at any moment with one of her kicks. And finally there is Yuki Sakaraba…a space traveller who is the most experienced, as well as successful, woman entering this match. So… What makes me so special?” Rather dejectedly those mahogany brown eyes peer back down towards her sword. Rin Kubo “Unlike Ri, I don’t know what it takes to win the big one without a teammate. Unlike Mickie, while I am strong in my own right, I know nothing about judo, my submission game is nonexistent. And unlike Yuki, I ain’t so quick, neither do I possess battle hardened greatness or any kind of adorable look. So, while I represent my family and not want to let any of them down, I don’t see a way I can overcome any of them in this match…” The grip her left hand has on the katana tightens. Rin Kubo “So that will be the difference between me and those other three.” Miss Kubo’s right hand slides across to the furthest end of her blade, leaving only the tip in the centre of her palm while her left hand’s grip strengthens. Rin Kubo “For Ri it’s a match to reclaim lost gold, for Mickie this is a match to establish a legacy and for Yuki it’s a match to continue outshining any other star…but, unlike any of them, this isn’t a wrestling match to me. To me…” Droplets of red begin to trickle down from Rin’s right hand, either bouncing or slipping off the stone and onto the ground below at each impact. Rin Kubo “This is a fight of blood and mine is ready to permanently stain the sands of Maui for conquest. To me, this is a battle of guts and mine are ready to kamikaze their way to victory. And to me this is a tussle on the tightropes of life and death and I am more than willing to march dive off it for glory. For while all they want is to win this match for some gold…this is a war I need to win and I am more than willing to deny reality, break my sanity and crumble any trace of morality that remains to be the last woman standing to become HKW Women’s Champion… That… THAT is my edge over them…” Those last few words were barely panted out before Rin drops her katana and runs her right hand up her face. This causes her head to lift up to face us, fully exposing her face - with the entirety of its right side coated in the red liquid - as her hand stops once entering her brown hair. Rin Kubo “And it is with that edge…that I’ll finally achieve my…New Year’s…Resolution…” Barely left Miss Kubo’s lips before her eyes slowly close while her head slumps down. Her body follows with a limp flop, leaving the Rōnin form completely limp upon the rock she was originally sitting on. Bloodlost perhaps? |       |