Post by Masao Akiyama on Oct 27, 2017 19:02:35 GMT
“HIT ME ALREADY!”
Devlin might have regretted saying that as Astrid hall’s forearm put spots in his vision and a knee quivered some before he ate the next one and a hand felt rather than saw the rope as Astrid hit him again and again and then she slowed down whilst Devlin sagged and then he looked up with a smile.
“Please miss…Can I have some more?”
Astrid’s face twisted in confusion, anger, annoyance and maybe just a hint of concern even as Devlin pushed off the rope, half stumbling into her next shot and finally she asked desperately.
“Why aren’t you fighting back?!”
Devlin pushed against her with a small smirk even as he came around slowly.
“’s a Test….”
Astrid pushed Devlin into the corner and was now more just keeping herself from Hitting Devlin even as he Sat against the buckle smirking as he stared at her.
“Life, it’s a test…We’re defined by the things we do…Who we talk to, Destiny is in our hands there’s no trick no manipulations from some all-seeing deity , no great mystery just what we do in life. Echoing in the void.”
Astrid raises a brow and spoke gently.
“You really believe that?”
Devlin chuckles.
“If I’m gonna be Damned I’ll do it sticking to my guns…”
The Large blonde woman sat in the middle rope even as Delvin manage to finally push out and wipe the sweat off his brow with a nod.
“So yeah, I know what I’m doing, I know how stupid it is but they will not stop, you know that? They cannot stop so you have two choices, stand up or lie down Astrid."
He huffs a breath and smiels shaking his head.
"Thanks for the work out.”
Astrid watched Devlin leaving leaning on the top rope with a small quirk of her brow.
“You, are a strange, strange man.”
Devlin managed to laugh a bit as he stops by the door and picks up his stuff slowly and surely.
"I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Devlin chuckles a bit and touches a forming bruise.
“I defy you stars…”
Devlin moved out towards the car and dumped the bag into the bag looking at the phone even as he chuckled looking at a selfie taken of Alex and Kate whilst shopping.
That was when he saw the next text, spoofed number as usual.
“Missing you…But My aim’s getting better.”
Devlin sighed a bit and loaded up a new app, smiling as he saw a shining set of GPS co-ordinates...Seems getting bounced off a car was worth it.
We fade in.
A shaky video camera shot of a car, black in paint engine stood proud, defiant then comes the hand jangling the keys as Devlin moves to take a seat on the Hood of Maxine’s Car and Devlin smiles.
“You’re right, I’m making a show of my defiance Dean, you show up at my home I show up at yours. You step into my home, and make your grand gesture. Say I can’t touch anything you care about.”
Devlin smirks.
“I see more than you think, Dean I think more."
Devlin gestures to the car with a suggestive brow wiggle
"So right about now you see me sat here much like I saw you saw in my home and the thoughts they start churning don’t they? And much like you know for a fact when all is said and done this will remain untouched and will right back where it came from and you have to wonder… How did anybody not see him? Did he hurt her? Did he hurt somebody else?”
Devlin shook his head.
“And then you mentioned Alexander, and the toys."
Dev's jaw tightens as a hand clenchesinto a fist and he just relases a breath.
"I don’t really intend to bring them into these things Dean, I never did and I suppose it was only a matter of time that I deserved it that in some way, asked for it to happen, begged pleaded and you Dean? You have delivered.”
Devlin flicks the keys in his hand again and then examines them as he spoke distractedly.
“I’ve learned a lot over the last few weeks, years, and people have this concept that I’m a nice guy and I try to be, but you keep pushing bad eventually anyone can become a monster right, that whole Nietzsche spiel. Beware he who hunts monsters yada yada?"
A small smirk and then back to the camera
"Problem is….That’s philosophy and theory tends to fall apart the minute you put it to the test…You ask if I’m afraid? I am…But not for me.”
Devlin shakes his head and moves around to hang the keys off the wing mirror letting them stay in shot as he returns to the hood of the car letting the scene play out just a bit before he speaks again.
“Spike Kane, despite what he might think of me? I respect the guy, hell Dean I respect you, to a degree but I know you Dean Harper.”
A pause and a nod.
“You look at me and you see the world as it could have been, I know it... A world without Rowan where you had the courage to take the chances that passed you by because you couldn’t because you listened to that little voice in the back of your head that said what if? And now? With Rowan’s help you’re suddenly free of that Prison? What you couldn’t escape it on your own right?“
Devlin shakes his head and smirks.
“She opened the door and you stepped through right?"
A rof of his face with both hands.
"Wrong you saw the door and were too scared to open it, you always had it inside you a drive to succeed, to be better, stronger and you sold it to the highest bidder because she promised you…What did she promise you Dean? It wasn’t love…you made that clear…So what was it that made you dispose of everything like you’d trade in a car? What did she promise you?”
Devlin shook his head.
“Whatever it was. Here we are again; Man of Steel! Harper and Raine 2! The stakes keep getting higher, and really the only question that’s never been answered is why as the response is ‘because Rowan said so’ we see three of the pack in championship matches three…and we’re only just seeing the strains of resistance from Hawk and Astrid hell, Fiona McFly? The Hell guys? I coulda used you a month ago. Where’s the fight? ”
Devlin shook his head.
“I’ll be the first to admit I’m a rebel, I like getting a kick out watching folk squirm because of what I do, and I like winning when nobody else thinks I can. I like to defy expectations but in your case Dean I’m playing into them mind, body and spirt because you crossed the line. You want a monster? You want a war? You want to do this until the IWF shuts its doors? Hell you want to do this everytime we meet?”
Dev opens his arms wide.
“I’m your Huckleberry!”
Devlin stands form the car stood and starts to pace between the headlights as he continues.
“I promised I would make this round better than the last I only ever came here to be the best that I can be and here you are trying to drag me into your world and saying I can’t handle it? Dean…Darling…Light of my life I will not only join you at your game but I will play it so hard that nobody , not even you will think you won, you think this is some sort of Joker scenario? The White knight? I have already been the villain more than once I know what it feels like.”
Dev shook his head.
“So allow me to disappoint your aims of damnation, because now I’m here to protect my Family, and I will endure any hell any pain and any suffering for those people, because they deserve better than to deal with you, than to deal with the dramas of the IWF they have hurt no one and so I defend. The belt is just an excuse an order given to us by suits who want to see the money roll in.”
Devlin shakes head and smirks.
“We do this because we enjoy it, Dean …so come October revolution you and me are going to war for another time and the victory is beyond belts, beyond prestige and honour. No Dean this month I show you why it is always a bad and idea to push a man like me too far because I will make the entire IWF shake if I have to."
Devlin leans forwards and said very carefully.
“Now I’m going to take this car for a ride... and then come Sunday, all the grand gestures the productions, Your failure will be complete because not only will I not be damned but I will defy you, I will resists you and I will make sure that you don’t rise for 10, and The whole IWF will be watching. And I will hold your Destiny in my hands because that’s you Dean, giving away yourself for others. Pretending to be brave when you’re afraid...”
Devlin chuckles.
“I’ll see you soon Dean Harper. Destiny waits. “
Devlin unhooks the camera from its perch and everything goes weird and fuzzy as he does so even as he gets into the car and the footage cuts to black.
Inside the car Devlin gripped he wheel and bought up the directions for where he was dropping the car off sending them to the spoofed number as he turned the engine and the roar echoed about him and Devlin laughed to himself with a soft mutter.
“Ok, let’s take you home.”
And so he did.
Well howdy there pardner.