Post by Angel on Mar 21, 2009 23:15:42 GMT -6
I awoke with a star, or at least I thought I did, the room was black, as black as it gets, and I could not see a thing.
I went to stand and found myself already moving forward without willing it, without even thinking about it.
There was a small crease of light before me, coming in from below my door no doubt, so I reached out and took the cold brass handle in my hand and twisted it.
The light spilled in like the early dawn, illuminating everything, and nothing at all at the same time.
The floor creaked below my feet as I stepped out of the room and into the hall way, but this was not the hall way I knew, this was not my house, it was different some how, colder, darker, there was no love here, no happiness, only pain.
It was not this hall way that concerned me, nor the fact that I woke in a strange place, it was the scene at the end of the hall.
Falcon stood there, his head down, he would not look at me.
He was dressed in all black, a tie, I tied to talk to him, to break him from his stupor, but he would not acknowledge me, he only continued to look at the floor.
I tried to shake him loose, I screamed, but still nothing.
When he did look up it was not to me, but out into the room, a room that had a gathering of people in it, people I knew, people I loved, people I hated, they were all seated, waiting for something.
Falcon walked past me and he took a seat next to Shelly.
What was she doing her?
I did not know.
So I went over to her and I sat down, but like Falcon, she would not respond to me.
That was when I looked around at the other people here, all of them were sitting, dressed in all black, waiting.
On the left side of the room were AJ Phoenix, JFK and Steve Awesome.
On the right side of the room were Falcon, Shelly, Philip Burns and Nelly Angel.
Not a single one of them would respond when I stood up and began yelling, screaming, not a one of them knew I was even there.
Then a cold chill ran down my back and I turned to the front of the room, there, a man with dark red eyes stared a hole into my soul.
He stood underneath a cross and behind him was a casket.
Adam Knite, the only one in the room who could see me.
I approached him and he put his hands on my shoulders, he looked me in the eyes and he said
"We're all here because of you. You saved us, you prolonged this war. You could have let me die, you could have ended the suffering, but you saved me Angel and now we are gathered here today at your funeral."
My funeral?
The words made the hair on my arms stand on end.
Adam would not release me no matter how hard I tried to get free.
His grip got tighter and tighter, his laughter was loud enough to rattle the windows.
Shelly, Falcon, AJ, Phil, they came up to me, I begged them to help me, but they didn't.
They opened the casket and together with Adam they lifted me high up into the air and they slammed me down on the soft red velvet.
The lid slammed closed and I tried desperately to get out, to move the lid, but it would not budge.
The lock latched, there was no escape, I began to breath heavy, panicking, praying this was all some kind of joke.
I could feel the casket being lifted into the air, I could feel it being carried, and then with a hard thud I felt it get dropped.
I heard the first shovel full hit the lid, they were burying me alive.
My funeral, this was my funeral and now theres no escape from my own death.
This is the end.
( With a loud crack, the lid of the casket is opened, dirt spills in from all sides, and momentarily the light blinds us. As everything clears up a shadow before us becomes clear, and this shadow takes shape, and it's shape is that of Angel, standing over his own grave. He's dressed in his wrestling attire, loose black pants with a red cross design on the legs, a black "Savior X" t-shirt, his wrists are taped up and his hair is tied back from his face. The look in his eyes screams sadness. )
Angel: I've known Adam Knite for almost ten years. Together we've seen a company rise to glory and fall to ashes, we've seen champions come and go, win and lose, we've seen friends buried together. Falcon, Burns, Adam and me, we share a bond that only brothers of a fallen father could understand. I think the XHF guys know what I mean. Admittedly some of you were sworn enemies in another time and another place, but here you share an un breakable bond which has led you to be where you are today, on the opposite side of the battle field. Everyone wants me to turn on Adam, leave the Revolution and put an end to this war. I've been asked to destroy my friend and watch as all we worked for is burnt to the ground, while I hold the torch. After what Adam and I have been through together in our careers, how can you expect me to just turn my back on him?
You don't understand, you never have, I saved the Revolution. When everyone else was gone, and Adam stood alone, I came and I saved him, I saved his dream, and I did it because I believe in the message and the ideals the Revolution stood for, I still do, and I will not just step aside and let it die.
You want to punish Adam for what he has done, but it is not up to you to judge, condemn or punish Adam. He is no worse than any of you. No more evil, no more diabolical, no more devilish than each and every one of you. You say you've changed, that your better men now, I have yet to see you do anything to prove other wise. What he has done is wrong, very wrong, but it was me who allowed him to do it, me who helped him gain the power to do it, so it will be me to stop him.
I am your friend Adam, thats the only reason I haven't turned my back on you. I believe in your heart that you are still the man who can lead nCw into the light. You've simply lost your way. You've gained too much power too quickly and you were not ready for it. There is only one way to help you now Adam, only one way to save you from yourself, I have to stop you, I have to defeat you and I have to destroy you. I am truly sorry, there is no other way.
Kelly made it very clear that my only option in this match is to make sure you win. She knows how deeply I care for nCw and she used it to try and subdue me, to make me obedient. Adam, I refuse to help you win this match. I refuse to stand back and let you throw away all we worked for all to fulfill your selfish dream of standing on the same mountain top as the scum we removed from this company all for the enjoyment of your whore Kelly Fox. If my fate is to suffer for my decision, then I will, but I will not waiver in my dedication to the ideals the Revolution is supposed to stand for. I know I'm awakening the monster in you and incurring your wrath, but maybe thats what needs to happen. Maybe the two men who cared the most about the Revolution and it's message need to battle it out and show this promotion what we stand for. Maybe you and I are the only ones who can finish this war, because lets face it, no one else can stop us, save ourselves.
Sovereign is going to be my funeral and I promise no matter what happens to me, I will do all I can to make sure you fail. This thing you have turned the Revolution into will Fall Sunday, and I will die knowing I did the right thing.
I'll see you in Hell old friend.
( Angel's face twists and contorts and becomes the perfect mask of anger as he looks down into this casket. With one fluid motion he slams the lid closed but the blackness only lasts a split second as we are taken to the surface. Angel is now leaning against the ropes of a wrestling ring inside Madison Square Garden. He appears to be sad, or upset, but not at all happy. The last few weeks have been hard on him, his decision is not an easy one. Adam Knite is a close friend, as are most of the other members of the Revolution, and he may now be their new enemy number one. )
Angel: AJ Phoenix, once again you have it all wrong. You want me to believe that you have grown and matured as a person, when all you've done is hide your true self behind yet another gimmick. You desperately need to matter, you need to be involved, you crave the spot light, the fans, the attention, the glory, whether they love or hate you, you just need to be acknowledged. That's why your so obsessed with me, with beating me, you know if you can tag a Disney ending on the end of this war, where not only the Resistance wins but the "Honorable" AJ Phoenix finally defeats the ever so "Evil" Angel to earn a world title shot, the name AJ Phoenix will finally matter and you'll cease to be just an X-Division after thought. Thats why you declared yourself the leader when no one asked you to, thats why you continue to promote the lie that you don't desire to lead, but are required too, thats why you waited until now to attack. I'm not an idiot, I see the truth behind your lies. You waited for us to eliminate all your competition, you waited until nCw was screaming for someone to put a stop to us, you waited until all hope was gone so you could swoop in like a caped comic book hero and put an end to the evil empire and their plot to rule the world. All the while you plotted your own ascension to power.
Look me in the eyes and tell me other wise. You've turned a war of ideals into "Look at AJ, he's so cute and even minded, lets follow him like sheep until he gets bored of us and desires new people to suck him off."
You try so very hard to paint us as thess evil, maniacal, bad guys who must be stopped at all costs, when you yourself have agreed with me that Spike was a plague, that Trent was corrupted and blinded by his own ego, you know I'm right in what I'm doing and if you could only put your own ego aside for just three whole seconds perhaps we could put an end to this war without anyone else getting hurt. We could have saved nCw together AJ, instead of you rising up to prove yourself against me yet again, only to end up in the same place again, on the losing side of this battle. I have nothing left to prove to you AJ. You know I'm right.
( Angel looks up into the stands, imagining what it's going to be like in 24 hours when this arena is packed and he wrestles here for the first time in his entire career in probably the biggest match nCw has to offer. )
Angel: I'm walking into a battle I may not come back from. I don't know where Falcon, Phil or Nelly stand. I need you to do something for me AJ. If I fail, if some how after Sovereign Adam finds a way to hold the Revolution together, and continue this struggle to maintain his power, I need you to take up where I will leave off. I don't mean joy riding with Overdrive or having drug induced parties, I mean putting aside your own glory and legacy long enough to open your eyes to the true terror that is an nCw fully run and operated by Adam Knite. You can do this AJ, your hungry enough, vicious enough, your the only one I trust to stop Adam if I'm gone.
Looks like your finally going to get your chance to save me.
( Angel pushes off the ropes and strolls across the ring with his arms crossed, eyes closed, day dreaming for just a second. )
Angel: I haven't changed so much James, I'm still going to do what I think is right, its unfortunate you don't agree with me, or maybe you do. Maybe your just afraid to admit that you agree. Your so caught up with this whole idea of a war, I don't think you ever stepped back and actually took stock of what you were fighting. But go ahead and crack your jokes, cater to your "fans" have a laugh at my expense. Because I'll tell you one thing James, I'm not going to be laughing Sunday, I'm not going to have a good time. I have chosen to fight my friend to save the soul of this company that he wishes to corrupt, and its that decision to man up and face the real challenge that is going to cost me my career in nCw. Anyone can say their going to Resist, I'm going to end it James. Adam will not be fed to the wolves, he will not be taken by Overdrive and executed for all the fans to see. You want a piece of him, then your still going to have to go through me. Adam Knite is mine, and only mine, and I will not allow any of you to do anything to him. Not because I serve him, not because I'm his puppet, or parrot or any other clever little example you come up with, because I alone am going to destroy him, I alone can stop him, thats the way it was meant to be and by putting an end to Adam, I will save all of you. It will be the last act of a dying man. Your welcome.
( His words hang in the air as he turns around to look at us once more. )
Angel: As for MGK, it was my fault under estimating you two weeks ago when I said I wouldn't. You proved yourself some what to me MGK, your a far better wrestler than I cold have ever suspected. I don't know if Sunday is going to be your night to shine, but I do believe you will be a champion here sooner rather than later. MGK isn't truly a part of this war, MGK doesn't really care who wins, MGK doesn't even really care about nCw, he only wants to wrestle, win matches, win titles and make money. The Revolution started this war to stop that thinking, to bring honor and respect back to nCw, but the more I see MGK wrestle, the more I see him take the high road in his matches when he doesn't have to, the more I realize that he isn't all that wrong in his thinking, the more I start to think he may not be all wrong. In the end we all became wrestlers because we love the business, we love to be in that ring, but only the ones with the drive and determination to be the best ever last more than a few years. MGK wants to be the best and he will not settle for anything less than the World Title. I used to be like that until I joined the Revolution. I thought I saw the light, I thought I had become a better person, but now I realize it was Adam's way of crushing my will to fight for anything other than his dream. Sunday, in what could be my last match, every man in that ring is going to find out why I am one of the most feared men in nCw.
May God have Mercy on my Soul.
( Fade to Black. )
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
Ezekiel 25:17
I went to stand and found myself already moving forward without willing it, without even thinking about it.
There was a small crease of light before me, coming in from below my door no doubt, so I reached out and took the cold brass handle in my hand and twisted it.
The light spilled in like the early dawn, illuminating everything, and nothing at all at the same time.
The floor creaked below my feet as I stepped out of the room and into the hall way, but this was not the hall way I knew, this was not my house, it was different some how, colder, darker, there was no love here, no happiness, only pain.
It was not this hall way that concerned me, nor the fact that I woke in a strange place, it was the scene at the end of the hall.
Falcon stood there, his head down, he would not look at me.
He was dressed in all black, a tie, I tied to talk to him, to break him from his stupor, but he would not acknowledge me, he only continued to look at the floor.
I tried to shake him loose, I screamed, but still nothing.
When he did look up it was not to me, but out into the room, a room that had a gathering of people in it, people I knew, people I loved, people I hated, they were all seated, waiting for something.
Falcon walked past me and he took a seat next to Shelly.
What was she doing her?
I did not know.
So I went over to her and I sat down, but like Falcon, she would not respond to me.
That was when I looked around at the other people here, all of them were sitting, dressed in all black, waiting.
On the left side of the room were AJ Phoenix, JFK and Steve Awesome.
On the right side of the room were Falcon, Shelly, Philip Burns and Nelly Angel.
Not a single one of them would respond when I stood up and began yelling, screaming, not a one of them knew I was even there.
Then a cold chill ran down my back and I turned to the front of the room, there, a man with dark red eyes stared a hole into my soul.
He stood underneath a cross and behind him was a casket.
Adam Knite, the only one in the room who could see me.
I approached him and he put his hands on my shoulders, he looked me in the eyes and he said
"We're all here because of you. You saved us, you prolonged this war. You could have let me die, you could have ended the suffering, but you saved me Angel and now we are gathered here today at your funeral."
My funeral?
The words made the hair on my arms stand on end.
Adam would not release me no matter how hard I tried to get free.
His grip got tighter and tighter, his laughter was loud enough to rattle the windows.
Shelly, Falcon, AJ, Phil, they came up to me, I begged them to help me, but they didn't.
They opened the casket and together with Adam they lifted me high up into the air and they slammed me down on the soft red velvet.
The lid slammed closed and I tried desperately to get out, to move the lid, but it would not budge.
The lock latched, there was no escape, I began to breath heavy, panicking, praying this was all some kind of joke.
I could feel the casket being lifted into the air, I could feel it being carried, and then with a hard thud I felt it get dropped.
I heard the first shovel full hit the lid, they were burying me alive.
My funeral, this was my funeral and now theres no escape from my own death.
This is the end.
( With a loud crack, the lid of the casket is opened, dirt spills in from all sides, and momentarily the light blinds us. As everything clears up a shadow before us becomes clear, and this shadow takes shape, and it's shape is that of Angel, standing over his own grave. He's dressed in his wrestling attire, loose black pants with a red cross design on the legs, a black "Savior X" t-shirt, his wrists are taped up and his hair is tied back from his face. The look in his eyes screams sadness. )
Angel: I've known Adam Knite for almost ten years. Together we've seen a company rise to glory and fall to ashes, we've seen champions come and go, win and lose, we've seen friends buried together. Falcon, Burns, Adam and me, we share a bond that only brothers of a fallen father could understand. I think the XHF guys know what I mean. Admittedly some of you were sworn enemies in another time and another place, but here you share an un breakable bond which has led you to be where you are today, on the opposite side of the battle field. Everyone wants me to turn on Adam, leave the Revolution and put an end to this war. I've been asked to destroy my friend and watch as all we worked for is burnt to the ground, while I hold the torch. After what Adam and I have been through together in our careers, how can you expect me to just turn my back on him?
You don't understand, you never have, I saved the Revolution. When everyone else was gone, and Adam stood alone, I came and I saved him, I saved his dream, and I did it because I believe in the message and the ideals the Revolution stood for, I still do, and I will not just step aside and let it die.
You want to punish Adam for what he has done, but it is not up to you to judge, condemn or punish Adam. He is no worse than any of you. No more evil, no more diabolical, no more devilish than each and every one of you. You say you've changed, that your better men now, I have yet to see you do anything to prove other wise. What he has done is wrong, very wrong, but it was me who allowed him to do it, me who helped him gain the power to do it, so it will be me to stop him.
I am your friend Adam, thats the only reason I haven't turned my back on you. I believe in your heart that you are still the man who can lead nCw into the light. You've simply lost your way. You've gained too much power too quickly and you were not ready for it. There is only one way to help you now Adam, only one way to save you from yourself, I have to stop you, I have to defeat you and I have to destroy you. I am truly sorry, there is no other way.
Kelly made it very clear that my only option in this match is to make sure you win. She knows how deeply I care for nCw and she used it to try and subdue me, to make me obedient. Adam, I refuse to help you win this match. I refuse to stand back and let you throw away all we worked for all to fulfill your selfish dream of standing on the same mountain top as the scum we removed from this company all for the enjoyment of your whore Kelly Fox. If my fate is to suffer for my decision, then I will, but I will not waiver in my dedication to the ideals the Revolution is supposed to stand for. I know I'm awakening the monster in you and incurring your wrath, but maybe thats what needs to happen. Maybe the two men who cared the most about the Revolution and it's message need to battle it out and show this promotion what we stand for. Maybe you and I are the only ones who can finish this war, because lets face it, no one else can stop us, save ourselves.
Sovereign is going to be my funeral and I promise no matter what happens to me, I will do all I can to make sure you fail. This thing you have turned the Revolution into will Fall Sunday, and I will die knowing I did the right thing.
I'll see you in Hell old friend.
( Angel's face twists and contorts and becomes the perfect mask of anger as he looks down into this casket. With one fluid motion he slams the lid closed but the blackness only lasts a split second as we are taken to the surface. Angel is now leaning against the ropes of a wrestling ring inside Madison Square Garden. He appears to be sad, or upset, but not at all happy. The last few weeks have been hard on him, his decision is not an easy one. Adam Knite is a close friend, as are most of the other members of the Revolution, and he may now be their new enemy number one. )
Angel: AJ Phoenix, once again you have it all wrong. You want me to believe that you have grown and matured as a person, when all you've done is hide your true self behind yet another gimmick. You desperately need to matter, you need to be involved, you crave the spot light, the fans, the attention, the glory, whether they love or hate you, you just need to be acknowledged. That's why your so obsessed with me, with beating me, you know if you can tag a Disney ending on the end of this war, where not only the Resistance wins but the "Honorable" AJ Phoenix finally defeats the ever so "Evil" Angel to earn a world title shot, the name AJ Phoenix will finally matter and you'll cease to be just an X-Division after thought. Thats why you declared yourself the leader when no one asked you to, thats why you continue to promote the lie that you don't desire to lead, but are required too, thats why you waited until now to attack. I'm not an idiot, I see the truth behind your lies. You waited for us to eliminate all your competition, you waited until nCw was screaming for someone to put a stop to us, you waited until all hope was gone so you could swoop in like a caped comic book hero and put an end to the evil empire and their plot to rule the world. All the while you plotted your own ascension to power.
Look me in the eyes and tell me other wise. You've turned a war of ideals into "Look at AJ, he's so cute and even minded, lets follow him like sheep until he gets bored of us and desires new people to suck him off."
You try so very hard to paint us as thess evil, maniacal, bad guys who must be stopped at all costs, when you yourself have agreed with me that Spike was a plague, that Trent was corrupted and blinded by his own ego, you know I'm right in what I'm doing and if you could only put your own ego aside for just three whole seconds perhaps we could put an end to this war without anyone else getting hurt. We could have saved nCw together AJ, instead of you rising up to prove yourself against me yet again, only to end up in the same place again, on the losing side of this battle. I have nothing left to prove to you AJ. You know I'm right.
( Angel looks up into the stands, imagining what it's going to be like in 24 hours when this arena is packed and he wrestles here for the first time in his entire career in probably the biggest match nCw has to offer. )
Angel: I'm walking into a battle I may not come back from. I don't know where Falcon, Phil or Nelly stand. I need you to do something for me AJ. If I fail, if some how after Sovereign Adam finds a way to hold the Revolution together, and continue this struggle to maintain his power, I need you to take up where I will leave off. I don't mean joy riding with Overdrive or having drug induced parties, I mean putting aside your own glory and legacy long enough to open your eyes to the true terror that is an nCw fully run and operated by Adam Knite. You can do this AJ, your hungry enough, vicious enough, your the only one I trust to stop Adam if I'm gone.
Looks like your finally going to get your chance to save me.
( Angel pushes off the ropes and strolls across the ring with his arms crossed, eyes closed, day dreaming for just a second. )
Angel: I haven't changed so much James, I'm still going to do what I think is right, its unfortunate you don't agree with me, or maybe you do. Maybe your just afraid to admit that you agree. Your so caught up with this whole idea of a war, I don't think you ever stepped back and actually took stock of what you were fighting. But go ahead and crack your jokes, cater to your "fans" have a laugh at my expense. Because I'll tell you one thing James, I'm not going to be laughing Sunday, I'm not going to have a good time. I have chosen to fight my friend to save the soul of this company that he wishes to corrupt, and its that decision to man up and face the real challenge that is going to cost me my career in nCw. Anyone can say their going to Resist, I'm going to end it James. Adam will not be fed to the wolves, he will not be taken by Overdrive and executed for all the fans to see. You want a piece of him, then your still going to have to go through me. Adam Knite is mine, and only mine, and I will not allow any of you to do anything to him. Not because I serve him, not because I'm his puppet, or parrot or any other clever little example you come up with, because I alone am going to destroy him, I alone can stop him, thats the way it was meant to be and by putting an end to Adam, I will save all of you. It will be the last act of a dying man. Your welcome.
( His words hang in the air as he turns around to look at us once more. )
Angel: As for MGK, it was my fault under estimating you two weeks ago when I said I wouldn't. You proved yourself some what to me MGK, your a far better wrestler than I cold have ever suspected. I don't know if Sunday is going to be your night to shine, but I do believe you will be a champion here sooner rather than later. MGK isn't truly a part of this war, MGK doesn't really care who wins, MGK doesn't even really care about nCw, he only wants to wrestle, win matches, win titles and make money. The Revolution started this war to stop that thinking, to bring honor and respect back to nCw, but the more I see MGK wrestle, the more I see him take the high road in his matches when he doesn't have to, the more I realize that he isn't all that wrong in his thinking, the more I start to think he may not be all wrong. In the end we all became wrestlers because we love the business, we love to be in that ring, but only the ones with the drive and determination to be the best ever last more than a few years. MGK wants to be the best and he will not settle for anything less than the World Title. I used to be like that until I joined the Revolution. I thought I saw the light, I thought I had become a better person, but now I realize it was Adam's way of crushing my will to fight for anything other than his dream. Sunday, in what could be my last match, every man in that ring is going to find out why I am one of the most feared men in nCw.
May God have Mercy on my Soul.
( Fade to Black. )
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
Ezekiel 25:17