"And this road has reached its end."
Oct 12, 2024 16:36:17 GMT -5
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Post by bloodiedfox on Oct 12, 2024 16:36:17 GMT -5
We fade up on the twilight landscape of the Sycamore Gap in the north of England. We see Bloodied Fox seated, leaning back against the large sycamore stump, the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall visible beside him.
Hello Lord Dominicus. As you can see, you’ve inspired me to find beautiful countryside of my own to respond to you from. Kudos on the highland locale for the promo, by the way. Very picturesque. Very Joe Hendry.
No! Bad Joe Hendry! No appearing in my promo!
He shakes his head and returns to addressing his opponent.
You know what's funny? I can't really argue with anything you said. You are the reason why W:UK has become so successful and attracted so many high profile signing. You have elevated the company to the pinnacle of the XHF Network. You have steered it through rough waters and held it together. You have tolerated being in close proximity to Wesley Crane and Donzig for an extended period of time. Congratulations, LD. You deserve your flowers. That being said, there’s something you’re forgetting.
Everything ends.
The stump I’m sitting against, once a mighty sycamore that dominated the landscape, attests to that. Same as this wall beside me. Rome believed it would last forever, yet all that remains are records and ruins. Every empire falls, no matter how great.
Every reign ends, no matter how glorious.
When I beat you, I know it won't begin a reign that will stretch through eternity. I will one day lose the W:UK title; just as I lost the junior heavyweight title; just as I lost the X*Crown. That inevitability will not change the greatness of what I will do, just as losing to me will not mean what you have achieved never happened. Everything you have given this company will still hold true. You will still be remembered has a great champion…
Just no longer the reigning one.
I believe you when you say you’ll give everything you have to retain this belt. To think otherwise would be in direct contradiction to everything you’ve done so far. But I’ve not come this far to be denied. I have not clawed my way back from death and damnation to fall at the final hurdle. So with every respect for you as an opponent, as a champion, I am going to beat the everloving fuck out of you and become the new W:UK World Heavyweight Champion.
He nods to himself, closing his eyes for a moment before sighing.
Of course, there is another thing I have to address beyond this match. The new arrivals mentioned so prominently. Two men I am inexorably tied to…
He pauses, as though picking his next words with great consideration.
I have done terrible things. I have hurt innocent people. Nothing I do now will change that. But I have to believe I can be forgiven, that I can work to balance the scales. And for that to be true then I have to be willing to forgive those who hurt me...
Ryan...
Seth...
I will never forget what happened between us, but I can forgive it. So I do.
I forgive you.
He lowers his gaze, retreating into deep thought as we fade to black
Hello Lord Dominicus. As you can see, you’ve inspired me to find beautiful countryside of my own to respond to you from. Kudos on the highland locale for the promo, by the way. Very picturesque. Very Joe Hendry.
No! Bad Joe Hendry! No appearing in my promo!
He shakes his head and returns to addressing his opponent.
You know what's funny? I can't really argue with anything you said. You are the reason why W:UK has become so successful and attracted so many high profile signing. You have elevated the company to the pinnacle of the XHF Network. You have steered it through rough waters and held it together. You have tolerated being in close proximity to Wesley Crane and Donzig for an extended period of time. Congratulations, LD. You deserve your flowers. That being said, there’s something you’re forgetting.
Everything ends.
The stump I’m sitting against, once a mighty sycamore that dominated the landscape, attests to that. Same as this wall beside me. Rome believed it would last forever, yet all that remains are records and ruins. Every empire falls, no matter how great.
Every reign ends, no matter how glorious.
When I beat you, I know it won't begin a reign that will stretch through eternity. I will one day lose the W:UK title; just as I lost the junior heavyweight title; just as I lost the X*Crown. That inevitability will not change the greatness of what I will do, just as losing to me will not mean what you have achieved never happened. Everything you have given this company will still hold true. You will still be remembered has a great champion…
Just no longer the reigning one.
I believe you when you say you’ll give everything you have to retain this belt. To think otherwise would be in direct contradiction to everything you’ve done so far. But I’ve not come this far to be denied. I have not clawed my way back from death and damnation to fall at the final hurdle. So with every respect for you as an opponent, as a champion, I am going to beat the everloving fuck out of you and become the new W:UK World Heavyweight Champion.
He nods to himself, closing his eyes for a moment before sighing.
Of course, there is another thing I have to address beyond this match. The new arrivals mentioned so prominently. Two men I am inexorably tied to…
He pauses, as though picking his next words with great consideration.
I have done terrible things. I have hurt innocent people. Nothing I do now will change that. But I have to believe I can be forgiven, that I can work to balance the scales. And for that to be true then I have to be willing to forgive those who hurt me...
Ryan...
Seth...
I will never forget what happened between us, but I can forgive it. So I do.
I forgive you.
He lowers his gaze, retreating into deep thought as we fade to black