Loser's Bracket: Drapion vs Slither Wing

Story by Axel Silverwolf on SoFurry

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Drapion and Slither Wing are gonna fight, not just to win the tournament but to regain their lost pride. Though it calls into question if both of them are willing to fight fair


As the two stared each other down, Drapion glared intensely at Slither Wing… He swore he wouldn’t lose again, and be brought to that low of a condition he was in back then… He will never be helpless again.

Slither Wing on the other hand, felt the same, he would never again be a slave to anybody again, especially to those he considers as a weaker species or anything remotely beneath him in his eyes.

“Kukukukuku! Looks like the punk even has some purple chain decorations on his hips! As if fashion can save you from this fight!” Hypno commented as he can clearly hear the purple chain belt on his hips.

“You will bow down to me, I hear you’re a ruffian, but even I am known to bring the most stubborn idiots like you to your knees and regret trying anything to think you are anywhere above me” Slither Wing said, as he easily had the upper hand, and what’s more, he can definitely expect Drapion to use his stinger as a surprise attack, so there would be nothing of the sort that will happen to him, unlike Drapion.

“Foolish god… You think I care about all that? I’m going to bring you low before everyone and expose you for what you really are. You think I wasn’t aware of you being abandoned like a miserable wreck? I’m here to remind you of your real place, right underneath me” Drapion said as he hung onto a metal bat.

“You won’t even get to take a swing on me. I will end this fast, I won’t toy with you like I did with Slowking. The rest of you and your cheap parlor tricks are all that’s saving you from me!” Slither Wing said as he and Drapion started walking to each other.

Drapion took the first swing with his bat, with the bug type’s size, he should be able to hit him.

Slither WIng however, was faster than he seemed, managing to dodge before taking his own swing at Drapion.

“Ngh…!” Drapion grunted as he took the full brunt of the punch, feeling a lot of weight behind the blow as he took a few steps back, holding onto his cheek.

“What’s wrong? You wanted a fight right? Don’t tell me you’re backing down now” Slither Wing said as he kept walking towards him.

“You…!” Drapion furiously fought back as he swung the bat right at him.

Slither Wing didn’t bother dodging this time, and instead, grabbed the bat before it could come into contact with his head.

“All that strength, wasted on using tools to make up for your own weakness… Pathetic” Slither Wing said as he held the bat still with one arm.

Drapion smirked as his stinger came from between his legs for a surprise attack, heading straight for Slither Wing’s chest…

Before it could come into contact, Slither Wing held it tightly, the stinger inches away from his chest as Drapion was caught off guard.

“What the…!” Drapion said as he tried to pull his stinger away, only for Slither Wing to tighten his hold on it even more.

“Did you think I’m stupid? I won’t fall for such a trick like Dusknoir did” Slither Wing angrily said as Drapion kept trying to retract his stinger back.

Drapion felt helpless again, feeling both his bat and tail being restrained so strongly.

“I’ll bring you low you-” Drapion tried to act tough against him, rearing his free fist to attack Slither Wing, but before he could do so, he felt several blows from Slither Wing’s remaining fists gut punching him several times.

“You don’t seem to be paying attention you cheeky brat, you’re a mere child compared to me!” Slither Wing said as his arms kept punching Drapion’s gut.

Drapion’s eyes widened as he felt heavy blows in his gut… His opponent was far stronger than he thought it would be… How could he win against him?

“Kukukuku! Look at his face! Ahahahahahahaha! Pathetic! For a guy who has been a nuisance to guards and beating people up regularly, you are so weak when coming up against someone your own size!” Hypno said as he laughed mockingly at Drapion.

Drapion growled, that annoying Hypno was even making a spectacle out of this fight. It pissed him off to no end that this guy was a referee to his match at all.

“Gah…!” Drapion felt saliva cough out of his mouth as Slither Wing finally slowed down.

Slither Wing lifted Drapion by his tank top, finally releasing his arm and tail as he reared one arm for a finishing blow to knock out Drapion.

“Wait… Wait! I concede! I admit it…!” Drapion said, holding onto Slither Wing’s wrist as he didn’t want any further beatings.

Slither Wing stopped, and considered a victory through Drapion’s surrender.

“Then admit it, admit your mistake of facing me! Take back everything you said!” Slither Wing said, if he won like this, then he’d at the very least lose whatever embarrassment he had experienced when he faced Slowking.

“...” Drapion looked like he was fearful for his life, staying silent, perhaps from pure shock.

“Admit it!” Slither Wing demanded again, shaking Drapion as he held him up.

“Kukukuku! Admit it you useless piece of garbage!” Hypno said, revelling in looking at someone as prideful as Drapion being humiliated.

“I admit… That you are a stupid, naive prick!” Drapion said, as he suddenly pulled the weird purple chain belt off of his waist, throwing it in Slither Wing’s direction.

Slither Wing tried to block it with one of his arms, before feeling the chains wrap around his arm until it reached his neck, tightening around it.

“Grk…!” Slither Wing choked a bit as he felt it tighten even harder on his neck, with the chain wrapping around his arms as well, binding them together as he slowly felt his body getting poisoned by it.

With Slither Wing’s arms now bound, Drapion was free to do as he liked.

“Bahahaha! Did you really think I’d surrender to you? That’s right, I pick on the weak, but who cares about winning honorably when you can win against someone much stronger than you?” Drapion said as he picked his bat from the ground.

“Grrr… What is this… What… What’s happening…!?” Slither Wing growled as he felt all four of his arms being bound together behind his back, while the chain was slowly poisoning him.

“What’s that? That’s the toxic chain used to restrain a legendary pokemon, whatever the fuck that is. Of course, it was a poison type, but even that couldn’t break these chains that once restrained it” Drapion said as he stood over the now kneeling Slither Wing, beaten, but still looking for a fight.

Slither Wing looked up to see Drapion readying the bat, and trying even harder to break the chains apart with his strong arms.

“If you really think of yourself as a god, then break these chains. Let’s see if you can back that up, here’s some motivation!” Drapion said before swinging right at his face.

Slither Wing felt the full force of the bat hitting him hard in the head, though refusing to let the blow knock him down as he pushed his head right against the force of the swing stubbornly.

Drapion however, smirked as he swung again, this time knocking Slither Wing onto the ground.

“What? Can’t break out of it? I thought you were a god like you said!” Drapion said, taking pleasure in Slither Wing’s pain as he took a swing again.

Slither Wing resorted to using heat wave… Only to feel his power suppressed by the toxic chain before he felt the wind get knocked out of him as Drapion swung the bat right on his stomach.

Hypno was amused by the sudden turn of events, this was practically a show to him.

“Grugh…!” Slither Wing grunted, looking up as he saw another swing coming right at him, so he used his legs to suddenly kick Drapion away.

“This… Will not hold me for long you scum…!” Slither Wing threatened Drapion.

“Still talking back? I will beat what pride you have left in you” Drapion said as he charged in.

“I don’t need arms to break you, coward!” Slither Wing said, giving a fierce kick, which got caught by Drapion.

“Tough words, but I’m- Gah!!!” Drapion said arrogantly before being interrupted by Slither Wing headbutting him.

“Is this what you wanted!? Don’t start losing your nerve just yet!” Slither Wing growled angrily, despite the poison weakening him, he was going to fight tooth and nail to preserve what pride he had left.

Slither Wing latched onto Drapion’s waist with his legs, intent on keeping up this assault until either Drapion or him passed out.

“Kukukukuku! Looks like someone’s ticked off!” Hypno said as he took a bite of Appletun’s popcorn, which the contestant had taken an opportunity to start selling during the loser’s bracket.

Drapion felt the impact of each headbutt against his forehead, though each one was slowly had less power to them, probably because of the poison from the toxic chains.

“Take this… And this… And-Ngh…!” Slither Wing grunted as he felt two hands holding his head still.

“Good start, but you forget one thing. I do this regularly!” Drapion smiled viciously before returning the favor and started headbutting Slither Wing back with full force.

Drapion kept going… And going… Refusing to stop as he and Slither Wing kept beating against each other’s heads, but it was clear that Drapion was winning.

Everyone watched as they saw the two headbutt each other with what seemed like a whole minute, that was until Slither Wing couldn’t take it anymore and started losing out.

Slither Wing had felt too weak to keep going as he stopped, as Drapion let him go and let him drop on the ground.

As Slither Wing laid on the floor, his head bruised and beaten, his head aching as the crowd started to count.

“1… 2… 3…” The crowd started counting.

But before they could finish, Drapion grabbed Slither Wing by the face and started lifting him up.

Everyone was shocked by the interruption, wondering what Drapion had in mind.

“Who said it was over? I’m here to show everyone I’m no fucking pushover! And I’ll come for you next time when you least expect it” Drapion said as he threatened Hypno.

“Kukukuku! Empty words! But go on, entertain me. I’m sure the king would be eager to get an excuse to unleash his power on someone” Hypno said, not fearing for his life at all.

Drapion growled that he was still not being taken seriously, before turning his attention back towards Slither Wing.

Slither Wing barely felt conscious, but felt Drapion suddenly hug his waist, before he started bear hugging him.

“AUUUGHHH!!!!” Slither Wing screamed as he felt Drapion’s strong arms tightening, around him, aiming to crush his spine.

“Ahahahaha! Feel that? I’m going to take away your ability to walk before I even consider ending our match! But don’t worry, I’ll make it slow!” Drapion said, continuing to bearhug him tighter.

“RAAAUUUUUGHHH!!!” Slither Wing roared, trying to free his arms from the chairs, which continued to get restrained even further from Drapion’s hold, ensuring that he wouldn’t be able to free himself should he even be able to muster the strength.

“This fight is over! I win! I’ll make sure you’ll suffer hard!” Drapion said as he continued his sadistic attack on him, wrapping his arms around Slither Wing’s to keep his arms trapped.

The crowd even looked around everyone, questioning if this should even be allowed anymore, it was almost similar to what happened with Tyrantrum.

Slither Wing growled, defiant that his fate was to lose to a punk like Drapion, trying to draw power from within his body, feeling the flames in his body building up, forcing his body to release his power despite the toxic chains suppressing it.

“You can’t break free, you’ve already lost. But if you want me to give you special attention, I’ll gladly GIVE it!” Drapion said, suddenly tightening hard on him, causing Slither Wing to thrash around in pain.

“I’ll kill you! I’ll fucking kill you!!!” Slither Wing said, only getting angrier as he kept building up the fire in his body, feeling it heat up even more.

Drapion could feel an intense heat coming from Slither Wing, feeling his opponent wrap his legs around him, preventing any escape.s

“We will die together if we have to! I’m taking you with me!” Slither Wing growled at him.

“You stubborn little… You can’t use anything with that toxic chain! A being of legend couldn’t break free from it! What makes you think you-” Drapion said arrogantly before he got blinded by a fiery red light.

The toxic chain suddenly broke, with Slither Wing unleashing heat crash in a fiery explosion, sending Drapion into the opposite direction, skidding as he flew before crashing onto the edge of the arena, his chitinous skin sizzling from the built up fire attack.

Slither Wing was barely standing, trying to keep himself conscious as the remnants of the toxic chains were on the floor, proving himself to have been strong, if not stronger than the fabled legendary that Drapion was talking about.

After the crowd stared in awe at Slither Wing who beat the odds, they started counting down.

“10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…” The crowd counted down, before cheering as the match ended.

Slither Wing fell face first right in that moment, barely winning as he passed out from the ordeal.

“Kukukukuku! And here I thought I was going to have to deal with Drapion… What a LOSER! Bwahahahahaha! Talking arrogantly at me, who does he think he is? I’ll make sure your punishment is as vicious as it can get!” Hypno said as he looked at Slither Wing, realizing he didn’t have anybody to ask questions to.

The medics started dragging Slither Wing’s huge body out of the arena to treat his injuries, and take him to the infirmary in the meantime.

“Oh well! It was about time we wrap this up anyway and get on with the punishment! Alright punishers! Teach Drapion a lesson! I have something for you to use once you’re done, but go on with your punishment first! I want to get some revenge right after for that threat!” Hypno said as the gates opened.