The mad melody: Karina vs Seraphim (Hardcore)

Hardcore match: Blunt weapons allowed, and some even scattered around the ring and outside it.
KO or Submission: Time outside the ring is unlimited and victory conditions may occur outside as well.
Ring type: Chains replacing the three ropes. Fighters can still slide in and out.

It had been awhile since she last entered the ring. As a matter of fact… Seraphim could even say she missed it a little. But after the triple-threat-match she set up with Dulsa and Sharaiya, the girl felt like she needed a break. Slowly but surely on the sidelines she had been still focused on White Gale, and the woman was pushing herself to her limits with her training, and she still worried constantly about Sharaiya and the fate of her sister, but today, all of that was put on hold. Seraphim had a match today, and she didnâ€t let anything cloud her mind and judgment, having one hundred and ten percent focus.

Especially with todayâ€s special match.

A current of wind struck through the crowd, and a white mist arose as the music settled in. Starting with an electric violin for a few moments as the gales blew through the crowd, the lights suddenly flashed on, and the heavy guitar riffs kicked in. There in the spotlight was Seraphim Harmonia, garbed in her long gray coat with matching trousers that went along with a black belt. She also had a white, undershirt that was collared, but the top button was undone to give a small site of her cleavage from her modest but beautiful breasts. Along her wrists though, the one thing that stuck out from her attire were the sets of wristbands, and how along her wrists, there was a small buff under her clothing, like she was wearing something thick along it. Staring into the crowd with her one red eye, the other covered by her iconic black eyepatch, Seraphim gave no intro at first, but instead dashed at full speed towards the ring at an impressive speed. As the music hit its crescendo, she demonstrated her urban running skills by leaping up, placing one hand on the top chain in mid air, vaulted over it, came to a roll, and sprung up in the center of the ring all in one swift motion, both fists pumped into the air as she was cheered by her fans. By now, Seraphim had taken a full change from a brutal heel to a Face who now lead an organization, one sworn to protect the AFW from the Era of Hell, and the girl no longer received the countless boos and yelling. Instead, she was praised, and the sound of hearing fans chanting her name… she never thought sheâ€d hear it, but she had to admit she loved the feeling.

Waiting for her opponent, Seraphimâ€s music died down, and she flicked her white hair aside, already flexing her muscles a little, and tensing her fingers, cracking the knuckles. Scattered on the floor of the unique ring were weapons too. Brass knuckles, a fold up chair, a wooden bat, a pipe, and even outside the ring there was plenty more. She knew she had to set a good example and play by the rules, but she couldnâ€t help but feel anxious to swing a few of those around and show her opponent why she was known as ‘The Godhand.†After all, in a Hardcore match, weapons were perfectly legal, right? Oh she was going to love this!

Karina arrived backstage while Seraphim had recently entered the ring, hearing her intro only got her more mad then she already was. Sha and Nha were walking behind her, though careful that Karina would not attack them, they knew better then to disturb a hungry tiger which was pretty much what Karina was right now, knowing that after all the betraying that was done to Karina after losing to Sarah Gatt, the girl was a time bomb waiting to explode, which was why Cerbera was ging to have it set off at Seraphim, knowing that Karina's strength could match and hopefully dominate Seraphim utterly.. If not then Nha and Sha knew what to do. Karina was dressed in her usual black kimono with skulls upon it, there were even two tiny skulls attached to her guitar, which she had recently stole back from Sarah, who was VERY lucky to not face Karina's wrath today. Karina kicked a nearby chair away once she was close to it, heading for the entrance but was stopped by Nha's voice.

" H-Hey Karina.. Remember the plan. We're taking her out whenever you need help, o-- "

Karina suddenly spun around and tried to slam her guitar fiercely to Nha's head but she managed to jump back in time, both Sha and Nha taking their distance from Karina, who turned to walk to the entrance again, not even waiting for her intro song to start, walking straight out and down the ramp, her theme song finally started after a few late seconds though Karina did not seem bothered, holding the handle of her guitar tightly in her hand, almost breaking it with her grip just out of anger, glaring daggers at Seraphim as she approached the ring, her eyes narrowing when she inspected Seraphim for those few moments before she'd roll into the ring and stand up, clutching her guitar in her fingers once more, trying not to attack right away. Her eyes filled with utter hatred to whoever came to look at them. Karina thought about the plan she had to follow, treated like a human tank just so the Era of Hell can get a cheap shot on Seraphim but she wasn't going to follow it.. Instead she was going to break Seraphim before those two idiots would arrive as help and then break THEM. Every single thought about the Era of Hell, Seraphim, the White Gale, even her little sister infuriated her beyond degree, taking a few steps to the side and stopping at the opposite turnbuckle Seraphim was at, her eyes not leaving the girl's face, growling lowly in irritation once her theme song had stopped and the lights would once again shine brightly, the silence of the crowd would only let the bell echo throughout the arena once the referee was ready, muttering lowly to herself.

" ..Destroy.. "

Seraphim watched with curious interest at her opponent who came to the ring. The girl was about Seraphim's height, and had a very imposing and dangerous look to her. Really, it didn't bother Seraphim at all, she just raised a brow, one hand resting on her hip after she cracked her knuckles and readied herself. More than anything, she wondered about her opponent. The guitar she had and modern look with her hair, to the older fashion in wearing a kimono, which happened to have a skull pattern along it. The kimono was an odd choice of clothing, but Seraphim wasn't bothered by it. Heck, she'd even say it looked rather cute on the girl, but the look on her face told Seraphim to hold her tongue. Seraphim would have given a greeting, maybe say something to lighten the mood and let her know that despite a hardcore match, it should still be treated with sportsmanship and respect. But, the look in those red eyes, the flaring temper, the way she wielded that cherry red guitar with a fierce grip, Seraphim knew just from observing her: This woman meant business.

A shame really, she liked what she had seen from this girl already, Hell she even liked her intro song, and once again loved her attire, even slightly jealous since Seraphim secretly always wanted a kimono, but Seraphim knew this wasnâ€t going to be a normal fight. No… the look she had, she was a predator waiting for the kill.

“I guess we will skip the formalities then.” Seraphim said with a rather cold tone, her own eyes narrowing as she looked at Karina and got herself into a fighting stance. Normally, she would have entered the stance for her Muay Thai and Boxing hybrid style, but, seeing the guitar and she held it, Seraphim had a strong intuition she would strike with that first. And so, Seraphim entered a defensive, boxing only style, one gist by her chest, the other close between her shoulder and face, ready to take what was coming to her.

The bell then rang, and without wasting a beat, Seraphim moved in. She had to disarm her and fast, so Seraphim moved in, keeping herself low and bending her knees, before she had hoped to come in with a rising fist, demonstrating early the awesome power of her fists with a quick and hard uppercut, her fists as hard as steel as she sprung up with the attack, hoping to hit her in time before the guitar had got her instead.

Karina moved her guitar back and went into a baseball like stance, ready to just run towards Seraphim and attack the girl mercilessly, focussing solely on Seraphim now and ignored the silent crowd around them. She waited for the bell, which rang and quickly Karina tried to make her body move forward towards Seraphim but her eyelids widened slightly, seeing the girl coming straight at her, she had barely taken a step forward and she knew she had to press into a defensive a state.. She really should but she didn't, instead she took the uppercut hard, taking that step backwards back at her turnbuckle but she didn't fall or lean against it, instead she'd bring her other hand to the guitar and gripped it, bring her head down to glare straight at Seraphim with her fierce eyes and made a half moon swing with her guitar, like a golfer hitting a ball, with such a motion did she send her guitar straight towards Seraphim, not seeming to back down at all after such a gruesome hit. She did admit that it was already hurting alot but Karina forced herself to press on, not wanting to immidiatly withdraw and press the pain deep in her body. Instead she wasn't going to defend any blow at all, she was simply going to keep attacking untill her body couldn't anymore, such a simple and strange strategy to use against a person like Seraphim.. But with Karina so angry, she didn't want to do anything but take the damage and return it tenfold, wanting Seraphim to feel useless against her.

Karina wasn't quick though, that blow had taken her perfect swinging stance right out of her and she needed time to get back into a stance where she could apply pressure and speed with the guitar to send a devastating attack, so perhaps if Seraphim was not backing away or unable due thanks to Karina's glare, she could bring her own force straight to Seraphim.

As her blow connected, Seraphim didn't grin with success or pride. Sure, she was glad to cut in and get in a blow before Karina had a chance to use her guitar, but Seraphim was too focused to let her pride kick in. She knew that a match like this required all of her attention, and the slightest distraction would send her into pain and agony, especially since the girl seemed so familiar with using that guitar as a weapon. Pulling back quick after her strike, wanting to circle the girl and go for another, Seraphim's crimson eye widened a little as she saw the guitar coming up from under at her, Karina's golf-like swing coming in from a place Seraphim didn't expect. However, she reacted as quick as she could, lifting her right leg, and putting her boot down in the path of the guitar, causing it to hit the bottom of Seraphim's foot, stopping her in mid swing. Seraphim's whole leg rattled and felt numb for a moment, and she clenched her teeth as she had that same, wierd stinging feeling in her whole leg like you got when you hit your funny bone, but she would shake it off soon enough, ignoring and hoping it would fade soon enough, as she continued to counter.

"Not bad! Would love love to hear you play it later. ...If I don't break it." Seraphim said as a taunt while she went to strike, hoping to ruffle the girl up more. Really, Seraphim had no intention of destroying her opponent like Karina did, she saw this as just a match. But, if she went over the line, Seraphim had no qualms in showing the girl her place. Though... she was not someone Seraphim took lightly, and she had a feeling she was going to go through pain and blood before knocking her out. So, after stopping the guitar, she stepped in, forcing her whole weight into the guitar. This would either make Karina drop it, or give something Seraphim to support her weight on, as she moved in, stepping forth on the guitar as she sent her right fist in a hook to the girl's jaw.

The guitar was forced to make a stop right against Seraphim's stop, which made Karina's swing useless.. Still, Karina was not going to stop attacking, she forced herself to take a tightened hold on her guitar while Seraphim stepped on it and together with her words, Karina was now beyond the point of reasoning. No one, not even the Era of Hell was allowed to even touch her guitar and now Seraphim was standing on it and telling her she might break it!? Karina acted out of pure hatred now, letting Seraphim place all her weight on it while Karina held tightly on he guitar, not allowing herself to release it. She brought her head back when she noticed the fist coming straight at her and was hit hard in the jaw, it was enough to make Karina flinch but did not allow herself to stand still, with Seraphim so close, she was not allowing it! Her head tilted backwards, as if the blow just forced it to but instead she'd suddenly move her head forward and tried to slam her forehead directly against Seraphim's face, knowing that at this close range she could the damage would be devastating.

Still, with all that anger she couldn't hold both fronts up and was forced to release her guitar, let it drop down hard upon the mat due to Seraphim's weight completely on it, luckily though her gutar was almst unbreakable, made by the finest of materials.. Plus it said " Unbreakble " at te back of it/

When Karina gave Seraphim that look, the white haired vixen only then realized she made a bad mistake. She sweatdropped a little with a nervous smile, before slowly removing her foot, like she was trying to leave a bears den after waking it, trying to escape without a fight. The one eyed girl knew she made a mistake by doing that, only then knowing that this guitar must have meant more to her than just a meager instrument.

However, after her own strike, Seraphim had little time to react or even a moment to actually step off, as Karina retaliated. Seraphim had to admit, this girl could take a punch or two, and she was definitely a loose and rabid animal. But as impressed as she was, Seraphim had no time to admire this girlâ€s tolerance, seeing as how most people would have been floored after that second hook. Instead, she went to defend herself, but it was too late! Seraphimâ€s crimson eye widened as she saw the girl whip her head back, and then trust it forward, and in a second flat, there was the loud collision of there heads hitting, and Seraphim was knocked back and to the mat. Seraphim had a hard skull, and had done her own share of headbutts, but this girl really packed a force, and Seraphim had stumbled back, before landing on her butt, hands behind her letting her support herself.

“Son of a….” she muttered to herself as she had one hand clutch her throbbing forehead, trying to shake it off quick. Seraphim had worse, and this was only the beginning, but once again, she found herself impressed, and was sure know she was going to have a blast during this fight. Before she sprung to her feet, Seraphim grabbed something from the mat behind her. Normally, she would have looked down shamefully on weapons, but since they were perfectly legitimate for this fight, she grabbed a wooden bat from the floor, planning to use it to defend herself against the guitar. Shaking her head a moment, she kicked her legs up and sprung to her own two feet again, now wielding a bat in one hand. However, she wielded it in front of herself at an angle to her face, almost like she was trying to mimic a samurai. Seraphim had wielded a large share of weaponry over her time as a street rat, and had all sorts of her own techniques. Sure, she preferred her fists more than anything, but now, she had to be ready. “Come on, show me what else you got. Or would you rather be on the floor playing the blues later?” Seraphim said with a big grin, like the pain she had in her skill only made her feel more attached to this match as she stood defensively, awaiting to counter.

Karina's legs trembled to collapse from her own headbutt, after such an impact, together with the blows she took.. It was hard for Karina to focus completely upon Seraphim. When she noticed the girl upon her rear she quickly brought her hand down and kneeled to grab the handle of her guitar once more, squeezing her fingers around it and picked it up, standing up straight and clutching the guitar once more and brought it up like a katana though when she noticed Seraphim grabbing for a bat, she stopped and jumped away from the girl, stumbling backwards from her own jump and created some distance between the two.

Karina kept a close watch on Seraphim while she released a simple sigh from her lips, a small streams of blood coming from her mouth and down from the side of her lips, she had held her breath before her headbutt because she did not want to feel her own damaged state before she could repel Seraphim. Karina brought one up to her lips and stroked the side of her hand sideways over her lips, wiping away the small stream of blood and licked her lips afterwards, glaring straight at Seraphim once she spoke again and made Karina cross the limit of her own anger, this girl was really out to make her hate her. Karina stood tall once more and brought the guitar to her side, looking at the weapon Seraphim was holding.. She thought about something and then out of nowhere she grinned over at Seraphim and rushed straight at her, not going for any tactic but just straight full frontal bringing her guitar up and tried to swing it like a baseball bat towards Seraphim's ribs, knowing that if she aimed for the head, it could only be dodged and she didn't need that.

Karina showed no signs of going defensive yet again, it was enough to indicate that Karina was going all out and not holding back, not even to defend her own body from blows and from somewhere within the ring where Sha and Nha were watching, it only struck annoyance from Nha, this was not going according to plan, Karina did not do enough damage to Seraphim just yet to make that girl drop her guards and Karina was not being tactical about anything, just being an animal blind on rage and set out to hunt, not to plan.

Music as a weapon, almost quite literally too. Seraphim knew she had to play it careful, and so, she wielded the bat in a defensive manner, awaiting what the cute but reckless and raging young woman had to bring at her. She could tell that Karina was fueled by a dark hatred right now, but Seraphim couldnâ€t help but wonder… what was she like when she wasnâ€t this way? She seemed like a girl Seraphim would enjoy training with, a person she could go all out against, but right now, she was irrational, and there was probably no sense she could talk in to her. So, what did Seraphim do? Why what else? She was going to enjoy it! She loved the way her heart raced when she fought a dangerous opponent, and the adrenaline that pumped when she knew her fate was hanging on the balance, and match was more than just a fight, but nearly a contest of survival. This… it was what she lived for.

As the guitar was swung at her, Seraphim went to block, tilting the bat downwards to protect her side, clenching it with both hands. With the force and size of the guitar, the bat didnâ€t do as well in protecting as Seraphim hoped, and it caused the bat to crack, nearly giving in as it only softened the blow. The guitar still struck Seraphim in the side, and she yelled out from the pain, her eyes clenched shut for a second as she felt a jolt in the side of her ribs. It could have been a lot worse had she not blocked it, softening the blow to about the force of a strong punch, but it still was enough to hurt her. However, Seraphim didnâ€t let it slow her down, trading blow for blow, she would then quickly raise the bat and go for a low, home run styled swing, cringing from the pain in her ribs as she twisted. But still, she swung it strait for Karinaâ€s gut, aiming to knock the wind clean out of her.

Karina saw her guitar almost breaking that bat as if it was nothing but then again compared to her guitar, most wooden weapons or maybe even iron items were nothing. A grin upon her face, not even noticing Seraphim preparing an attack, going back into deep thought about how her guitar just hit Seraphim not even full force but still made the girl yell out in agony, something that was pure music in Karina's ears. She withdrew her guitar and prepared for another attack but Seraphim was ahead of her, watching the bat coming straight to her stomach and made no move to stop it, the bat crashing straight into her stomach and Karina's eyes widened completely, coughing out loudly, all her oxygen leaving her lungs and it left her panting out loudly to gain it back.

Still, Karina did not stop to withdraw, instead she'd spin her body to the side, as if doing a half spinned step away from Seraphim though unless Seraphim kept a close watch upon Karina's guitar and see it coming at her again, the guitar would go with Karina's spin and go for a clockwise half spin slam towards Seraphim's cheek, not that much power packed within it due to Karina's loss for air but still the guitar it'sself was hard enough aswell as the spin giving it a increase of speed that it would certainly be strong enough to make Seraphim thing twice of staying too close to her.

Karina had no intention of backing doing either even if she tried to do a withdrawing spin of her boyd away from Seraphim, she only used it for future advantage.. After all, with that step backwards she had a small distance from the girl again and her guitar could meet it's mark, she could start with a momentum to take Seraphim down.