Daemon Macabra vs. Synthasia

Daemon Macabra #1

The scene opens inside of a dark dimly lit place. There is sports equipment lining the walls, some of which include a rack of free weights, a bench, and a stack of circular weights in varying sizes. In the center of this dimly lit room is a ring. The lights flicker on quickly, and the sound of footsteps can be heard coming from behind a wooden staircase. We realize now that this is a basement, and that the person descending the stairs is Daemon. She’s small in stature, which is shown even more clearly with a tight black pair of shorts, a sports bra, and a pair of tennis shoes. There is some muscle definition in her thighs and arms, which tells us that she definitely hasn’t been playing housekeeper during her hiatus from the ring. Stepping into the ring, she takes a look around before looking at the camera.

“So, this is what it comes down to, I see?”

She smiles. Daemon reaches up, and pulls her long black hair into a braid.

“I’ve been absent from the ring for a long time. The birth of my children, hand in hand with raising them, and seeing to it that my husband’s career becomes even more successful than it already was, has taken up much of my time. Don’t get me wrong, I love to fight. The adrenaline, the rush, the bloodlust… it’s intoxicating. It kept me going for a long time, knowing that I had such good competition as Lindsay Moran, Samantha Campbell, Sandra, and um… well, they were it, really.

“The truth is, there are very few women that I would consider worthy enough to fight. Fighting is an art, and is to be treated as such. However my body, it is art as well. It is a work of perfection, and to have it touched in any way by some disgusting piece of filth is… well, beneath me. I don’t think that this Synthasia has enough worth to clean my floors, let alone allow her skin to come in contact with mine. She seems to have that sickening ‘glow’, not unlike Christina Agulera. You know the one… the one that looks like it could be sweat, but is most likely a mixture of semen, spit, and the excretion from her pores of various illegal drug use.

“To put it frankly, she has all of the looks and language of a heroin addict.

“How dare Mr. Sommers ,a man with talent for business, despite his inexperience, decide that I should leave my duties as a manager to lower myself to the level of some woman who’s uterus has probably seen more visitors than Fort Lauderdale during Spring Break? I would have expected better from him. No matter, there are some things that can be remedied by simply talking them out. Am I right, Mark? Lets see.”

“Daemon paces beside one of the ropes, a devious smile across her darkly painted lips. “Now I’m sure you’re aware that the people want what they want. At the moment, seeing me in the ring with that pile of vomit is at the top of many men’s lists. I’m sure it’s quite a profitable venture, but what’s in it for me?

“The return of my brother?

“Dear, that would come anyway.

“I’m offering you the chance to have me fight for your enjoyment. Any way you like. There isn’t much I would say no to, with the right type of persuasion. What I want is what you know is in your best interest to give me. Mr. Sommers, I’d like to be a board member.”

She holds up her hands.

“Now now, I know what you’re thinking… a board member? Why give her the honor? Well, it’s very simple, you see. The fact is, I’m good at what I do, and what I do is promote your federation. I’m very good at making people rich. I can make your dreams a reality, Mr. Sommers, and I can make your federation even better than it was before. Remember DEATH? Remember how involved everyone was? The anger, the humiliations, the pay raises?

“I’ll allow you the chance to see me discipline this trailer park whore, in exchange for what it is I’ve been biding my time for. Are you willing to give it to me?”

She leans over the ropes and stares into the camera, a twinkle in her black eyes.

“We’ll have to see.”


 Synthasia #1

Fade in.

The same warehouse as before. Little has changed.

He brings a hand hard across her face, knocking her to the ground.

"---ever bite me again, bitch, and I'll throw you in the box with him!

Better yet...I do believe..."

The priest open a brief case on a nearby table, fumbling through it's contents.From it, he pulls out a facial mask, Hannibal Lecter style...

"..ah ha. I have something very special to accomodate worthless sluts who like to bite..."

He walks over to her, snatching her head up violently by her hair. He forcefully straps the mask over her mouth, continueing as he does.

"You'll be wearing this from now on...your mouth is only good for one purpose and I can't have you running around biting people...it may be a little uncomfortable at first, but I'm sure you'll get used to it eventually..."

He tosses her to the ground, having secured the mask in place. She looks up at him, a mixed expression of hurt and hate. He ignores her and turns to face us.

"Now, Mrs. Macabre. I'm not sure we've been properly introduced. See, a long time ago, I took it upon myself to adopt your brother...raise him in the way of the Lord, but he strayed his path, ran back to the likes of you, and I now consider him a lost cause...I hate to inform, also, that your brother will die where he lies...a pitiful and pathetic death, for you see, it is my Will, and my Will be done.

Synthasia here, she's has very little to do with this. She was promised things, and certain promises had to be broken...the only reason she hasn't been properly dealt with is because I find her to be very entertaining at times, and we all need a little entertainment in our lives at some point. Your match with her is nothing more...mere entertainment...a chance for you to answer to her earlier accusations and insults. Please, do hurt her. Make her bleed...break her. She loved your brother once, and making assumptions here, he loved her too. Now the one is all the other has left, and there is no hope. Beating her will not secure any form of pity towards your brother...his fate is sealed. Beating her, Daemon, serves one purpose and one purpose only and that is her suffering.

Ah...you must find yourself in a sort of deliema. Do you fight? Do you destroy the one sympathy even relativly close to your brother...his only hope, however much of a pathetic hope it may be? Would you really sacrafice your own flesh and blood for a shot at power?"

To be continued...

Synthasia #2

She awakens, finding herself lost amidst a void of darkness. Her mask had been removed, and for the first time in awhile, she was alone...there wasn't a soul in sight...nothing but the pitch black of the night and the sounds of the raven cawing in the distance.

She stands, gazing around in confused fashion, attempting to take in and make sense of her odd surroundings. The shadows danced around her like the ghosts of the past, swirling upward in a tornado of the lost, turning and twirling in the air and spiraling downward to be swallowed up once more by the distant dark. A chill racks her body and she shivers slightly, wrapping her arms around herself in attempt to shield off the sudden, eerie coolness that had swept in.

She watches on in disbelief as the shadowy ghosts dive into the ground, their bodies reaching upward and arching over into sharply pointed branches. They formed a sort of walk-way for her, and seemed to beckon for her to move inward.

She was hesitant, but soon realized that she had no choice...there was simply no where else to go...all around her was an empty space...a void. There was nothing but herself, and her pathway of shadows that had now begun to glow slightly with a dull red eminence.

She takes her first step onto the path. A thousand whispers fill her mind...all at once they sound of shrill screams, and she falls to her knees, covering her ears with her hands and wincing slightly. Turning back, she notices that where she once tread mere seconds ago, was no longer there. Replaced by the blackened void that already seemed to engulf everything in existence.

The whispering reaches a stand still, leaving behind a silence that is even more painful.

"What...the...fuck...?"

The sound of her own voice in such a dead silence startles her, causing her to jump slightly.

"Where am I? What the---? WHERE THE FUCK AM I??!! You fucking---YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT PRIEST!!! WHERE THE FUCK AM I???!!!!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs in a desperate frustration..

"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU PUT ME??!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PLACE??!?!?!"

Desperation fades into fear...

"Where am I? ANSWER ME YOU PIECE OF SH----"

"SILENCE!"

His voice came from nowhere, and penetrated all, like thunder...yet she remained alone, with only the company of his voice...the voice of wrath. The voice of Erik.

"Erik? Oh my go-- You're alive? I'm...I'm so sorry...I never intended for...I...I'm....Please? Forgive me?...I needed the money...I had no choice....and if I'd known what I was dealing with...believe me...I never would've agreed....please? Besides...I've missed you soo much...."

"You. It seems all strays eventually find their way back. Feed them once, and they never leave...but never would I have presumed that they'd turn, and bite at the very hand that fed them.."

"Erik...I---"

"...And be so foolish to think the Master wouldn't bite them back. To hiss at the mouse, my dear, is amusing...but confront the Dragon, and you'll get BURNED!!!"

Suddenly, the walls of shadow that surrounded her explode into tall flames, and run down towards the other end of her path. The intensity of the explosion causes her to fall backwards. She sits there, helplessly as the flames continue down their path, eventually merging at a point and dying down, leaving behind them what appears to be a door made completely of light.

The light changes...from a blinding white...to a golden mist, to an electric blue, and finally settles on a bright, bloody red...casting all that surrounds into a luminance of the same hue.


Nina Daemon Macabre #2

The scene opens inside of Daemon's bedroom. She's humming casually as she lays out clothes on the bed. She picks up a pair of pants, which drawf her in size and length, and begins to fold them. There is a pile of clothes to her left that she puts them in. The door creaks.

"Mom?"

She turns, and sees Ashram Jr. He's wearing paintball gear, and holding a kiddie-sized gun. There are goggles on his face, and paintball stains on his clothes.

"Yes, darling?"

"Why are you folding clothes? Isn't that Ichiro's job?"

Ashram Jr. comes over and jumps up on the bed.

Daemon smiles, continuing to fold.

"Actually, your father doesn't let anyone but me touch his clothes."

The boy frowns, and furrows his brow.

"Why?"

Daemon pauses for a moment.

"I suppose... he simply doesn't trust anyone else. You never know what some people will do. It's awful, the way this world works."

"I saw what dad did to that Phoenix guy,"

Ashram says with a grin.

"Is that why he doesn't trust anyone? He thinks someone might do that kind of thing to him?"

"You're a smart boy,"

Daemon says while extending a hand, and caressing the boy's face. He turns his head away, embarassed.

"Moooom..."

Daemon chuckles, and continues to fold clothes.

"Aren't you worried about what that priest guy said? About uncle Eric and that blonde lady?"

She shrugs and shakes her head.

"Not really. In this line of business son, you've got to keep a cool head. That bad man who has your uncle has made it seem like your uncle actually cares for that bad lady. Now, I know better. She said some bad things, and well, I've got to punish her for them. And we'll get your uncle back, either way, don't you worry. He's got some things he's left here that he needs to take care of."

Ashram Jr. jumps off of the bed.

"Hey mom, when do you think dad can come and play with us? Gonji doesn't like getting pelted by paint balls, and Yoshiro keeps helping Joseph."

Daemon turns, pats his head, and squeezes his cheeks.

"Don't worry. He'll play with you when he's finished...hm.. working. Alright? Now go and have fun, and don't shoot the dogs."

"Okay!"

Ashram Jr. runs out of sight, leaving Daemon back to the pile of clothes on the bed. She turns away from them for a moment, and rummages through one of the drawers on a night stand. She pulls out a small toy spider, smiles at it, and sneaks it into one of Brymstone's pockets. With a chuckle, she turns back to the camera.

"Hello there, mister scary priest man. No, you know what, you're no priest, I won't call you that. You're just a filthy old man in priests robes who has taken my brother, and is trying to make us both suffer. It's not going to work. If there's one thing nobody has control of, it's me and my family. Make no mistake, after I'm finished breaking the bones of that girl you're using, he's going to break you. It will be slow and painful, and you'll never think twice about dealing with us again.

"I wouldn't reccomend threatening me with Eric's 'happiness'. Love? For that thing? I doubt he loves anything, really. Except maybe me, and... well, back to the topic, I'm going to make a suggestion. Either you let him go, or things are going to get very bad for you. Very bad. You're not scared? Good. That will make the surprise all the more fun.

"I'll see you soon, Synthasia. Know that I have no pity for you."

There is a knock on the door. Kotori looks inside. She's wearing a woolen sweater and a short skirt, but looks none the less dischevelled. Daemon gives a harsh glare at the camera, and goes over to her as we fade.

Psycho Sandra vs. The Man

Psycho Sandra #1

The scene opens inside of Sandra's usual wrestling ring. Her trainer is nearby, watching intently as she bounces off one of the ropes and into the next. She practices tucking and rolling, leaping back to her feet in a hot second right after being knocked to the floor. She seems to be getting hot during her work out; her skin is glistening, and her hair is matted to her skull. Her trainer blows a whistle.

"Alright, break!"

Sandra walks over to him, and takes the bottle of water she's offered. "How's it looking?"

"You'll need to work with a partner for the next few exersizes. The Man is known for a submission hold as his finisher. I want to know that you can slip out of it."

Sandra nods as she drinks. "Hey," she says in between gulps. "I can get out of anything."

"Didn't see you get out of that situation with Phoenix. What the hell was that, Sandra? How can you work so hard and let him best you like that?"

She throws her water bottle to the floor. "Don't give me any crap, I've been working my ass off trying to do two jobs at once, here! Now I picked you, and I'm keeping you, because you tend to keep me inline. So while I appreicate you keeping me in line... do me a favor, and don't be such a jerk about it."

"Hey, sorry Sandra," her trainer says. "But I wouldn't be good if I let you off easy. That loss was a mistake. Don't make one again. Right now, guys are going to be going for the World Title belt. Do you know what they've been saying about you? That the Grizzly Beer belt is lower. That you're lower. Do you want that?"

"No.." She mutters.

"Right. Now get back in there, and work on getting out of those submission moves."

Sandra climbs back into the ring, and is soon followed by a young man in a wrestling team uniform. He looks to be in his twenties, and his heavily muscled. Soon, the two of them start grappling.

"I've got to be harsh," her trainer mumbles. "There's more on the line than some damned belt."

Fade.


The Man #1

The scene opens up on a scene overlooking a magnificent castle in medieval times. Wait a minute, are we tuned into the correct channel? I thought this was supposed to be some sort of wrestling network not a program for glasses-wearing, twenty sided die-wielding uber dorks. Oh wait a minute, maybe we aren’t in the wrong place. We see a figure dressed in a burnished steel breast plate strolling along the ramparts of the castle. His long hair is flowing seemingly impossibly in the breeze, we recognize him as PWA Superstar “The Man”. As The Man looks out over the parapets, a squire comes bursting out of a tower door.

Squire: Sir! The King requests an audience with you immediately something has gone horribly wrong.

The Man: What is it Gerrard? Do you have any idea what is happening?

Squire: No Sir! But you must make haste to the council chamber!

The Man marches through the doors of the castle and makes a couple of turns until he is facing the large double doors of the council chambers belonging to the king. He takes a deep breath and then pushes both doors open and enters the King’s audience area. Sitting on a throne of encrusted gems and burnished gold is a man who looks strangely like Mark Sommers, however I must stress that this is not Mark Sommers, it just looks like him. A lot. He is wearing a crown on his head and is slouching in his throne with one leg draped over the side in a relaxed and yet arrogant Pose.

King: Ah Sir Oswald, I am glad you have come. I fear that our kingdom is in a crisis.

The Man: Again! It seems that every week that there is some nefarious wizard out to usurp your throne, or a strange mythical creature who is threatening the kingdom. What is it this time, fire breathing dragons? Polar bears with claws the size of a small cat? A demented necrophiliac who wants to use our subjects for his dastardly plots?

King: I think you mean necromancer, not necrophiliac. A necromancer summons the undead, a necrophiliac has sex with them.

The Man: Oh I get it, sort of like Brymstone?

King: Yes sort of, in the same way that an apple is sort of like a fire breathing dragon.

The Man: So you want me to destroy this necro-whatever you call it? Or was it a fire breathing dragon. You’ve got me confused.

King: No, this threat is far more severe then necromancers or fire breathing dragons. I am afraid that I have just gotten word of a most horrible plot. A plot far more vile than anything we have ever encountered.

The Man: Dear Lord, what could it be?

King: People have been talking Sir Oswald, and I don’t like the rumors that I am hearing. The word on the street is that someone is planning on poisoning our number one export and killing millions.

The Man: They want to poison our marijuana!

King: Not the marijuana! The Grizzly Beer!

The Man: Not the Grizzly Beer, the Grizzly Beer is the greatest thing that there has ever been! It is clearly the crowning achievement of both our kingdom and of all of mankind.

King: Yes, I agree. You must find out the truth behind these rumors, and if someone is attempting to taint our fine Grizzly Beer, then you must stop them in any way possible.

The Man: Yes Sire!

King: But wait, there is a problem.

The Man: What now?

King: You aren’t very popular with the people of the kingdom right now.

The Man: Are those peons still upset about the time that I urinated in the well? You could hardly taste it at all!

King: Well yes, that might have something to do with. You must first go on a quest to find the Holy Pail!

The Man: The Holy Pail! Isn’t that the cup that Jesus drank from at the last supper and whoever drinks from it will have eternal life?

King: Uh, no that was the Holy Grail, which probably doesn’t actually exist and is simply a metaphor for believing in Jesus as that ties in awfully strongly about everything is says about believing in him and having eternal life.

The Man: You want me to drink the blood of Jesus?

King: I think I need to speak in shorter sentences. You need to find the Holy Pail.

The Man: Okay so there is no blood drinking then?

King: I doubt it.

The Man: Phew, you had me worried there. So what happens when I find this Holy Pail?

King: The Holy Pail is filled with sacred Grizzly Beer, and if you drink from it then you’ll be more popular. At least you will think that you are.

The Man: It all makes so much sense now!

King: Good, go now and complete your quest you… bloody drunken Sot!

Suddenly the King’s voice changes strangely feminine as we see the maid of the hotel room looking at him lying face down on his bed in disgust. The Man stirs on the bed squinting up at the sun which is streaming in onto his face.

The Man: Oh man that was one messed up dream. I don’t know what I drank last night but it messed me up. I don’t know why I’ve been thinking about Grizzly Beer so much, the match against Sandra isn’t even for the title.

Maid: Maybe it’s because you’re an alcoholic and all you think about is beer.

The Man: That’s not true! I also think about women? How you doin?

The Maid just turns around and exits the room her face wrinkled in disgust and mumbles something about ‘probably can’t even get it up’ as she heads out. The Man drops back down into his bed hoping that the next part of his dream involves a maiden that needs rescuing.


Psycho Sandra #2

The scene opens inside of Sandra’s living room. The television is muted, but there is text scrolling upwards on the screen. It looks like the intro to a Star Wars film, and judging by the open box of a silver colored “Star Wars Trilogy” set of DVD’s, it probably is.

Sandra is asleep on the couch, wearing a Darth Maul t-shirt and a pair of boxer shorts with space ships on them. Her hair is in two braids. There are cans of Grizzly Beer everywhere. The scene is pretty tranquil, until the doorbell rings.

“Huh? What?”

Sandra gets up, rubbing her eyes, and answers the door. Standing there is an older middle-aged woman, wearing a bathrobe and curlers.

“Oh, hi there Mrs. Jorgenson. What can I do for you?”

“Mrs. Sommers, I believe you have some explaining to do.”

“Mrs. Sommers?” Sandra looks confused.

“Oh right! Yes. I’m married. Hah, kinda forgot for a second there.”

“I’m not surprised,”

Mrs. Jorgenson says with a frown.

“Mrs. Sommers, you and your friends destroyed my azaleas. I’m going to need you to take care of them.”

Sandra rubs her eyes, and shields them from the sunlight.

“…azaleas? What are they? Italian food?”

“No, Mrs. Sommers…”

The older woman says, then takes a deep breath.

“They are lovely garden flowers that once grew in abundance in front of my house. Unfortunately, because of last night’s escapades, right now they are a smoldering pile of ash.”

Sandra stares at the woman for a few seconds, then goes back inside of her house. She emerges in a pair of sweat pants over her shorts.

“Alright, lets see what this is all about…”

Mrs. Jorgenson leads Sandra to her gold cart, which they both climb inside of. She then drives them both to a large picturesque mansion, surrounded by trees and plan life. The front lawn, however, is brown and smoking. There are piles of Grizzly Beer cans, and spent fireworks litter the area. The flowerbeds have been completely incinerated. Sandra looks at the scene, dumbstruck.

“So? What do you plan to do about it?”
Mrs. Jorgenson asks.

Sandra scratches her head.

“Uhm… I mean, I’ll pay for it, if that’s what you’re asking… I’m really sorry this happened. I guess out little Independence Day celebration was a little more rowdy than we planed, heh…”

Mrs. Jorgenson doesn’t looked pleased.

“You know, I really hate it when your type moves in to these gated off communities. You bring so much… unpleasantness. I can’t wait until The Man beats you so I won’t have to see your face on all of those ads.”

Sandra looks hurt.

“Now, you’re just saying that because I’m hung over, Mrs. Jorgenson. That’s not very fair. You could at least give me a chance to say how you smell like fertilizer and cats.”

“Get off of my property!”

Mrs. Jorgenson shouts.

“I am sending you a bill!”

Sandra shrugs and walks back towards the golf cart.

“Fine, as long as your sending me a bill, you might as well add the golf cart into it.”

Before Mrs. Jorgenson can protest, Sandra takes off in the golf cart, back towards her house. When she gets there, she notices a set of several tire tracks leading from her driveway to the street.

“Looks like the guys left…”

She mumbles while getting back inside. Once she reaches the living room, she falls backwards on to the couch, and turns off the TV. Looking our way, she beckons the camera over.

“Happy Independence Day, everyone. I mean, it was yesterday, but happy Independence Day all the same. Yesterday we celebrated the day our nation became a nation. The day we made the world see how awesome we are. I’m very proud to be an American, and with that pride, I say, mister The Man, I’m going to kick your ass.

“For America.

“I’ve heard you’re a drunk. Well, that’s no good… drinking sometimes is good, but all the time? What’s the point? You can’t hold on to a prestigious belt like this without being focused, and you sir, do not look focused. Now I’m not going to underestimate you, but I am going to tell you this; I didn’t fight for my independence from the woman’s circuit just to let a few men push me around. I won this belt fair and square, and I plan on keeping it. Now, you can have your little tumultuous fantasies in that head of yours, but I’m going to go train.

“And man… in the state I’m in, it is going to hurt.”

She moves to kick off her shoes, then realizes that she isn’t wearing any.

“Huh. Would you look at that. Hey, is that what I call him? The Man?” She asks the cameraman. “It doesn’t seem right… I’d be all, ‘hey, Man’, and he’d be like, ‘yes, that’s my name’, and if I saw another guy I’d be all ‘hey, man’, and The Man would be all like, ‘hey, that’s my name’, and I’d be all like ‘step off, brosef’, and he’d be all like, ‘I’m the Man’, and it all seems very confusing.

“I should give him another name. Hm. Maybe Ted. Yes. I’ll call him Ted. Ted,” she faces the camera again. “After I kick your ass, I challenge you to a drinking competition. I think it’ll be both fun and educational. Have your people call my people. My will be done. I need a nap.”

Sandra turns the TV back on, and falls asleep to the “Razor Gator” jingle as we fade out.

Gregory Littlebear vs. XTC

Gregory Littlebear #1

Fade in.

Gregory is at a bar with several men, and of course, Brian. Brian looks smashed, and is holding a bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade in his hand. Gregory is drinking Grizzly Beer with the men that are sitting with him, who all seem to be dressed in leather jackets and chaps. One of them, a tall burly guy with a handlebar mustache, is wearing a “Babycake” t-shirt with Betty Boop on the front.

“Don’t worry about it, Greg. You won, and that’s all there is to it,” says the guy in the Betty Boob t-shirt.

Gregory nods. “Yeah, I know Delicious, I know… but the thing is, how can I be sure I can pull off the same luck against XTC?”

“Well don’t go doubting yourself, kiddo!” Another one of the men says. His hair has been dyed pink, and is cut short. “You wouldn’t be where you are, if you doubted yourself.”

Gregory smiles and takes a drink from his can. “Thanks, guys! I really do appreciate it. Hey, Brian? …Brian?”

Gregory pushes Brian, who doesn’t respond. He pushes again, and Brian falls over.

“Huh. Maybe I shouldn’t have made him drink that stuff we found in the sink?”

“His face was priceless!” Says the man wearing a t-shirt with Vigo Mortenson. “But hey, you should probably go work on your moves, Greggy. That XTC guy is one tough cookie.”

Gregory nods. “Mmm hmm… he’s one of those aerial guys. A high flyer. I’ll need to work out some maneuvers that’ll help me to combat them. You got any ideas, Brady?”

The man with the pink hair grins. “Of course! I’ll be able to show you, in some one on one. Wanna get started now?”

“Sure! I’ve still got the keys to that gym!”

Greg and the guys stand up, and walk out. A few seconds later, Greg runs back in, and picks up Brian before facing the camera. “You just watch yourself, XTC. I may be the new kid in town, but it won’t take me long to take you down a few notches. I’m ready and waiting for whatever you have to throw on me, so I’d suggest you get yourself ready? Capice?”

Fade.

Johnny Phoenix vs. Brymstone

Brymstone #1

Rage. Pure unadulterated rage. It is one of those things, much like adrenaline that will push a man to far exceed his limits. It will give a man strength he did not know he had, but at what cost? His sanity? His health? His soul? What if that man seemed to have no limits? What if he could keep his focus while enraged? What if he seemed to have no soul? What then would it consume? What then would it take to stop someone thusly fueled? Those are the questions swirling around the minds of people since Genesis, and now more potently since Rampage after Brymstone's attempt to find Chamelion for sticking his nose where it did not belong...yet again. The scene opens up to a deathly quiet room. The silence seems to wash over us like a tidal wave and then lingering like a chronic disease. We find Brymstone standing with his arms folded across his chest. It is a few moments before he speaks but when he does, the bass in his voice seems to be more potent.

How unlike you, Mark, to be suddely unavailable for someone who wishes to "speak" to you. I am truly disappointed. The years the PWA has been down, and you were dealing with lesser federations must have softened you...turned you into a man who flees from those who challenge him... or if he fights.. he makes sure he has his big brother watching over him..

There is a heavilly mocking tone as he says those last words. His arms unfold from his chest and hang down passively at his side as he continues to speak.

And now you resort to putting no name talent in my path to try and slow me down. How predictable. I have been watching Johnny Phoenix, and he is no different than the rank and file wrestlers you have here in the PWA. Like Alex Wilkie, he too shall be broken. He too shall be taken apart piece by piece..and it will be on your head...not mine. I hope you will be able to bear the debt of what I will do to this Johnny Phoenix. I would hate to see the PWA go under so soon because of a pesky little thing like a lawsuit.

There, upon Brymstone's usual void-like expression, the smallest hint of a dangerous, wolfish smile creeps across his strong features. But just as slowly as it appears, it quickly fades, replaced by that void-like expression.

To the future Widow Phoenix, I offer my condolances. Do not mistake this as remorse, for I have none. Nor will I have any when I am finished with poor little Johnny. When you lie awake at night, after the match I have with Phoenix, and you are looking for somewhere to place blame for what happened to him, think of Mark Summers for making the match.. Think of your man for showing up...

Father..?

The camera pans over to Joseph, who is looking up at Brymstone. He is nowhere near as strongly built as his twin brother Ashram Jr, but there is a certain look to his eye that is mirrored in Brymstone's.

Mother asked me to come up here and tell you that dinner is ready.

The camera pans over to Brymstone who nods and begins moving in the direction of the younger boy. He even places his large hand on the boy's skull in an affectionate gesture and ruffles his hair. His hand seems to engulf the boy's head, and afterwards, Joseph looks up at his father with a look of mild annoyance as he straightens his hair out. Such a look only garners a smirk from the giant. He moves downstairs, past some of the servants in the house and enters the kitchen, placing a kiss on the top of Nina's head. Sensing the anger seething through him, Nina looks up with a brow raised

Something bothering you my burly beau?

That same wolfish, dangerous smile graces his features as he sits down at the table

Nothing that will not soon be resolved, my dear.

There was a dark tone to how he said those words, and after the final tones of those words die off, the scene fades to black.