As Caesar stared at the clothes prepared for her by the Mizukais, she took a deep breath and began to slowly wear them.
While she was wearing the gear, her mind raced towards her brothers as she remembered their smiles.
For a moment, Caesar paused. She stared down at the thong overlay on the black shorts she had worn and closed her eyes.
Caesar recalled two years ago when she was 18 as she and her younger brothers were all in black, staring down at the graves with the names written on each of the tombstones that were besides each other which were Albagon Moon and Sylvia Moon.
Caesar's brothers clutched tightly onto her while Caesar continued to stare down at the graves with an unreadable demeanor.
"I guess this is goodbye then..." Caesar said within.
Caesar's ears flinched as she seemingly heard something approaching which made her turn to the direction and saw five black cars.
The black cars stopped and out of the black cars, the Mizukais stepped out.
Currently, Caesar stepped out of her locker room and turned towards the guards.
"I'm ready." Caesar said.
"Hold." One of the guards said as he raised his arm, "We are going to need to take photos of you."
"Photos? For what exactly?" Caesar asked.
"For proof." The guard replied, "Akari Mizukai has ordered for photographic proof to show you are wearing the gear provided."
Caesar stayed quiet while subtly clenching her fists.
"Now, stay still." The guard said as he raised his phone.
The guard took the picture of Caesar and nodded.
"Now the back. I am going to need pictures for your back as well." The guard bluntly said.
Caesar still held her peace and sighed.
"Let's get this over with." Caesar said as she turned around, allowing the guard to take a photo of her.
"Good." The guard said, "You can go now. Head down that corridor."
As soon as Caesar left, Akari received the photos of Caesar in the gear provided which made her smirk.
"Excellent." Akari said.
Meanwhile as Caesar was in the ring, she observed the numerous cruel signs the people in the arena were holding. Among the signs were written: "Rawmeat", "Bloodmoneytoy", "Nepobaby", "Privilegeoverskill", "Backedbythefamilynottalent", "Notwelcomehere", "Cheapthrill", "Paytowin" and "Wedon'twantyourkind".
Caesar noted another sign which was written "Cardinalisgoingtokillyou".
After seeing those hateful signs, Caesar tilted her head down in sadness as her black-furred ears drooped.
During this moment, a male and female's voice sounded which were EBW commentators.
"You can feel the hate the audience here has for the newbie and it is intense, Reyna." The male commentator said.
"Well, what do you expect, Max?" Reyna (The female commentator) replied, "Did you think they would welcome her with open arms? Especially with the fact she skipped the due process and is being backed by that family?"
"I knew she wouldn't be welcomed but the energy was off the charts." Max (the male commentator) replied, "At the very moment she entered... At the very moment her music hit, the boos were so deafening that i couldn't even hear her song nor the announcer's introduction."
"Well her song and the announcer's introduction are the least you should be worried about." Reyna said as the entire studio went pitch black.
The crowd cheered heavily as golden spotlights swept the arena.
"Yeah, you're right. What I should be worried about is what he is going to do to the newbie." Max said as there was a loud hiss and smoke started manifesting on the stage.
"Getonmylevel." A male voice resonated.
Suddenly The arena exploded with light and a rock music blasted as the audience's cheers turned into a frenzy.
On the stage stood a man with his back turned, cladded in a black jacket with golden trim.
The man then spun round, revealing his appearance to be that of a young human male with a well built stature. The man also had a khaki tan skin, gold colored hair that spiked forward and crimson irises. Round his waist was a black short trunks with gold colored accent at the sides. On his knees were black knee pads and on his legs were black boots with a gold colored overlay that covered the front of the shins.
"Introducing the challenger!" A female announcer's voice said as the man made his way to the ring, "From the northern continent, Scareyvia - he is a six-time EBW World Champion and a two-time Intercontinental Champion -TheGoldStandard… CARDINAL!!!"
"Are you seeing the look in Cardinal's eyes? That man is not here to play." Max said.
"When has he ever played?" Reyna asked, "Cardinal was supposed to have a match with Bei today but because of the newbie's appearance, they had to change plans for him."
"Yeah. Cardinal really wanted to settle the score with Bei once and for all. And now he is facing the new girl instead." Max said as Cardinal stepped into the ring.
"The new girl has a name, you know." Reyna replied.
Cardinal glared at Caesar for a while then walked towards the opposite end of the ropes.
"Give me a mic!" Cardinal said to one of the crew outside the ring as he extended his right hand forward.
One of the crew members complied and immediately gave Cardinal a microphone.
As soon as he took it, Cardinal then turned his gaze towards Caesar.
Cardinal stayed quiet for a moment and was glaring at her until he raised the mic towards his mouth.
"Unbelievable." Cardinal said, "EBW, is this some kind of joke?
Are you serious?! Are you kidding me?!"
"Hold up!" Cardinal said as he rubbed his forehead while pacing the ring as his frustration was starting to boil over, "Nah! No, no, no! Is this what we are doing now, EBW are you for real?!"
Cardinal finally stood in one spot and glared at Caesar again.
"You know, when I was informed about this yesterday, I thought they were joking. I thought EBW was just messing with me but no, they were dead serious." Cardinal said.
"You're telling me that my match with Luna Falls was cancelled and replaced with this?!" Cardinal said as he pointed at Caesar, "THIS?!"
The audience started booing Caesar again heavily and Cardinal started rubbing his forehead with his palm.
"You're telling me that they rescheduled my number one contender match for the world championship to fight her?!" Cardinal said, "Once again, EBW, what are we doing? I thought to enter EBW, you'll have to go through tough enough and qualify but no, I guess I was wrong. I guess as long as you have 'money' you can skip the due process especially if it is from a special family."
"Caesar Moon, correct?" Cardinal asked Caesar as she tilted her head down, "The one who got a vip pass into this ring. Not only that, I heard you got a private locker room funded by the Mizukais and just by looking at you, it is obvious who gave you this gear.
Do you know how long it took a lot of people in the back to get their own gear? I can tell what you are wearing isn't cheap as well. I can- Hey! Look at me when I'm talking to you, pet!!"
Hearing that word, Caesar instinctively raised her head in a mixture of confusion and anger while the audience cheered.
"Oh-ho!" Reyna said.
"Pet?" Caesar asked within.
"Yeah. Mizukai pet! Nepo-bastard!" Cardinal said, "That's what you are! You didn't get in here like everyone else! Your presence is an insult to the people in the back who worked their asses off to get here! To the men and women... Humans and beastfolks who made it through the hell of tough enough. To those who failed and those who quitted because they couldn't keep up with the pressure!
I don't know if the higher ups were high or they were just too greedy and I. Don't. Care!!"
The audience started cheering again and Cardinal's hand slowly shook as he brought the mic close to his mouth again.
"You don't belong here! You will 'never' belong here! I don't care who is backing you up because after this match, I want you 'out' of this company!
Go find another place to 'grace' with your presence because you are not welcome!"
"Am I right, people?!" Cardinal asked as he extended his arm to the audience.
"YES, YOU ARE! YES, YOU ARE! YES, YOU ARE! YES, YOU ARE!" The audience chanted repeatedly, "NE-PO BASTARD- MIZUKAI PET! NE-PO BASTARD- MIZUKAI PET! NE-PO BASTARD- MIZUKAI PET! NE-PO BASTARD- MIZUKAI PET!"
As the audience were chanting, Caesar glanced at them and tilted her head down again.
"Oh man, this is quite the welcome." Reyna said as Cardinal dropped the mic and removed his jacket.
"Yeah, it is." Max said as Cardinal adjusted his black wrist bands while still glaring at Caesar.
The male human referee stood in the middle of the ring and cleared his throat as he prepared to speak.
"Okay. Cardinal, you already know the rules but for the newbie, this is what you need to know: this is a standard match. In this match, striking with closed fists are legal. No weapons are allowed and you can win either by pinning your opponent with both of their shoulders down to the count of three, making them tap out three times or them verbally yielding when placed in a submission hold.
You can also win through three ero-points which can be gotten through ero-capture that is forced orgasm or marking point which is 'finishing' on your opponent's body.
Blatantly striking below the belt is illegal and if you fail to get into the ring before the count of ten, you have lost. Got it?"
Caesar reluctantly nodded her head and the referee sighed.
"Okay then. Ring that bell!" The referee said as he waved his hand.
The bell immediately rang and the referee stepped out of the way.
"And here we go! The rookie's first match against the gold standard Cardinal." Max said as the two locked eyes with each other.
"I have to say, she is in for a wild ride of her life..." Reyna said as Cardinal spitefully spat on the mat, "A wild and horrible ride."
As Caesar stood, she could feel the immense pressure coming from Cardinal. However, before Caesar could take her next breath, Cardinal's fist hurled towards her face which she barely weaved.
"Oh! That was a close one!" Max said as Caesar stepped to the side, "If that punch had landed, she won't be standing right now!"
"She was spacing out. You can't afford to space out in the middle of a fight. It's suicide especially against someone like him." Reyna said as Cardinal glanced at Caesar with a malicious glare.
Caesar lunged forward with a battle cry and swung her fist across Cardinal's jaw. However the punch barely moved Cardinal's face and Caesar immediately held her wrist and screamed out in pain.
"What the hell?!" Caesar said.
"I think she just hurt her hand!" Reyna said.
"You don't say." Max sarcastically replied.
While Caesar was groaning and staring at her knuckles, Cardinal narrowed his eyes as his anger grew.
"OH! WHAT A NASTY PUNCH FROM CARDINAL!" Max said as Caesar reacted to a swift invisible strike across her left cheek.
The impact of the punch rattled Caesar's brain and left her staggering.
"That punch really did a number on her. I'm surprised she is still conscious!" Reyna said.
"And here is another one!" Reyna said as Cardinal landed an uppercut on Caesar's belly which slightly raised her off the mat.
"Oh man... That looks nasty!" Max said as Caesar coughed out spittle.
Cardinal grabbed a fistful of Caesar's hair, rushed towards a turnbuckle and slammed her head against it so hard that she fell flat on the mat.
"Oh my gosh!" Max said in horror.
While the audience were cheering, Cardinal was glaring down at Caesar.
"BEAT HER UP! BEAT HER UP! BEAT HER UP!" The audience chanted.
Cardinal gritted his teeth, immediately grabbed a fistful of Caesar's hair and rushed to slam her head against the turnbuckle again.
"And Cardinal is not done with her! He still wants to punish her!" Reyna said as Cardinal was repeatedly slamming Caesar's head on the turnbuckle.
As Cardinal was still slamming Caesar's face on the turnbuckle, the audience began to count the number of times he had slammed her skull against it.
"Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine!"
"Hey, Cardinal, break it up! Break it up right now!" The referee said as he tried to separate Cardinal from Caesar, "One! Two! Three!"
Cardinal released his grip from Caesar, leaving her to slump on the mat and breathe heavily.
"We don't usually get to see this side of Cardinal." Reyna said as Cardinal turned his back to walk away.
"Actually, the only time we see him like this is when he is around Nero Rogue." Max replied as Cardinal halted and placed his hands on his waist.
"Nero is a different case. Nobody likes him." Reyna replied, "That psychotic human supremacist is a disease!"
"Yeah but for him and Cardinal, its on sight." Max replied as Cardinal glanced at Caesar and watched her use the turnbuckle in assisting herself to stand, "Cardinal has admitted that if EBW allowed same sex one on one matches, he would challenge Nero to a match and beat the supremacy out of him.
All he can do right now is-"
"Woah! Woah! Woah! Woah!" Max said as Cardinal rushed towards Caesar.
Cardinal leaped and landed a high knee on Caesar's face which made her lean on the turnbuckle. At the moment Caesar's back crashed against it, Cardinal started unloading jabs on her face.
"Cardinal lost it! Cardinal has really lost it!" Reyna said as the referee was trying to separate Cardinal from Caesar while audience were cheering.
"The ref is trying to at least maintain order and ensure he doesn't kill her." Max said as Cardinal stepped backwards with both arms raised.
However, before Caesar fell flat on her face, Cardinal shoved her back to the turnbuckle and performed a flying forearm on her face.
"And he's back at it again!" Reyna said as Cardinal resumed unloading on Caesar.
Cardinal delivered five jabs, two belly punches and another five jabs.
"Cardinal is going to kill her!" Max said as the referee was trying to separate Cardinal from Caesar again.
"One! Two! Three!" The referee counted while Cardinal was unloading his fists on Caesar.
"The ref once again trying to ensure the newbie doesn't die in the ring." Reyna said as Cardinal stepped backwards while the referee was yelling and pointing at him.
"Yeah. Doing what he can to prevent this from becoming an outright maul scene." Max said.
Right before Caesar could fall face-first, Cardinal landed a swift uppercut that made her slump against the turnbuckle again.
"Oh!" Max and Reyna said in unison.
Cardinal grabbed Caesar by the arm, dragged her towards him and landed a devastating clothesline that made Caesar backflip three times before falling on the mat with her legs folded over her chest while Cardinal simultaneously dropped to his knees.
"Oh my god!!" Max and Reyna said in unison as Cardinal was glaring down at Caesar.
"What a wicked clothesline!" Max said.
Cardinal is showing no mercy at all." Reyna said.
Cardinal grabbed Caesar's hair and glared down at her for some time.
"What is he planning on doing now?" Reyna asked.
Cardinal hastily brought Caesar to her feet, tucked her head between his arm and planted her skull on the mat with a DDT.
"Oh! What a DD- wait, he is not done!" Max said as Cardinal quickly hauled Caesar to her feet again.
Cardinal thrust Caesar's head between his arm and side, lifts her into the air and uses his free hand to grab her leg.
"Another one!" Max said as Cardinal instantly delivers a fisherman DDT on Caesar.
"And he is still not done!" Reyna said as Cardinal still grabbed Caesar and hauled her to her feet, "Is he...?"
Cardinal then wrapped his arm over Caesar's neck and delivered a snap DDT, only for him to hastily grab her again , wrap his arm round her neck, wraps her legs round his torso and delivered a cradle DDT.
"He is! He is performing the five point DDT!" Reyna said as Cardinal hauled Caesar to her feet again, "And here comes the final one...!"
"OOOOOOOHHH....!" The audience said as Cardinal bent Caesar backwards while having his round her neck.
"OHHH!" The audience said as Cardinal delivered a reverse DDT.
"There it is! The fifth DDT!" Reyna said.
"Man. Caesar's brain must have been turned to mush." Max said as Caesar laid dormant on the mat while her chest repeatedly heaved.
"I don't think she is there anymore, Max." Reyna said.
"I don't think she is too but with- Hold on, what is he doing...?" Max asked as Cardinal grabbed both of Caesar's legs.
"I-i don't like where this is going..." Reyna said as Cardinal lifted both of Caesar's legs.
Cardinal then released one of Caesar's legs and swiftly slammed his fist down on her groin which made her cough out spittle from impact.
"OH MY GOD!!!" Max and Reyna said in unison.
The audience cheered while Caesar instinctively sat up, hunched over and grabbed her brutalized womanhood with both hands as she quivered uncontrollably in silent agony.
"Cardinal just ..." Max said as Caesar though she was in a dazed state was doing everything she could soothe the pain.
"This is so vicious. Even for Cardinal." Reyna said as the referee was yelling at Cardinal, "I get Cardinal is pissed and understandably so, in fact he is even justified in being pissed but was that really necessary?!"
"I don't think it matters." Max replied.
"ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!" The audience chanted as the referee was still warning Cardinal.
"The people want to see another one! They want to see her get hurt down there again!" Reyna said.
"I'm warning you! I'll disqualify you!" The referee said to Cardinal as he pointed at him.
Cardinal walked past the referee and slowly raised the barely conscious Caesar to her feet. In the process of doing this, Caesar's hands were still on her sore crotch and she subconsciously slumped against Cardinal's body.
Cardinal spitefully gazed at her and spoke.
"You are not worth it. You are not worth a single ero-point."
Cardinal then grabbed Caesar's head with both hands and immediately shoved her head between his thighs.
"What is this? What is Cardinal planning to do here?!" Max asked .
Cardinal spread his arms apart and the crowd started cheering.
"He is going for the Cardinal mark! He wants to end this right now!" Reyna said.
Cardinal wrapped his arms round Caesar's torso, hoisted her up to one of his shoulders.
"Cardinal mark!" Max and Reyna both said as Cardinal flipped Caesar horizontally to the mat, dropping her face-first while he simultaneously dropped to his knees.
Caesar laid on the canvas unconscious and Cardinal rolled her over and hooked her leg.
"And here we go!" Max said as the referee went for the count.
"One! Two! Three!" The ref and the audience counted unanimously.
The bell rung and Cardinal's theme song began to play.
"The winner of the match through pinfall: the gold standard - Cardinal!"
"I must say, Max, this match was one of the most brutal and one-sided debut matches I have seen right next to the Sinister Sisters." Reyna said as the referee raised Cardinal's arm.
"The sisters were sadistic psychos. Cardinal was just pissed... Terribly pissed." Max replied.
Cardinal glanced at the unconscious Caesar and out of contempt, he spat on her face and walked away.
"Yep. Really pissed." Reyna said as Cardinal was walking down the stage while extending his right arm sideways to shake the hands of his fans.