Post by judasaliah on Jan 23, 2015 17:09:59 GMT
Pride.
It is one of the biggest sins a person can commit, and Michael I hate to tell you this but you are a sinner, you are a sinner who is not willing to see the truth in your actions, you aren’t willing to see the truth in your life and your career. You are all consumed with being in the spotlight and is that truly what your motivation is? You want to be in front of the crowd, you want to soak in their adulation but what happens this Sunday when you lose?
What happens when like Kid Icarus you come crashing back to earth, when you fly to close to the sun and your wings melt? What happens when you legacy and everything you have done is forgotten and you realize that you have left nothing here, no lasting memory, not even a distant thought Michael, because the measure of a man’s life is what he is remembered for when he falls out of the spotlight.
I have a legacy, I have a family and a supportive community Michael, you have a whimsical group of followers. Feeble minded fickle people who happily cheer whoever can run to the ring and pump their fists the fastest, or perform the most death defying moves at the time are the ones that call you their idol. They are the people who follow you whereas my followers are people that will follow me to the ends of the world.
This month has all been planned Michael, you have come out on top in every situation you have been in with me, you have been given the position of alpha male. Do you think this was because you are truly superior to me? Do you think that this is because you have truly been dominant? My sentinel was sent out against you to lose, I was rolled up to lose and this is all part of my plan for you. I want you at your most confident, I want you to think that you have every advantage and that is because my plan is to show you the ultimate truth.
And that truth is obvious. You are going to have that epic crash, you are going to fall hard and it is going to tear you apart inside. Sure, I could’ve beaten you this month, I could’ve kicked out when rolled up, I could’ve had my sentinel destroy you, but I didn’t because now, when you lose this weekend, when you are exposed as nothing more than a fraud it is going to hurt you all that much more. When a man thinks he has all the advantages, when a man feels that he is impervious then his decline is so much more exciting to watch.
Your fall starts this Sunday, your fall will continue through next month and the following month until I have decided that you have suffered enough, until I decide that you have been made an example of for those that think that can overcome my family, overcome my will and most of all overcome his will.
You know deep down, under the false bravado, under the debonair confidence that you are shaking, that you are concerned with this match because I have everything that it takes to defeat you, to humiliate you and to ultimately break you. That is what is in your future Michael. That is your destiny.
You will be the ultimate sacrifice to him, through you I will show him my value, through you I will show him my pride and devotion.
Through you I will spread his word to the masses, for when I hold that title, everyone has to listen, everyone has to respond and everyone has to bear witness to his greatness.
Your fall has been planned. Now the plan falls into action Michael. I hope you have the constitution to deal with it, because I am going to test the very depths
{The compound is a scary place when one thinks about it, remote, guarded, and unknown. This is a place that people want to hate, they want to feel that there is deceit and hatred contained within because it is something that they are unable to grasp or understand, and it is human nature to fear that which you don’ t understand, but what happens within these walls isn’t meant as negative, albeit some of the methodologies aren’t exactly by the book, they are necessary to enlighten. We enter the compound, people are working on their daily routines, all dressed in jeans and red t-shirts with the symbol of the Operator on the front. We enter the main cabin, and at a table we see Judas sitting with Warren, the two are eating breakfast, piles of food sit in front of them and the sentinel, hooded looms over their backs}
Judas: This couldn’t have been set up any better, this is a perfect situation my brother. Not only do I have a chance to gain the ultimate prize, the one that will help us gain the mainstream attention we seek but you have the opportunity to stake claim to that which I have earned for you Warren, this title was never about me, it was never about gaining something for myself. This is for you Warren.
{Judas motions to a table in the corner where the Invictus title sits}
Warren: You earned that for me?
Judas: I needed to hand it down, I needed to give this to the person I trust most to help me spread his word and you are that person Warren, you are the person that he hand-picked to be the next in line. You have so much to offer and so much to give. Your voice will ring true from the very highest peaks of the world and your tone will resonate throughout the world. You are my next, when I move on then it will be up to you to stand true for our cause and up to you to spread his word.
{In the background we see the Sentinel cock his head slightly to the side, we are unsure what this motion means, whether it is just a normal questioning motion or a sign of jealousy who has been sitting on the right side of Judas for such a long time.}
Warren: I am honored my father, I am honored. I will not let you down this weekend. The title will stay within our family.
{Warren puts his arms around Judas and hugs him, Judas kisses Warren on the forehead and when they end the embrace, Warren walks out leaving the cabin, a smile crosses the face of Judas as he looks towards the door}
Judas: It better…
{Scene fades}
Your story reads like an after school special Michael, I am sure when your career falls apart you will be able to go forth on an epic tour where you speak to young students in high school gymnasiums talking about how someone can conquer adversity and truly make his way to the pinnacle of a wrestling business. The problem lies in the follow up questions, when those little eager impressionable minds ask you what happened, they ask you why you no longer wrestle, why you stopped.
You are going to have to face the truth each and every day of your future, and that truth is that you were bested, you were thrown from the mountain you worked so long to climb and you lost it because you lost your view on the big picture. You are more concerned with being in the headline spot then you are with the real threat, which is of course the man who is set up to tear you down, the man who is set up to take your little empire and replace it with one of his own.
There is no question about it, you are tired, you have been fighting and battling all month and I have been biding my time, I have been resting my weary head. I have been making the changes that are necessary to improve myself and prepare myself for a battle that will certainly be one for the ages.
See, I know that you are no pushover, I know that you are formidable you toppled a God in that ring to earn your place, but that battle changed you, it made you something that you aren’t and that in itself gave me a way in, that gave me a way to enter your psyche and prey on all those weaknesses and insecurities that you thought you repressed; but Michael you are an open book, you have no secrets in this world because you wear your heart on your sleeve.
Which works really well for me, because then I will be able to tear it from that sleeve and crush it, and in doing so I can crush your dreams of being the flag bearer of the company for so long.
I don’t want the title, I don’t desire it. These accolades mean nothing, I am just simply making an example and stating my case for my cause.
And my cause is true.
And yours is built on arrogance.
{We see The Sentinel walking towards the tunnel which serves as the entrance to the compound, he enters the tunnel and comes out the other side. He pulls a cell phone from his pocket and after hesitating a moment dials a number and puts the phone to his ear. He pauses for a few moments until he speaks}
Sentinel: Dad?
{He pauses for a few moments, listening, his shoulders slightly convulsing}
Sentinel: No Dad, I am fine, I am certainly fine. I have just been exploring things, trying to find myself and my place in the world. I thought I found it. I thought I found a place where I was respected but it seems that I was only a flavor of the week, just a placeholder until something better came along. And now, after giving everything of myself I am being cast aside, after being told to do everything, I am being replaced.
{Another pause, you hear the murmuring of a deep gruff voice from the other side of the phone but you can’t distinguish the voice}
Sentinel: I know they are worried, I understand. I have to figure this out, I don’t know what I was thinking or what I was doing. The last few months seem like a dream, like I was living and watching them outside my body and I don’t know what happened, but all of a sudden it was like my trance was lifted, the fog has parted from in front of my eyes and now I see things clearly. Dad, can you hear me?
{The phone starts emitting a pulsing sound, the camera focused on the Sentinel starts to turn inside and out and we see in the background, not the Operator but Warren Kidd who phases in and out of focus before he comes upon the Sentinel, the Sentinel tries to step toward him but Warren cocks his head and Sentinel drops to his knees, coughing and hacking uncontrollably until black residue flies forth from his mouth. He coughs and hacks and falls forward, the camera goes to static and when it returns both Warren and The Sentinel are nowhere to be seen}
{When the camera opens we see Judas standing in front of a shackled Sentinel. Judas’ face is mere inches away and he speaks}
Judas: You were my protector, you were the one I trusted with everything, and this is how you repay me, you go off and contact him, contact the person who has created the pain and suffering that you have gone through, created the fact that you are unable to get past your anxiety and self-doubt. You, you have hurt me Sentinel, you have hurt me deeply and for that you must pay the ultimate price, you will stand in front of the tribunal and if they judge you unworthy you will be cast out for eternity.
{He places his hands on the side of the Sentinel’s face}
Judas: You broke my heart.
{Scene fades}
It is one of the biggest sins a person can commit, and Michael I hate to tell you this but you are a sinner, you are a sinner who is not willing to see the truth in your actions, you aren’t willing to see the truth in your life and your career. You are all consumed with being in the spotlight and is that truly what your motivation is? You want to be in front of the crowd, you want to soak in their adulation but what happens this Sunday when you lose?
What happens when like Kid Icarus you come crashing back to earth, when you fly to close to the sun and your wings melt? What happens when you legacy and everything you have done is forgotten and you realize that you have left nothing here, no lasting memory, not even a distant thought Michael, because the measure of a man’s life is what he is remembered for when he falls out of the spotlight.
I have a legacy, I have a family and a supportive community Michael, you have a whimsical group of followers. Feeble minded fickle people who happily cheer whoever can run to the ring and pump their fists the fastest, or perform the most death defying moves at the time are the ones that call you their idol. They are the people who follow you whereas my followers are people that will follow me to the ends of the world.
This month has all been planned Michael, you have come out on top in every situation you have been in with me, you have been given the position of alpha male. Do you think this was because you are truly superior to me? Do you think that this is because you have truly been dominant? My sentinel was sent out against you to lose, I was rolled up to lose and this is all part of my plan for you. I want you at your most confident, I want you to think that you have every advantage and that is because my plan is to show you the ultimate truth.
And that truth is obvious. You are going to have that epic crash, you are going to fall hard and it is going to tear you apart inside. Sure, I could’ve beaten you this month, I could’ve kicked out when rolled up, I could’ve had my sentinel destroy you, but I didn’t because now, when you lose this weekend, when you are exposed as nothing more than a fraud it is going to hurt you all that much more. When a man thinks he has all the advantages, when a man feels that he is impervious then his decline is so much more exciting to watch.
Your fall starts this Sunday, your fall will continue through next month and the following month until I have decided that you have suffered enough, until I decide that you have been made an example of for those that think that can overcome my family, overcome my will and most of all overcome his will.
You know deep down, under the false bravado, under the debonair confidence that you are shaking, that you are concerned with this match because I have everything that it takes to defeat you, to humiliate you and to ultimately break you. That is what is in your future Michael. That is your destiny.
You will be the ultimate sacrifice to him, through you I will show him my value, through you I will show him my pride and devotion.
Through you I will spread his word to the masses, for when I hold that title, everyone has to listen, everyone has to respond and everyone has to bear witness to his greatness.
Your fall has been planned. Now the plan falls into action Michael. I hope you have the constitution to deal with it, because I am going to test the very depths
{The compound is a scary place when one thinks about it, remote, guarded, and unknown. This is a place that people want to hate, they want to feel that there is deceit and hatred contained within because it is something that they are unable to grasp or understand, and it is human nature to fear that which you don’ t understand, but what happens within these walls isn’t meant as negative, albeit some of the methodologies aren’t exactly by the book, they are necessary to enlighten. We enter the compound, people are working on their daily routines, all dressed in jeans and red t-shirts with the symbol of the Operator on the front. We enter the main cabin, and at a table we see Judas sitting with Warren, the two are eating breakfast, piles of food sit in front of them and the sentinel, hooded looms over their backs}
Judas: This couldn’t have been set up any better, this is a perfect situation my brother. Not only do I have a chance to gain the ultimate prize, the one that will help us gain the mainstream attention we seek but you have the opportunity to stake claim to that which I have earned for you Warren, this title was never about me, it was never about gaining something for myself. This is for you Warren.
{Judas motions to a table in the corner where the Invictus title sits}
Warren: You earned that for me?
Judas: I needed to hand it down, I needed to give this to the person I trust most to help me spread his word and you are that person Warren, you are the person that he hand-picked to be the next in line. You have so much to offer and so much to give. Your voice will ring true from the very highest peaks of the world and your tone will resonate throughout the world. You are my next, when I move on then it will be up to you to stand true for our cause and up to you to spread his word.
{In the background we see the Sentinel cock his head slightly to the side, we are unsure what this motion means, whether it is just a normal questioning motion or a sign of jealousy who has been sitting on the right side of Judas for such a long time.}
Warren: I am honored my father, I am honored. I will not let you down this weekend. The title will stay within our family.
{Warren puts his arms around Judas and hugs him, Judas kisses Warren on the forehead and when they end the embrace, Warren walks out leaving the cabin, a smile crosses the face of Judas as he looks towards the door}
Judas: It better…
{Scene fades}
Your story reads like an after school special Michael, I am sure when your career falls apart you will be able to go forth on an epic tour where you speak to young students in high school gymnasiums talking about how someone can conquer adversity and truly make his way to the pinnacle of a wrestling business. The problem lies in the follow up questions, when those little eager impressionable minds ask you what happened, they ask you why you no longer wrestle, why you stopped.
You are going to have to face the truth each and every day of your future, and that truth is that you were bested, you were thrown from the mountain you worked so long to climb and you lost it because you lost your view on the big picture. You are more concerned with being in the headline spot then you are with the real threat, which is of course the man who is set up to tear you down, the man who is set up to take your little empire and replace it with one of his own.
There is no question about it, you are tired, you have been fighting and battling all month and I have been biding my time, I have been resting my weary head. I have been making the changes that are necessary to improve myself and prepare myself for a battle that will certainly be one for the ages.
See, I know that you are no pushover, I know that you are formidable you toppled a God in that ring to earn your place, but that battle changed you, it made you something that you aren’t and that in itself gave me a way in, that gave me a way to enter your psyche and prey on all those weaknesses and insecurities that you thought you repressed; but Michael you are an open book, you have no secrets in this world because you wear your heart on your sleeve.
Which works really well for me, because then I will be able to tear it from that sleeve and crush it, and in doing so I can crush your dreams of being the flag bearer of the company for so long.
I don’t want the title, I don’t desire it. These accolades mean nothing, I am just simply making an example and stating my case for my cause.
And my cause is true.
And yours is built on arrogance.
{We see The Sentinel walking towards the tunnel which serves as the entrance to the compound, he enters the tunnel and comes out the other side. He pulls a cell phone from his pocket and after hesitating a moment dials a number and puts the phone to his ear. He pauses for a few moments until he speaks}
Sentinel: Dad?
{He pauses for a few moments, listening, his shoulders slightly convulsing}
Sentinel: No Dad, I am fine, I am certainly fine. I have just been exploring things, trying to find myself and my place in the world. I thought I found it. I thought I found a place where I was respected but it seems that I was only a flavor of the week, just a placeholder until something better came along. And now, after giving everything of myself I am being cast aside, after being told to do everything, I am being replaced.
{Another pause, you hear the murmuring of a deep gruff voice from the other side of the phone but you can’t distinguish the voice}
Sentinel: I know they are worried, I understand. I have to figure this out, I don’t know what I was thinking or what I was doing. The last few months seem like a dream, like I was living and watching them outside my body and I don’t know what happened, but all of a sudden it was like my trance was lifted, the fog has parted from in front of my eyes and now I see things clearly. Dad, can you hear me?
{The phone starts emitting a pulsing sound, the camera focused on the Sentinel starts to turn inside and out and we see in the background, not the Operator but Warren Kidd who phases in and out of focus before he comes upon the Sentinel, the Sentinel tries to step toward him but Warren cocks his head and Sentinel drops to his knees, coughing and hacking uncontrollably until black residue flies forth from his mouth. He coughs and hacks and falls forward, the camera goes to static and when it returns both Warren and The Sentinel are nowhere to be seen}
{When the camera opens we see Judas standing in front of a shackled Sentinel. Judas’ face is mere inches away and he speaks}
Judas: You were my protector, you were the one I trusted with everything, and this is how you repay me, you go off and contact him, contact the person who has created the pain and suffering that you have gone through, created the fact that you are unable to get past your anxiety and self-doubt. You, you have hurt me Sentinel, you have hurt me deeply and for that you must pay the ultimate price, you will stand in front of the tribunal and if they judge you unworthy you will be cast out for eternity.
{He places his hands on the side of the Sentinel’s face}
Judas: You broke my heart.
{Scene fades}
Well howdy there pardner.