Posted 19 May 2007 - 11:31 AM
A bell tolls in the distance.
Metatron: And so it was, that at Holiday Hell, the Lord Our Savior rose above the flames, above the atrocities, above the sinners, and rained down furious vengeance on those that opposed him with great fury. He has once more delivered to us the sacred object. Let us rejoice.
A bell tolls, closer, the sound rising over a light wind. The scene fades in on a grassy mountaintop, completely nondescript except for the beauty of the landscape. A smattering of boulders is in the center of the frame. On one, stands the Metatron, the voice of Lord Phoenix, the God of Fire, the Overseer of Pain and Suffering. Under the Metatron, on a smaller outcropping of rock, rests the sacred object, the TKOW "Fiery" Title, with Phoenix' nameplate polished to a shine. To one side, sits the Lord himself, still in leather straps, chains, and rags. To the other side, Deacon Carpenter, holding a heavy book.
Carpenter: I shall read from the holy book of sacred beatings, Chapter TKOW, paragraph 8, line 8. "And on this day, Phoenix bathed in the fire, and the fire did not burn him. The bullet inside his shoulder burned, his skin and muscles cried in agony, but He did not flinch, lest Jace Mingla find his hasty retreat."
You see, brothers and sisters, what we have here is a reminder. A reminder that there is no one in TKOW that can hold a candle to this man, this deity. He has shown you all, time and time again, that he cannot bow down to the laws of man, or to the pain of lesser beings. He rises above.
Carpenter flips a few pages, and continues.
Carpenter: "And though he cast himself on the bomb of flames, he was not hurt, nor scorched, nor singed. He remained unscathed, as he faced down Soulfly."
Past, present, and far into the future, this is who you must all look up to. This is the man you must respect. He's earned that and more, and for those of you that don't give it to him, you know what to expect. Look at what sent Jace Mingla running to SWAT. Look at what put Tobias Burden out of Holiday Hell. Look at Kid Styles.
Look at Aello.
Phoenix growls, but doesn't move a muscle.
Carpenter: At New Era, Phoenix and Matt Griffen will meet, in steel, in barbed wire, in my playground, one on one, to sanctify Our Lord's rebirth. Phoenix will leave Matt Griffen a broken, bleeding, pile of flesh on the ground, as he annoints himself and the sacred object with the blood of the forsaken. Then, we will truly be above all. And to prove that very fact, between now and then, we will take on all you heathens, in the ring, in the back, in the parking lot, we will cleanse you all, one at a time, just like we did to Spanky McPipebomb just a week ago.
A low, angry growl eminates from Phoenix, and he turns to the camera, his masked face shrouded by his hood.
Phoenix: The end... begins here... at Mass Khaos... it is time... time to burn... time to bleed... time to pray.
Pray for your sins, pray for forgiveness, pray for mercy.
It won't come.
The end is near. Reckoning... is at hand.
You think you know. You have no idea...
Fade.