The Masks We Wear

Ch. 6

"Now this match will go until someone admits defeat or is knocked the fuck out!" Both Maria and William looked determined to win.

"3, 2, 1,! ... Fight!" Maria seemed to teleport in front of Will with her hand clenched into a claw as she shot it palm out straight for his face. To everyone's surprise, William ducked below her attack. He quickly shot forward sending his head straight into Maria's gut sending her flying.

"What the!" I exclaimed shocked that this scrawny unathletic looking kid could do something like that as Charles screamed, "Nice Will!"

Maria flipped backward and loaded her hips and legs before shotting right back at him. William tried to headbutt her but this time, just before it connected, she quickly pivoted around the attack. She grabbed his hair; using the momentum to slam his head first to the ground.

"Submit," Maria said as though she was trying to warn him.

"W-what ... just happened?" Will was confused.

"She's mastered both judo and tai-chi plus her step is outstanding! We should've made this-" Charles was cut off by a gagging sound. We looked to see the two of the strangling each other. That I was sorta expecting, with Will being almost my size he had a pretty good wingspan, better that Marias who put his foot on his hip and jumped off freeing herself from his grip. After a groan from the blow to his hip which Maria had pushed off of William got up. He was determined, I had to give that to him but he was weak in almost every other way.

Maria was fine after everything that had happened so far, but William was already exhausted. It was becoming more and more obvious that Maria would win. Suddenly, William took off towards Maria, just before he was within the striking range of Maria he turned sideways and threw a kick straight for her head.

She ducked below it and grabbed his collar as she quickly spun him around, leaving him dazed and stumbling as a bright orange wind started swirling around her. She hit him with multiple quick punches and palm strikes. It was already over. As William caught his balance, the orange wind seemed to gather into Marias' gloves. She then laid her right hand gently on Williams' chest.

An orange tornado radiating an intense heat erupted from the hand she had placed on him sending William flying back into a wall. When the tornado dissipated William started to fall to the ground as the air was holding him up, unconscious with a hole burned into his shirt where Maria had placed her hand.

Maria twirled around as she snapped her fingers with the hand she didn't use for the tornado. The orange aura around her other glove burst into a cloud of orange glimmering dust as she 

looked at the camera I had set up.

"Thanks for watching," she said as she held up a peace sign at the camera.

"What the hell!" I screamed at her, "I wanted you to win but you could've killed him."

"I'm still putting the video online," she said.

"W-well ... we lost the bet so," I cut Charles off again.

"Naw, I'll try to train him," I said, "but you're both-" This time Charles cut me off.

"I'll bring some after you train him and you'll get a discount at her family's' restaurant," he said with a smug look on his face. "It doesn't feel good now doesn't?" Just as I opened my mouth to talk he cut me off again. "Stop cutting me off."