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Archive-name: Amazon/pit2.txt
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Archive-title: Pit Fighters - 2
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Tanya had been co-proprietor of the fighting pit in Gwychaver
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for several months. Trask, her partner, was honest in dealing
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with her (as well he might be, considering her enormous
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strength) and she was living well. The business at the pit was
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booming thanks to her prowess and curiosity of people at
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watching her fight men in the pit. Tanya took on all comers,
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with any weapon the challengers wished to use, and she had not
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been injured in over seventy matches. Wagering was brisk, and
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there were seldom less than six matches a night.
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Tanya limited herself to one match a night, and seldom more than
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five a week. She knew that the life of a pit fighter was short,
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and she had no wish to end her career prematurely.
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Tanya walked down the street to the building housing the pit
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slowly and proudly, aware of the many eyes watching and the
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people whispering. Her red cloak concealed an imposing
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physique, but could not hide her height of six feet three
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inches. Her long auburn hair was brushed straight back and tied
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at the back of her head, then fell in a ponytail to the small of
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her back. As the wind lifted the cloak it revealed her
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massively muscled arms. The people in the street all gave her a
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wide berth as she passed.
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Tanya entered the building containing the pit and walked over to
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Trask, whom she towered over by a head. "How does it look for
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tonight?" she asked.
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"Six bouts, if you accept the challenge of this one," he
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answered. He pointed at a name on the paper. "His owner says
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he wants to show everyone that a man can always beat a woman."
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Tanya chuckled and said, "Really? I guess we'll have to tell
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that to the men I've done for." She took a look at the name.
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"Fergus. Irish?" Trask nodded. "How big is he?"
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"About six foot six, maybe two hundred and forty pounds. Says
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he wants to beat you with his bare hands."
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Tanya snorted. "Fine with me. It always humiliates the owners
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more when their fighters lose to a woman without weapons."
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Tanya went to her room in the back of the building to wait until
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her time.
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The first five matches lasted almost two hours. The action was
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lively and the fighting fierce. The crowd was in a raucous mood
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when Trask stepped out to announce the last fight of the night.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the sixth and last match of the
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evening's entertainment. This will be a match without weapons.
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Entering first, the challenger, six feet five and one half
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inches tall and weighing two hundred and forty-two pounds,
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Fergus!" Fergus was led to the pit by his owner, a tall, skinny
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man. Fergus wore only a breechcloth of black leather. He was
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powerfully built, with no fat and rippling muscles. There was a
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scattering of boos from the spectators. Tanya was a popular
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champion.
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"And now entering the pit, the champion. She stands six feet
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three inches tall and weighs two hundred and seven pounds. Here
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is Tanya!"
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The big redhead entered the pit to the cheers of the crowd, to
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which she took no notice. As she removed her red cloak to
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reveal her bronzed, brawny body, the onlookers gasped. Although
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they had seen her many times before, the sight of her powerful
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form always brought on this reaction. The sweat from the
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exercises Tanya had been doing in preparation for the fight
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glistened on her body, highlighting her muscularity. Her long
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auburn hair was carefully braided and wrapped in a tight bun on
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the top of her head. Tanya smiled, gratified by the crowd's
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response. She hung her cloak carefully on the wall of the pit
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and turned to face Fergus.
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The crowd was busy placing wagers on the match. Most of the
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bettors favored Tanya, though the bookmakers were giving good
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odds on Fergus. Some people in the throng had arrived with
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Fergus and his owner, and placed several bets on him.
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Tanya studied Fergus carefully. He appeared young, perhaps
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twenty summers, and had few of the scars which were usual with
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pit fighters. She thought that he might be inexperienced and
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planned her assault accordingly.
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At last the wagers had all been placed and Trask rang the gong
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as a signal to begin. Tanya and Fergus began circling each
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other, looking for a weakness, in what was known as the circle
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of death. Each feinted several times, trying to draw the other
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warrior into a mistake. Tanya began to change her evaluation of
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the younger man in the pit with her. Though he lacked the scars
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of an experienced fighter, the scars she bore proudly, he seemed
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to know what he was doing. Fergus appeared confident as he
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circled to his right.
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"Hmmm, probably right-handed," thought Tanya. She had trained
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with both hands equally and was proficient with either. Slowly
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the distance between them closed until little more than an arm
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span separated the two warriors.
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Fergus made the first attack, quickly somersaulting forward and
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trying to grab Tanya in a bear hug. The big woman backed
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swiftly out of Fergus' reach, then leaped forward with a kick,
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trying to catch Fergus before he had regained his feet. Fergus
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was upright and moving to his right before she could deliver the
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blow, however, and her foot met nothing but air. Tanya spun to
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her right, turning completely around until she faced Fergus
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again. She smiled and nodded, acknowledging his skill. Again
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the two began the circle of death.
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This time it was Tanya who made her move first. Rolling to her
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left, she regained her feet and drove a kick at Fergus' ribs.
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He was able to roll with the blow and the kick did no real
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damage. Before Tanya could regain her stance Fergus dove at her
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legs. His considerable weight crashed into Tanya's leg just
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below the knees. Tanya had seen the move coming and leaped over
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it just as Fergus crashed into her. She allowed her momentum to
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carry into a forward roll, and she tumbled across the pit and
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regained her feet with half the pit between herself and her
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opponent.
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"That was pretty agile for a big guy," she thought. "I'd better
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damage him a bit to slow him down."
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The two combatants continued to circle each other. The
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onlookers were getting impatient for Tanya and Fergus to hook up
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and fight, and a few catcalls were heard. Both fighters ignored
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them, each respecting the others' abilities. Both Tanya and
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Fergus knew that one mistake could cost them the fight, and
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their lives.
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Once again the distance between the two fighters closed. Tanya
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watched Fergus carefully, looking for any telltale movement that
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indicated he was about to attack. She noticed his eyes flick
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quickly to his left, and was ready for him when he spun that way
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and tried to deliver a kick. She moved inside his swinging foot
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and caught his brawny leg in her powerful arms. Tanya kept a
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tight grip on his leg and delivered her own kick to the inside
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of Fergus' right knee. A gasp escaped Fergus' lips as Tanya's
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foot, impelled by her prodigious leg muscles, struck him with
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the force of a sledgehammer. His knee buckled outward, the
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ligaments holding it together stretching until they snapped.
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With one leg in Tanya's mighty arms and the other unable to hold
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his weight, Fergus crashed to the sandy floor of the pit. Tanya
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held on to his left leg as he hit the floor. With amazing
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speed, she stretched his captive leg out as far as it would go
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above his head, then jumped in the air and dropped her knee into
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the inside of his left knee, driving it into the unyielding
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ground.
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Fergus was in agony as his left knee was driven into the ground,
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caught between the dirt and Tanya's two hundred seven pounds.
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Tanya released his leg and rolled free, as she knew that Fergus
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could still do some damage with his powerful arms. She knew
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that Fergus' legs were damaged, but she wasn't certain how
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badly. She got to her feet facing Fergus, who lay on the ground
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clutching at his knees. The right knee was swollen badly, and
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the left was already discoloring. A cruel smile fleetingly
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appeared on her lips when she realized that Fergus was nearly
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immobile, and therefore helpless to escape her attack.
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Fergus' owner, an emaciated, sallow faced man, screamed at him
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to get up and defend himself. Fergus tried to climb to his
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feet. When Tanya walked over to him slowly and deliberately
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kicked him again in the right knee, Fergus bellowed in pain and
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collapsed again. Tanya moved behind her big opponent and locked
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her arms around his massive chest. She picked the bigger man up
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and held him tightly against her, then began to squeeze.
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Fergus' arms were pinned to his sides, and he tried to use them
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to break her bear hug. Tanya's huge arms swelled with the
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effort of keeping Fergus captive. Sweat ran down her face, and
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as she tightened her grip even more Fergus found that he
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couldn't breathe. Tanya crushed Fergus, her prodigous arms and
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massive chest forming a circle of pain that he couldn't
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withstand. He went limp in her deadly embrace.
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Tanya felt all resistance leave Fergus' body. She decided to
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put on a demonstration of her power. Releasing her grip, she
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allowed Fergus' weakened form slip from between her arms and
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slump to the ground. She bent over him and lightly slapped his
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face, trying to bring him around. Smack! Smack! The sounds
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echoed through the building. As Fergus shook his head, she
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stepped back and waited for him to return to semi-consciousness.
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Fergus became dimly aware that he was laying on the floor of the
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pit. His knees hurt fiercely, and his chest ached. His vision
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was still fuzzy, but he could see Tanya standing before him, her
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arms akimbo. Sweat ran down her face and dripped onto her
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chest, running down the channel between her small breasts. It
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glistened on her body, highlighting her powerful muscles. Tanya
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smiled cruelly and gestured at Fergus to get up. He tried, but
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his legs could not hold his weight. Tanya walked over to him
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and offered him her hand. Without thinking, Fergus took it.
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Tanya gave a mighty heave and pulled Fergus up and lifted him on
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her shoulders. She used him as a weight, doing deep squats
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easily.
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Fergus was too hurt, dazed, and terrified to try to fight any
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more. Tanya began to spin, turning in a tight circle. Fergus
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got dizzier and dizzier, almost losing consciousness again.
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"Ready to fly, big man?" asked Tanya. Without waiting for an
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answer she stopped spinning and threw Fergus across the pit. He
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hit the floor hard and rolled until he crashed into one of the
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walls. Tanya slowly walked over to confront the Irishman again,
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the torchlight gleaming on her sinewy body. She wrapped one
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huge hand in his long hair and pulled him to his feet, then
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released him. Fergus almost fell, despite using the wall for
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support. Tanya began to use his body as a punching bag, driving
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powerful punches into his unprotected belly. His belly on fire,
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Fergus slumped to the ground again.
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Tanya bent down and grabbed him under his arms. "Upsy-daisy,"
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she said as she heaved him back upright. Bending her knees
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slightly, Tanya's used her powerful arms to encircle Fergus'
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body just beneath the ribs, once again locking his arms to his
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sides. When she straightened up Fergus was lifted off his feet.
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The air left Fergus' lungs in a rush when Tanya constricted her
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grip even more. Her mighty muscles stood out as if carved from
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granite as she again crushed Fergus' once proud body. Fergus
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felt as if his body was being cut in half, pressed between the
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iron jaws of her arms and her rock like chest. One of his ribs
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broke with an audible snap, and blood flecked his lips from a
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punctured lung. Tanya knew that Fergus was finished, but she
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wanted to leave the crowd with something to talk about. She
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carried him around the arena, letting all the spectators get a
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good look. Tanya carried fergus around as if he were a baby,
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not a man outweighing here by over thirty pounds.
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Tanya finally released Fergus body, which crumbled bonelessly to
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the floor. She turned to the crowd and posed, flaunting her
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powerful body for all to see. As she flexed her arms, her
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biceps grew until they looked boulders, both in size and
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hardness. When she was satisified with their awestruck
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reaction, she turned back to the limp form of her opponent.
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Lifting his head and upper body up, she sat on the floor of the
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pit behind him, with her treetrunk-like legs loosely encircling
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his torso. Some of the fans in the building started up the
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chant, "Deathgrip! Deathgrip! DEATHGRIP! DEATHGRIP!
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DEATHGRIP!" They knew that this was her finishing move.
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Warriors who had escaped from her bear hug and body scissors had
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been unable to get out of this hold, even if they had not been
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badly hurt. Tanya locked her right arm under Fergus' chin,
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fitting the chin into the crook of her elbow. Tightening her
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legs to hold him firmly, she brought her right hand up to lock
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on her left bicep. Tanya then placed her left hand behind his
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head. She slowly twisted Fergus' head to the left, at the same
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time straightening her back to stretch his spine taut. When she
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felt his neck stretch slightly, she suddenly twisted his head
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the other way while she heaved up and back with her right arm.
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With a Snap! Pop! Fergus' neck broke. Tanya kept his body
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locked in her deathgrip for several seconds longer, then
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released him and got to her feet in one agile motion. Raising
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her hands over her head, she turned to the crowd to accept their
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adulation. Suddenly she was aware of Fergus' owner leaping into
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the pit, a knife in his hand and murder in his eyes. Tanya
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quickly assessed the threat he offered and knew she could easily
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take him if not for the knife. The knife made it a kill or die
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situation. She turned fluidly, offering him a target on her
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right side. As he thrust with the knife, she knocked the knife
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hand aside with her right arm. Moving quickly, she caught his
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head with her left hand and drove her right hand into his jaw,
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which shattered with the impact. Before he could move, she
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drove her forehead into his nose, then crushed his throat with a
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slashing blow from the edge of her hand.
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Blood erupted from the man's mouth, and he collapsed to the
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ground, a stupid look on his face. Tanya bent down and wiped
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her hands on his tunic, then picked up her cloak and left the
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pit to the approving roar of the crowd.
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continued ..........
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