Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2021 21:49:56 GMT -5
Blake Samuels made his way across the NPW training facility to where newcomer, Takaru Matsui was sitting on the edge of an empty ring. He had a towel around his neck as he watched some other wrestlers grappling in a ring nearby, he wiped his face with the edge of the towel. Then turned his face towards Samuels, nodding politely before Blake Samuels spoke up. 'Takaru, we were hoping to get some words with you about what happened at Shockwave.'
The man nodded, a faint smile on his lips before he looked away. He thought for a moment, then shrugged as he turned back to the NPW interview man. He leaned back against the ringpost, and tugged on the towel as he seemed to gather his thoughts. 'Before Shockwave I didn't know about the KGB, but now I do. They may think me defeated, Donzig may think he has won? But I am not defeated, and he has only won the battle. This is a war.'
Samuels nodded, and Takaru fell silent as his eyes went back to the men training. He seemed lost in thought, watching the pair square off before Samuels cleared his throat. 'Do you think that will interfere in your match this week? Your six man tag with Hnndrix and Ronnie Long?'
Takaru shoved his dark hair back, and smiled slightly. A hand waving as he sat back again, relaxed it seemed despite the chaos around him. 'We are all warriors, fighters of the highest caliber. I will be focused on the task at hand, don't worry. Though I am sure that I will have to keep an eye out for my old friend and his allies. But you see, a true warrior--' Takaru taps his temple, smiling slightly again as he shrugs. '--finds calm. Finds zen, they focus on the task at hand. They remain calm, even as the fight rages around them. If you don't? You will lose.'
Blake Samuels nodded, and he followed Takaru's gaze to the men training again before he spoke up. 'So you are going to focus on that?'
Takaru nodded. 'Aye, if you find your center? If you remain zen? You will be untouchable, you will know what you need to do. You will know what your opponents will do.' Takaru sat forward, swinging his legs over the edge of the ring as he shrugged. Clearly in thought before he continued, leaning forward to speak with Samuels. 'That is what Freakke does, he hides it with humor. But that how he remains in his center, if everything is a joke? Then all you will feel is laughter.'
Samuels thought on it, and then he arched a brow. 'Is that what Donzig does?'
Takaru frowned, and he shook his head before he slid to his feet. Then he turned back to Samuels, and he spoke. 'Donzig, yes. Donzig is always in his center, that is why he is dangerous. You see when you are there? You don't feel anything, you just focus on that moment. Donzig doesn't feel anything except anger, he feeds all his thoughts, his feelings, all of it to that flame you see? He is always focused, he always knows exactly what he is doing.'
Samuels seemed to think that over, and then continued. 'Even when he is being off?'
Takaru laughed, clearly finding that turn of phrase to be amusing. He nodded, chuckling as he spoke. 'Especially when he is off. Do you know of the--' Takaru paused, thinking before he pushed his hair back again. '--how you say? Akuma? Demons?' Samuels nodded, and Takaru continued as he walked between the training rings. 'They are harbingers of ill fortune. They are the Mara, and that is how I think of Donzig.'
He paused, grabbing a water bottle to take a drink as he frowned. 'But Donzig is not my problem now is he? My opponents are the Galactic Sex Pirates, and I must defeat them if I am to get my revenge on the KGB. And so I will have to push that anger aside, and focus on beating them with my partners. And that is what I will do.'
The man nodded, a faint smile on his lips before he looked away. He thought for a moment, then shrugged as he turned back to the NPW interview man. He leaned back against the ringpost, and tugged on the towel as he seemed to gather his thoughts. 'Before Shockwave I didn't know about the KGB, but now I do. They may think me defeated, Donzig may think he has won? But I am not defeated, and he has only won the battle. This is a war.'
Samuels nodded, and Takaru fell silent as his eyes went back to the men training. He seemed lost in thought, watching the pair square off before Samuels cleared his throat. 'Do you think that will interfere in your match this week? Your six man tag with Hnndrix and Ronnie Long?'
Takaru shoved his dark hair back, and smiled slightly. A hand waving as he sat back again, relaxed it seemed despite the chaos around him. 'We are all warriors, fighters of the highest caliber. I will be focused on the task at hand, don't worry. Though I am sure that I will have to keep an eye out for my old friend and his allies. But you see, a true warrior--' Takaru taps his temple, smiling slightly again as he shrugs. '--finds calm. Finds zen, they focus on the task at hand. They remain calm, even as the fight rages around them. If you don't? You will lose.'
Blake Samuels nodded, and he followed Takaru's gaze to the men training again before he spoke up. 'So you are going to focus on that?'
Takaru nodded. 'Aye, if you find your center? If you remain zen? You will be untouchable, you will know what you need to do. You will know what your opponents will do.' Takaru sat forward, swinging his legs over the edge of the ring as he shrugged. Clearly in thought before he continued, leaning forward to speak with Samuels. 'That is what Freakke does, he hides it with humor. But that how he remains in his center, if everything is a joke? Then all you will feel is laughter.'
Samuels thought on it, and then he arched a brow. 'Is that what Donzig does?'
Takaru frowned, and he shook his head before he slid to his feet. Then he turned back to Samuels, and he spoke. 'Donzig, yes. Donzig is always in his center, that is why he is dangerous. You see when you are there? You don't feel anything, you just focus on that moment. Donzig doesn't feel anything except anger, he feeds all his thoughts, his feelings, all of it to that flame you see? He is always focused, he always knows exactly what he is doing.'
Samuels seemed to think that over, and then continued. 'Even when he is being off?'
Takaru laughed, clearly finding that turn of phrase to be amusing. He nodded, chuckling as he spoke. 'Especially when he is off. Do you know of the--' Takaru paused, thinking before he pushed his hair back again. '--how you say? Akuma? Demons?' Samuels nodded, and Takaru continued as he walked between the training rings. 'They are harbingers of ill fortune. They are the Mara, and that is how I think of Donzig.'
He paused, grabbing a water bottle to take a drink as he frowned. 'But Donzig is not my problem now is he? My opponents are the Galactic Sex Pirates, and I must defeat them if I am to get my revenge on the KGB. And so I will have to push that anger aside, and focus on beating them with my partners. And that is what I will do.'