Tam Tenderpaw vs. Raynare - A Battle of Grace and Wind

Magnus National Park was a relatively idyllic location, all things considered. It's great outdoors, scenic forests, lakes, hiking routes, and wildlife made it an ideal location for being a tourist hotspot. And even then, it was often very quiet, all things considered. Crowds of tourists would come but nothing too large, and even then, the scope and scale of the park easily dissipated most noise. Camps were often set here and there, but a general green thumb rule was respected and littering and other forms of trash were avoided, along with loud music being prohibited from the more naturally dense parts of the park. In general, the vibes and atmosphere of Magnus National Park remained relatively modest, serene, and mostly quiet as it had for many decades.

Until today's evening. Even the noisiest festival that had taken place before was nothing compared to this.

There was a large field that was often reserved for parties and special events, and today, there was an arena ring set there, and one most hadn't really seen before. Machines were setting down ring posts that were nearly 15 feet in height, with very long ring ropes attached on them, at least 5, and covering a rather large square area. A few more posts were being set down and planted firmly into the fresh green grass, these of varying heights and with bars sticking out across them like strange training props. Bleachers had been set down for a large audience, and it was certainly crowded today! Stands had popped up for serving refreshments, and camera crews were running all over the place to record this battle. A titantron, stage, and ramp was set up leading to the ring, and the audience was getting hyped as the fated time for the match to begin drew near. Even nearby campers and tourists came by to see what this was.

The lead park ranger, a middle aged baykok, was one of the park staff present here, and he was not happy with this. He had had a heated discussion with the representative the Sovereign Reign Wrestling organization had sent, a plantman named Cirkot, the end results of which was being seen today. Though he had voiced his concerns, ultimately, the board had been bought out by the monetary offer provided. The last words he remembered from Cirkot were "I'm just their representative and secretary here. Theres nothing I can do about what my superiors ask." Grimacing at the sight of it all, he had put all the staff on alert for keeping an eye on the nearby wildlife to make sure they stayed away from the event, and that they weren't too disturbed by the noise.

And finally, the clock struck right, and the show began! The lights set up everywhere flashed on, and the audience roared and cheered as the commentators began announcing.......

The spotlights had come on the part where Tam would make her entrance, as the commentators announced,

"Coming in, weighing at 122 pounds, from beyond the Waygates, full of passionate energy and spunk, and as fierce a fighting style that you don't wanna get on the bad side of! The Fuzzy! The Furious! TTTAAMMMMMM TTENDERPAAAAAAAAAW!"

As the scurio made her entry, the audience erupted in cheers for the fighter, loving her energy and theatrics as she wowed everyone by how quickly she got up and over the ring posts in a short amount of time! A chorus was already singing, "TENDERIZE THE OPPOSITION!" to Tam, egging her on to destroy any opponent she gets today. One of the people in the audience even raised a sign saying "SCURIO SPECIAL ME", which was blocked by another sign being raised in front of him saying "THE GUY BEHIND ME CAN'T SEE".

As the cheering eased, the commentators then turned to the stage again and said, "AND THE OPPONENT! Weighing in at only 90 pounds, from skies unknown! Watch out, and repent, because here comes.....RRRRRRAAAAAAAAYNAREEEEEEEE!"

The name was quickly met with a *lot* of booing compared to Tam. There were some cheers, but it was a pitiful amount drowned out by the much stronger dislike chorus.

Nonetheless, everyone's followed something quickly taking off skywards from behind the stage. The spotlights turned upwards to illuminate the tall, slender figure of Raynare.

Raynare, Servant of Pain:

She was there, floating in mid air, her arms down by her side, straight and stiff, like a statue, as she slowly descended towards the ring. The audiences boos didn't seem to bother her much, or...perhaps, because nobody could really read her face. Even the cameras catching her on screen and displaying it on a titantron showed a cold, emotionless face with no mouth or eyebrows, only 2 rather evil looking blank eyes with no pupils, a face utterly alien as her long faded dark blue hair flowed in the wind. As she slowly descended, she then suddenly dropped out of the sky, picking up speed, sticking a 3 point landing not far from Tam.

As she straightened herself, it was clear how much taller Raynare was than Tam, at least by 3/4th a head. Raynares eyes narrowed as she stared at Tam, tilting her head sideways.

And then Tam heard a feminine but gaunt voice echo inside her head. It wasn't in her ears she heard it, it sounded like it came from inside her thoughts.

"Why is a healer such as yourself out here? To heal my opponent I'll be beating up?" as the voice echoed, Raynare straightened her head again, looking around as if Tam wasn't her opponent she had come to fight.

Raynare's gaze slowly turned to rest upon Tam's face, making direct eye contact. It seemed she was processing what Tam had just said. She stood there for what seemed an awkward length before the eerie psychic voice came into Tam's head again;

"If that is so. Then know if you wish to step up to a fighter's mantle, I will spare you the same mercy I did to all the rest." With that, Raynare's small wings, that looked like they only reached from the length of her neck to her shoulder blades, flapped and straightened themselves upwards, cast a powerful gust of wind that blew dust outwards from Raynare in a circle pattern.

"Which is to say, none."

Raynare then seemingly shook her neck left and right in a neck cracking motion, as she gently walked towards one of the large posts (there were 5 of these of varying height inside the large ring limits, and positioned in a clear pentagon) and rested her back on it, arms folded. As she did this, the commentators voice boomed through the speakers, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, the big moment you've been waiting for! Today's Unleashed Match, where all powers are fair and clear to use! Don't worry, dear benchsitters, we have a runic field around the ring so that no magic that inadvertently comes toward you actually is of no danger for you. Who shall win today's battle of Wind and Grace?! Spunky Tammy Tenderpaw, or the deadly Raynare, Servant of Pain?! We shall see soon! Prepare your butts!"

With that Raynare stood straight again, and faced Tam's direction again, her eyes locking onto the scurio's, before a psychic riling jab came into Tam's head.

"Don't scurry."

The crowd got more and more excited as Tam showed off her twirling tonfa trick, and the shotgun blast of force caused an uproar of cheers at the show, with some leveraging boos at Raynare for not having anything that showy.

And that was when the bell rang and the fight was on!

As Tam announced her battle cry, rushing forwards toward Raynare at frightening velocity, Raynare seemed completely unfazed! For as Tam approached, Raynare firmly planted one foot back herself, and her small wings again lifted up and fluttered, causing another stormg draft of wind that lifted her off the ground, narrowly avoiding Tams shoulder tackle! Shooting upwards like a bullet, Raynare flipped herself just as quickly, using her strange shaped feet to grab one of the monkey bar side attachments on the pole closest to her, and hung upside down it, gripping the bar with her feet and now her hands as well, while looking down at Tam from where she was, her blank, cold eyes staring dead straight at Tam like an evil hawk staring at a prey.

Raynare barely moved, the only motion being that of her head tracking Tams movement. As Tam did her dramatic flairs, taunt, and made her way up to the high ground, Raynare would straighten herself out, still hanging upside down, hands on hips, her hair dangling like a dark blue curtain in the area lights. Her unconversing eyes simply observed Tam as she made her acrobatics before eventually launching herself at high speed at Raynare!

Raynares small wings readied, and in an incredible display of reaction timing and instinct, flapped them, causing another gust of wind that not only spun Raynare backwards on the monkey bar her feet were still clinging onto, but she spun back around with vicious velocity, sticking one foot back out straight in a rather non chalant looking spinning reverse axe kick aimed right at Tam's back!