Lady Shiva

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cassandraxxwayne​:

The lingering sluggishness of sleep fled her immediately. She’d seen her mother ready to move before she ever took that first step, and the initial few blows she threw, Cassandra weaved away from like water. Her defense had always been her strongest point. It had to be. There were nearly no situations in which she had the height or strength advantage - she could not go into fights that way. She had to maintain control, use her opponent’s momentum against them, but the tactic didn’t hold against her mother. Not for either of them.  

Rather than speak again, she only moved. Using the side of the manor for leverage, Cassandra let her feet catch the rough bricks and launched off of them, arcing her body in a way that let her flip over Shiva and make a grab for her neck on the way. 

Since Bruce had been killed, nothing in her world seemed to fit the right way anymore. It felt like she was walking through a dream, foggy, a shade of reality. This felt natural. She fell into it so easily that it was almost painful to be reminded of what it felt like not to hold back. 

-

Cassandra may have been her daughter, but she reminded her of Carolyn in many ways. In fact, she was what Carolyn could’ve been if her sister had never held back. Her daughter was still too merciful, too weak in that respect but she flowed with her as only her blood could. They were like water and air, always connected in the most elegant of dances. She let her daughter take her neck, the force of her jump and Shiva’s own push moved her in a graceful flip and by the time she reached the ground her hands had moved to knock her daughters away so she could take the momentum and flip back again.

Like Cassandra, she felt no need to speak either, her body spoke for her as it always had. She could see the grief in her, the pain of loss. No one would ever think to call her maternal, but Shiva had her own way of showing affection, and this was it.

She charged in again but made no lethal strikes, her daughter needed to dance and this was how they did it, just as she and Carolyn had performed in their youth. The danger wasn’t present, just bodies in perfect harmony, strike, dodge, grab, spin. In these moments, everything made sense. Cassandra had to fight to win, just as Shiva was, but not fight for her life.

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theblackcanarybird​:

The wall felt a lot harder than she had expected. Of course it would. Everything was harder with Shiva. She was a difficult woman. Scratch that. She was a deadly woman. One she could understand but never relate to. It was a fine line between enemy and a dark respect for her for being that damn good. If Dinah moved like water in combat then Shiva moved like air. If she was effortless, Shiva was flawless. Shiva had a reputation as did she and she knew first hand how well earned it was.  

“For once in your life Shiva, just cut the kung-fu movie crap, shall we?” Dinah said between breaths, staring back at the other woman as her chest heaved. “I mean, I rent this place. I don’t need another person coming in here.” Without warning, Dinah followed up with a combo of kicks. “And fucking the last thing I have up for me. Not even you, Shiva.” 

-

There was satisfaction in the dull thud of the woman’s body against the wall. There was always satisfaction in battle. Whether she won or lost the thrill was intoxicating enough. But this? This was being sullied by the other woman’s incessant whining. “Will you stop complaining!” Shiva said, not raising her voice but the forcefulness of it was enough. “This is not who you are. This is a pathetic woman who has allowed life to overcome her. It is pathetic.”

Shiva blocked the kicks with her forearms but was forced back by their sheer power, jumping back further to put space between them she assumed a fighting stance, an arm outstretched, fingers extended, rigid towards the other. “When the world lays you low, Dinah Lance, you either stand and conquer it or spend the rest of your life on your knees. I will spare you the burden of the latter.” If the woman couldn’t fight she had no worth to her after all. Shiva sped forward, fingers still outstretched aiming a fatal blow for the other’s throat.  

[lindadarnell]

But as last looks go, you could do worse.

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theblackcanarybird​:

Dinah sighed as the can of beer hissed as she popped it open. She was barely getting by and when she didn’t have the thrill of the fight, her life was mundane. Going through motions. Her apartment was a bit of a mess within itself. There was empty bottles and cans littered around, a pile of clothes that were washed but thrown to one side. Her apartment had literally became a mirror to what happened to her. A lack of self-care and simply living to get by because it was what was expected for her.

Dinah let out a sound of shock as a strike hit her back, she toppled over the couch as it fell forward. Propping herself, she huffed as she heard the voice. “Nice to see you again too, Shiva.” She muttered, knowing who it was just by the hit alone. Without missing a beat, Dinah swiftly turned and threw the full open can in her direction before following up with a full force push kick to her chest, to put distance between the two of them.

“You know, if you wanted to stop by, could you of called first?” She asked sarcastically. “This is my apartment. Not a fighting ring.

-

The arena, for that was any space in which she chose to fight, was a mess. Dinah had never struck her as messy to this degree in the past; she had discipline, talent. If this sorry state of affairs was to be any reflection on the woman herself, then Shiva was in for a disappointing confrontation. Still, she smiled almost gently when the other knew it was her by voice alone. The throw was to be expected, utilising anything as a weapon. Shiva stepped back on her left leg, already turning her body away from the flying can. She pushed her hand forward with her index finger extended and jabbed the can further away, preventing any of the liquid from spilling on her clothing.  

The kick almost had her. Shiva barely had time to again cement her stance, arm extended and elbow bend up to absorb the blow  of the other’s kick. She was pushed back no doubt, but grabbed the other’s leg with both hands and continued to swing her body around, aiming to being Dinah with her and slam the other woman against the apartment wall. “The world is a fighting ring.” she said with definitive simplicity, “The Dinah Lance I knew understood that as I did.”  

[sudowoodo]

“You and I have unfinished business.”

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When: Present Day Where: Star City - Dinah’s Place With: Dinah @theblackcanarybird​

There were few Shiva would call ‘associates’ and even fewer she’d dare think of as ‘friends.’ Dinah Lance, was one such women who straddled that line. She, like herself, felt a continual lust for battle within her being that was never fully sated. However, in recent months they’d somewhat lost contact. Not unusual in itself, but she’d also heard little in her work for The Light about the presence of the vigilante, even now in the days follow that ridiculous hero ban. 

So she’d used her contacts to track Dinah down and dressed in a black ninja-yoroi, the mask covering the lower half of her face, she snuck inside and narrowed her eyes. There was the sound of a television down the hall. Moving cautiously she put her back to the wall and saw a woman walking towards the sofa, her back open, completely unprotected. 

Pathetic.

She shot forward, aiming a strong kick for the small of the other’s back, hoping to send her  flying over the sofa she’d been walking towards.

“You left your back open.” she said smoothly.

[judgeanon]

Lady Shiva vs Katana in Young Justice Ep10 was one hot-ass swordfight.

That is all.

[glosseye]

“Uh oh. Kill shot.” 

Batgirl vs Lady Shiva - Batgirl (2000) Issue #8

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cassandraxxwayne​:

Cassandra didn’t spend each and every night at the manor. She stayed with Steph sometimes, too, but since Bruce’s death she had often gone back to the room that Alfred kept for her. It felt wrong not to, and she wanted to be there. Where she slept didn’t make much difference to her, but an empty manor would make a difference to Alfred, and that wasn’t lost on her. Regardless, that night, that’s where she’d settled. She wasn’t up for patrol on the League, and and if she was needed as Black Bat, she’d get the message and go.

The sound at the window immediately got her up. An alarm would be triggered if anyone attempted to get inside, and no doubt cameras were following anything bigger than a mole that moved on the grounds, but it had been her window, specifically. It took her only a moment to learn why. 

Not bothering to change from the leggings and t-shirt she’d slept in, Cassandra raised the window and leapt to the ground. When she landed, it was in a defensive stance. She planted her bare feet against the grass and fixed her gaze on Shiva.

“Mother.” 

What was she doing there?

-

Shiva took a breath and looked her daughter up and down, a small smirk on her face. She was anticipating a wonderful battle of course, but for a brief moment she was curious to see how she’d grown in person over the years; images just didn’t have the same impact.

She reached up and undid the harness holding a sheathed sword at her back. With a gentle reverence she placed the blade on the ground beside her, running her fingers over the worn leather; the weapon had been with her for several years, longer than her daughter had been in the world.

Her gaze flicked up and she elegantly rose to full height. Within seconds she’d taken up a fighting stance and was charging towards Cassandra, her fingers extended as she made a few testing jabs at her daughters throat and stomach.

[thelxdyshivx]

When: Present Day Where: Star City - Barbra’s Place With: Barbra @oraclestandingby​​ 

The loss of Batman was a heavy one likely to affect the entire (already unstable) city. The Light had several interests at stake in Star City, hence her arrival to enforce their will. However, for the moment there were no explicit orders so she’d decided to make her presence known. Her daughter came first but Barbra Gordon was a close second; the woman hated her, of course but they’d been forced to work together in the past, and she wasn’t about to underestimate her. 

It was perhaps somewhat cliche, but she’d easily broken into her apartment and was waiting in the dark; the other may know she was here or may not, it didn’t matter since Shiva wasn’t trying to herself undetected. She reclined on a sofa, a sword resting at her leg, and waited till the door opened. “My condolences on the loss of Batman.” she said, voice soft, low and even, “He was a fine warrior.”  

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Violent Reunion

When: Present Day Where: Star City - Wayne Manor Grounds With: Cassandra @cassandraxxwayne​

Star City was perhaps too chaotic for its own good. It cried out for a culling and the mad clown’s attempt had done nothing save to kindle the flames of instability. Enough so she’d been dispatched to represent some very important interests. However, first on her list was a long overdue reunion. It had been several years since she’d last seen her daughter. Several years, intense training and brutal kills. Yes. This would be, dare she think it, fun. 

She stalked the grounds of the fallen Wayne’s manor, detecting none were present and, thanks to her previous intel, knew which room Cassandra would be in. She picked up a stone and with perfect accuracy threw it at the window, cracking, but not smashing the glass. The first blow. Her heart rate already beat more swiftly, her limbs filling with energy. To fight. To battle. 

A glorious cacophony of bodily processes.

When the window opened she smirked at the figure. 

“Daughter.” 

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Batman & the Outsiders #13 - “The Demon’s Fire” (2020)

written by Bryan Hill art by Gleb Melnikov & Ivan Plascencia

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Please like or comment for a starter from Lady Shiva! :D 

And if you could, please specify a muse if ya have more than one! 

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Lady Shiva - Intro

Hey peeps! So I said I wanted a morally ambiguous lady and here we are with Lady Shiva!

I have a link to her bio here and some short cliff notes below: 

So, Lady Shiva (Real name Sandra Wu-San) was born in Korea in a shanty town ran by The League of Assassins. She and her big sis escaped to Detroit where they grew up, David Cain killed her sis and she chased him in revenge. She walked into an ambush and Cain offered her a deal to give him a kid and go free and she did, the kid being Cassandra Cain.  

She’s one of the best hand to hand fighters in DC, trained in so many fighting styles and currently working as a mercenary, assassin and enforcer for the clandestine Group The Light, from Young Justice, so she’s got capacity for a lot of plots if ya wanna hit me up! :D 

[dragcnlady]

“You need not ask my permission.  I believe in letting people do as they wish, as I do myself. Sometimes, of course, what I wish to do is kill them and they do not wish to die. This gives life interest.” 

- LADY SHIVA (The Question Vol 1)

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