Post by Shelly Diamond on Jun 17, 2017 1:26:10 GMT
{ It felt like it had been months since Zasshu stepped inside of an IWF ring, of course he'd worked live events here and there but he'd been absent from Monday Night Sacrifice for some time now. However his name had once again been added to the card and the sense of excitement was hard for him to control. Even now as he ran the ropes at a local wrestling school he could feel his hands shaking. }
Laura: Look at you go.
{ That voice, it brought him to a sudden stop in the center of the ring. He closed his eyes slowly hoping that he had imagined it but then she spoke again. }
Laura: Pretty impressive for someone who has barely been booked since walking away from me.
{ The contempt in her voice was clear and it sent shivers down his spine. He had hoped to never hear her voice again let alone lay eyes upon her but as he turned and opened his there she stood, hands on the hips of her black business skirt, a smug smile across her face. }
Laura: Smartest business decision you ever made.
Zasshu: I could say the same about you, how is Mr. Field anyway?
{ The smug smile quickly faded to anger. }
Laura: You don't get to where I am without making calculated risks.
Zasshu: Do they all backfire so gloriously?
{ Laura snickers as she walks up the steps onto the ring apron, the anger on her face melting away back to a smug little smirk again. }
Laura: You're not going to bait me into petty insults, that's not why I'm here.
Zasshu: Ah, excellent, then leave.
Laura: Oh I'm afraid I can't do that without giving you this.
{ Laura removes from her coat pocket a manilla envelope, she hands it over the top rope to Zasshu who just stares at her quizzically. }
Zasshu: And what exactly is that?
Laura: Cease and decist papers. You see, Akihiro, I own the name and likeness of "Zasshu" and while it wasn't an issue while you were off television I can't have an ex employee parading around on national television as a character I own. It's just bad for business.
{ The fires of rage rose high in the pit of Zasshu's stomach as he took the papers from her with a shakey hand. }
Laura: Now of course I'd be willing to sell "Zasshu" to you... for a nominal fee.
{ Zasshu's hands balled with fury around the enevlope slowly crushing and twisting it. }
Zasshu: Leave.
Laura: Come on now Akihiro, don't be like that.
{ Laura reaches out for Zasshu and for a moment he considers knocking her from the apron just like Cable Arcane had two months ago but decided better of it and just moved out of her reach. }
Zasshu: Leave.
{ Zasshu dropped the papers at her feet and backed up quickly across the ring, dropping down and rolling under the bottom rope. Laura watched him disappear into the back with a large smile on her face... }
"It has been far too long since I have addressed the IWF fans and competitors."
{ Our scene shifts from the she devil to the masked face of Zasshu, his eyes on the floor before him as he speaks. }
”Together with my friend and tag team partner, El Grande Malo, I have been walking a path of redemption, something I do not feel I personally deserve but something for which I long for. The things I did under the leadership of Laura Howlett disgust me and as I stand here before you I wonder how I could have allowed myself to do them.”
“I truly hope to one day beg the great Nighthawk for forgiveness.”
“However that day is not now. I have been blessed with the opportunity to step back inside an IWF ring on national television and face a man who is choosing to walk the same dark path I once walked.”
“Kole Kaos…”
{ He looks up now, a fire of determination lighting in his eyes. }
”I have heard of the one known as Kole Kaos before. While he is not renowned for the sadism of Spike Kane or the brutality of Angel Blake he is very well known for wishing he was both of those things. A man driven to live among the gods but seemingly unwilling to put in the years of hard work and dedication it takes to build such a reputation. Instead acting as a Hitman of Chaos and using these blind attacks to build his own brand.”
“I do not fear chaos.”
“Chaos by definition is a lack of order, order is what I was raised to live my life by. While your words are grandiose and seemingly full of import the lack of substance is palpable. The Lord of Chaos did not insert himself in the Imperial Championship feud between The Ace and Andrew, nor did he dispose of the Great Roberto Verona or his many challengers, no, Kole Kaos chose to make his mark against a man who was unable to fight back.”
“A cowards move.”
“Chaos disrupts the status quo, chaos turns the world upside down, chaos is without aim or point, chaos is unpredictable but Kole your return was as predictable and safe as it could possibly be. While I do not wish to disrespect Mr. Karn it is clear to all those at home that he is not on the same level of import as any number of IWF competitors.”
“Simply put, you called your shot.”
{ His words are cold, calculated and cut with precision. }
”I applaud the effort but Kole you will not be able to take the same liberties with me. I will be prepared for your special brand of predictable mayhem. I will approach you with the same cold calculations I have approached every match and I will dissect you like a lab rat in the center of the ring. Your chaos will be met with the strict discipline of a man born and raised in Japan. Order will overtake chaos as it always has before.”
“Chaos is a failed concept kept alive by fools living in the past.”
“Order is what has led us into a new age of enlightenment.”
“Order is the way of the future.”
“I am the future.”
“You are the past.”
“You will fear the future.”
{ Zasshu turns abruptly from the camera leaving us focused on an image of Kole Kaos burning in his own flames… }
Laura: Look at you go.
{ That voice, it brought him to a sudden stop in the center of the ring. He closed his eyes slowly hoping that he had imagined it but then she spoke again. }
Laura: Pretty impressive for someone who has barely been booked since walking away from me.
{ The contempt in her voice was clear and it sent shivers down his spine. He had hoped to never hear her voice again let alone lay eyes upon her but as he turned and opened his there she stood, hands on the hips of her black business skirt, a smug smile across her face. }
Laura: Smartest business decision you ever made.
Zasshu: I could say the same about you, how is Mr. Field anyway?
{ The smug smile quickly faded to anger. }
Laura: You don't get to where I am without making calculated risks.
Zasshu: Do they all backfire so gloriously?
{ Laura snickers as she walks up the steps onto the ring apron, the anger on her face melting away back to a smug little smirk again. }
Laura: You're not going to bait me into petty insults, that's not why I'm here.
Zasshu: Ah, excellent, then leave.
Laura: Oh I'm afraid I can't do that without giving you this.
{ Laura removes from her coat pocket a manilla envelope, she hands it over the top rope to Zasshu who just stares at her quizzically. }
Zasshu: And what exactly is that?
Laura: Cease and decist papers. You see, Akihiro, I own the name and likeness of "Zasshu" and while it wasn't an issue while you were off television I can't have an ex employee parading around on national television as a character I own. It's just bad for business.
{ The fires of rage rose high in the pit of Zasshu's stomach as he took the papers from her with a shakey hand. }
Laura: Now of course I'd be willing to sell "Zasshu" to you... for a nominal fee.
{ Zasshu's hands balled with fury around the enevlope slowly crushing and twisting it. }
Zasshu: Leave.
Laura: Come on now Akihiro, don't be like that.
{ Laura reaches out for Zasshu and for a moment he considers knocking her from the apron just like Cable Arcane had two months ago but decided better of it and just moved out of her reach. }
Zasshu: Leave.
{ Zasshu dropped the papers at her feet and backed up quickly across the ring, dropping down and rolling under the bottom rope. Laura watched him disappear into the back with a large smile on her face... }
"It has been far too long since I have addressed the IWF fans and competitors."
{ Our scene shifts from the she devil to the masked face of Zasshu, his eyes on the floor before him as he speaks. }
”Together with my friend and tag team partner, El Grande Malo, I have been walking a path of redemption, something I do not feel I personally deserve but something for which I long for. The things I did under the leadership of Laura Howlett disgust me and as I stand here before you I wonder how I could have allowed myself to do them.”
“I truly hope to one day beg the great Nighthawk for forgiveness.”
“However that day is not now. I have been blessed with the opportunity to step back inside an IWF ring on national television and face a man who is choosing to walk the same dark path I once walked.”
“Kole Kaos…”
{ He looks up now, a fire of determination lighting in his eyes. }
”I have heard of the one known as Kole Kaos before. While he is not renowned for the sadism of Spike Kane or the brutality of Angel Blake he is very well known for wishing he was both of those things. A man driven to live among the gods but seemingly unwilling to put in the years of hard work and dedication it takes to build such a reputation. Instead acting as a Hitman of Chaos and using these blind attacks to build his own brand.”
“I do not fear chaos.”
“Chaos by definition is a lack of order, order is what I was raised to live my life by. While your words are grandiose and seemingly full of import the lack of substance is palpable. The Lord of Chaos did not insert himself in the Imperial Championship feud between The Ace and Andrew, nor did he dispose of the Great Roberto Verona or his many challengers, no, Kole Kaos chose to make his mark against a man who was unable to fight back.”
“A cowards move.”
“Chaos disrupts the status quo, chaos turns the world upside down, chaos is without aim or point, chaos is unpredictable but Kole your return was as predictable and safe as it could possibly be. While I do not wish to disrespect Mr. Karn it is clear to all those at home that he is not on the same level of import as any number of IWF competitors.”
“Simply put, you called your shot.”
{ His words are cold, calculated and cut with precision. }
”I applaud the effort but Kole you will not be able to take the same liberties with me. I will be prepared for your special brand of predictable mayhem. I will approach you with the same cold calculations I have approached every match and I will dissect you like a lab rat in the center of the ring. Your chaos will be met with the strict discipline of a man born and raised in Japan. Order will overtake chaos as it always has before.”
“Chaos is a failed concept kept alive by fools living in the past.”
“Order is what has led us into a new age of enlightenment.”
“Order is the way of the future.”
“I am the future.”
“You are the past.”
“You will fear the future.”
{ Zasshu turns abruptly from the camera leaving us focused on an image of Kole Kaos burning in his own flames… }
Well howdy there pardner.