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random fact about yourself

I take note of the number 323 every time I see it. It isn't positive or negative, it's just "oh, there it is again." I don't remember when I started noticing it (it was sometime I think in the last 8-10 years) but now I can't stop.

FIGHTING SPIRIT PRO-WRESTLING

Interested in potentially helping to get a women's division off the ground with a babyface character. I've never done an e-fed before but would be happy to learn!

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Fiona landed on her back from the dropkick, and while it seemed worth it to deliver a big hit to Shin Choon-hee, she wasn't able to get up as quickly, her rival showing impressive toughness to charge back at her after being taken down. Fiona wasn't ready to defend, caught by Shin's hurricanrana and hurled into the middle of the ring, landing with a dizzying, disorienting slam on her back. Thought I'd be able to keep her down with that one...

Fiona was visibly starting to struggle, hands on her head again as she fought against the spinning overhead lights. She was downed long enough for Shin to wind up plenty of speed and power into a rolling senton, crashing down from above and slamming her weight right down into Fiona's stomach and chest. Her breath was driven right out of her, and Fiona tried to curl in on herself, only for Shin's weight to press back down and force her flat, an arm hooking and lifting her leg. Her face was pressed frustratingly into the mat while the referee slid down for the count.

"One! Tw-"

Fiona cried out with effort and kicked hard, getting a hand up and shoving Shin's humiliating face-press off. She couldn't get off the mat, though, gasping for breath and rolling onto her back again, pain all over her face.

"And a kick out before two," Dan Rich commented.

"Think we've got a ways to go in this one, guys," Rhonda pointed out, "but so far Shin has gotten the better of Fiona in these exchanges. Let's see if she can respond."

She wasn't wrong. Fiona felt like the momentum was steadily turning more against her. She wanted to fight a methodical match, keeping a lid on Shin's wild offense and wearing down that arm for a potential submission, and while that was still the end goal, she knew she needed to try some unexpected moves to catch Shin off guard. She wasn't going to outlast her rival going back and forth like this.

Shin was back on her feet over Fiona, reaching down and taking fistfuls of her hair again, pulling her painfully up onto shaky legs. She sent her running to the ropes, but Fiona was able to hook her arms over the top rope to stop herself from rebounding into a big boot. Shin charged her instead, going for another tackle, but yet again she was unsuccessful, as Fiona dodged with a roll that carried her forward and past Shin.

Turning as she came to her feet, Fiona stepped into a hard side kick, hitting Shin with a big boot of her own right to the gut. It doubled Shin over and forced her back, where she slipped under the top rope, tripped up by the middle. She tumbled onto the apron and crashed down to the hard floors right in front of the announcers table.

"Wow!" Dan Rich exclaimed, all three commentators rising to their feet. "What a kick from Fiona! Shin is down at ringside!"

Both wrestlers' partners came over to get a closer look, though neither could make any obvious interference. Choi Minji couldn't reach Shin to help her up before Fiona had climbed through the ropes and hopped down. She hadn't actually meant to kick Shin out of the ring, nor did she want to do any fighting out here. Reaching down, she grabbed Shin by the left arm and pulled her up, looking to hurl back beneath the bottom rope and into the legal area for the match.

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Fiona had allowed Shin to get in her head for a moment, and by the time she realized it she found herself on the receiving end of a punishing barrage. Kicks took her down to her knees, holding her left leg, and just before she could recover and get herself to move Shin came flying back in for a brutal running knee to the side of her head.

Fiona toppled over onto her side, thrown into a complete daze and falling entirely into Shin's control while she tried and failed to shake it off. She groaned softly when Shin's boot pushed against her ribs and rolled her over onto her back, her dark hair strewn across her face. She reached up to try to soothe her suddenly aching head, rolling only slightly back and forth as Shin stepped right over her towards the corner. Every time, I'm not ready for how much force is behind those kicks and knees... I'm so dizzy already...

She saw Shin's aerial move coming, but again Fiona wasn't quick enough to react, and she took a devastating double knee drop to the body, the impact shaking the ring. Fiona's arms dropped down from her head to cradle over her midsection as Shin rolled back up to her feet, her breathing suddenly choppy and frantic. She could only watch as Shin mockingly bowed to the crowd over her, making it obvious to everyone that while Fiona had done only minor damage when she had control, Shin had answered it with real damage.

"After a shaky start, it seems like Shin is settling in now," Dan Rich remarked. "That was a vicious sequence."

"Fiona has to be quick to find counters if she wants to stay in this," Rhonda pointed out. "We've seen her recover from a lot of punishment when she can get some offense of her own in, but Shin's like a freight train once she gets going, and tougher wrestlers than Fiona have folded fast against that."

"What's she got in mind next?" asked Brent, as Shin hauled Fiona up to her feet by fistfuls of her hair. She whined in protest, as did the referee, but Shin ignored both and sent Fiona running into the opposite corner. Fiona turned as her back slammed into the turnbuckles, nearly sending her back to the mat, but she caught the ropes and kept herself upright. Here she comes!

Shin came flying in at high speed at an angle, looking for a huge running straight boot right to Fiona's face, probably with enough force to knock her out. Fiona was just quick enough to pull herself out of the way with the ropes, leaving Shin in an awkward spot with one foot over the top rope. Sweeping around behind her, Fiona hooked one arm up beneath Shin's legs and pulled her down onto her back for a rollup pin attempt.

Unsurprisingly, Shin kicked out hard before the referee could even slide down for the count, but Fiona stayed on her feet. Shin came at her angry after the pin attempt, going for another tackle, and again Fiona was ready, dodging to the right and seizing Shin's left arm once more. Instead of going straight into wearing it down, she pulled Shin into her and threw a knee up into her rival's gut. Not letting go of the arm, Fiona jumped and launched a second knee strike, this time into the outstretched and vulnerable left arm she'd already started work on. That was bound to get it aching.

As Shin spun around from the force of the knee strike to her arm, Fiona backed up a step into the corner, pulling herself quickly up to the middle rope. Just as Shin turned back around to face her Fiona was flying into the air, going for a heavy dropkick to her chest. The impact with the mat wasn't going to be pleasant, but Shin was in for a lot worse if it worked.

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Fiona felt like she'd caught Shin off guard by focusing her offense against her arm, but it was a slow snowball to get rolling. The more she went back to it, the more painful it would get, until she could lock in something devastating enough to force a tap. If she didn't mix things up, however, she'd have little impact on Shin's stamina or her focus. Fiona wasn't the most experienced submission artist, but she felt like she had to try something different if she wanted to avoid the same result as the last two times.

The lightning fast roundhouse kicks successfully delivered Shin's message, putting a bit of the fear back in Fiona, who knew just how close she came to losing all momentum in the match. She found herself near the ropes, near the corner, and that was not where she wanted to be against Shin.

It pushed Fiona into a foolishly aggressive move, rushing at Shin and going for a right hook to her head. Her rival caught her arm and pulled her around, swapping their positions and leaving Fiona off balance in the middle of the ring. That was all Shin Choon-hee needed, as she stepped into a high straight kick with impressive speed. Wide-eyed, Fiona saw it coming, but couldn't react before Shin's straight boot collided with her head. She recoiled back, nearly falling, the kick leaving her wobbling and holding her head. She saw stars, and the shape of Shin Choon-hee swimming in front of her.

"It was only a matter of time before one of those landed!" Brent declared, slapping the announcer's table.

"And Fiona is reeling," Dan Rich said. "Here comes Shin Choon-hee!"

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Fiona was up on her feet in time to react, quickly dodging to her right and seizing Shin's left arm against by the wrist. She twisted and used her opponent's momentum against her, pulling Shin to the mat face down. With both hands pinning that left arm down away from her side and vulnerable, Fiona hoisted herself into a handstand before dropping a knee down on her above the elbow, pounding the arm.

"This is nice stuff from Fiona early here," Rhonda commented. "She seems like she came prepared tonight."

Fiona tried to transition into an armbar, rolling onto her back and trying to pull Shin's extended left arm up off the mat, but she couldn't quite keep her pinned beneath, as Shin was able to flip over and nearly roll Fiona up. She gave up on the attempt, getting to her feet and still maintaining that hold on Shin's hand and wrist, keeping her left arm locked straight and twisted painfully. Pulling her forward suddenly, Fiona lashed out with an elbow strike to her rival's temple, knowing she'd need to keep her stunned and mix up her offense if she wanted to keep damaging that arm.

"Fiona's bringing Shin Choon-hee to the ropes now, what's she got in mind...?" asked Dan Rich.

After reaching the ropes, pulling Shin along by the arm, Fiona stepped up to the middle rope near the corner before hopping back down into the ring and switching sides with Shin. She let gravity assist her as she tried to pull Shin down for an arm drag throw back into the middle of the ring.

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Fiona was determined not to let herself get rattled by Shin Choon-hee before the match even began, which was clearly what she was trying to do. Shin had always been uncompromising and more than a little mean, and their year apart seemed to only have amplified that attitude, that sense of superiority she had, which few could say she hadn't earned. She was the real prodigy in the ring, come to kick the upstart Fiona back down for the third time.

But Fiona wasn't accepting that. If anything, holding up that award reminded Fiona of just how close she'd come, and how evenly matched the two of them had been last time. If just a few more things went her way tonight, and she fought with the same determination, she could emerge the winner. So she held Shin's gaze, nodding and rolling her wrists, feeling the energy in her building just as it did in the crowd.

Shin hopped up onto the apron and slipped between the top and middle ropes as her partner stepped over to their corner. The tag team champion walked confidently toward the center of the ring, her expression souring as she looked Fiona up and down with unhidden disdain. She then turned to face one side of the arena and for the third time held her belt high for the fans, prompting a final sweeping wave of cheers, whistles, and chants as her theme faded and the lighting returned to normal. Satisfied that she had upstaged Fiona, Shin Choon-hee walked to her corner ready for the match to begin.

The referee checked over their gear, Shin's coat, championship belt, and NMWW award needing to be cleared off to the side. Choi Minji and Kendra remained on their respective partners' sides to start. Fiona hoped they'd both stay put and simply offer encouragement, but she knew better than to expect that. She'd have to stay ready for distractions, and not let them throw her off her game.

"And it looks like we're ready to get this one started!" commentated Dan Rich, as the bell rang. "The Women's Rubicon Gauntlet is underway with Shin Choon-hee taking on Fiona Chevalier!"

Fiona came flying out of the gates, leaping at Shin and managing to catch her a little flat-footed right at the bell. She'd never used a Thesz Press before in a match, and she had to believe her opponent wasn't expecting it, as she was able to take her to the mat and get in two or three decent strikes before she was thrown off to the side.

Getting to her feet first, Fiona was able to get good leverage on a high grapple against Shin, pushing forward hard and managing to drive her back into her corner. She kept pushing, at least until the referee stepped in and demanded she break the hold. She complied, but then used the opening to land a wicked slap right across Shin's cheek, the sound ringing out in the arena and getting a shocked and delighted reaction from the crowd.

"Oh!" Rhonda shouted. "I felt that one! Fiery start from Fiona, sending a message right back after that taunting before the bell."

Fiona backed off as the referee stepped between the two of them, letting Shin out of the corner and resetting the fight. Fiona's expression was still focused and serious even after that slap, not even a smirk. Satisfying as it was, she knew it would just make Shin want to do worse right back to her. It was just the start of what promised to be a very intense match.

They collided again in the middle of the ring, Fiona able to use Shin's aggression against her, getting hold of her left wrist and whirling around behind her, twisting her arm around painfully behind her back. With her other arm Fiona tried to secure Shin's neck, looking to continue applying pressure to her shoulder and start wearing her down.

~ BLACK FLAGS OF THE ABECEAN ~

Brinlaith, the Healer

B R I N L A I T H
B R I N L A I T H

"I don't know if I can ever find my way again, but I'm grateful for the chance to start over."

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___________________________________ P R O F I L E Height and Weight 5'11" (180 cm), 148 lbs (67.1 kg) Sex/Gender Female (she/her) Race Nord Age 26 Birthsign The Lady Class Healer Factions None ___________________________________ C A P A B I L I T I E S Attributes 50 - Strength (+10: Nord) 30 - Intelligence (-10: Nord) 50 - Willpower (+10: Birthsign) 40 - Agility 40 - Speed 50 - Endurance (+10: Birthsign) 30 - Personality (-10: Nord) 50 - Luck Skills Major: 35 - Blade (+10: Nord) 30 - Restoration (+5: Nord) 25 - Destruction 25 - Illusion 25 - Security 25 - Sneak 25 - Speechcraft Minor: 15 - Blunt (+10: Nord) 15 - Heavy Armor (+10: Nord) 10 - Armorer (+5: Nord) 10 - Block (+5: Nord) 5 - Acrobatics 5 - Alchemy 5 - Alteration 5 - Athletics 5 - Conjuration 5 - Hand to Hand 5 - Light Armor 5 - Marksman 5 - Mercantile 5 - Mysticism Spells Destruction: Flame Touch Flash Bolt Illusion: Mesmerizing Grasp Touch of Rage Restoration: Convalescence Leech Health ___________________________________ I N V E N T O R Y Weapons & Tools Steel Dagger Outfit/Armor Common deckhand clothes Consumables 3 magicka potions Valuables 500 Septims Misc A small collection of necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, arm-rings, all worn on her person. ___________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________ APPEARANCE Brinlaith stands above most southern women, but she's actually a little short for a Nord. Nevertheless, she is very obviously a Nord, with pale and freckled skin that burns easily under the sun, and long, beautiful red hair typically bound in a messy braid. Her build has that innate strength and heartiness of her people, though she does little to cultivate it further. Her eyes are a warm amber color, almost red in shade. In terms of clothing, Brin dresses often in men's attire, loose and comfortable buttoned shirts and practical trousers and boots. That said, she knows full well how to present herself to make use of her charm and appearance. She has a particular fondness for jewelry, rarely seen without multiple rings, bracelets, necklaces, and more. ____________________________________________________________________________ MOTIVATION AND OUTLOOK Brinlaith is a survivor that has proven capable of withstanding the twists and turns of her life. Her past could've forged her into a hateful, closed-minded woman, but she managed to hang on to reason even in a complicated, dangerous situation. She is quite hard on herself for the things she participated in, most of all being the deaths she contributed to, both directly and indirectly. Having been burned by people before, she's slow to open up and slower to trust, and feels like she's never quite understood what it means to have a true friend in her life. She hasn't let the past hold her back from fighting for the future, though. She's good with a blade and even better with magic, crafty and cunning when dealing with threats from stealth, and charismatic when she needs to be. There's a ferocity she lets out sometimes, when backed into a corner or when the need is dire. Maybe it's some Nord heritage in her veins, or maybe it's something else. Whatever it is, it keeps her going. She doesn't feel like she can go home, and she needs to escape Cyrodiil, so for now, High Rock is where she's headed. No matter what happens, Brin will try to make the best of it. ____________________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND Brinlaith came of age in Windhelm, Skyrim, the only child of a family with a close allegiance to the charismatic jarl, Ulfric. As a child Brin grew up hearing stories of Nord greatness, building pride in her heritage and fostering resentment towards their people's Imperial overlords and the elven masters. When she displayed great magical aptitude, she was sent to the College of Winterhold. She only studied there for a year, for Ulfric put out a call for loyal Nords willing to undertake a dangerous mission. Brinlaith answered at once, returning to Windhelm and joining a group that would be traveling to the Imperial heartland, Cyrodiil. There they would act as spies and if needed, saboteurs and agents of his will. She received some training with the blade for her protection to supplement her magic, and then traveled south by carriage. Brin was enthusiastic about their mission at first. Her part of the plan involved gaining entrance to the Arcane University in the Imperial City, furthering her own magical expertise in areas such as healing, self-defense, and illusions, while also learning what she could about the goings on in the Empire. True to his word, though, it wasn't long before they were asked of more. Attacking caravans, setting fires, stealing documents, even the occasional assassination. Brin didn't take to it naturally, feeling more like a bandit than a spy. As the most gifted in destruction magic of the group, she was often tasked setting the fires to either smoke out their targets, or cover their escape. Her time in Cyrodiil had taught her that the Imperials weren't all that different from the Nords, and left her feeling disillusioned with the coming war before it ever began. She had built friendships at the University, normal, good people who had no ill will towards Skyrim and the Nords. She'd been forced to abandon those relationships when her group became careless, and bounties were put on their heads as a result. Eventually she discovered her group's leader had simply been fabricating the orders coming from the north. They hadn't heard from Ulfric in months. With horror, Brin realized they essentially had become bandits, stealing and burning for only their own benefit. She left them behind in the dead of night, heading west. She met the captain of the Arslan's Fortune by chance in Anvil. She'd been subtly casing the ships in the docks, considering which she would have the best chance of sneaking aboard as a stowaway, when the captain was attacked by a mad skooma addict trying to violently rob the man, or perhaps just kill him. Regardless, Brin made a timely intervention, saving the captains life and healing his wounds. She decided to admit her story to him, preferring the honest route where it was possible, and as thanks for saving his life the captain agreed to take her on as a passenger back to High Rock, and keep her off the logs. Brin offered her services as a healer and mage should they be needed for the voyage, free of charge. She plans to start a new life if she can once she reaches High Rock. ____________________________________________________________________________ RELATIONSHIPS AND OPINIONS To be expanded once the RP gets going properly. ____________________________________________________________________________ MISC ...

Brinlaith's Log

10th of Midyear, 4E 200

_{-Her journey by ship from Cyrodiil to High Rock ended aprubtly in a pirate attack off the coast of an island unknown to her.
-In the battle, Brinlaith took the lives of two pirates, as well as one injured man in the water of unknown allegiance, before ending up with the Redguard Rul-Aman. They drifted to shore together on the nearby island.}

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"The following contest is scheduled for one fall!" The ring announcer took over from the commentary, getting the ball rolling for the show's second match of the night. "It is a first round match of the Women's Rubicon Gauntlet!"

Fiona's music kicked in as blue and white lighting took over the arena, the spotlights all centering on the screen and ramp, which launched into a mixed montage of Fiona's in-ring action and some of the photoshoots and video promos she'd done for NMW already. She came out to warm cheers from the crowd, walking with a confident strut and a bit of playfulness down towards the ring, Kendra a few paces back. She gave out a few high fives, but her overall demeanor in front of the fans was a little less bubbly than usual, not surprising given who she was up against.

"Introducing first, accompanied by Kendra Snipes... from Seattle, Washington, Fiona Chevaaalieerr!"

She strode around the corner of the ring, stepping up onto the apron and turning to face the crowd before she unzipped her leather jacket and shrugged it off, tossing it down to an event staffer. She put her elbows up on the top rope, resting one foot on the bottom one and tilting her head and smiling a little for the camera beneath her as the cameraman came around. She then bounced on the bottom rope and used it to flip up and over backwards over the top rope, landing smoothly on her feet and forcefully flipping her long black hair back behind her, smiling more fully for the crowd.

"Fiona has really developed into a rising star in this business," Dan Rich declared, "and it looks like she means business tonight. I can't wait for this!"

"I won't deny her career is taking off," Brent countered, "but we're about to compare a commercial jet to a rocketship, guys. With the same experience, Shin Choon-hee is already a champion, and we saw last week how Fiona fared against real championship material."

"She's got a tall task ahead, no doubt," admitted Rhonda, "but she nearly took down Shin Choon-hee last time. If she can minimize the mistakes, she can-"

"Last time was a year ago, Rhonda." Brent wasn't having it. "And since then Shin Choon-hee has done nothing but win. Can Fiona win with a mistake free match? Sure, but we haven't seen that kind of consistency from her yet. She can have all the 'never give up' attitude she wants, I don't think she'll hold up under this level of firepower."

"Both of these young ladies have something to prove tonight," Dan concluded, "not to mention the chance to continue in the Rubicon Gauntlet on the line. It should be a great one."

Fiona stepped down from the corner she'd been playing to the crowd in, her entrance time just about up. She and Kendra hugged briefly in the ring before her tag partner exited, leaving Fiona alone between the ropes with the ring announcer and the referee. Fiona was trying not to think about her history with Shin Choon-hee, and certainly not about what awaited her if she actually won. If she focused on anything other than the task at hand, she knew Shin Choon-hee would make short work of her again. The Korean woman hit like a truck despite being similar size to Fiona, and was absolutely devastating with momentum.

The fans gave me this chance with the votes, she reminded herself. I've got all the tools to win this. Just need to give it everything from bell to bell, and put on the show they came here to watch.

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One short week after her defeat against Elina Zamora, Fiona was geared up to wrestle again, hoping to erase the disappointment of that match with a statement win. August's shows were going to be a different beast entirely to NMW's debut month, and Fiona knew that if she won tonight, no one would care that she'd come up short against Elina. That was a big 'if' however.

The voting went even better than she'd hoped, landing her in the eighth seed going into the tournament to decide the women's champion. Fiona couldn't help but feel an immense satisfaction seeing Ash Weathers two spots behind her, knowing she'd be fuming about that. Ash had done everything possible in July, winning both her matches and beating Aubrey Beatific with her twin sister ringside, and it still wasn't enough to get her ahead of Fiona with the fans, despite Fiona coming fresh off a loss. Just goes to show that I'm resonating with fans really well, win or lose. And Ash is about to find out how hard it is to take down Elina.

As the eighth seed, Fiona was matched up against fifth place, and it was a name that had come out of nowhere and grabbed the attention of the NMW fans: Shin Choon-hee. The young Korean superstar and Fiona had shared rookie seasons the previous year, and while Fiona had impressed the fans, Shin Choon-hee had blown them away, not to mention defeated Fiona on two separate painful occasions. Her first match against her in her hometown of Seattle had been a one-sided domination, Fiona losing control early and unable to turn things around before she was too battered to kick out. She'd needed to claw her way back to earn a chance to battle Shin Choon-hee again for the title of Rookie of the Year, and while their rematch was much closer, again Fiona had come up short, forced to submit after some timely intervention from the Beatifics.

Tonight would be the next chapter in their rivalry. Shin Choon-hee, now a tag champion in Korea, was looking to start her run for NMW singles gold by taking down Fiona and silencing any remaining whispers that she only beat her last time with the Beatifics' help. On the other side, Fiona was the underdog again, searching for her first win over Shin Choon-hee and the start to what would be a Cinderella story if she could make it through more than one round of this stacked tournament.

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BACKSTAGE

Fiona waited with Kendra backstage while the first match of the night neared its conclusion. The boys had opened the show's slate of first round matches, and the crowd's energy was incredible. Fiona and Shin Choon-hee would face off next to begin the girls' side of things, and Fiona couldn't deny she was nervous. She'd recovered from her loss to Elina physically, but only had a few days to get training in during what was otherwise a whirlwind week.

NMW's stylists had encouraged her to let them take the reins on putting together her ring attire for what was bound to be the brand's biggest shows yet. They came back with an updated look for her, featuring a tight fishnet bolero shrug over a shimmering light blue and black bra top. The biggest departure was the pleated black leather miniskirt they picked for her, with a grommet belt and a low-rise fit to show off her midriff. Fishnet tights matched the shrug, and the boots were what she was comfortable with, tall covers laced up the front and secured with multiple straps. She had a cropped black leather jacket for her entrance, and while she wasn't sure about it at first, once she had the whole getup on, her long hair reaching to the middle of her back and shining, it felt right. Feminine and definitely a little sexy, but with her own personal touch, that blend of somehow both cute and badass.

Kendra was with her, and Fiona was thankful for that. It wasn't going to be an easy month for her tag partner, she knew that, as Kendra's chances of getting in the ring were slim to none until this title tournament business was done, but management had teased the start of tag matches afterwards, so Fiona hoped it wouldn't be too long before they got a chance to actually compete together. For now, she needed her there for backup. Shin Choon-hee's tag partner was in the building and would almost certainly be ringside as a manager, so Fiona knew she'd be handing her opponent an advantage if she went out there alone. She didn't like fighting with anyone ringside, the unnecessary distractions usually working against her more than anything, but if Shin Choon-hee was going to try it, Fiona wanted someone who could play a little defense for her.

"Third time's the charm, right?" she asked Kendra, exhaling a deep breath. The crowd went nuts beyond as a finisher was landed, and it sounded like the first match was just about to end.

"Oh, definitely," Kendra encouraged her. "You've got this, Fiona."

On paper, her rival did just about everything Fiona did, and most of it better. They were both fast, but Shin Choon-hee was a little faster. They both ran off momentum, but Shin Choon-hee had better strikes, with some of the more devastating kicks Fiona had ever taken. They both liked taking to the skies and had a few submission and weardown holds to go for, with one such move being what had put Fiona to sleep last time. She was a brutal and ruthless fighter, and Fiona knew it was going to take a lot of toughness, heart, and skill to come out on top.

She had to believe she was up to the challenge.