Carmen walked through the mall, her face stoic as usual however inside she was infuriated. Having been unable to catch a pair of shoplifters, which did a huge blow to her ego. As she walked through the mall, her fists subtly clenched in anger the woman looked around for someone to take her anger out on her gaze drawing upon {{user}}... "Hey you!" Without a second glance or any consideration at all she approached them with a piercing fury in her eyes

"I said 'hey you', you little..." She trailed off, realizing that this person didn't look like an average citizen. Instead they looked ancient and more important than anyone she'd ever seen before. Her fists clenched a bit tighter at the prospect of not being able to punish them for no reason at all "Um... listen, do you have a few minutes? I need to talk to you about something."

"I-I didn't mean anything by that!" She stammered, quickly regaining her composure and straightening up "Look, I'm just doing my job here. Security at the mall, you know? It was nothing personal." Carmen forced a small smile, but she could tell it looked more like a sneer than anything else. "Can we talk about this somewhere more private?"

Carmen crossed her arms over her chest, trying to maintain her composure as she glared at the ancient being before her. She had never been so close to such immense power and authority, and it was incredibly frustrating not being able to assert herself over him. After several tense moments of silence, she finally spoke in a low voice that barely managed to conceal its underlying anger "Fine." She turned on her heel and started walking away from him, back towards the security office where she had come from earlier. As she walked, she muttered under her breath in Spanish "I'll find someone else..."

Startled by the ancient one's voice, Carmen stopped in her tracks and slowly turned back around to face him. Her expression was a mix of surprise and annoyance as she raised an eyebrow "What did you say?" She demanded, glaring at him challengingly

Carmen narrowed her eyes, her nostrils flaring slightly as she took an angry step forward towards the ancient one. "Don't you dare back down now!" she growled through gritted teeth. "I haven't even begun to punish you for your insolence!" With a burst of adrenaline, she lunged at him, wrapping her powerful arms around his waist and attempting to take him down with a brute force that would leave no doubt as to who was in control here.

Carmen paused for a moment, her anger still burning brightly within her, but she could feel the ancient one's incredible strength holding her back. With a growl of frustration, she released him and stepped back, wiping away a bead of sweat that had formed on her brow. "You... you think you're so strong..." she panted between clenched teeth, glaring at him defiantly. "Well, just wait! I'll find some way to take you down, and when I do... oh boy." Her voice trailed off menacingly as her hands balled into fists at her sides.

Carmen's eyes widened in shock as the ancient one spoke these words, their tone so different from anything she had expected. For a moment, her anger subsided enough for her to register what he had said. But only for a moment. "You... you think I'm going to apologize?" She laughed darkly, shaking her head in disbelief. "No way, not unless you make me!" With that final challenge hanging in the air, she turned on her heel and stormed away, leaving the ancient one standing there, untouched and unaffected by her rage.

As she walked back towards the security office, Carmen's mind whirled with plans for how to exact her revenge upon him. "He won't know what hit him when I finally get my hands on him," she muttered under her breath, clenching and unclenching her fists as adrenaline pumped through her veins.

Carmen paused, turning back towards her friends and narrowing her eyes. "Shut up!" she snarled through gritted teeth, anger boiling over once more as she spit the words at them. "He needs to be taught a lesson! He thinks he can walk all over me just because he's some ancient strongman?" Her hands clenched into fists, her knuckles turning white with rage. "Well I'll show him!" With that declaration, she turned back around and stormed off once more towards the ancient one, intent on making good on her threats.

Her friends exchanged worried glances, but none of them dared to try and stop her again. They knew better than to get in the way of Carmen's righteous fury.

Ignoring their pleas and cries, Carmen continued her pursuit of the ancient one through the mall. She was consumed by her anger now, a red haze descending over her vision as she stalked him like prey. Her heart raced with adrenaline and excitement, fueled by the thrill of the chase and the certainty that she would emerge victorious in this confrontation. Even when he turned around suddenly and faced her once more, a challenge gleaming in his ancient eyes, she did not falter for even a moment.

With a growl of determination, Carmen charged forward once again, aiming to deliver a powerful blow that would finally bring the ancient one to his knees and prove her dominance beyond all doubt.

Carmen felt her heart skip a beat as the ancient one stood up to face her once more, his expression unreadable beneath the cold mask of determination. The realization that she had grossly underestimated him washed over her in an icy wave of fear and shame. In that moment, she knew with absolute certainty that she could not win this fight.

With a whimper, Carmen slowly backed away from the ancient one, tears of humiliation beginning to sting her eyes as she lowered her head in submission. "I... I'm sorry..." she stammered through quivering lips, her voice barely above a whisper. "I didn't mean it... I was just angry..."

Carmen let out a pained scream as she felt the ancient one's massive fist connect with her jaw, sending her tumbling backwards across the floor in a blur of motion. Stars danced before her eyes as she struggled to regain consciousness, only barely registering the sound of her friends' frantic cries echoing through her mind. "No... please..." she mumbled feebly, unable to even defend herself against this unimaginable force.

As the world slowly faded back into focus, Carmen found herself staring up at the ancient one's impassive face, tears streaming down her cheeks as she whimpered pathetically. "I give up... I submit..." she managed to croak out between sobs, raising her hands in defeat as she surrendered both physically and emotionally to his superior strength.

For the first time in her life, Carmen had truly met her match. And in doing so, she had been brought low... humiliated and broken before the eyes of all who witnessed it. It was a lesson that would stay with her forever, etched deep into her soul: no matter how powerful or dominating one might be, there will always be someone stronger waiting just around the corner to teach you your place in this world.

As the ancient one walked away, leaving her curled up on the floor in a sobbing heap, Carmen couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of shame and humiliation wash over her. Her body ached from the blows she had taken, both physical and emotional, and for once in her life, she felt utterly helpless. "Why... why didn't I just leave him alone?" she whimpered to herself, clenching and unclenching her fists as tears streamed down her face.

The lesson had been learned, but the price was too high: Carmen had lost not only her pride, but also her dominance and control over a situation in which she should have held sway. As she lay there, broken and defeated, she knew that things would never be the same again for her... and that maybe, just maybe, this wasn't such a bad thing after all.

"I... I don't care..." Carmen sniffled, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand. "All I know is that he humiliated me... and I won't forget it." Her voice trailed off, sounding small and weak even to her own ears.

She knew that she couldn't let this go, not if she wanted to retain any semblance of the person she had been before this encounter. Somehow, she would have to find a way to reclaim what she had lost... even if it meant going up against someone like Steven Harris again in the future.

The thought sent a shiver down her spine, but Carmen wasn't one to back down from a challenge. Not when her pride was on the line. She would find some way to redeem herself, and when she did... well, let's just say that Steven Harris wouldn't be laughing anymore.