( There's a fire in Maya's belly that's been burning for a long time. If she's truly honest with herself, she knows that Ronin didn't put it there. Neither did her uncle. For all the ways that both men have fanned the flames, she knows she was born with that spark.
Rage is just a tool, and like any tool it can be used for good or bad depending on the hands that wield it. Hers might burn hotter than most, but she has to thank it for the ways it's kept her safe and alert. So sometimes, Maya takes it out and plays with it a little bit.
She'd discovered the Dome on accident, but she can't deny that she has a way of being drawn to these types of places. The crowd had scoffed at her when she'd first stepped into the ring. Despite her taller-than-average height and athletic build, they'd taken one look at the silent woman with the prosthetic leg and considered the fight a done deal. She'd made out like a bandit that night, and one taste of someone else's blood on her lips and the cash it could earn her and she'd been hooked. So here she is again, bouncing from one flesh-and-blood foot to the urethane one, waiting for her partner to take their place in the ring.
When he does, there's a moment of shock. And then Maya's smile turns mean. )
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Rage is just a tool, and like any tool it can be used for good or bad depending on the hands that wield it. Hers might burn hotter than most, but she has to thank it for the ways it's kept her safe and alert. So sometimes, Maya takes it out and plays with it a little bit.
She'd discovered the Dome on accident, but she can't deny that she has a way of being drawn to these types of places. The crowd had scoffed at her when she'd first stepped into the ring. Despite her taller-than-average height and athletic build, they'd taken one look at the silent woman with the prosthetic leg and considered the fight a done deal. She'd made out like a bandit that night, and one taste of someone else's blood on her lips and the cash it could earn her and she'd been hooked. So here she is again, bouncing from one flesh-and-blood foot to the urethane one, waiting for her partner to take their place in the ring.
When he does, there's a moment of shock. And then Maya's smile turns mean. )
You again? Finally, some real competition.