Post by Lex Sense on Jul 28, 2013 20:20:58 GMT
I expected to win...
But as we all know I didn't.
Nothing about this tournament was ever a given.
Each man that participated had to scratch and claw their way to the Final Four.
Those of us lucky enough to reach that destination then had to continue fighting through fatigue so that a new champion could be born.
I could make excuses...
But I wont.
I wanted to be the one to raise the belt high into the sky, completing a path paved over every single gladiator put in front of me.
However, it wasn't meant to be.
There was never any doubt that I would be victorious.
And perhaps that was my downfall.
My certainty.
My conviction.
My belief.
My confidence.
MY dominance.
I was so sure that the ending would be in my favor that I never gave the possibility that my former partner would prove the world wrong. In fact, I assumed Cable would be the one I would face in the finals. My certitude towards the situation blinded me to possibilities that found the way to defeat me...
And I am okay with that.
Never once have I spoken of immortality as though it is a trait I possess. I am a fallible being unlike every single one of you. One that could be conquered when not conquering. For any one of you to speak of my loss to Joe Everyman as though it was the final nail on my coffin is preposterous. Yes, I lost when I told the world I would win but my journey does not end with a 1 under the L of my rank. There is far too many things to be done and this... delay... has only given all of you time.... But I digress.
I congratulate you, Joe. I did not see it coming. I am neither torn or upset. I am glad. Since my days in EverySense I knew that you were overlooked. I made the same mistake the world made and underestimated you but I harbor no grudge against you. It was meant to be your night. Your ultimate showcase to the world and I was proud to be part of that history. I am all about competition and you proved to me that I should never doubt your abilities. Now, the hard part comes next.
Because it's not over yet.
{Hours after the Main Event of Lineage had drawn its curtains, Sense stomped his way through the halls of backstage. People were quick to jump out of his way perhaps thinking the big man was mad out of his mind. However, there was an uneasy calm over his facial features. Specks of dried blood littered his face like red paint to a canvas. No condolences were thrown his way and he didn't want any. He only wanted one thing. Some one on one time with the champion.}
Security: You can't go in there.
Lex Sense: ...
{An awkward silence followed as the burly man had no idea on how to handle this particular situation. He wouldn't be able to stop Sense if he really wanted to go in so the man wisely gives up his authority and steps aside. Lex walks up to the double doors and throws them wide open, nearly tearing one off its hinges. Inside, many people were celebrating with the man of the hour. Those same many people now stood struck with silence as the intimidating presence of Sense took a few steps into the room.}
Lex Sense: Everybody out...
{People looked back and forth at each other as if not sure about his seriousness.}
Lex Sense: Now.
{Before hightailing it the fuck out of there. Leaving Joe with a handful of people that refused to leave his side until the champion asked them to. Eventually the room was cleared of all but Joe and Lex.}
Joe Everyman: Something I could do for you. You are cutting into my celebration.
Lex Sense: I'm sure you will have plenty of time for that.
{Sense spoke as he circled the room like a lion hunting its prey only Sense didn't look hungry at all.}
Lex Sense: I wanted to thank you.
Joe Everyman: Oh?
Lex Sense: I said many things in the course of my short time here but all I ever wanted was for someone to give me a challenge. I will admit that I never thought that you would be the one standing there but I am also not surprised.
{Lex stops short a few feet away from Joe, smiling to his former partner.}
Lex Sense: I always knew you had it in you and I wanted you to know that I am happy for you. There aren't many people I could consider a friend. My attitude towards life tends to leave me with followers and not equals. I hope we can put this past us and continue on with the same mutual respect we once had for one another. Even if we can't, I wanted you to know that I am proud of you. For whatever that is worth.
{Sense extends his hand but Joe is unsure of whether or not he should trust him.}
Joe Everyman: For what you did for me tonight out there with Xander, I will shake your hand...
{Everyman shoots his hand out and both men shake hands respectfully.}
Joe Everyman: But trust has to be earned.
Lex Sense: Then it is my duty to earn it, champ.
{Sense pulls away and begins walking towards the doors before slightly turning his head back.}
Lex Sense: Watch your back, Joe. You never know who may be lurking.
{The tone in Sense's voice was almost threatening but Joe just stood there with his head held high. As soon as Sense leaves the room, people start rushing back in to make sure Joe is okay and to continue the celebration.}
InFamous.
How quick the vultures come to tear meat from my carcass.
I have never seen two men more proud of their dominant reign over the softest competition IWF has to offer.
Look around you and see who you have defeated and you will find nothing but jobbers and wannabes. Does being the tag team champions of a dying division matter anymore? If anything you should be upset at yourselves for running away every single tag team since this company opened. The pair of you act like juvenile delinquents and you attack my being as though you are better than me. You fail to comprehend what it is I am and attempt to make me out into what you want for me. What you think you know has no relevance to what I actually am but I am not here to debate with you. I am here to simply test you.
EverySense was once a great tag team. We never did beat the champions we wanted to but perhaps we can rectify that on this upcoming Sacrifice by defeating the two of you. It's clear that the both of you have little respect for me and Joe or else you would've taken this match a tad bit more seriously instead of showing us your comic book obsession but who am I to critique creativity. After all, it was most likely entertaining to some idiot out there.
The funny thing about you Rob is how you like to put words in people's mouths just to get your point across. I have never once lied to myself or anyone else. I believed in the words I spoke and continue to believe them today. If you saw a devil it was only because you fear one. Don't try to sit there and pretend like you believed in Joe when not so long ago you tore into his spirit with your words. If anybody is a liar here it is you for trying to make yourself out into being more than what you are.
A base creature with a base nature.
I am not upset that I lost to Joe. You weren't there to compete so why you even think you have a right to speak about it is beyond me but I guess there is no better way to tear a man down then to kick him while he's down. I may be down but I am not done and if you think one loss to the Imperial Champion has done anything to reveal my mystery than you are far too stupid for your own good.
You and Spike may have done similar things as I have but you have a lifetime over me. I have only been doing this for two years and in those two years I have made an impact that has put me on the same level as the both of you. I don't care about the careers I have ended. I don't care about the lives I have ruined. I don't care about the accomplishments. I don't do this to be recognized or praised. I don't do this to be infamous. I do this because it's all I know how to do and I am damn good at it.
I've yet to be champion but time changes all things.
Doesn't it, Spike?
I never claimed to be a monster, Spike. That is a label you all gave to me. One that I continue to refute. There are no such things as monsters. There are only those capable of doing and those that are not. I will never feel the need to defend my actions or my losses to any one of you. The war is not over even if one battle has been lost. You should know this better than anyone. Out off all the Kanes, you hold the most respect but that's saying very little in itself. I wont deny that you are a prospect of mine. One day I hope to face the God of Xtreme and put his namesake to shame but it wont be this Sunday.
According to you I am not the beast you thought I was. Woe is me. Whatever shall I do now?
Look down your nose at me all you want Spike but nothing will ever change who I am. I have been, and continue to be the being I have always claimed to be. There is not a single one of you that will ever be able to break me. Defeat me, yes but never will you end me. My career, my status, my history will not be written by the words of those standing around and waiting for something negative to say about me. It will be written by the wrinkled hands that will wrap themselves tightly around your throat on Sunday.
In this business, nobody goes undefeated. Everybody loses at some point. What is on the line when it happens does not matter. Champions will eventually run into someone that will rip that title from their grasps. Contenders always find a way to win even after they have lost. I am a contender. The last of a dying breed that you will never hold any understanding over. My chance, my shot is not done until I say it is done and you will not force me to doubt myself. All people remember is what happened when something was on the line but I remember all of it from beginning to end and what I remember is being dominant in a tournament where 80 points would never be reached by any other participant. Joe put his all and beat me on one night but consistency will reign supreme.
I am consistent.
I let nothing slip.
I made a mistake that Joe capitalized on but that mistake will never be made again.
Every single one of you that voted against me want to see me broken and defeated but you will only motivate me further.
As far as Tifa and Ayla are concerned... They are no concern of mine.
Don't know Tifa.
Don't care about Ayla.
Simple as that.
{Lex leaves Joe's celebration and continues down the hall. Sense is in his own world when a voice interrupts him.}
Voice: You should've ended it there.
{Sense turns his attention towards the voice with a smirk.}
Lex Sense: All in good time, mate.
{The shot ends with a close-up of Sense's smile.}
But as we all know I didn't.
Nothing about this tournament was ever a given.
Each man that participated had to scratch and claw their way to the Final Four.
Those of us lucky enough to reach that destination then had to continue fighting through fatigue so that a new champion could be born.
I could make excuses...
But I wont.
I wanted to be the one to raise the belt high into the sky, completing a path paved over every single gladiator put in front of me.
However, it wasn't meant to be.
There was never any doubt that I would be victorious.
And perhaps that was my downfall.
My certainty.
My conviction.
My belief.
My confidence.
MY dominance.
I was so sure that the ending would be in my favor that I never gave the possibility that my former partner would prove the world wrong. In fact, I assumed Cable would be the one I would face in the finals. My certitude towards the situation blinded me to possibilities that found the way to defeat me...
And I am okay with that.
Never once have I spoken of immortality as though it is a trait I possess. I am a fallible being unlike every single one of you. One that could be conquered when not conquering. For any one of you to speak of my loss to Joe Everyman as though it was the final nail on my coffin is preposterous. Yes, I lost when I told the world I would win but my journey does not end with a 1 under the L of my rank. There is far too many things to be done and this... delay... has only given all of you time.... But I digress.
I congratulate you, Joe. I did not see it coming. I am neither torn or upset. I am glad. Since my days in EverySense I knew that you were overlooked. I made the same mistake the world made and underestimated you but I harbor no grudge against you. It was meant to be your night. Your ultimate showcase to the world and I was proud to be part of that history. I am all about competition and you proved to me that I should never doubt your abilities. Now, the hard part comes next.
Because it's not over yet.
{Hours after the Main Event of Lineage had drawn its curtains, Sense stomped his way through the halls of backstage. People were quick to jump out of his way perhaps thinking the big man was mad out of his mind. However, there was an uneasy calm over his facial features. Specks of dried blood littered his face like red paint to a canvas. No condolences were thrown his way and he didn't want any. He only wanted one thing. Some one on one time with the champion.}
Security: You can't go in there.
Lex Sense: ...
{An awkward silence followed as the burly man had no idea on how to handle this particular situation. He wouldn't be able to stop Sense if he really wanted to go in so the man wisely gives up his authority and steps aside. Lex walks up to the double doors and throws them wide open, nearly tearing one off its hinges. Inside, many people were celebrating with the man of the hour. Those same many people now stood struck with silence as the intimidating presence of Sense took a few steps into the room.}
Lex Sense: Everybody out...
{People looked back and forth at each other as if not sure about his seriousness.}
Lex Sense: Now.
{Before hightailing it the fuck out of there. Leaving Joe with a handful of people that refused to leave his side until the champion asked them to. Eventually the room was cleared of all but Joe and Lex.}
Joe Everyman: Something I could do for you. You are cutting into my celebration.
Lex Sense: I'm sure you will have plenty of time for that.
{Sense spoke as he circled the room like a lion hunting its prey only Sense didn't look hungry at all.}
Lex Sense: I wanted to thank you.
Joe Everyman: Oh?
Lex Sense: I said many things in the course of my short time here but all I ever wanted was for someone to give me a challenge. I will admit that I never thought that you would be the one standing there but I am also not surprised.
{Lex stops short a few feet away from Joe, smiling to his former partner.}
Lex Sense: I always knew you had it in you and I wanted you to know that I am happy for you. There aren't many people I could consider a friend. My attitude towards life tends to leave me with followers and not equals. I hope we can put this past us and continue on with the same mutual respect we once had for one another. Even if we can't, I wanted you to know that I am proud of you. For whatever that is worth.
{Sense extends his hand but Joe is unsure of whether or not he should trust him.}
Joe Everyman: For what you did for me tonight out there with Xander, I will shake your hand...
{Everyman shoots his hand out and both men shake hands respectfully.}
Joe Everyman: But trust has to be earned.
Lex Sense: Then it is my duty to earn it, champ.
{Sense pulls away and begins walking towards the doors before slightly turning his head back.}
Lex Sense: Watch your back, Joe. You never know who may be lurking.
{The tone in Sense's voice was almost threatening but Joe just stood there with his head held high. As soon as Sense leaves the room, people start rushing back in to make sure Joe is okay and to continue the celebration.}
InFamous.
How quick the vultures come to tear meat from my carcass.
I have never seen two men more proud of their dominant reign over the softest competition IWF has to offer.
Look around you and see who you have defeated and you will find nothing but jobbers and wannabes. Does being the tag team champions of a dying division matter anymore? If anything you should be upset at yourselves for running away every single tag team since this company opened. The pair of you act like juvenile delinquents and you attack my being as though you are better than me. You fail to comprehend what it is I am and attempt to make me out into what you want for me. What you think you know has no relevance to what I actually am but I am not here to debate with you. I am here to simply test you.
EverySense was once a great tag team. We never did beat the champions we wanted to but perhaps we can rectify that on this upcoming Sacrifice by defeating the two of you. It's clear that the both of you have little respect for me and Joe or else you would've taken this match a tad bit more seriously instead of showing us your comic book obsession but who am I to critique creativity. After all, it was most likely entertaining to some idiot out there.
The funny thing about you Rob is how you like to put words in people's mouths just to get your point across. I have never once lied to myself or anyone else. I believed in the words I spoke and continue to believe them today. If you saw a devil it was only because you fear one. Don't try to sit there and pretend like you believed in Joe when not so long ago you tore into his spirit with your words. If anybody is a liar here it is you for trying to make yourself out into being more than what you are.
A base creature with a base nature.
I am not upset that I lost to Joe. You weren't there to compete so why you even think you have a right to speak about it is beyond me but I guess there is no better way to tear a man down then to kick him while he's down. I may be down but I am not done and if you think one loss to the Imperial Champion has done anything to reveal my mystery than you are far too stupid for your own good.
You and Spike may have done similar things as I have but you have a lifetime over me. I have only been doing this for two years and in those two years I have made an impact that has put me on the same level as the both of you. I don't care about the careers I have ended. I don't care about the lives I have ruined. I don't care about the accomplishments. I don't do this to be recognized or praised. I don't do this to be infamous. I do this because it's all I know how to do and I am damn good at it.
I've yet to be champion but time changes all things.
Doesn't it, Spike?
I never claimed to be a monster, Spike. That is a label you all gave to me. One that I continue to refute. There are no such things as monsters. There are only those capable of doing and those that are not. I will never feel the need to defend my actions or my losses to any one of you. The war is not over even if one battle has been lost. You should know this better than anyone. Out off all the Kanes, you hold the most respect but that's saying very little in itself. I wont deny that you are a prospect of mine. One day I hope to face the God of Xtreme and put his namesake to shame but it wont be this Sunday.
According to you I am not the beast you thought I was. Woe is me. Whatever shall I do now?
Look down your nose at me all you want Spike but nothing will ever change who I am. I have been, and continue to be the being I have always claimed to be. There is not a single one of you that will ever be able to break me. Defeat me, yes but never will you end me. My career, my status, my history will not be written by the words of those standing around and waiting for something negative to say about me. It will be written by the wrinkled hands that will wrap themselves tightly around your throat on Sunday.
In this business, nobody goes undefeated. Everybody loses at some point. What is on the line when it happens does not matter. Champions will eventually run into someone that will rip that title from their grasps. Contenders always find a way to win even after they have lost. I am a contender. The last of a dying breed that you will never hold any understanding over. My chance, my shot is not done until I say it is done and you will not force me to doubt myself. All people remember is what happened when something was on the line but I remember all of it from beginning to end and what I remember is being dominant in a tournament where 80 points would never be reached by any other participant. Joe put his all and beat me on one night but consistency will reign supreme.
I am consistent.
I let nothing slip.
I made a mistake that Joe capitalized on but that mistake will never be made again.
Every single one of you that voted against me want to see me broken and defeated but you will only motivate me further.
As far as Tifa and Ayla are concerned... They are no concern of mine.
Don't know Tifa.
Don't care about Ayla.
Simple as that.
{Lex leaves Joe's celebration and continues down the hall. Sense is in his own world when a voice interrupts him.}
Voice: You should've ended it there.
{Sense turns his attention towards the voice with a smirk.}
Lex Sense: All in good time, mate.
{The shot ends with a close-up of Sense's smile.}
Well howdy there pardner.