Post by The Nihilists on May 2, 2019 21:04:39 GMT -5
~The XHF Network feed is interrupted by a familiar static and fade to blackness. Once again this time it doesn’t light up. Instead we hear noise and see the Network logo in the corner telling us a promo is indeed under way.~
”When the time comes for the end, and the beast realizes its time is at hand … it erupts in a blaze of fire and cinder and is reduced to ashes. A final defiant act of destruction. And there within the pile of ash and smoke, rises a new life, reborn with all the knowledge it had gained and wiser for the experience. A new full life ahead of it … the Phoenix rises forth and spreads its wings and casts off the shackles of age and loss and soars higher into the sky to reclaim the glory it once had.”
”Halloween did not come with a flourish for the Nihilists. No, Gebin and I spent the better portion of the day after End of Days tied into potato sacks because Jeffrey Viper and his son forgot to release us after the match. Humiliating yes, but it offered some time for meditation and focusing our efforts to better support our mission. After all the mission is still ongoing. Did you all assume we would simply be disheartened and give up? That we would go away? No no. My friends we are more resolute than ever. After all the mission is not about being unblemished or perfect. The goal remains the same and we will drive on as always. We have not softened our resolves or our stances on this network and the prize we want.”
”But how will you climb out of the dark doldrums this time Nihilists? Surely this first set back has ruined you! After all look what defeated you! That is a very bold stance to take hypothetical XHF Network viewer. Any team, any person can win on any given day. Skill is sadly not the only thing that factors into a good match. We could sit here and make excuses like lesser teams … about the two teams we had to fight and what the matches were … about facing two huge walls of meat in a match where they could brutalize us with crazy religious weaponry while Team Viper faced off in a match full of fish … against a pair of new fighters. How we then had to fight against a literal nine foot tall killer robot while they played in a cage with some tiny women and defecated in their pants. But … while that may all be true … we choose not to diminish the achievements of the other teams on the network. It would be petty and beneath us. We are here to teach you all of the glory that awaits in the eternal void, not to be colossal … well Jeffrey Vipers.”
~We hear more shuffling around and the voices grow louder as the two men clearly are approaching the camera~
”There are always lessons to be taken in defeat. So many fighters would take a loss to heart and let it change them. But not us. After all we are constantly talking about how the end for all of us is one final loss to the gaping maw of the darkness as it swallows you whole. Losses are just steps on the journey that add vital information to the halls of the mind. After all, if you do not fall, you cannot rise. And how fitting it is for our new ally Natasha has reclaimed the Phoenix Title. In a truly epic display of grit and fortitude she overcame one of the hottest wrestlers in AWF right now to claim and personalize a title that frankly is very fitting. She felt lost and was missing something. So she came to us, to sit at our table and share our message and return her mind to the focus it required. We offer everyone the same benefit. No person is so lost that they cannot be rescued by a touch of clarity. We do not go out of our way to proselytize but we do offer the message of the void to all willing to listen and read between the lines. We are men of action and men who have learned the truth through a decade and a half of wandering in the haze and fog looking for sources of light to guide us. We walked many paths and each led to pain, misery, laughter, derision … to being forgotten. Our closest comrades and compadres seemed to think us worth forgetting. But now… though many of you struggle with our names … you all surely remember us. And how fitting a revival for us. For that is no longer what we even desire. For it is not the men who stand here masked and dangerous that we wish you to remember. It is the message. The guiding principles. Because like it or not … no deity, no belief, no men with guns, no preachers, no scientists, nobody will save you from the end. So while you have the ability … it is imperative to see the truth and to RISE!”
~Suddenly the area is illuminated and we see we are in a very large hangar style building and a bonfire has just lit up. At the base of the fire are the Nihilists looking up. Esmur holding a canister of fuel and Gebin with a stick lighter. They turn to the camera and in firey focus toss their wares and cross their arms as the fire rises into wings like a massive bird.~
”Like the Phoenix of legend, the one held in reverence by Natasha’s own title it is time for us to rise up and shrug off the bruised bodies, the potato’d testicles, the oxygen deprivation and rashes from those unclean bags, and the stink of failure … I believe that is what Jeffrey Viper’s cologne is … to once again return to the confines of AWF and be its guiding voices. The darkness within the lights and glitz and glamour. We told you all at the outset that we would be your global tag team champs and we intend to do that. But as we also said, we are nothing if not men of our words and we lost a match to determine the next contenders to the titles. Now since they are waiting to take that chance until the end of January there are other less scrupulous teams willing to step in this and next month to help the Icons defend their titles but we feel we will accept the rules set down for the tourney and allow Team Viper to fail before we step in and dethrone the Icons. And in the mean time we will take whatever challenges are set before us by the tag team division or the AWF brass. As you must have seen … we have put the GUNS on notice … what better way to show we are the rightful #2 contenders than beating the former champions?”
”And now the AWF brass has set us up with a showcase to show that we are not still feeling the effects of the tournament. What other reason could there be for throwing two green competitors to the proverbial wolves? Any momentum one of them had gained from his win last Prestige will be instantly derailed. But then that is us being kind. And we are not really in the kind mood. These two men are not worthy to be in the ring with us. They are not even on the same page. Sniper and Adkins are being fed to the buzzsaw this Friday and we will happily oblige and remove them from active competition since that is clearly what Terry and Felix are hoping for. We have momentum to regain and they should both know that whoever is set before us this next match back in AWF was going to be picked apart by the most focused and intense teamwork we could muster. We are out to prove a point. There is no need for any imagery or flowery words this time. We have no desire to ramble on about the void to these two men because it would be a fruitless endeavor.”
”What is there to say about these two jokes? As far as I can tell Sniper is brand new, speaks very little and his only claim to fame was losing to this Guttertrash character. And trash is exactly what he is. What serious competitor teabags his opposition and makes such lewd remarks and promos as this pathetic excuse for human refuse? Utter rubbish. Illicit drug use, selling drugs, distributing drugs, all kinds of inappropriate sex antics. How far has the AWF fallen? I mean when we joined this place a few months back it was home to the tasteful stuff. Felix prided the fed on being a cut above and more high brow. And now this is the kind of literal waste we have to deal with. The two of them couldn’t even be bothered to look up who we were. And that will be the only excuse we need. If you can’t be bothered to find out about your opponents then you have no hope. Laziness is criminal gentlemen. Now that we have announced our return to the network, we have no further need to waste OUR time unless you show us the basic respect we have earned as one of the top teams in the network and two of the top men in the AWF. Natasha holds the Phoenix title. If we so wished we could be dethroning the Icons right now … and not Jack Diamond, not Bobby Barratt, not Seth Dillinger, not Chris Card, not Maverick, not Roy Harlowe, not James Dragon … not a soul in this federation would be able to halt our ascent. Just remember that our laser focus and knowledge of exactly what we want is the only thing keeping us from being your top stable in all of AWF. Because it isn’t about the glory, it isn’t about the wins, it isn’t about the money … it’s about the message, it’s about the principle. And neither of the men we are fighting this week has any principles. So let us leave you with the image of this Phoenix rising behind us and the knowledge that now that we are back, the AWF is OUR playground … to do with as we see fit. SO you best hope the powers that be don’t aim this weapon at you next.”
”Embrace … eternity.”
~The fire blasts high into the air as we fade back to the XHF Network broadcast~
”When the time comes for the end, and the beast realizes its time is at hand … it erupts in a blaze of fire and cinder and is reduced to ashes. A final defiant act of destruction. And there within the pile of ash and smoke, rises a new life, reborn with all the knowledge it had gained and wiser for the experience. A new full life ahead of it … the Phoenix rises forth and spreads its wings and casts off the shackles of age and loss and soars higher into the sky to reclaim the glory it once had.”
”Halloween did not come with a flourish for the Nihilists. No, Gebin and I spent the better portion of the day after End of Days tied into potato sacks because Jeffrey Viper and his son forgot to release us after the match. Humiliating yes, but it offered some time for meditation and focusing our efforts to better support our mission. After all the mission is still ongoing. Did you all assume we would simply be disheartened and give up? That we would go away? No no. My friends we are more resolute than ever. After all the mission is not about being unblemished or perfect. The goal remains the same and we will drive on as always. We have not softened our resolves or our stances on this network and the prize we want.”
”But how will you climb out of the dark doldrums this time Nihilists? Surely this first set back has ruined you! After all look what defeated you! That is a very bold stance to take hypothetical XHF Network viewer. Any team, any person can win on any given day. Skill is sadly not the only thing that factors into a good match. We could sit here and make excuses like lesser teams … about the two teams we had to fight and what the matches were … about facing two huge walls of meat in a match where they could brutalize us with crazy religious weaponry while Team Viper faced off in a match full of fish … against a pair of new fighters. How we then had to fight against a literal nine foot tall killer robot while they played in a cage with some tiny women and defecated in their pants. But … while that may all be true … we choose not to diminish the achievements of the other teams on the network. It would be petty and beneath us. We are here to teach you all of the glory that awaits in the eternal void, not to be colossal … well Jeffrey Vipers.”
~We hear more shuffling around and the voices grow louder as the two men clearly are approaching the camera~
”There are always lessons to be taken in defeat. So many fighters would take a loss to heart and let it change them. But not us. After all we are constantly talking about how the end for all of us is one final loss to the gaping maw of the darkness as it swallows you whole. Losses are just steps on the journey that add vital information to the halls of the mind. After all, if you do not fall, you cannot rise. And how fitting it is for our new ally Natasha has reclaimed the Phoenix Title. In a truly epic display of grit and fortitude she overcame one of the hottest wrestlers in AWF right now to claim and personalize a title that frankly is very fitting. She felt lost and was missing something. So she came to us, to sit at our table and share our message and return her mind to the focus it required. We offer everyone the same benefit. No person is so lost that they cannot be rescued by a touch of clarity. We do not go out of our way to proselytize but we do offer the message of the void to all willing to listen and read between the lines. We are men of action and men who have learned the truth through a decade and a half of wandering in the haze and fog looking for sources of light to guide us. We walked many paths and each led to pain, misery, laughter, derision … to being forgotten. Our closest comrades and compadres seemed to think us worth forgetting. But now… though many of you struggle with our names … you all surely remember us. And how fitting a revival for us. For that is no longer what we even desire. For it is not the men who stand here masked and dangerous that we wish you to remember. It is the message. The guiding principles. Because like it or not … no deity, no belief, no men with guns, no preachers, no scientists, nobody will save you from the end. So while you have the ability … it is imperative to see the truth and to RISE!”
~Suddenly the area is illuminated and we see we are in a very large hangar style building and a bonfire has just lit up. At the base of the fire are the Nihilists looking up. Esmur holding a canister of fuel and Gebin with a stick lighter. They turn to the camera and in firey focus toss their wares and cross their arms as the fire rises into wings like a massive bird.~
”Like the Phoenix of legend, the one held in reverence by Natasha’s own title it is time for us to rise up and shrug off the bruised bodies, the potato’d testicles, the oxygen deprivation and rashes from those unclean bags, and the stink of failure … I believe that is what Jeffrey Viper’s cologne is … to once again return to the confines of AWF and be its guiding voices. The darkness within the lights and glitz and glamour. We told you all at the outset that we would be your global tag team champs and we intend to do that. But as we also said, we are nothing if not men of our words and we lost a match to determine the next contenders to the titles. Now since they are waiting to take that chance until the end of January there are other less scrupulous teams willing to step in this and next month to help the Icons defend their titles but we feel we will accept the rules set down for the tourney and allow Team Viper to fail before we step in and dethrone the Icons. And in the mean time we will take whatever challenges are set before us by the tag team division or the AWF brass. As you must have seen … we have put the GUNS on notice … what better way to show we are the rightful #2 contenders than beating the former champions?”
”And now the AWF brass has set us up with a showcase to show that we are not still feeling the effects of the tournament. What other reason could there be for throwing two green competitors to the proverbial wolves? Any momentum one of them had gained from his win last Prestige will be instantly derailed. But then that is us being kind. And we are not really in the kind mood. These two men are not worthy to be in the ring with us. They are not even on the same page. Sniper and Adkins are being fed to the buzzsaw this Friday and we will happily oblige and remove them from active competition since that is clearly what Terry and Felix are hoping for. We have momentum to regain and they should both know that whoever is set before us this next match back in AWF was going to be picked apart by the most focused and intense teamwork we could muster. We are out to prove a point. There is no need for any imagery or flowery words this time. We have no desire to ramble on about the void to these two men because it would be a fruitless endeavor.”
”What is there to say about these two jokes? As far as I can tell Sniper is brand new, speaks very little and his only claim to fame was losing to this Guttertrash character. And trash is exactly what he is. What serious competitor teabags his opposition and makes such lewd remarks and promos as this pathetic excuse for human refuse? Utter rubbish. Illicit drug use, selling drugs, distributing drugs, all kinds of inappropriate sex antics. How far has the AWF fallen? I mean when we joined this place a few months back it was home to the tasteful stuff. Felix prided the fed on being a cut above and more high brow. And now this is the kind of literal waste we have to deal with. The two of them couldn’t even be bothered to look up who we were. And that will be the only excuse we need. If you can’t be bothered to find out about your opponents then you have no hope. Laziness is criminal gentlemen. Now that we have announced our return to the network, we have no further need to waste OUR time unless you show us the basic respect we have earned as one of the top teams in the network and two of the top men in the AWF. Natasha holds the Phoenix title. If we so wished we could be dethroning the Icons right now … and not Jack Diamond, not Bobby Barratt, not Seth Dillinger, not Chris Card, not Maverick, not Roy Harlowe, not James Dragon … not a soul in this federation would be able to halt our ascent. Just remember that our laser focus and knowledge of exactly what we want is the only thing keeping us from being your top stable in all of AWF. Because it isn’t about the glory, it isn’t about the wins, it isn’t about the money … it’s about the message, it’s about the principle. And neither of the men we are fighting this week has any principles. So let us leave you with the image of this Phoenix rising behind us and the knowledge that now that we are back, the AWF is OUR playground … to do with as we see fit. SO you best hope the powers that be don’t aim this weapon at you next.”
”Embrace … eternity.”
~The fire blasts high into the air as we fade back to the XHF Network broadcast~