Code Grim Eagle

Disclaimer: I do not own the Dead or Alive series, the only thing I own is my OC.

Beat down


Ever since the matchups had been announced Grim had been nowhere to be found. Most of the competitors assumed he'd gone off to train for his next match as his opponent was a tough fighter in her own right.

Lei Fang is a skilled Tai Chi Quan fighter with a good offense of quick and strong strikes and even better defense that uses the opponent's momentum against them. To many they saw that as a nightmare for Grim Eagle whom they'd seen as an offensive rangy fighter with quick and brutally powerful strikes along good footwork and head movement to complement his defense.

Unfortunately, the spectators didn't know that there was more in the Freestyle fighter's arsenal. However, some of Grim's fellow contestants knew that he had more in his toolbox but hadn't needed to bring it out yet and with the bloodlust rolling off him when his matchup with Lei Fang had been announced and the pissed off mood from his earlier encounter with her as seen by Brad, Christie, Tina, Hitomi and Ryu, they knew he was going to bring out more of those tools and was intent on destroying Lei Fang.

Two days later; 18:00 hrs. D. Octagon

The crowd were excited as the upcoming match was about to begin between the Tai Chi Quan genius Lei Fang and the Freestyle fighter Grim Eagle. The ninjas were on the top of the arena watching from above though Kasumi was hidden behind the lights, and the others were in the crowd. Jann Lee especially wanted to see how Grim would deal with his 'rival' and her style.

From her room somewhere else, Helena was in front of the screen watching the fight with her attention more on this Grim Eagle fellow. For some reason she'd thought she'd heard his name from rumors at some point but was unsure. "One way to find out. Let's see how he does against Lei Fang."

Lei Fang waited in the middle of the octagon for Grim to appear and looked around to see the stands of stadium packed to the brim with people where she'll embarrass and show the upstart just how outmatched he is. She knew Grim was a strong fighter as she'd seen him fighting in the preliminaries but most importantly, she knew that Jann Lee was going to watch their fight as she noticed his interest in Grim and she wanted to prove that he wasn't worth his time.

Sometime Yesterday…

Lei Fang was near the Tokyo Bridge, practicing katas before her upcoming fight, not noticing someone was next to her.

"Hey!"

Lei Fang look next to her and was surprised to see Jann Lee wearing a long sleeve white shirt black pants and black boots.

She smirked at him, "Ah, are you going to watch my fight tomorrow?"

"I'm always watching all of the fights." He said in a calm tone. "What's this about insulting Grim's skills?"

Lei Fang was caught off guard by the question before she scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest. "What?! He's just a rank amateur who thinks he's hot because he won two matches easily and acts like he owns the place. I'm only trying to humble him."

"More like you're underestimating him. Something I never expected from you of all people." Jann Lee replied, "He entered the tournament like we both did, and he went through the prelims too and has won two fights. That alone should tell you he's no amateur."

"Well I see nothing special about him and I'll prove it to you tomorrow. Watch closely, I will beat him good and soon I will be fighting you again and I will beat you Mr. Dragon."

She was expecting that he was going to tell her that she doesn't stand a chance against him but instead she heard nothing from him, she looked at him and he was serious, but she could see something in his eyes then she thought if he was worry about her.

"Don't underestimate him or you'll regret it."

Jann Lee continued walking while Lei Fang stood there with a surprised look on her face.

"Do you think Grim-kun will show up?" Hitomi asked.

"Grim-kun? Oh, that close to him already?" Christie teased.

Hitomi shook her head frantically while trying to hide the blush on her cheeks. "No! It's not like that. We just get along well…at least I think we do."

Christie chuckled, "Ha! Just teasing little girl."

"I'm not little!" Hitomi pouted.

"Knowing him Grim won't miss this! Not after being disrespected by Lei Fang two days ago." Tina stated, "Right now I feel really sorry for her right now. Grim looked murderous then and still did when the matchup was announced."

A heavy wind swept through the stadium, as a small pillar of fire erupted in the arena. The pillar soon dissipated revealing the other fighter in this matchup in just a black short sleeved body suit reaching his knees, black MMA gloves and barefooted staring directly at Lei Fang with murderous red eyes that swirled with nearly unlimited power. She barely managed to not succumb to the murderous intent sent her way.

"Good. You showed up." Lei Fang said.

"Were you praying that I wouldn't show? You're shit out of luck." Grim replied coldly.

"How badly do you want to break her?" Samara asks Grim.

'Badly, I want to pick her apart. Destroy her.' Grim mentally replied.

"Good. Crush her."

Lei Fang scoffed saying, "Like I need any luck to beat you down amateur." She got into her Tai Chi stance and beckoned him over. "So, ready to lose?"

Grim cracked his knuckles together saying, "No. I'm here to write your epitaph." He too got into an orthodox Muay Thai stance.

"Really!? Muay Thai? You just made things easy for me." Lei Fang stated.

"Like your Tai Chi Quan will save you either." Grim replied.

Play One For The Money by Escape The Fate

GET READY...FIGHT!

Grim immediately got in Lei Fang's face, walking her down as she tried to create space between them and avoid getting trapped. He feints a jab that got him a reaction from the Tai Chi fighter as she was poised to parry it. He feinted again with a straight and once more got the same reaction and immediately followed up and landed a switch kick to the body. Lei Fang fires off a palm thrust which Grim blocks before retaliating with a teep kick that she immediately blocked by was pushed back into the cage by Grim's superior strength impressing the crowd. Noticing she's already having her back to the cage Lei Fang fires off a two punch combo which Grim ducks under and immediately gets an over under clinch pushing her on the cage and kneed her body a few times. Lei Fang then surprises Grim with her own strength and gets off the cage while shoving him off. She throws a palm strike and Grim slips the strike and counters with a lead body hook and a leg kick with both hitting their targets and pivoting to cut her off.

Lei Fang throws a kick of her own but Grim sweeps it away and kicks her other leg hard and fast. A jab landed next on Lei Fang's face and she retaliated with palm strikes that Grim swayed from and countered with a 1-2 lead leg kick combo that staggered her. He then feints a lead hook that made her try to dodge but instead got her leg punished with a leg kick, and then he went high and connected with a lead roundhouse kick. He jabbed again but this time Lei Fang parried and countered with her own punch but barely hits his face before pushing him back with the follow up front kick. Grim fired back with a lead teep kick and pushed her back towards the cage.

"Not bad for an amateur." Lei Fang said.

"You're one to talk." Grim fired back, "Let's see how long you can hang."

A fast jab-overhand combo immediately came forcing Lei Fang to back step to avoid it with Grim pressing in immediately. Lei Fang comes forward with two quick strikes that miss, and she barely blocks the return fire 3-4 combo. A whipping jab cracks through Lei Fang's guard and opens her up to the straight to the body. Lei Fang tries to return fire but gets intercepted by a lead hook, switch body kick combo. Lei Fang fires off a four punch combo that Grim blocks which gives her a little leg room but that's cut off by another teep kick to the body pushing her back and Grim closing in immediately. Lei Fang throws a palm thrust that misses and Grim counters with a double body shovel hooks, leg kick combo. He then feints an overhand that easily got a reaction of Lei Fang attempting to counter but instead she got Grim ducking and rushing at her hips and pressing her against the cage before he picked her up over his shoulder and roared as he slammed her back down the floor with the crowd cheering loudly. Grim then stacked up and began unloading with ground and pound that got more cheers and some worry. Lei Fang managed to push Grim off her and tried to scramble to her feet but got caught in a front headlock and Grim landed two knees to her head and then went for a standing guillotine choke. Lei Fang gritted her teeth before broking free from the submission but had to block the 4-3 head kick combo that came her way before circling away with Grim following her.

The two moved to the center of the cage. Grim lands a body jab and steps away from the roundhouse kick that returned his way. They both continued moving with Lei Fang being more cautious about what was coming next, which was answered suddenly by an overhand punch connected on the side of her head and knocking her on her behind making the crowd roar in anticipation as Grim charges in. Getting to her feet Lei Fang manages to block the double flying knee aimed at her jaw then counterattacked with a knee to the body but got smothered by Grim clinching her and then hip throwing her to the ground, but she scrambles back to her feet and pushes Grim off.

A slight twitch and Lei Fang whiffs on a roundhouse kick; Grim grins and points at her in mockery as she recovers her balance. Lei Fang misses again with a palm thrust, and this time Grim floors her again with a counter overhand punch. Lei Fang springs back up immediately but gets a kick to the body along the way. Lei Fang unleashes a nifty combination of strikes in frustration but good head movement and elbow guarding from Grim keeps him out of danger. He then slips another strike and floors her again with a lead hook counter before beckoning her to get back to her feet which she does. Grim sees Lei Fang panting from missing all those attacks and grins and points once more.

Then hell is unleashed.

Grim switches to southpaw and closes in too fast for Lei Fang to react and lands a 1-2 switch body kick combo that causes the Tai Chi fighter to winch in pain and back away with Grim pressing forward. Grim ducks in and lands two hooks to the body, staggering Lei Fang against the cage. He stays on her, landing another hook to the body again. A switch kick to the body and a high kick come up as Grim adds kicks to the mix and then land a big arcing elbow that cuts Lei Fang above her eye. Grim ups the tempo of his onslaught with feints, punches, elbows, knees and kicks to the head, body and legs, flustering the Tai Chi fighter and giving her nothing to counter or knowing what to even counter.

Frustration is clear on Lei Fang's face and she swings wildly to get the Freestyle fighter off her but misses by miles and then gets a switch kick to the body that freezes her on the spot, followed by double shovel hooks to the body that makes her double over in pain. Grim fires off a jab-overhand combo that's barely blocked, then unloads with more kicks and punches to the body showing no mercy. Lei Fang doesn't back down and tries to fight her way out but Grim is relentless with his merciless attack to the body, head and legs.

The crowd is cheering loudly as they were witnessing the entertaining fight while Jann Lee was watching the fight with a serious expression on his face; the other contestants are silent however at the one sided beat down they are witnessing.

"What are those people cheering for? This is a one-sided pounding…no. More like a massacre." Helena commented while watching on the TV screen in her room.

"I warned her and now she's paying the price." Christie commented.

"Damn! Isn't he taking this too seriously?" Zack exclaimed as he cringed at the painful beat down.

"He's beating the tar outta her." Tina added also cringing.

"Considering how she insulted him about his fighting ability this was to be expected." Brad Wong added before sipping from his gourd.

"I just hope Grim doesn't go too far." Hitomi stated.

"That'll depend on Lei Fang." Christie said, "The longer she stays up the more this torture continues and from the look on Grim's face he hopes she stays up longer just so he can savor it longer."

"That's just…cruel." Hitomi muttered.

'Oh how nave you are little girl.' Christie thought.

The group looked on at the fight with worry, enjoyment in Christie's case or unknown in Jann Lee's case.

A frustrated Lei Fang attacks Grim but once again he slips the telegraphed strikes and floors her once again with an overhand punch. This time she's finding it difficult getting up, not to mention keeping up at all. She's tired from the body attacks, her face is cut, bruised and swelling from the head strikes and her thighs are red from the leg kicks. The group and the crowd are now worried as they all knew she couldn't continue fighting like this, she looked like she was about to fall for good.

"Stop the match! She can't go on any longer." Tina said.

"Yeah she looks hurt stop the match." Hitomi said.

The crowd seemed to share their sentiment, but no one was listening.

Lei Fang herself wasn't ready to throw in the towel yet even with her condition as she coughed up blood while gazing at Jann Lee.

'No, I can't lose to this punk! And not in front of him either!'

She got into her stance trying to focus on her opponent, but that was difficult to do with her vision getting blurry.

Grim grins maliciously at his prey. She's too tough for her own good, barely holding on by a thread with the beating he'd been giving her. Oh well, if she dies, she dies.

"Don't kill the brat. This beating should be sufficient enough to curb that ego."

'Okay. As you wish.'

Grim spreads his arms wide and beckons Lei Fang to come at him.

"Come at me Lei Fang. Allow me to put you out of your misery." Seeing her not moving from her spot he changes his mind. "Not trying? As you wish then…"

Grim charged in with his final attack while Lei Fang tensed and covered up her body to barely block the liver shot but couldn't block the head kick that followed and finally knocked her out cold, her body falling flat on her side while Grim walked away.

KO!

End track

There was nothing but silence in the arena after the spectators witnessed such a one sided beat down that was capped off with a savage knockout. The medics were soon in the cage trying to treat her injuries and make sure she was still alive. Meanwhile Grim kept walking away without a care in the world.

"Let that be a lesson to never insult my fighting skills ever again." Grim muttered.

He then left the area in a flame shunshin.

"Well that was to be expected but damn that was overkill."

"I agree…though he seemed to have some ill will for his opponent before the fight began."

"Yikes. Even I wouldn't wish Grim Eagle's wrath on my worst enemy. I've seen firsthand how bad it can get and it wasn't pretty. If anything she got lucky."

"Indeed. She got off very lightly. She should be thanking God she wasn't outright obliterated."

Mako sighed as she overheard the banter by the UNWOP operatives some tables away from her. Like them and many others at base including the Chief of Security and her assistant Vella they'd watched Grim Eagle's match against Lei Fang and it was a brutal display. As she'd expected it to be in the first place, though her assistant was worried that the operative would have killed his opponent. Mako didn't care if he did no skin off her nose as far as she's concerned.

She did smirk remembering Grim's report about the Mugen Tenshin ninjas trying to kill him which ended in their brutal slaughter. Yep, things were going on nicely and another party was also happy about it after she told them about that slaughter in passing.

Yep, things were going on nicely.


Chapter 6 End.

Yep. Beat down indeed. Maybe Lei Fang should think before she runs her mouth again. Curb your clout!

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