Post by Freya Kane on Mar 14, 2017 18:19:04 GMT
The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
(The camcorder flickers to life once more in the dimly lit shack, the wax candles burning, illuminating the face of Abigail Spencer. She stands there, her head cocked ever so slightly to the side a dry look on her face. Her happy demeanour from her previous appearance on screen isn’t there, but instead is replaced with one of remorse.)
“My brothers ventured out into the land of eye double ya eff…..an’ they were unsuccessful, they fell at the first hurdle…..but we didn’t take it as a sign. No, we took it in our stride, cause we our true believers...we believe that our Lord has a plan for us, an’ as we all know….HE works in mysterious ways...we took the knowledge we learned, an’ we took it home with us. We found out our weak link….”
(Abigail steps to the side now as Spencer Spencer steps forward and all but throws a dirty topless and bloody Jeb Spencer to the ground in front of the camera.)
“ ….an’ we dealt with it. Our family, our bond, our belief is only as strong as our weakest link….an’ we will purge the weakness if we have to. We will deal with it the same way we will deal with all non-believers. Ah love my brother Jeb dearly, but his mistakes, his lack of faith cost us dearly, and he has paid his dues, he has paid his penance so that he can be brought back into the flock a new man, reborn….like the Lord himself.”
(On the floor Jeb groans as he slowly scrambles up to his knees. He bows his head in front of the camera and remains on his knees as he does so, almost as if he is praying. Abigail moves forwards him and places her hand on his head. He leans into her and hugs her waist.)
“Soon y’all will learn to take us seriously, to take our message seriously, to take me seriously….but until that day, y’all can keep making your jokes, keep making fun, and spreading your lies. Your sins will come back ta haunt you. Your filfth will come back to bite you….and when the Lords Army marches on eye double ya eff?”
(Abigail moves from Jeb’s side now, and an audible whimper can be heard from him as she does. She approaches the camera, her face taking up the whole screen.)
“Ah will be at the forefront, waging the war.”
(Static fills the screen as the feed cuts.)
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We open up on the lakeside near the shack of Abigail Spencer once more, just a short walk away from the lake is a cabin and in front of that is a fire pit. Next to the pit is a large wooden pole. The Spencer family, minus Buck, are gathered in front of it.
Abigail: We had a game plan, but we failed to execute it….
The three brothers slowly drop to their knees in front of Abigail as she begins to walk in front of them, almost like a drill sergeant, her hands behind her back as she does so.
Abigail: He is a forgiving Lord, but his forgiveness only goes so far. Ah guess it is fitting that your loss came at Sacrifice, as He demands one now…...our weakness must be stamped out. Our weak link must be fixed. Our family is only as strong as our weakest link, an’ ah won’t allow us to be weak!
Both Spencer and Ricky begin to stand now as Jeb lowers his head, tears begin to slowly fall from his face. He looks up at Abigail, almost begging her not to go through with this.
Abigail: You are the weakness of this family Jebidiah. An’ we need ta purge the weakness from you….
Without a word being ushered Ricky and Spencer each grab an arm of Jeb and bring him towards the pole in the center of the clearing. The grab the steel manacles dangling down and attach them to the arms of Jeb, so that he is facing the pole itself, and with one monstrous rip Spencer tears the shirt from Jeb’s back….the younger brother now begins to weep openly.
Jeb: Please…..please Abby….don’t do this….I-I-I’m sorry…..I’m so sorry….
With an unnerving grace Abigail moves to the post and places a hand on Jeb’s face, wiping a tear from it, and then places a finger on his lips, which just makes him sob more.
Abigail: Shush now dear Jeb…..punishment is due.
She bends down near the post, and picks up a large whip. The other two brothers back off, taking one slight glance at each other before backing off. Abigail takes a few steps away from Jeb, before twirling the whip in her hands.
Abigail: Only faith can take away your pain dear Jebidiah.
SWISH. SMACK!
Jeb falls into the post, clinging to it, gritting his teeth as the whip connects, scarring his back.
Abigail: Devotion to Him, will set you free mah brother.
SWISH. SMACK!
Another hit, and another groan from pain, as Jeb weeps openly as another gash opens up on his back.
Abigail: Your conviction will be your saving grace.
SWISH. SMACK!
This time Jeb’s legs give out on him and he drops to his knees as yet another scar opens up on his back. Ricky moves to go and help him up, but Spencer places a hand in front of him and stops him. Abigail cocks her head and moves forwards towards the younger brother. She lifts his chin up to look at him, in the eyes, and smiles at him, before kissing him on the forehead. She then lifts her arms up and unchains him from the pole, and Jeb collapses into the dirt. Now both of the brothers move forwards to pick him up. Abigail turns to them.
Abigail: Bring him to mah room….it’s time ta address the masses….
As the brothers lift their wounded younger sibling the camera pans up on the image as Abigail leads them towards the shack.
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(Once more the static cuts in and the screen is completely taken up by the flickering of a candle flame as it slowly backs up from the camera before we see it being held in the hands of Abigail herself. She places the candle on the floor, then sits down on a small wooden stool.)
“It’s nice to finally have some alone time….ah feel we haven’t really had a chance to get ta know each other. Mah name is Abigail, an ah took the chance ta really throw mahself into this gig given the chance that mah brother Bucky had sown the seeds of mah arrival months in advance by introducin’ y’all ta mah family, namely mah brothers, mah ma, and ma pa….but he conveniently left me out….”
(She grins a little, the flickering of the flames making her face look almost evil as she does.)
“Oh don’t worry, ah take no offence. Mah brothers an ah? We have ah….sordid kind of history. When ah was sent off to….’train’? They saw it as a blessin’ whereas ah saw it as punishment….it’s funny how it flipped around, isn’t it? Where ah found myself, where ah found mah saviour…..they have found themselves once again, under mah heel. Y’see, the Lord found me, he saw mah struggle….and he healed me. He spoke ta me, and set me on mah path, and now?”
“Now it is mah turn to return the favour and save eye double ya eff. Mah goal is to work one soul at a time, through the methods He taught me. Convert, follow, or be destroyed….but this week? Why this week….ah’ve been given the chance to face all the sinners of this wonderful tournament ah’ve been entered in all at once. Ah’ve been given a glorious opportunity to speak mah word and give everyone their chance, all at once. So ah speak to you all ladies, if y’all can call yourselves that word…..heed mah words, accept THE word….follow the path that He has set out. Pray for forgiveness for your sins, absolve yourself, and follow me….”
(Now the smirk is replaced on her face, once again illuminated by the candlelight)
“Or be crushed under the weight of His wrath, for ah carry it with every blow ah deliver. Ah walk softly, an ah carry a big stick. It means nothing ta me who you are, or where ya come from. What ya might have done in another life, or if ya are a former world champion. Ah’m here ta save you all….every last one of you. Be you a new face to this business like myself, or a former Diamonds Champion like the returning Alexis…..my goal, my path, has been laid out for me….and ah will follow it, no matter what happens to me along the way. His will is clear, my faith is concrete. Ah walk a path of true conviction….an’ nothing can stand in mah way, so ah deliver mah message one more time “Diamonds” ….”
(Abigail climbs to her feet once more, picking the candle up and moving back towards the camera.)
“....heed my words, heed His word…..or be destroyed.”
(With that she blows out the candle and the scene is plunged into darkness before the feed cuts.)
“The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.”
Well howdy there pardner.