(Debut) Hathiya The Earthshaker Vs. Croo-El!- A Battle of Titans!

Match Type: Standard.
Victory Conditions: Pinfall, Submission, or Knockout!
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The Head Warden of the SRW, Eros, sat comfortably in her announcer's tower as the night's festivities began. The crowd was excited and chatty as usual, and the extra seats that Eros had installed were already filled! Meaning that her profit margin was just going to continue to go up! A few years ago, this building was barren and empty, with nothing going for it but the property value. Now, with Eros’s supervision, it was becoming a bustling hub for all of Gaia and a profitable venture for the town of Tsubar! Even Eros was proud of herself, surely earning the Overseer’s good grace with all of her hard work in making his dream come to fruition! Even now, the SRW was making record profits and getting new recruits in the process. New recruits meant new matches, new fighters to market. Eros was almost wondering how long it would take before she peaked, because it still seemed she had a long way to go until she reached the top!

Which was why this match was something of a treat to herself. Of course, the audience was more than welcome to watch and spend credits on the fight. After all, nothing like this had been done in the SRW yet. And they could only do said fight because of the newest recruit they managed to get on board!

A battle of titans…Let's hope they live up to the titles~

The Bakeneko’s eyes would focus on the ramp descending towards the arena as the lights flashed on and smoke began to erupt from the entrance. Some might have thought it was a fire, but Eros simply smiled as the smoke was torn away with just a swipe of an armor plated tail! The smoke was blown away with such a fearsome swipe, revealing the crocodile woman inside in a dramatic reveal! Croo-El, the Croc wrestler that came from Gaia’s most hidden of swamps. She had made a bit of a name for herself in the SRW as being something akin to a vicious bully. A heel nobody in their right mind wanted to fight.

Which was part of why Eros was so excited to have recruited this newest member to the roster~

“EROS!”

The Bakeneko smirked as Croo-El began to yell at the announcers tower.

“YOU’D BETTER NOT BE FEEDING ME ANOTHER WEAKLING!!! THAT LAST ONE WAS NO GOOD! HARDLY ANY MEAT!”

“For the last time Croo-El, we don’t eat each other here in the SRW. But don’t worry, I’ve met with your opponent. You’ll be satisfied, one way or another~”

Croo-El had forgotten that Eros liked to speak in riddles. She simply huffed, glaring at the tower before climbing into the arena. Croo-El hated the Bakeneko, and was going to tear the newbie to shreds if they disappointed her this time!

“Now that the mean Croc has had her say, Why don’t we introduce our newest competitor to the SRW?! From parts unknown and weighing a total of “That’s not your business!” Please welcome to the arena for the first time, our very own…Hathiya! The Earthshaker!”

From the opposing entrance, as the gate lifted, and the crowd's attention came towards it, curious as to who would go by the title of "Earthshaker", with some remarking the foreign sounding name, the spotlights came on as the gate lifted all the way up.

The cheering noises began to slow down as everyone's attention came towards the gate. The gate was a massive 8 foot tall doorway, and it stood there like an empty maw, its hungry mouth waiting to spit out the opponent.

......except, oddly, nobody appeared. Some questions started coming from among the audience, with some curious, some jesting the "earthshaker" had ran off, and some actually starting to boo.

A whole 15 seconds passed and nobody appeared from the oppposing gate.

All eyes were on the entryway opposite of Croo-El. Eros had managed to talk up the newcomer a bit, raising the stakes a bit and giving the audience members some high expectations. After all, Eros rarely spoke up on a newcomers behalf, especially towards one of the biggest Heel’s in the SRW. Biggest being both figurative and literal in this sense, Croo-El towering over most opponents at seven feet tall with some change. For Eros to promise Croo-El’s thirst for battle would be satisfied with this opponent was a big deal, and everyone had guesses as to who or what would come through. With Eros’s announcement, the doors would open and…

Nothing?

The arena went silent. Hushed whispers and questions began to stir in the crowd as assumptions were made and expectations were crushed. Everyone was staring at the empty space as though maybe something would change, but 15 seconds had passed and there was nothing. Eros’s eyes narrowed as she switched off her microphone and began talking to her staff, telling them to hurry up and find out what was going on.

“THISSS?!? THISS IS THE ONE WHO WOULD SATISFY ME, EROS?!?”

The crocodile’s rumbling words riveted the rapidly eroding silence. The audience was booing the non-existent newcomer, directly stabbing into Eros’s pride as she began to tap her fingers on her desk, quickly getting annoyed as the situation seemed to be crumpling already. Not helped by Croo-El’s taunting.

“Your choice in opponents has been getting pathetic! Weaklings, Meatless, and now you allow cowards to fight?! Perhaps you’ve lost your way, little yokai!”

Eros remained quiet, turning away from the increasingly agitated crowd and the taunting heel to activate the communicator in her ear.

“Where is Hathiya?...If she were just there, then she couldn’t have gotten far. Find her and figure out what's going on. Make sure to stay calm and keep this quiet for now.”

As Eros's panic spiked and the crowd's boo's intensified, it was all silenced by

the earth shaking.

It was sudden. As sudden as when lightning occurs. People holding drinks saw their drinks vibrate. Children swore that they jumped from that shake because it was that hard.

As sudden as it had come, the crowd had gone suddenly silent, and then looked back at the gate.

Another shake of the earth came, this time stronger. People sitting closest to the gate actually nearly fell off their seats. Murmurs and other noises started rising among the audience, shaken and amazed by what was that.

And then some people started standing from their seats and pointed at the gate.

"LOOK!" they yelled as others looked at what they were pointing at.

The gate was 8 feet tall. But a figure had now emerged behind it. The figure was taller than the gate. It was a shrouded figure wearing some kind of cloak covered in flowers and patterns. The figure had to lower their head and squeeze through the gate, being somehow as wide as the gate (if not wider). As they emerged from the gate, they took one more step, and then the earth shook again.

Dust fell from the ceiling, it kicked up around their foot, and people were jumped from their seats. The entrance had now caused a complete 180 in people's reactions. The crowd was now cheering, yelling, and shouting in excitement at the newcomer.

With every step they took down the ramp, the earth shook, and some of the crowd's cheering synced with every step, getting into the flow of the newcomer. Some of the security were getting concerned if the ramp could actually still hold up for this newcomer.

The shrouded newcomer approached the arena slowly, and the hood hid their face well. As they got closer to the arena and in proximity to Croo-El, people were now getting a proper realization of what they were in for tonight. Though shrouded, they could easily tell that the new opponent for Croo-El was both wider and taller than Croo-El. And just their steps shaking essentially the whole arena was enough a hint for everyone that, yes, their strength was going to be nothing to sneeze at.

The audience’s discontent was getting louder, not helped by Croo-El’s jeering. Eros was trying to find someone who knew where Hathiya was, the Bakeneko flabbergasted as to how anyone managed to lose someone as big as her. The only way to make this situation even worse was to outright cancel the fight, so Eros was getting restless when it seemed everyone was coming up empty. The Head Warden clearly wasn’t very happy, and it had only been a few minutes! But those few minutes were deep cuts into her credibility. Just as Eros stood up to go search for the newbie herself, the entire building seemed to shake!

Eros paused, at first wondering if she just stood up too fast. But her entire nearby staff seemed to be having the same strange experience. Some of them muttered about what just happened, only for the building to shake again. This time, there was a reaction from the audience down below, prompting Eros to look over and finally spot her missing fighter. Rather than feeling relief, Eros clicked her tongue in annoyance. If Hathiya was going to pull this stunt, she should have cleared it with one of the staff members, who should have cleared it with her! And yet…the crowd was turning around. If anything, that delay seemed to excite them even more than before! The idea that the match was indeed going to take place was mixing with the excitement of this new figure, almost multiplying the crowd’s engagement. It was clever…which Eros could begrudgingly respect.

The Bakeneko’s golden eyes stared at the hooded figure, the audience lapping it all up and loving her for it. It was hard to believe this was the same loud, booing crowd mere moments ago. Normally, Eros would discipline someone for pulling a stunt like this…but the results spoke for themselves.

“Guards, cancel the search. It seems she was simply looking to make her own entrance…”

The only one in the arena who wasn’t cheering was Croo-El herself. The reptilian renegade glared at the shrouded being approaching her with a look of distaste. Theatrics didn’t work on someone like Croo-El, and despite the ground shaking beneath her due to her opponents simple foot steps the Crocodile woman amazingly stood her ground. The newbie was taller than the already impressive Croc, and yet Croo-El still had the gall to scoff at the hidden being.

“So, finally crawled out of your hole? Too bad you had to bring your security blanket along.” She said with a hiss, “You’re gonna put me in my place? You ARE plenty big…plenty to take a bite out of. I’ll work up an appetite tearing you up!”

As if to accentuate her remark, Croo-El snapped her jaw shut. The ensuing SNAP was like a bolt of thunder! Her impressive biting force made her a lethal threat…not that she could act on it, given all the security measures in SRW. But, it could prove to be an effective tool in mind games. She was already trying to pry into this newcomer's head. But Hathiya was still hidden…she still had the element of surprise beneath that hood of hers.

And everyone in the crowd wanted to know who she was.

As the shrouded newcomer crossed the arena ring boundaries, she came to a standstill in complete silence surrounded by the crowds cheers. 

As if in response to Croo-El's thunderous jaw snap, they suddenly released an as equal a loud noise that nobody could truly describe. It was not a snap, but far more echoing and strange. Some said it was a roar. Some said it was like an orchestra gone wild. Some said it sounded like a war trumpet.

And as the speculations went on, a long, grey but thick looking thing with 3 pearl piercings started snaking out of the hood. It had two holes on the end of it, and  it seemed to hover about in air, just facing Croo-El's direction. Some people went quiet while others held their breathe.

"Is she a gorgon?!" someone asked, to which someone responded "no way, that's too thick to be a snake!" 

The crowds speculating would come to an end as the...thing? grabbed the hood, and pulled it off. 

Revealing first a ponytailed set of deep blue hair, a hairband with a red flower on it, then grey skin and 2 massive ears that seemed to look like wings to some, and the snaking thing...was actually this figures nose! 

On this figures face was a pair of maroon sclera, bright orange pupils and a gentle expression. It was clear from her hair that she was a female (at least that's what some thought. Some thought maybe it's a femboy.). An elephantine!

Then the robes suddenly swung off and around, flopping around in her arm, as she revealed her enormous and curvaceously strong looking figure. Thick somewhat muscular arms, enormous calves with big lower legs, a waist the width of a mountain, breasts that may as well have been large category watermelons, all on a huge, ginormous and very curvy body with a bit of a pudgy stomach that had light abs on it. Now it was clear it was a woman, because those sized breasts can't possible belong to a man and those massive hips speak for themselves. Her outfit's (a two piece suit of a brassiere and bottomwear that seemed to tease her hips) color scheme matched her eyes, the standout colors being the gold trim on her footwear and bangs on her biceps and forearms. And she stood, with her legs a bit apart, another arm on her massive hips. The hands fingers seems like jointed rock-shaped extensions. With the other arm, she whipped her robes around and somehow folded the robes into a cylindrical form, then put it on the ramp behind her that led to the ring.

Even from a distance, it was now very clear the massive beauty who had revealed herself was definitely bigger than Croo-El in just about every assets department excluding the snout, instead having her trunk of a nose.

The newcomer looked at Croo-El, seeming to scan her opponent, then said in a deep, echoey but unmistakably feminine voice with a strange sounding accent, "You want to eat me? Come on, try having breakfast on time. It's good for your body AND mind, like me." she accentuated her point by flexing her left arm and slapping her right arm on it, showing off the thickness of it, and making a meaty slap sound.

"Hathiya. The Earthshaker." She said, and added, "It's going to be a fun match we're about to have." 

Croo-El’s thunderous jaw clap might have silenced the entire arena, but it was by Hathiya who would take their breath away. With the interesting reveal of her trunk first, it caused the crowd to guess what she was. There were few creatures in the realm of Gaia that had anything quite like that type of appendage on their faces. Some guessed the Earthshaker was a Gorgon, others assumed it could possibly be a mind flayer. None of those creatures' tentacles or hair quite matched the pearl studded appendage that snaked out from beneath the hood and revealed Hathiya’s face. What the majority of the audience expected to see was some slimy, scaly, or off putting creature that was just as bad or worse then the trap jawed croc they were facing. No one expected the long appendage was actually Hathiya’s nose! In fact, many seemed stunned to see Hathiya! Her large, angel wing ears and her striking eyes were perfectly captured in the video feed above the arena. Few in Gaia had ever seen her species before, and there was no one like her in the SRW. Quite a few in the crowd already fell in love with the Earthshaker’s beautiful face, but in response to Croo-El’s bold challenge, Hathiya would remove her cloak…and reveal a powerful body underneath. No one could believe just how big she was! Crop-El was big, but she looked almost little next to the Elephant woman.

Croo-El even took a step back, each fighter drinking in the other's appearance. The Gator wrestler had never seen any species like an elephant person in the deep dank swamps of Gaia. The croc people were the largest in that region of land, and Croo-El was clearly taken aback a bit to learn of Hathiya’s stature. The elephant had some curves, but definite power in her frame. Her arms were big, but sturdy, and the subtle abs in her abdomen were still visible through her thick skin. A part of Croo-El wondered how this Elephant’s skin would compare to her own scales. Natural armor against natural defense.

Crop-El marched right up to the fellow titan. She got right into Hathiya’s space, almost getting chest to chest with the elephant so that the crocodile knew that her opponent would see her fangs. Crop-El wanted her to know she wasn’t going to back down, and she wasn’t going to lose.

“The only fun that’s gonna happen is when I leave you beaten here in front of this traitorous crowd.” She said with a guttural growl, “Croo-El, Croc of the Swamps! Remember that after I win!”

The crowd loved the Earthshaker already, and they cheered her on as she slapped her sturdy bicep in such a loud manner. Eros had to lower the volume on her earpiece due to how loud the crowd was being. Her staff’s radio’s were picking it up and blasting the cheers right into her ears. The Bakeneo was starting to wonder if she should hire Hathiya to her staff in the marketing department, but dismissed the idea. The woman knew how to market herself, but she would be far more profitable as a fighter for the moment. That, and Eros wasn’t sure they could find the office space.

The two fighters met briefly in the center of the ring. There were no referee’s in this fight simply due to the danger these titan’s strength presented. They would be monitored by Eros herself, the Bakeneko’s numerous hidden cameras capturing every angle she needed. It seemed the two were already getting to know one another. What better time to start the fight?

“Looks like it's the moment we have all been waiting for! Time to see if our newest recruit can handle our baddest baddie! People of Gaia, Welcome to our first Titans match!”

And with that, the bell that signaled the fight would ring out over the crowd! Eros had built Hathiya up, and the elephant woman’s stunt managed to gain her significant support. But all of that was just encouragement. Now, the battle begins!

After Croo-El introduced herself, Hathiya tilted her head sideways as her eyes seemed to smile. She didn't seem to be taking any of Croo-El's harsh words and tone particularly seriously much.
"That's a funny name! Well, Croo-El, I am looking forward to this. It's been a long time since I fought someone near my size. I've been taking on so many small opponents for years. This is going to be refreshing!"

As the first Titans Match was announced aloud, Hathiya looked up. "Wait, first? Well, what do you know."

The crowd was hyped. The fighters were ready. The arena ring was probably going to live through this.

The bell rang and the match had begun!

Hathiya put both her arms arched forward in a stance, her left leg put itself back, and her eyes knit into a frown, as she let out another trumpet like noise.

Hathiya was calling Croo-El to bring it.

Oooh, that comment pinched a nerve. Hearing that her name was apparently funny to this newcomer got a noticeable reaction out of the Croc. Her armored tail thumped the arena, causing the whole thing to shake from the tremors. Hathiya’s smile was nothing more than condescending to the crocodile, and Croo-El was already coming up with different ways to wipe that smile off the elephant's face. She might not be taking Croo-El seriously now, but that would quickly change when the fight began. Her reptilian eyes glared daggers into her opponents orange orbs just waiting for the start of the fight. And then it happened!

DING DING!

Once again, the Earthshaker would appeal to the crowd by immediately offering to lock up with Croo-El. A classic test of strength that she seemed to have every advantage in. Using her trunk, she let out a natural, trumpet type yell. A challenge that almost doubled as a victory cry. It managed to pick at the apex predator part of Croo-El’s lizard brain. While Hathiya seemed keen on having fun, her opponent truly had much darker desires. The maw filled with razor sharp teeth revealed itself with a smile as Croo-El decided to accept Hathiya’s lockup.

Grabbing a hold of Hathiya’s arms, Croo-El noticed that the Earth Shaker’s fingers were almost like stone. It clashed with Croo-El’s scaled hands that made her skin feel like sleek armor. Rather than ease into the lockup, Croo-El would push like a runaway train! Her fingers bit into Hathiya’s hands as the Croc used her tail to help her with her push against the Earthshaker! With the assistance of her tail, Croo-El, she had an extra amount of stability and strength to use against her opponent. A cold, piercing and predatory hiss slipped through Croo-El’s maw as she pushed against the Earthshaker, looking to cause a fight or flight instinct in her foe!

The lock-up was set and underway, and Hathiya already felt the force of the crocodile as Croo-El had started pushing her backwards. Though she had tensed up and was ready for her, Croo-El still exceeded her expectation on how much strength she had, probably helped by her armored looking biology. Her tail anchoring added significant pushback and Hathiya had to step back a bit to not fall over.

However, when Croo's claws bit into her fingers, Hathiya's arms flinched a bit and her eyes blinked as she felt 5 sharp stings into her hands skin. It was not something apparent on the outside, but Hathiya's skin was VERY sensitive. She could feel even tiny flies sitting on her well, and a claw digging into her hand's skin was significantly more unpleasant a feeling. Indeed, just getting punched even by the small opponents she had met during her past matches back home hurt more than one would expect for such a large being.

Thats what I get for riling HER up!

Hathiya felt herself getting slowly pushed back several steps slowly with Croo-El's initiative offense. The claws digging into her hands also hurt a lot. However, there was a catch.

Hathiya had great strength too.

Her eyes steeled as she suddenly twisted the locked hands of both upside down, attempting to pull a painful twist on Croo's arms. And she started pushing her back, even with her opponent having rooted her tail down for stability and force. She snorted a "Hmph" as she started putting more force into the lock up. The steps she had taken back, she had now gained forward, and was pushing forward.