Post by Donzig on Sept 12, 2021 8:44:52 GMT -5
Archie Rude took a deep breath as he stood before a door covered in peeling paint and stained with rust in the depths of the Arena. He glanced around the hall, lifting a hand to adjust his tie before he shrugged to the camera man. He reached for the door, then paused with a quick nod. 'Better knock.'
The door was yanked open before his knuckles found it, and he found himself staring into the slightly annoyed features of Sinclair Godfrey. She sniffed at him, rolling her eyes before she stepped into the hall with a swirl of her coat. A tilt of her head, and after a long moment Donzig himself emerged to stare at Rude from behind his mask. He wore a long leather coat, the hood down as he stared at Rude. Across his shoulder is draped the SWAT TV title, and across the other shoulder is one of the XHF Trios belts. The other one dangles from his hand, and the third is around his waist.
A pause, and he hands the Trios belt to Sinclair.
'Ah, Archie.'
Archie looks at the belts, and arches a brow before he continues. 'I was hoping to get some words with you ahead of Honor.'
Donzig tilts his head, inclining his head before he speaks. 'Archie Rude, you see at Honor? There are men walking into this arena all with things to prove, to win gold and titles! To make their mark as the best, to prove they are worthy of the spotlight, of being Prime Time material. And yet?'
The King in the North gestures about him, waving his hands at the belts adorning his form. He hisses, and shrugs to adjust the belts on his shoulders before he waves a hand before him. 'I have known of these things to prove, you see? I am something rare and wonderful, you see I am a double champion! You see all of the people on this roster? The Bastards? The Dinosaur Porn Crew? The King of Violence? Fucking Lynx? They all sit around and are like how can I beat the Revenants, how can I overcome the Revs. But I, I have already defeated Oxford Osland in the ring.'
Donzig tapped the TV title, and he waved a hand as he stared down at Archie Rude. 'You see unlike other people in this company? Unlike the rest of this fucking rabble? The Revenants treat me with respect, they view me as an equal. And I see them the same way, because we are warriors. Kings all.'
A shrug of those gold laden shoulders, and Donzig continued as he nodded to the watching Sinclair.
'And so while the other people in this company struggle for relevancy? I already have it!' Donzig snaps, fuming it seems before he flexes his fingers before he continued with a glare of that mask at Archie. 'I am walking into Honor not just for a match, but for Apotheosis! That night as I lay waste to my enemies, as I defeat the best and the bravest that the NPW has to offer? I will ascend to my rightful place, as a God! Do you understand that Archie? I will walk into that Arena, as a Double Champion? And I will leave as a Triple one! I will hold a guarantee-d title shot in my hands as I walk out covered in gold!'
Archie blinked, swallowing as it seemed that he had not considered that at all. And he lifted the mic, but fell silent at a slash from Donzig's hand before he shrugged. Donzig hissed, pausing before he continued. 'But that is not where this ends, you see that is not enough for a man of my desire! Of my ambition! No, no, no! A god must always have more, and so I will leave this place and walk into Cruiserfest! I will walk through the best of the XHF just like I will the best of NPW, and I will stand over the broken form of my nemesis, my old dear friend, Fox! And I will hold a fourth belt as a sign of my dominion!'
Archie's eyes widened, and Donzig tilted his head to look down at him. He growled, and he let a hand move to his title adjusting it on his leather clad shoulder. Then the hand, and he continued with a bark of laughter. 'And then? I will walk into End of Days, not as a mere mortal. Not even as a champion, but as a God. Do you see that Archie? That is apotheosis, I will ascend to my rightful place as master of the wrestling world! I will become the End of Days, and the entire future of the XHF will be mine to decide! All eyes to the Front, Archie! At Honor, your lives as they have been?'
Donzig took a deep breath as his voice had risen to a shriek. And he said nothing for a moment, before he started to speak again in a harsh whisper, head tilting as he laid a hand on his belt to adjust it again. 'Are. Over.'
The door was yanked open before his knuckles found it, and he found himself staring into the slightly annoyed features of Sinclair Godfrey. She sniffed at him, rolling her eyes before she stepped into the hall with a swirl of her coat. A tilt of her head, and after a long moment Donzig himself emerged to stare at Rude from behind his mask. He wore a long leather coat, the hood down as he stared at Rude. Across his shoulder is draped the SWAT TV title, and across the other shoulder is one of the XHF Trios belts. The other one dangles from his hand, and the third is around his waist.
A pause, and he hands the Trios belt to Sinclair.
'Ah, Archie.'
Archie looks at the belts, and arches a brow before he continues. 'I was hoping to get some words with you ahead of Honor.'
Donzig tilts his head, inclining his head before he speaks. 'Archie Rude, you see at Honor? There are men walking into this arena all with things to prove, to win gold and titles! To make their mark as the best, to prove they are worthy of the spotlight, of being Prime Time material. And yet?'
The King in the North gestures about him, waving his hands at the belts adorning his form. He hisses, and shrugs to adjust the belts on his shoulders before he waves a hand before him. 'I have known of these things to prove, you see? I am something rare and wonderful, you see I am a double champion! You see all of the people on this roster? The Bastards? The Dinosaur Porn Crew? The King of Violence? Fucking Lynx? They all sit around and are like how can I beat the Revenants, how can I overcome the Revs. But I, I have already defeated Oxford Osland in the ring.'
Donzig tapped the TV title, and he waved a hand as he stared down at Archie Rude. 'You see unlike other people in this company? Unlike the rest of this fucking rabble? The Revenants treat me with respect, they view me as an equal. And I see them the same way, because we are warriors. Kings all.'
A shrug of those gold laden shoulders, and Donzig continued as he nodded to the watching Sinclair.
'And so while the other people in this company struggle for relevancy? I already have it!' Donzig snaps, fuming it seems before he flexes his fingers before he continued with a glare of that mask at Archie. 'I am walking into Honor not just for a match, but for Apotheosis! That night as I lay waste to my enemies, as I defeat the best and the bravest that the NPW has to offer? I will ascend to my rightful place, as a God! Do you understand that Archie? I will walk into that Arena, as a Double Champion? And I will leave as a Triple one! I will hold a guarantee-d title shot in my hands as I walk out covered in gold!'
Archie blinked, swallowing as it seemed that he had not considered that at all. And he lifted the mic, but fell silent at a slash from Donzig's hand before he shrugged. Donzig hissed, pausing before he continued. 'But that is not where this ends, you see that is not enough for a man of my desire! Of my ambition! No, no, no! A god must always have more, and so I will leave this place and walk into Cruiserfest! I will walk through the best of the XHF just like I will the best of NPW, and I will stand over the broken form of my nemesis, my old dear friend, Fox! And I will hold a fourth belt as a sign of my dominion!'
Archie's eyes widened, and Donzig tilted his head to look down at him. He growled, and he let a hand move to his title adjusting it on his leather clad shoulder. Then the hand, and he continued with a bark of laughter. 'And then? I will walk into End of Days, not as a mere mortal. Not even as a champion, but as a God. Do you see that Archie? That is apotheosis, I will ascend to my rightful place as master of the wrestling world! I will become the End of Days, and the entire future of the XHF will be mine to decide! All eyes to the Front, Archie! At Honor, your lives as they have been?'
Donzig took a deep breath as his voice had risen to a shriek. And he said nothing for a moment, before he started to speak again in a harsh whisper, head tilting as he laid a hand on his belt to adjust it again. 'Are. Over.'
