Post by The Ace on Nov 10, 2007 17:01:26 GMT -6
*The scene opens in a hospital, with a man who isn't familiar to the nCw audience weeping at the bedside of a brunette whose eyes flutter open in response to the man's touch, as he strokes her hand in his, unable to keep the tears from blurring his vision...*
Man: I will not forgive him for what he has done to you - I cannot...I will not!
Woman: I forgive him...and you must do the same...for me, little brother...
Man: Why must I? I owe him nothing but pain and retribution for what he has done to you, my sister...
Woman: Be true to the gospel that is your namesake, Matthew, for it is the ultimate truth, and know that with the Lord's help, I shall live to see the retribution that will come his way...
Matthew: Damn it Ruth! What are you talking about, how can you forgive him and ask for retribution at the same time?
Ruth: I need not ask God for retribution to know that it will come, perhaps sooner than you think, and you and I shall bear witness to it this Sunday......
Matthew: Matthew 6:15, I see a little bit of Mom has rubbed off on you over the years, she can quote passages like a priest...
*Brother and sister share a warm smile*
Matthew: Transgression, hey that's clever, I'm impressed, so I think its safe to assume that you're pinning your hopes on The Burning taking him out, but Ruth you know he failed once, what makes you so sure he wont fail again...
Ruth: The Ace calls himself the Face Of Satan, yet he has no control over the fire which burns within men greater than him, if he is Satan, he is out of his element...
Matthew: I see what you mean, he blew it against Milo Holland, and who knows better of the inner fire than him? And now Phillip Burns is burning with a brighter inner fire than ever before...
Ruth: Precisely...
Matthew: That's pretty clever reasoning sis, especially considering the shape you're in right now...
*Matthew laughs and kisses his sister on her stapled forehead, as the scene fades out...*
*The scene opens as the chorus of 'God Save The Queen' by Motorhead plays. with a flapping Union Jack on screen, then The Empire logo fades into the centre of it as a male voiceover speaks...*
Voiceover: The following announcement is intended to illustrate the principles of true honour, class and nobility and is brought to you by The New and Improved Empire...
*The scene switches to The Ace sat opposite a silver haired, respectable looking gentleman in a large beautiful garden...*
Forgive me father, for I have sinned...and shall continue to do so!
*The Ace laughs*
Man: Very funny Jake, how dare you mock the word of God? And how dare you assault that poor woman, I thought you loved her, do you know how much shame you havr brought to this family, not to mention breaking your poor mother's heart...some things are more important than stunts to enhance your career...
It wasn't a stunt Dad, and it damn sure wasn't my fault - you want to blame someone, blame Milo...it was all his fault!
Dad: Don't play the blame game with me boy, only you are accountable for your actions, besides is it not said that if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions?
I'm sure you would Dad...
*The Ace laughs*
Dad: Actually that was Matthew 6 -
Please Dad, spare me the sermon, I cannot forgive Milo for what he has done to me, I can't, I won't, but I will thank him, because he made me realise my weaknesses...
Dad: It is not weak to love, son...
Love is over-rated, and a nice illusion while it lasts, in fact love is to the human condition what Phillip Burns is to the wrestling industry in that respect...and the fact that he hasn't been seen since Collision proves my point, Spike and I beat him, and Lance abandoned him, and I'm sure he's still thinking over the fact that it wasn't even my main finisher that allowed Spike to get the pinfall...
*The Ace laughs*
The fact is Dad, that there will be no forgiveness at Transgression, there willl be no mercy, and just as God gave the world light, Satan will give the world only darkness, especially Phil's world...yes Burns, I refer to Genesis, the beginning, this Sunday will be the beginning of your end all over again, because God gave the world many things, including Sol, but he did not give the world Satan, there is no greater power than the Devil, and on Sunday, you shall face him incarnate...
*The Ace's father looks horrified at his son's blasphemous words*
Dad: Father, forgive him, for he knows not what he does...
See, even my dad is praying for you Phil, now I'm sure you realise that whilst Satan came into being by nobody's instruction, you and your precious sun only happened to be because God allowed it - Satan was, is, and forever will be...but I'm sure you also hold the belief as some religions do that Satan was a fallen angel, fallen from grace and forged by the flames he could never extinguish or overcome...in a strange way, I guess that is true, Milo believes in a flame that never dies, and you believe in the elemental force of fire and a ball of flame that will not die - at least for another five billion years...and together, those flames have forged me...but you have to ask yourself Phil, who will save your soul from the monster you have created...it is your own fault for what happened to you, when you lost the spirit, I took it...for you see there is no power higher than Satan, greed and pride only appear foolish to the fool who does not know how to nuture them, as I do...
Dad: Who will save your soul, Jake?
*The Ace glances briefly at his father, but does not answer, instead he faces the camera and continues his promo, whilst Thomas Conway weeps silently for his eldest son who is lost to this world...*
You Phil, may be proud of the trickery you played when you took out The Empire a few weeks ago, you may even feel you understand the game you think you played, but the fact is noone understands the game better than a gambler who always has an Ace up his sleeve...
*The Ace grins*
I saw your little interview with Chad last week, and just like the burning bush was to Moses, I know you are nothing but all talk...foretelling everyone of something grandeous, and you would be right if you were talking about the scale of my victory this Sunday, but I know you're not smart enough to realise that, instead you want everyone to be caught up in your pathetic little comeback story, the story of your career, a story that hasn't changed one bit - you went out kissing the mat, and last week you returned only to kiss the mat once more...and Transgression will be no different...and then perhaps you'll learn a little humility, perhaps you'll learn to kiss my...Ace!
*The Ace laughs*
See I don't need a reason to hate you, it is not so much an axe to grind, more an axe to bury into your back, the only thing I'm concerned with axing is your career and bringing The Empire that much closer to victory in this war, so don't flatter yourself into thinking this was because you were about to beat me, its not that personal...its business...and if in the course of business I rid the company of a drunk to influence our youth, then that was the bonus - and this time, I might just do it for good...
Dad: I thought he was reformed now...
*The Ace laughs*
Remember what is said of the leopard and its spots Dad, if he wants the ignorant to believe that, that's fine, but I don't because I am not ignorant...
*The Ace's father raises an eyebrow, The Ace ignores the gesture*
The fact is I did not need to impress The Empire by beating you, they were already impressed...but you were closer with your third guess - I am a violent man - too bad, you wont be so lucky in our third encounter...the fact is that something special you promised last week just didn't come did it? But then I guess you're used to hearing that by now...
*The Ace smirks*
The sun is not the centre of the galaxy, just part of it, just a star, whereas I am a Superstar...and you will not be in the centre of my stage this Sunday, merely part of it, a bloody, broken part...I'm sure you want to tear me apart, I'm sure many men feel the same way, unfortunately for them and for you, I just don't swing that way...you want to light the way for those in the dark, offer guidance to mankind...well that's very illuminating to say the least, but I'm afraid the only thing that will have any light shed on it at all this Sunday will be the fragility of your condition, it will be as hollow and lacking of substance as the very light you endeavour to shine upon all of us...
*The Ace laughs*
Its just a shame your jaw is working again, but that may just be temporary, as temporary as those stitches will prove to be when I reopen your wounds and watch your life force be drained from you...you're damn right, we're unsupervised animals and we're allowed to walk the streets because we've earned the respect in this business, forceably yes, but earned none the less, you see I could care less about where NWS comes in, I'm only concerned with where they go out...and you may have intended to have Lance's back, but look where it got you...and for all I know you may consider yourself to be as merciless as me but I doubt it...I will take you out permanently this Sunday...it will be your day of rest...
*The Ace's father whispers to himself*
Dad: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
*The flapping Union Jack, with the Empire logo in the middle returns, as the chorus of 'God Save the Queen' plays once again...*
Voiceover: The preceeding announcement was brought to you by The New and Improved Empire...
*The image stays on screen, as the chorus begins to fade...*
*The scene reopens at the hospital as Matthew is still talking with his older sister...*
Matthew: You know I don't trust Phil either, with a crazy name like his, how do we know he's not just as delusional as Ace...what if he believes himself to be on par with Satan aswell?
Ruth: Like I said before, be true to the gospel that is your namesake, for it is the ultimate truth...and sometimes that truth hurts...And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
Matthew: Matthew 12:26, well I'll be damned...
Ruth: No, not you, little brother, Jake Conway will be damned...
*Brother and sister laugh as the camera fades*
Man: I will not forgive him for what he has done to you - I cannot...I will not!
Woman: I forgive him...and you must do the same...for me, little brother...
Man: Why must I? I owe him nothing but pain and retribution for what he has done to you, my sister...
Woman: Be true to the gospel that is your namesake, Matthew, for it is the ultimate truth, and know that with the Lord's help, I shall live to see the retribution that will come his way...
Matthew: Damn it Ruth! What are you talking about, how can you forgive him and ask for retribution at the same time?
Ruth: I need not ask God for retribution to know that it will come, perhaps sooner than you think, and you and I shall bear witness to it this Sunday......
Matthew: Matthew 6:15, I see a little bit of Mom has rubbed off on you over the years, she can quote passages like a priest...
*Brother and sister share a warm smile*
Matthew: Transgression, hey that's clever, I'm impressed, so I think its safe to assume that you're pinning your hopes on The Burning taking him out, but Ruth you know he failed once, what makes you so sure he wont fail again...
Ruth: The Ace calls himself the Face Of Satan, yet he has no control over the fire which burns within men greater than him, if he is Satan, he is out of his element...
Matthew: I see what you mean, he blew it against Milo Holland, and who knows better of the inner fire than him? And now Phillip Burns is burning with a brighter inner fire than ever before...
Ruth: Precisely...
Matthew: That's pretty clever reasoning sis, especially considering the shape you're in right now...
*Matthew laughs and kisses his sister on her stapled forehead, as the scene fades out...*
*The scene opens as the chorus of 'God Save The Queen' by Motorhead plays. with a flapping Union Jack on screen, then The Empire logo fades into the centre of it as a male voiceover speaks...*
Voiceover: The following announcement is intended to illustrate the principles of true honour, class and nobility and is brought to you by The New and Improved Empire...
*The scene switches to The Ace sat opposite a silver haired, respectable looking gentleman in a large beautiful garden...*
Forgive me father, for I have sinned...and shall continue to do so!
*The Ace laughs*
Man: Very funny Jake, how dare you mock the word of God? And how dare you assault that poor woman, I thought you loved her, do you know how much shame you havr brought to this family, not to mention breaking your poor mother's heart...some things are more important than stunts to enhance your career...
It wasn't a stunt Dad, and it damn sure wasn't my fault - you want to blame someone, blame Milo...it was all his fault!
Dad: Don't play the blame game with me boy, only you are accountable for your actions, besides is it not said that if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions?
I'm sure you would Dad...
*The Ace laughs*
Dad: Actually that was Matthew 6 -
Please Dad, spare me the sermon, I cannot forgive Milo for what he has done to me, I can't, I won't, but I will thank him, because he made me realise my weaknesses...
Dad: It is not weak to love, son...
Love is over-rated, and a nice illusion while it lasts, in fact love is to the human condition what Phillip Burns is to the wrestling industry in that respect...and the fact that he hasn't been seen since Collision proves my point, Spike and I beat him, and Lance abandoned him, and I'm sure he's still thinking over the fact that it wasn't even my main finisher that allowed Spike to get the pinfall...
*The Ace laughs*
The fact is Dad, that there will be no forgiveness at Transgression, there willl be no mercy, and just as God gave the world light, Satan will give the world only darkness, especially Phil's world...yes Burns, I refer to Genesis, the beginning, this Sunday will be the beginning of your end all over again, because God gave the world many things, including Sol, but he did not give the world Satan, there is no greater power than the Devil, and on Sunday, you shall face him incarnate...
*The Ace's father looks horrified at his son's blasphemous words*
Dad: Father, forgive him, for he knows not what he does...
See, even my dad is praying for you Phil, now I'm sure you realise that whilst Satan came into being by nobody's instruction, you and your precious sun only happened to be because God allowed it - Satan was, is, and forever will be...but I'm sure you also hold the belief as some religions do that Satan was a fallen angel, fallen from grace and forged by the flames he could never extinguish or overcome...in a strange way, I guess that is true, Milo believes in a flame that never dies, and you believe in the elemental force of fire and a ball of flame that will not die - at least for another five billion years...and together, those flames have forged me...but you have to ask yourself Phil, who will save your soul from the monster you have created...it is your own fault for what happened to you, when you lost the spirit, I took it...for you see there is no power higher than Satan, greed and pride only appear foolish to the fool who does not know how to nuture them, as I do...
Dad: Who will save your soul, Jake?
*The Ace glances briefly at his father, but does not answer, instead he faces the camera and continues his promo, whilst Thomas Conway weeps silently for his eldest son who is lost to this world...*
You Phil, may be proud of the trickery you played when you took out The Empire a few weeks ago, you may even feel you understand the game you think you played, but the fact is noone understands the game better than a gambler who always has an Ace up his sleeve...
*The Ace grins*
I saw your little interview with Chad last week, and just like the burning bush was to Moses, I know you are nothing but all talk...foretelling everyone of something grandeous, and you would be right if you were talking about the scale of my victory this Sunday, but I know you're not smart enough to realise that, instead you want everyone to be caught up in your pathetic little comeback story, the story of your career, a story that hasn't changed one bit - you went out kissing the mat, and last week you returned only to kiss the mat once more...and Transgression will be no different...and then perhaps you'll learn a little humility, perhaps you'll learn to kiss my...Ace!
*The Ace laughs*
See I don't need a reason to hate you, it is not so much an axe to grind, more an axe to bury into your back, the only thing I'm concerned with axing is your career and bringing The Empire that much closer to victory in this war, so don't flatter yourself into thinking this was because you were about to beat me, its not that personal...its business...and if in the course of business I rid the company of a drunk to influence our youth, then that was the bonus - and this time, I might just do it for good...
Dad: I thought he was reformed now...
*The Ace laughs*
Remember what is said of the leopard and its spots Dad, if he wants the ignorant to believe that, that's fine, but I don't because I am not ignorant...
*The Ace's father raises an eyebrow, The Ace ignores the gesture*
The fact is I did not need to impress The Empire by beating you, they were already impressed...but you were closer with your third guess - I am a violent man - too bad, you wont be so lucky in our third encounter...the fact is that something special you promised last week just didn't come did it? But then I guess you're used to hearing that by now...
*The Ace smirks*
The sun is not the centre of the galaxy, just part of it, just a star, whereas I am a Superstar...and you will not be in the centre of my stage this Sunday, merely part of it, a bloody, broken part...I'm sure you want to tear me apart, I'm sure many men feel the same way, unfortunately for them and for you, I just don't swing that way...you want to light the way for those in the dark, offer guidance to mankind...well that's very illuminating to say the least, but I'm afraid the only thing that will have any light shed on it at all this Sunday will be the fragility of your condition, it will be as hollow and lacking of substance as the very light you endeavour to shine upon all of us...
*The Ace laughs*
Its just a shame your jaw is working again, but that may just be temporary, as temporary as those stitches will prove to be when I reopen your wounds and watch your life force be drained from you...you're damn right, we're unsupervised animals and we're allowed to walk the streets because we've earned the respect in this business, forceably yes, but earned none the less, you see I could care less about where NWS comes in, I'm only concerned with where they go out...and you may have intended to have Lance's back, but look where it got you...and for all I know you may consider yourself to be as merciless as me but I doubt it...I will take you out permanently this Sunday...it will be your day of rest...
*The Ace's father whispers to himself*
Dad: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
*The flapping Union Jack, with the Empire logo in the middle returns, as the chorus of 'God Save the Queen' plays once again...*
Voiceover: The preceeding announcement was brought to you by The New and Improved Empire...
*The image stays on screen, as the chorus begins to fade...*
*The scene reopens at the hospital as Matthew is still talking with his older sister...*
Matthew: You know I don't trust Phil either, with a crazy name like his, how do we know he's not just as delusional as Ace...what if he believes himself to be on par with Satan aswell?
Ruth: Like I said before, be true to the gospel that is your namesake, for it is the ultimate truth...and sometimes that truth hurts...And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
Matthew: Matthew 12:26, well I'll be damned...
Ruth: No, not you, little brother, Jake Conway will be damned...
*Brother and sister laugh as the camera fades*
