Post by Angel on Jul 19, 2008 14:59:51 GMT -6
( Just hours before Last Stand goes on the air. We find ourselves traveling down the dark corridor of the arena. As we walk we come across many of tonight’s top performers. A very impressive line up indeed. There is much buzz surrounding this whole night as it promises to be one of the top nCw pay per views of all time. And there is one wrestler who does not wish to disappoint. The camera suddenly stops and turns to the right, facing a door marked "Social Enemies." It opens, as if on it's own, as we walk through we see Angel with his back to us, his front facing a mirror as he's seated in a steel chair. Angel is wearing something special for tonight, blood red cargo pants with black stitching in the seams and matching boots, on the fronts of the pants are black upside down crosses instead of the usual "X" pattern and a silver chain hanging from his belt loops made up of crosses. On top Angel is wearing a new t-shirt, the bottom is made of red flames and within the flames is the form of Angel burning. On the back the flames just continue. On his lap is the nCw X-Division Championship. Angel just gazes at the belt. )
Angel: My mother taught me everything I know about God. She taught me he was good, kind, just, fair, righteous. She taught me to do good things and good things will happen to me. She taught me that Jesus Christ is my savior and he died for my sins. She told me tales from the Old Testament about Noah, Moses, Adam and Eve.
( Angel reaches down and slowly starts to wrap his hands around the chain of crosses. )
Angel: Do you know what she forgot to mention? She forgot to tell me about how much pain believing in and loving God would bring me. My mother taught me everything except for the truth, a truth on her dying day she absolutely had to know.
( He looks up to his own reflection. )
Angel: God is dead. He has to be. There is no other explanation for everything that is going on. All around us this world is crumbling, completely crumbling. Children kill children. Brother's kill brothers. And the masses sit on their couch, eating their pizza and watch it all happen on the news like it were some ****ty reality TV show.
( He looks away now, unable to hold the gaze any longer. )
Angel: Why did my mother not teach me the truth? Did she wish to protect me? What about my brother? She fed him the same lies. But there was always a question she couldn't answer, a question that much later in my life I grew to hate her over. She could never explain why if God could love everyone, no matter how evil they were, why she could not love my older brother or younger sister who were born out of rape?
( Pain streaks across Angel's face at the thought of some forgotten memory. )
Angel: All I ever wanted was a normal life, something to this day I don't have. All I ever wanted was to go to church and go to heaven. Somehow I got roped into this life. Literally falling into it. The same life my older brother chose. An older brother I would grow to know, to love and eventually be rejected by my mother for that relationship. When it all went down...
( Referring to a past event in Angel's life that resulted in discovering his older brother Damian was the product of rape and that he and his twin brother Faith had a younger sister, Xanetia, who was also a product of the same rapist. The four of them fought in a huge feud that ended with Faith and Damian being on life support, and Angel removing them from life support and watching them die. Shortly after their mother died of an unknown cause. Everything that happened was blamed on Angel having been possessed by a demon at the time. )
Angel: I started to see the truth. The years of lies slowly began to fall apart. I found myself gradually losing faith in the lord god, and most of all, his herd. My time out from wrestling alleviated this only slightly. When I came back, so did my doubts and my fears. Which finally brings me to Xavier Williams. The epitome of everything wrong with the world today.
( Angel gets up and goes to the mirror. Title dangling in his left hand, right hand in a fist and bracing against the wall. )
Angel: A man who once claimed he would open our eyes and begin the revolution. A man who has yet to do anything except continue the very trend that has sealed the fate of this world. This planet is dying and it will be taking us all with it. Through his lies, through his corruption, through all of his delusions, Xavier Williams has become exactly what he promised he would fight. He has become like the very politicians he claimed he hated. The world is burning and all Xavier is doing is throwing more gas on the fire. Not on purpose, but it is the unseen consequences of his actions.
Am I any better?
I'm sure allot of you would say no. For a long time I did everything I could to keep the message alive. I gave up everything I had for God. For a time I even gave up wrestling. I had thought I found God once, thought I had found validation of his existence, but in the end, like so many other revelations, it wound up just being a story.
( Angel now backs up from the mirror. His reflection begins to change. )
Angel: Xavier Williams... Our feud, our war it has helped me. Because of everything that has happened, because of who you are, how you live your life, how you view things, the way you act and feel towards others, I can honestly say that you killed God for me in the end. So now I stand here, but a reflection of my former self. My way of life has been ruined, shattered into far too many pieces to be put back together. There will be no Heaven's Fury for you, and your Revelations will only be dark. There is no light at the end of this tunnel. No bright side.
( The reflection has now become Xavier Williams. )
Angel: So we stand across from one another, dark reflections. I am now as godless and as heartless as yourself. But one single thing still remains and I believe this is where a Batman reference would fit in nicely. I don't mean to step on yours and Rob's toes.
( Angel continues to look into the mirror image of Xavier. )
Angel: I am incorruptible, like Batman, you are the chaos trying to shake me loose, like the Joker. I may not be a hero, I may not even be the face anymore, but what I do know is that I will never take that final step that would make me just like you. Because you Xavier, the epitome of all that is wrong with this world... You are just like my father...
( He turns from the mirror, the reflection of Xavier fades and a single tear escapes Angel's left eye, the one with the scar through his eye brow. )
Angel: And there is no one I hate more in my life than my father. In her later years I came to discover the truth of my mother's rape and I came to find it was anything but. My father... was a member of a Satanic cult, he drugged my mother, gave her over to his cult where she was raped by every member. He did this to her twice. I carry that man’s DNA in my blood, I even strongly resemble him, but I will never be him or you, Xavier. I will not allow myself to. You may not see the similarity, but it’s there. You both have the same passion, the same drive and are willing to crush anyone who doesn’t feel the same as you, anyone who doesn’t agree with you. The two of you tried to destroy me and you came so very close…
( Angel begins to walk through the locker room and towards the door. )
Angel: But I don't have the strength anymore on my own...
( Angel opens the door to the locker room and walks out. We pick up with him in the hall way, walking at a medium pace through the arena. )
Angel: Xavier, your wrong to think this is the end for us, to think this is our Last Stand. One of us will walk away the champion, yes, but neither of us are going away. Neither one of us is going to rest while the other is still out there somewhere, and despite what you may think you will not be able to end me, you need me. You look to me and you see what you want to be, I look to you and see what I never want to become. We cannot exist without each other Xavier, that is something I have come to terms with. I’m willing to admit it. Without you Xavier my eyes would have never been open. Without you I would not be standing here today, a man who is now ready to embrace a future everyone keeps trying to put on me. I don’t know if you know this, and I’m not bragging. Since my arrival everyone has told me I will be World Champion. People who hate me have told me that, people who love me have told me that. Everyone from Spike Kane to Trent Helms, Joe Everyman to Dark Prophet. To hear those words come from their mouths, to hear everyone’s expectations for you, you wouldn’t believe the pressure that puts on you. Every time I step in that ring I am expected to do thing amazing, something over the top, I am constantly expected to win. Every time I come on the camera I am expected to say something world breaking.
( Angel stops, he has reached the back of the building. The next door will take him out into a parking garage. )
Angel: We’ve taken each other to hell Xavier, both of us were unable to do the one thing we both think needs to be done. What would I do without you? One day, one of us will be World Champion and when that happens, we will meet again.
( Angel pushes open the door and heads out into the parking garage, he heads towards the elevator. )
Angel: I don’t respect you, I don’t like you and I’m pretty sure neither of us would be all that upset if the other were hit by a bus. What I do know is if you beat me fairly, if you can actually put me down for ten seconds and claim my title as your own, I will be okay with that. I didn’t snap because you took my title, I snapped because you didn’t beat me. That score was settled. As for you, what will you do if I beat you again? You will carry on as you always have Xavier. You will continue to fight. You’ll rise again.
( He adjusts the title belt on his shoulder as he gets in the elevator and we follow. )
Angel: I’ve lost my God, I’ve lost my faith, I’ve lost my strength. I need something to worship, something to fight for and I think I have found it.
( The elevator stops, the doors open, before us there are about 100 screaming fans, wearing Social Enemy t-shirts, Angel t-shirts, Everyman, Falcon and even Talon t-shirts. Joe Everyman, Falcon and Talon are also out there, signing autographs, shaking hands, the fans are overjoyed, and finally Angel has joined the party. Somewhere off to the side are people cooking food, hamburgers, hot dogs, handing out drinks, Angel walks out of the elevator. He gives quick hugs to each of the other members of the Social Enemies before he walks into the crowd of fans. )
Angel: These people are my new God, these people are why I will continue to fight, these people will give me the strength to carry on. When you’ve got me on the mat, when I hear the ref reach eight, these people will give me the power to get up before ten. These people make or break your career, whether you’re a face or a heel, big or small, quick, hard core, technical, these God’s of Wrestling can make you a World Champion or they can make you a jobber. I will serve them; I will fight for them, and no matter what happens I will never betray them. Xavier Williams I am the light in the darkness, the dark hero of nCw, the Patron Saint of Bad Ass, and Savior X… But most of all… I am the ArchAngel of the People… And they are calling for your blood….
( Angel can no longer be seen. His voice coming from deep within the crowd of people. The other members of the Social Enemies are enjoying this impromptu party as the camera looks all over for Angel. The God’s of Wrestling and their ArchAngel. What will happen when the two sides of the mirror meet in a few short hours on Pay Per View? Will one of them crack? Will one of them fall? I guess we’ll find out in a few short hours. Fade to black. )
Angel: My mother taught me everything I know about God. She taught me he was good, kind, just, fair, righteous. She taught me to do good things and good things will happen to me. She taught me that Jesus Christ is my savior and he died for my sins. She told me tales from the Old Testament about Noah, Moses, Adam and Eve.
( Angel reaches down and slowly starts to wrap his hands around the chain of crosses. )
Angel: Do you know what she forgot to mention? She forgot to tell me about how much pain believing in and loving God would bring me. My mother taught me everything except for the truth, a truth on her dying day she absolutely had to know.
( He looks up to his own reflection. )
Angel: God is dead. He has to be. There is no other explanation for everything that is going on. All around us this world is crumbling, completely crumbling. Children kill children. Brother's kill brothers. And the masses sit on their couch, eating their pizza and watch it all happen on the news like it were some ****ty reality TV show.
( He looks away now, unable to hold the gaze any longer. )
Angel: Why did my mother not teach me the truth? Did she wish to protect me? What about my brother? She fed him the same lies. But there was always a question she couldn't answer, a question that much later in my life I grew to hate her over. She could never explain why if God could love everyone, no matter how evil they were, why she could not love my older brother or younger sister who were born out of rape?
( Pain streaks across Angel's face at the thought of some forgotten memory. )
Angel: All I ever wanted was a normal life, something to this day I don't have. All I ever wanted was to go to church and go to heaven. Somehow I got roped into this life. Literally falling into it. The same life my older brother chose. An older brother I would grow to know, to love and eventually be rejected by my mother for that relationship. When it all went down...
( Referring to a past event in Angel's life that resulted in discovering his older brother Damian was the product of rape and that he and his twin brother Faith had a younger sister, Xanetia, who was also a product of the same rapist. The four of them fought in a huge feud that ended with Faith and Damian being on life support, and Angel removing them from life support and watching them die. Shortly after their mother died of an unknown cause. Everything that happened was blamed on Angel having been possessed by a demon at the time. )
Angel: I started to see the truth. The years of lies slowly began to fall apart. I found myself gradually losing faith in the lord god, and most of all, his herd. My time out from wrestling alleviated this only slightly. When I came back, so did my doubts and my fears. Which finally brings me to Xavier Williams. The epitome of everything wrong with the world today.
( Angel gets up and goes to the mirror. Title dangling in his left hand, right hand in a fist and bracing against the wall. )
Angel: A man who once claimed he would open our eyes and begin the revolution. A man who has yet to do anything except continue the very trend that has sealed the fate of this world. This planet is dying and it will be taking us all with it. Through his lies, through his corruption, through all of his delusions, Xavier Williams has become exactly what he promised he would fight. He has become like the very politicians he claimed he hated. The world is burning and all Xavier is doing is throwing more gas on the fire. Not on purpose, but it is the unseen consequences of his actions.
Am I any better?
I'm sure allot of you would say no. For a long time I did everything I could to keep the message alive. I gave up everything I had for God. For a time I even gave up wrestling. I had thought I found God once, thought I had found validation of his existence, but in the end, like so many other revelations, it wound up just being a story.
( Angel now backs up from the mirror. His reflection begins to change. )
Angel: Xavier Williams... Our feud, our war it has helped me. Because of everything that has happened, because of who you are, how you live your life, how you view things, the way you act and feel towards others, I can honestly say that you killed God for me in the end. So now I stand here, but a reflection of my former self. My way of life has been ruined, shattered into far too many pieces to be put back together. There will be no Heaven's Fury for you, and your Revelations will only be dark. There is no light at the end of this tunnel. No bright side.
( The reflection has now become Xavier Williams. )
Angel: So we stand across from one another, dark reflections. I am now as godless and as heartless as yourself. But one single thing still remains and I believe this is where a Batman reference would fit in nicely. I don't mean to step on yours and Rob's toes.
( Angel continues to look into the mirror image of Xavier. )
Angel: I am incorruptible, like Batman, you are the chaos trying to shake me loose, like the Joker. I may not be a hero, I may not even be the face anymore, but what I do know is that I will never take that final step that would make me just like you. Because you Xavier, the epitome of all that is wrong with this world... You are just like my father...
( He turns from the mirror, the reflection of Xavier fades and a single tear escapes Angel's left eye, the one with the scar through his eye brow. )
Angel: And there is no one I hate more in my life than my father. In her later years I came to discover the truth of my mother's rape and I came to find it was anything but. My father... was a member of a Satanic cult, he drugged my mother, gave her over to his cult where she was raped by every member. He did this to her twice. I carry that man’s DNA in my blood, I even strongly resemble him, but I will never be him or you, Xavier. I will not allow myself to. You may not see the similarity, but it’s there. You both have the same passion, the same drive and are willing to crush anyone who doesn’t feel the same as you, anyone who doesn’t agree with you. The two of you tried to destroy me and you came so very close…
( Angel begins to walk through the locker room and towards the door. )
Angel: But I don't have the strength anymore on my own...
( Angel opens the door to the locker room and walks out. We pick up with him in the hall way, walking at a medium pace through the arena. )
Angel: Xavier, your wrong to think this is the end for us, to think this is our Last Stand. One of us will walk away the champion, yes, but neither of us are going away. Neither one of us is going to rest while the other is still out there somewhere, and despite what you may think you will not be able to end me, you need me. You look to me and you see what you want to be, I look to you and see what I never want to become. We cannot exist without each other Xavier, that is something I have come to terms with. I’m willing to admit it. Without you Xavier my eyes would have never been open. Without you I would not be standing here today, a man who is now ready to embrace a future everyone keeps trying to put on me. I don’t know if you know this, and I’m not bragging. Since my arrival everyone has told me I will be World Champion. People who hate me have told me that, people who love me have told me that. Everyone from Spike Kane to Trent Helms, Joe Everyman to Dark Prophet. To hear those words come from their mouths, to hear everyone’s expectations for you, you wouldn’t believe the pressure that puts on you. Every time I step in that ring I am expected to do thing amazing, something over the top, I am constantly expected to win. Every time I come on the camera I am expected to say something world breaking.
( Angel stops, he has reached the back of the building. The next door will take him out into a parking garage. )
Angel: We’ve taken each other to hell Xavier, both of us were unable to do the one thing we both think needs to be done. What would I do without you? One day, one of us will be World Champion and when that happens, we will meet again.
( Angel pushes open the door and heads out into the parking garage, he heads towards the elevator. )
Angel: I don’t respect you, I don’t like you and I’m pretty sure neither of us would be all that upset if the other were hit by a bus. What I do know is if you beat me fairly, if you can actually put me down for ten seconds and claim my title as your own, I will be okay with that. I didn’t snap because you took my title, I snapped because you didn’t beat me. That score was settled. As for you, what will you do if I beat you again? You will carry on as you always have Xavier. You will continue to fight. You’ll rise again.
( He adjusts the title belt on his shoulder as he gets in the elevator and we follow. )
Angel: I’ve lost my God, I’ve lost my faith, I’ve lost my strength. I need something to worship, something to fight for and I think I have found it.
( The elevator stops, the doors open, before us there are about 100 screaming fans, wearing Social Enemy t-shirts, Angel t-shirts, Everyman, Falcon and even Talon t-shirts. Joe Everyman, Falcon and Talon are also out there, signing autographs, shaking hands, the fans are overjoyed, and finally Angel has joined the party. Somewhere off to the side are people cooking food, hamburgers, hot dogs, handing out drinks, Angel walks out of the elevator. He gives quick hugs to each of the other members of the Social Enemies before he walks into the crowd of fans. )
Angel: These people are my new God, these people are why I will continue to fight, these people will give me the strength to carry on. When you’ve got me on the mat, when I hear the ref reach eight, these people will give me the power to get up before ten. These people make or break your career, whether you’re a face or a heel, big or small, quick, hard core, technical, these God’s of Wrestling can make you a World Champion or they can make you a jobber. I will serve them; I will fight for them, and no matter what happens I will never betray them. Xavier Williams I am the light in the darkness, the dark hero of nCw, the Patron Saint of Bad Ass, and Savior X… But most of all… I am the ArchAngel of the People… And they are calling for your blood….
( Angel can no longer be seen. His voice coming from deep within the crowd of people. The other members of the Social Enemies are enjoying this impromptu party as the camera looks all over for Angel. The God’s of Wrestling and their ArchAngel. What will happen when the two sides of the mirror meet in a few short hours on Pay Per View? Will one of them crack? Will one of them fall? I guess we’ll find out in a few short hours. Fade to black. )