Face To Face With A Nightmare! (EOD Night 3 Rp #1)

[𝓓𝓾𝓴𝓮 𝓚𝓸𝓼𝓵𝓸𝓯𝓯]

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When Duke saw his brother again he had never dreamed that he would meet him in such circumstances as was before him. Duke was walking in the abandon outer districts of Belfast, Northern Ireland when he came face to face with his twin. At first, Duke could not believe his eyes, he thought it was a nightmare again, as he had long ago given up hope of seeing his twin brother ever again after the special force squad Luca was part of went missing during a sabotage mission gone wrong in Iran. But here he was, standing not 100 meters away from Duke, dressed in white, seemingly staring off into the early morning sky. Duke stopped walking and turned to look in the same direction as his brother. Seeing the red sunrise, he remembers his past and the last few years in Soviet Military Special Forces.



Tears slid down Duke's face soaking his filthy, smoke covered face. He watched as his adoptive mother burned. Flames licked the tissue hungrily devouring the secrets she'd spent an entire lifetime gathering with every disgusting, immoral touch she allowed herself to do to Duke's young body. As she burned the destruction seared across Duke's memories, incinerating secrets one by one some was darker than night. Others could bring tears of joy even to the most wretched of fools. All were being snuffed out in rapid succession with every second that she laid in that bed burning. Sobs choked Duke up, the joy too great for him to comprehend.

Duke began to forget he didn't even know what he was forgetting. The total lack of memory could not induce such a sorrowful feeling. The tears slowly dried upon his cheeks. His breathing quieted as the screams silenced. Everything he'd ever known had been burned from his memory. All that was left was the question of why and how the fire started?

A man stepped out of the shadows and took a seat next to the glowing embers of the melting body and bed. He held a book in his lap. It was very thick opening it, he began to read aloud. There were so many pages, an almost impossible amount for its size. He could have read for days and weeks, taking breaks only when he would stare into Duke's eyes. He read about every subject imaginable rewriting Duke's memories. Filling the void with new secrets. Things he'd never experienced, things he slowly remembered.



Duke and Luca Kosloff were born during the last year of the Second Soviet Civil War, which followed a time in the world where the United Staes was on top and still growing. They grew up in Russia, at least Duke did as they were quickly split up when they were still infants. Duke would be raised by his parents for just a couple more years then forced to live with people who would eventually turn him into the cold-hearted, fire loving monster that would be used as a Soviet weapon for years turning him into a future Russian Nightmare.

While Duke lived like a killing machine a soldier, Luca grew up living a relatively normal life, considering the fact their parents sold him to an extremely rich foreign couple from Cairo, Egypt. They attended different schools and were almost identical in every way during primary school almost as if they were still together, but when they reached high school it was then that each of them developed different personalities. Luca developed a very open and straight forward entitled attitude, while Duke developed a silent but cunning attitude while he bottled up his emotions. Luca would often participate in team sports, while Duke preferred individual sports, such as Chess.

When the two of then graduated high school, Luca surprised his family by enlisting in the Egyptian Armed Forces, while Duke would have already committed his first murder after being molested and abused for years then forced to be a Soviet soldier. By this time the world had no idea that Duke Kosloff would have a twin brother or even that Luca Kosloff would have one, with the natural birth parents of both men dead and the adopted parents of both deceased there were no records of anything. Especially since the adoption of Luca Kosloff was off the record and cash in hand.

Luca would end up with a vast fortune as the sole heir of his parent's estate, and by now he had made it to General in the Egyptian Armed Forces and already running a multi-billion dollar security company across the globe. Duke would go onto make his own vast fortune and not nearly as wealthy as Luca's but close. Duke would manage to make his name in the world of wrestling after breaking free from the Soviet government and becoming the sole owner of the Asylum Islands.

Duke stands there shaking his head focusing on the identical image that is him now standing less than thirty feet from him. Luca, now noticing himself can't believe his own eyes as if he was seeing a mirror image or a ghost. He quickly wipes his eyes as if it would change things Duke walks towards him as does Luca towards Duke, the wind is now blowing so strongly that it almost could knock down a normal-sized man. Both men are now just mere feet apart and standing face to face, Luca is the first to speak as he is quick to talk.

Luca Kosloff
Is this a joke, some type of trick, who are you and why do you look like me?

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
I would ask you the same thing, but I already know the answers. I am a man with many enemies and many, many people would love to see me loose End of Days this year. So why not have some impasture have surgery and pretend to be me, try to get in my head, rattle me.

Luca just stands there still staring at Duke as if he was analyzing every cell in his face under a microscope.

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
You know, it's not going to work, it takes more than a mirage to get in my head, but if you really want in my head I will be more than welcome to let you in. But don't complain if you don't make it out, you can go tell whoever set you up to this forget it Death Trap will not be catching anything at End of Days except a "Killing Spree".

Luca Kosloff
I'm not working for anyone, don't know who you are or who this Death Trap is, but I can buy and sell you. Besides that, I don't scare easily so the next time you try this maybe you should know who you're dealing with. I am an Egyptian Soldier, trained to take care of people like you.

Both men stand there ready for anything when a couple of AXW wrestling fans come running up yelling "Duke Kosloff, Duke Kosloff" as Luca hears that name. A fire lights within his eyes, almost as if he was flooded with memories or visions.

Luca Kosloff
Kosloff, did they say Kosloff?

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
Yeah, my name is Duke Kosloff, I am "The Russian Nightmare", a former AXW Undisputed champion, an AIW Asylum Champion shall I go on or are you going to continue to play dumb as if your not in on whatever this is?

Luca Kosloff
My last name is Kosloff, but I don't have any family left from the Kosloff bloodline. I am the last of the Kosloff blood.

As Luca says that Duke instantly steps forward with a look of pure icy fire in his eyes. He gets nose to nose with Luca and as he begins to breath in deeply, you can see the chest of Duke pounding as he tries to control the inner monster from coming out to play. Duke stares at Luca for a moment before stepping back as he knows he can't afford to be arrested right here right now as this is his year to win End of Days and can't afford to miss his match against Death Trap over this. He begins to think to himself as he calms down that's probably what Death Trap wanted for him to lose his cool and get removed from the match so he could win by forfeiture.

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
I'm not falling for this, I won't allow your tricks to cost me my victory, so go tell your boss whoever he is I will not be detoured, I will not be derailed and I will eliminate Death Trap then go on to eliminate whoever else gets in my way. I have not come this far, given up so much to allow some has been to take what I deserve. I will add the EOD victory to my list of accomplishments and place that briefcase next to my throne of bones!!!

Luca Kosloff
You have serious mental issues, buddy, as I told you I don't work for anyone. I own several businesses around here and well just go ask anyone that lives around here they will tell you who I am.

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
Trust me I will find out exactly who you are, but first I will go onto face the XHF Network legend Death Trap and I will make him "Believe in the Nightmare" as I eliminate him not only from the End of Days tournament but from the MCCW and the XHF Network. Don't think for a minute when I say eliminate I mean just make him leave oh, no I am going to erase all evidence of him as if he never was there, he will be nothing more than a faceless figure in a recurring nightmare.

The fans have all walked away as they noticed the intensity between the two men and were not quite sure what to do. The noises from the surrounding vehicles and tourists and regulars walking about have deafened some of the conversations from onlookers. But Duke doesn't seem to be getting any quieter or any closer to ending it.

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
I have gotten really good at making people disappear over the years, making people "FEEL THE BURN!!!"

Luca Kosloff
Feel the burn, what is that? You seem to act as if I know what you're talking about or that you can intimidate me. I have the Egyptian Armed Forces at my disposal and I have billions of dollars so it wouldn't matter what you claim I can make you disappear if I wanted. I am a Kosloff!

Duke snarls as he jumps towards Luca making Luca flinch, as Luca flinches Duke backs back up and stares Luca in the eyes as he begins to slowly speak.

"The Russian Nightmare" Duke Kosloff
We will see who makes who disappear and who is the real Kosloff, as for now, I have a match to train for and a tournament to win. So run along and go tell Death Trap that his tricks won't work on me, and to go look in the mirror himself and find the man he once was. Because he's not facing Alexis Grace this week, he's not facing some over the hill veteran or some young rookie or some lame ass superstar. He has to face his "NIGHTMARES" oh yeah you go tell Death Trap by the end of our match he will "BELIEVE IN THE NIGHTMARE" as he comes face to face with a nightmare!!!

Duke turns and walks away as Luca reaches into his suit jacket pulling out his cell phone instantly calling someone...