Silhouette vs. Cerbera (soul mate battle)

Standard match
win via pinfall, submission or KO

Launca Coilâ€s remix version of depache Mode's “Enjoy the Silence” started to echo hauntingly through out the AFW arena... The lights dimmed and on the big screen a picture of a red moon was displayed for a split second before it was it flicked like olden day TVs when you switched channels. It flipped instead to a clip of the inside of a prison cell or some kind of dungeon, it appeared that the footage was being taken by a security camera up in one of the top corners of the cell... Sitting in the middle was a silver haired girl hugging her legs and thighs to her chest, her head buried down on top of her knees as if she was crying. Occasionally the clip would flicker and without moving, the girl would suddenly appear in another position, sometimes standing, sometimes sitting... But each time she had her head down or was facing away from the camera so that her face could not be seen.

The track cut short just before the main theme and all the instruments joined in, leaving the notes echoing in the air... The little girl lifted her head, red eyes immediately fixing on the camera to look out of the screen and right into the soul of anyone that was watching... And then abruptly the lights in the arena went out, the screen went dark apart from the girl's red eyes that lingered on the screen for a second before closing and drowning the audience in pitch black...

As the lights came back on, the music resumed and now in the previously empty ring stood that silver haired girl, Silhouette... She stood in the middle of the ring solemnly staring directly out towards what looked like one of the back row seats of the audience, not shifting her gaze...



*Why have you summoned me...? what dirty little scheme do you wish to weave...? Must I continue this pretense of a dance to the rhythm of your song and flap my arms when ever you tug my strings... the strings that do not connect?*

She remained in silence... Unlike usual, she did not know whom she had been put up again. Even using her security clearance on AFW, she could not find out these details. Ms. Cassandra Sellers obviously had something planned involving Silhouette, but she had not given her a task to perform in such a long time that it was unusual that she would ask her to do something now...

Cerbera had arrived late, as usual. It seemed she cared very little about the people she faced, not even wanting to know who she was going to fight while she took her slow steps towards the entrance, hearing the staff member talking to her but not being able to decipher what he was saying. She was rarely paying attention to anyone around her, all she needed to know was what only she wanted.

Once the black fog started to surround her and make it's slow march into the entrance to make sure no one could see who was about to enter, Cerbera was starting to get ready. The staff member blinked and wondered where the fog came from but knew that Cerbera wanted her theme song ready and soon enough, it was played. The soft, lullaby like melody it started with while the fog seemed to take it's slow advance down the ramp.

Cerbera walked through the fog, carefully hidden within it's embrace but what made this fog truly special was that it was pitch black rather then the usual grey color it was known for. Just before it reached the ring, Cerbera jumped from it's camouflaging exterior, hopping onto the side of the ring and immidiatly flipping over the top ropes once she gripped it with a hand. The fog immidiatly started to fade and dissapear, as if it knew it fulfilled it's role.

Many were surprised to see Cerbera back in the ring but most were shocked to see these two opponents facing eachother. Even Cerbera had her eyes slightly widened when she saw her opponent, who was none other then Silhouette, leaning back against the turnbuckle to rest against it but said nothing to the girl.

As Cerbera made her appearance, Silhouette close her eyes slowly in understanding but showed little else in the way of response.

"Is see..." she said quietly "So thats what she's done.." She opened her eyes again, looking time to the big screen without moving for a good few moments in silence until the inevitable happened and Cassandra appeared on the screen.

"Whats the matter Silhouette... you seem surprised..?" Cassandra crowed, in fact Silhouette didn't seem surprised... she had the same solemn expression as always, and it seemed she had found this move of Ms. Sellers to be quite predictable.

"That's right, you're going up in a match against your best bud... I wouldn't even think about trying to walk out on the match or throwing it with an easy pin or submission. It will only end up being worse for you, in the long run... imagine all the 5 on 1 matches I could put your little girl friend in." Silhouette continued saying nothing, her blood red eyes sadly piecing through the screen and right into Cassandra's head on the other side of the camera.

"I bet she's confused.." Cassandra said, indicating with a nod of the head towards Cerbera "Why would I possibly put you two in a match together... Well, you know full well Silhouette... Why don't you tell her about it while you are beating the living hell out of each other." And with that the screen went dark, a ref girl climbed into the ring, getting ready to start the match whether the two were ready or not..

Cerbera was not sure what was going on but the interest in finding out was not in her eyes. Those eyelids started to close untill they were at their usual position, resting back against the turnbuckle and quietly watching Silhouette, who seemed fixated on the screen. Then came the lit screen and a flash before a woman was seen on it. Still, Cerbera did not seem to look at her, only focussed upon Silhouette and the words that Cassandra spoke barely came into Cerbera's mind, taking little notice upon them.

She did not seem to care about the idle threats, even if she was forced in a five on one match, neither Silhouette nor Zera would allow her to fight alone under such unwilling circumstances, a gentle sigh escaping Cerbera while she waited for the match to start, pushing off the turnbuckle and walked to the center of the ring, quietly waiting for Silhouette to attack her.

Perhaps this was Cerbera's way of understanding what was at stake here. She did not want to be a burden to anyone, especially Silhouette. The price of this match was quite high, too risky to be ignored and thus forcing Cerbera to go all out on Silhouette, her head tilting to the side as she eyed her and soon enough Cerbera spoke with that soft voice of hers. " Prepare.. The shadow is coming.. "

As if Cassandra had not appeared, did Cerbera speak. There was not even the referee near them. All that seemed to matter to Cerbera was Silhouette.

Silhouette watched Cerbera's response without comment for a moment or reaction herself.. finally she started to walk around with Cerbera as wrestlers might circle one another.. But it looked slightly out of place as Silhouette was not yet in a full wrestling stance.

"Do you not see what has happened... or does it not matter to you... Cerbera-san?" She spoke finally in her light whispery voice. "Why puppetless puppeteers cling desperately to the illusion of strings?" Silhouette stopped circling and turned to face Cerbera.

"Or do you take this to be destiny... Destroying ourselves while still spiritually entwined?"

" This is not our destiny. Rather, an illusion of one we can break if we play along. " She would simply say, awaiting the readyness of Silhouette while she carried on with a soft, light toned voice. " It does not matter to me, for we both know better. "

She will then move in closer to Silhouette, bringing her hands up and tried to lock up with the girl, wanting to start the match with the words she gave Silhouette and show her that she was not going to back down no matter who she was facing.

Silhouette was again silent for a short moment

"Very well.. Cerbera-san.." As Cerbera moved in closer, Silhouette moved her arms up finally into a wrestling stance... Moments later the two were locked up, Silhouette's hands on Cerbera's shoulders, her forehead close to the dark haired girl's forehead. She took a couple of steps backwards, allowing herself to take the strain of Cerbera forcing her backwards, then would plant her feet and twist sharply in an attempt to pull Cerbera off balance.

Silhouette tried to turn with the girl whom she had shared a bed with just the previous night and would try to shove her backwards into the corner while she was still wrong footed

Cerbera was pushing Silhouette with impressive might, she wanted to show Silhouette that she was going to fight regardless how awkward it was. Still, she knew she had to keep on her guard. Silhouette was skilled enough to keep suprising Cerbera and this was off course one of those times.

With the twist the girl gave, Cerbera was left stumbling and upon one foot, which was enough to pin her against the corner. Cerbera was not going to let Silhouette what she wanted though, trying to regain her composure so she could try pushing Silhouette away from her.

Silhouette's little maneuver worked, but Cerbera was still putting up resistance... Preventing Silhouette from pressing her back into the corner, seemed like Cerbera was really going to go out to show Silhouette how strong she was. It might be playing into Cassandra's arms that they weren't going to hold back but to Silhouette's mind, this was exactly what it was to be "of this feather" as she might have termed it.

Silhouette continued to try and press Cerbera back into the corner for a few more seconds, forehead to forehead with her... But as she did not budge, she would have to try and change things up again. Silhouette, tried to withdraw from the lock up a bit, leaving herself open for a second as she tried to find her feet and clasp onto Cerbera's arm. If she succeeds, she'd try to send Cerbera across the ring in an Irish whip towards the opposite turnbuckles.

Cerbera managed to keep Silhouette from following up another attack. She had to make sure she kept herself from losing too much ground in this match already. However the chance to attack was present when Silhouette was getting ready, deciding to use her speed this time to get some kind of offense going.

She pushed off the turnbuckle and ran straight towards Silhouette, trying to get as close as she could managed before she lowered herself and leaped forward, trying to spear the girl down onto her back.