AVQ: Rui Aozaki Vs. Etzlicoatl

Match Type: Standard
Winning Condition: Pinfall, Submission or Knockout

Rui Aozaki

Vs.

Etzlicoatl

The next round of Avalanche qualifiers were coming up, and the crowd was anxious to see who the 'mystery competitor' listed on the lineup was.  Whispers had circulated - that it was someone who'd never been seen in AFW before, a fresh arrival who would shake the federation to its very foundations - and when an ominous video promo of a bloodstained sun began occasionally airing between segments on the shows, the audience had been quickly conditioned to expect someone grandiose and intimidating.

Instead, they got Etzlicoatl.

When her music came on the speakers and the new challenger strode out to the stage, the fans were suitably impressed at first.  She was adorned with war-feathers and a jewelry made of jade and obsidian, over a loincloth that didn't leave a whole lot to the imagination, and wrapped in a stuffed facsimile of a feathered serpent.  Halfway down the ramp, she spread her arms in a beatific gesture and a blinding burst of pyro exploded behind her in the shape of a stylized sun.

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There was a sizeable cheer from the crowd, impressed as they were with this mysterious stranger's showmanship, but it swiftly quieted down as Etzlicoatl sprang over the ropes and entered the ring with a mic in hand.  What could she have to say?  What ominous proclamation could she make?

"I am Etzlicoatl!" the tan-skinned brunette proclaimed, sweeping an arm out to take in the entirety of the arena.  "The Solar Hummingbird!  The Keeper of Sacred Blood Rites!  She-Who-Dwells-Within-The-Smoking-Mirror!  On this day, I have come to grace your domain, and to exalt the dreaded sun in glorious victory!"

There was a pause of exactly two and a half seconds, and then the crowd burst into roars of hysterical laughter.

Violeta Ayala, the woman under the Etzlicoatl pseudonym, was significantly more insecure than her alias, and she turned a deep scarlet under the cackling of the fans.  "I...it's not funny!" she shrieked into the microphone, stamping a foot on the canvas.  "Stop laughing!  SILENCE!!!"

She was still yelling at them when her opponent's music hit.

With a fanfare of high-pitched J-pop, Rui emerged on the stage, quickly striking a sexy pose. Dressed in her usual dark-colored bikini, the cheery girl was already hugely popular with the fans despite having only been in two matches. Her looks, her attitude, not to mention her somewhat 'unconventional' tactics were all a big draw for the crowds.

Bouncing around quite energetically as she waved to the cheering audience, Rui skipped her way down the aisle and to the ring. Sliding up onto the canvas, she hopped to her feet and struck one more sexy pose, while also holding her hand up high in the air in a V-sign as her music died down.

Her intro now finished Rui looked over to see her first glimpse of her opponent. Though the boobs left just a bit to be desired, the girl still looked adorable, especially with that pouty look on her face. After her fight against Akiha, Rui had been left a bit... unfulfilled, and despite the fact Etzli's chest was lacking, she still hoped she could have a little fun.

Pushing aside her lecherous thoughts for the moment, Rui casually strolled up to Etzlicoatl with a friendly grin on her face. "Heya~ I'm Rui! Nice to meet'cha~" the busty girl greeted, offering her hand.

It took a second for her to even notice that Rui had arrived. Etzlicoatl was seriously worked up. Thankfully, her shrieks of indignation were drowned out by the crowd's cheers for her opponent (someone in the back had thankfully had the foresight to cut her mic), and things went more or less without incident right up until the blunette stepped up and cheerfully introduced herself.

Etzlicoatl boiled inside.

It was an unreasonable response. A more confident person could've just taken this in stride and reacted reasonably - laughed it off, maybe, or focused on the match. This was not a confident person we're talking about, though, and so in Etzlicoatl's mind, the logical process went something like 'my debut is ruined because everybody laughed' > 'my opponent is happy' > 'she must be happy that they're laughing at me' > 'this is all her fault!', and well, the rest kind of followed from there.

She accepted the proffered handshake, gripping the other girl's hand tightly.

"I..." the Latina began imperiously, drawing ripples of barely-smothered laughter from the crowd. She glared at them, then returned her attention to Rui... "I am Etzlicoatl, the Jaguar Who Carries the Sun--"

...took a step back...

"--the instrument of your unmaking!"

...and pulled on the hand she was holding, trying to jerk Rui forward into the path of a surprise clothesline. A dastardly trick fitting of an evil overlord.

Rui smiled as Etzli took her hand, though was a bit puzzled at the girl's speech. Tilting her head slightly, she had a confused look on her face as the dark-skinned girl continued her act, pondering to herself "Hmm... oh she must be...! I've heard of them before but I've never seen one up close! This girl is one for sure! A... Chuunibyou!"

Rui thought, however, was interrupted as the Latina girl suddenly jerked her forward, slamming her across the collarbone with an unexpected clothesline! "Uwah!" Rui yelped as she landed flat on her back, letting out a long groan. It was pretty much her third time in a row starting a match by falling for a trick like that, and she was starting to get pretty annoyed with it.

Haha! Rui had been taken in by her hoax! Caught in her snare! Deceived by her ruse! Etzlicoatl let out a victorious laugh, standing over her dazed opponent, and struck a pose. "This," she proclaimed, "is the price of your mockery!"

Despite her general silliness, not taking her seriously would be a grave mistake - the mestizo girl was a talented luchadora, with an impressive arsenal of suplexes and just as much skill at flying through the air. Rui found this out seconds later, when, instead of doing what any normal person would do and, say, picking her up to apply a headlock or something, Etzlicoatl vaulted over her supine form and leapt onto the second rope, going for a springboard asai moonsault as her opening attack.

It was insane and full of hubris, much like Etzlicoatl herself.

Annoying as it was, the hit really wasn't enough to keep someone like Rui down for very long. "Ooowwwww, Etsu-chan! That's mean!" she pouted, looking up at her foe. And as she did, she was greeted to the sight of the dark-skinned girl flying into the air and right at her!

With a small yelp of fear, Rui swiftly rolled out of the way of the falling Etzlicoatl. Putting a small bit of distance between them, the busty girl made her way up to a crouching position to hopefully get back on her feet.

With agility befitting her lucha training, Etzlicoatl flew gracefully through the air and....bounced off the mat where Rui no longer was. It had been absurd to think she could pull off something like that without even doing any damage to her opponent, and the fruit of hubris was bitter indeed.

"Oof!" The impact knocked the wind right out of the Aztec 'ambassador', leaving her dazed on the mat. She doubled up for a second, rubbing gingerly at her ribs and solar plexus, then pushed her way up to her hands and knees. Ohhh, this sucked. She was already regretting that moonsault, and it'd only been a few seconds.

Scrambling back to her feet, Rui would try to quickly capitalize on Etzlicoatl's hard landing and get a little payback for that cheap hit earlier. While the flamboyantly-acting Latina girl was starting to push herself up, the busty Japanese girl ran up to her and leaped up into the air.

"I'm coming for you, Etsu-chaaaaan!" Rui proclaimed cheerfully, kicking her legs up and aiming to come down on Etzlicoatl's back with a buttstomp.

A minor setback. Once she was back on her feet, the impertinence of this feckless Japanese girl would be addressed. Probably with a suplex or two. Any second now--

"Gyah!" Etzlicoatl slammed back down against the mat, with an expression that could only be described as "X_X", as Rui leapt onto her back. It was a dizzying impact, one that left her flailing wildly and trying to drag herself hand over hand to the safety of the ropes despite carrying the weight of two girls at once. "How dare you!" she shrieked. "The audacity!"