“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”- Genghis Khan
A red blinking light with a cage around it is the only thing we see when the scene slowly fades into play. Not much around to see because of the darkness or to hear for that matter. All of a sudden from the distance we can hear a faint laugh, followed by this scratching sound. Then we can see a silhouette of head that is right beside this flashing red light. Then out of nowhere we see a small flame right in front the the head, its none other than Phantom. The small flame is coming from a match that he is holding. The glare is almost blinding from the flame that is reflecting off his mask. He then takes the match and lights a candlestick that is right beside him, that appears to be setting on a desk of some sort. He picks the candlestick up towards his face..
||Phantom|| This is the week that I, Phantom will reek havoc on Union Battleground. This is the time that I will make myself known through this industry. I have many intentions of going straight to the top and no one will stand in my path to success.
The flame begins fluttering as he turns and looks off through the distance.
||Phantom|| I told every single one of you that when the time comes, I will be the high and mighty force that everyone will have to answer too. I know everyone is thinking that I am just a new face around try to scare people. Im just trying to get inside of everyones head and play these games. Well I can let you all know a little something about me. I don’t play games and I will never try to scare anyone. My presence alone is enough to speak for me.
He turns back and lowers the candle just a little bit from his face so that that the glare isnt as blinding.
||Phantom|| So this very first match I am in, I have to get inside the ring with a clown...
We cant see his facial expression, but I bet its not good.
||Phantom|| Like I have previously stated. I dont give a damn who is in my path. Clown, a woman, it could be a little kid for all I care. No one is going to stand in my path. Not now, not EVER! I came into this place to rise higher than the clouds and I dont see a mountain anywhere near my path. See Clown boy... I know that you are dying to come and shut me up. This could be your chance, but I highly doubt that you or anyone else in this company is going to be able to do that. I know we are similar in many ways.
Phantom starts pacing around with his hands clasped together.
||Phantom|| We both will do anything to be the successor in a battle. We want to do nothing but inflict as much punishment as we can on our opponents. We both want to see the blood gurgling from the mouths of our fallen victims and hear the screams of the ones that have tried to take us down. But the only thing is, one of use can only be the victor in this match up. I really dont think you have what it takes to take me out Karnivall. You may think you can and you will but I know the truth. There is nothing you can do to me that I havent already had done and yet.. Im still here standing. Nothing can take me out and nothing will stop me from doing what I do best...
He stops in mid-sentence.
||Phantom|| And that is beating the life out of you! See Karnivall you havent seen nothing yet until you stepped inside the ring with me. I am going to show you the true meaning of a monster. You may think you have these people fooled into thinking you are some kind of villain that is going to take over this place and make it his personal play ground. Or better yet, turn it into his little circus. You see Karnivall, im not the type to stand by and watch you or anyone try to become a king. I am the type to dethrone the king, take his spot and become the monster that I have claimed to be.
Phantom takes off pacing once again in front of the red light that is still flashing on and off.
||Phantom|| Once that bell rings Karnivall. There will not be anymore clown games, no more circus tricks, no more being the funny man. The time for you to step up and be a man is right upon you and you dont even know it. I am going to show you and everyone else just what it takes to rise straight towards the top. I will become one of the newest but deadliest men that has stepped into a wrestling ring. Now I know that you may have the upper hand when it comes to wrestling. As this is my first match in my life. But this isnt the first time for me giving pain to someone that is desperately needed. You see I find it remotely funny that both of us is hiding our faces.
We see Phantoms shoulders start moving as he was laughing of some sort.
||Phantom|| But see as you can see mine is covered with a piece of metal as yours is painted up with tons of make-up. Now as I just stated, you have no idea about stepping up and being a man because we can plainly see that you still like to play dress up and wear womens make-up. Now to me, that if thats what you like then be you, but dont think for a second that im going to be intimidated or anyone else would be for that matter. You can dress up however which way you want to and say anything you damn well please. But none of that is going to matter once you step inside that ring with me. No one will be able to see any make up as blood will be gushing from your head and blinding you as it smears across your eyes.
We hear a small sadistic laugh come from Phantom.
||Phantom|| See that is going to be the best feeling in the world to me. Feeling your bones crack as I knock your ass down to the mat. Feeling your blood gush all over my hands as I repeatedly bust your face over and over Karnivall. I will prove to you and everyone else that everything I have said is not a lie, but bluntly the truth. Im not the one to blow smoke up ones ass Karnivall. I am the man that stomps that fire out of anyone that believes they can walk up to me and challenge me like they deserve a shot. Everyone so far is after some gold in this business and while I come in and just preach the truth of whats about to happen, no one will expect me to rise up so quickly and take one of those prize possessions. But you Karnivall, you will be my first victim. You will be where my journey begins. You will be the very first person that will feel my wrath. After this match with you, everyone will finally see what I really meant. Im here to become the greatest superstar that has ever walked into those doors. I came here to show everyone exactly who I am and what im made of. I came here to cause pure hell Karnivall! Once everyone see’s what kind of condition I leave you in, they will all know that I am for real and nothing you or anyone can do is going to change that.
Phantom stops pacing back and forth and places the candle on a small desk beside him.
||Phantom|| I will be the man that is standing over your motionless body inside that ring. I will be the myth that everyone has always heard of. I will be the monster that everyone is scared of. I am the man, the myth, the monster! I am Phantom!
With that, Phantom reaches over and takes two of his fingers and grabs the wick of the candle and puts out the flame. All we can see now is a black shadow that goes in and out as the red strobing light that is hanging above on the wall is still flashing as the scene slowly begins to fade to darkness...
Thick chains jingle as the scene fades in on a darkened room. The only light illuminating in the area comes from a few lit candles laying on a small wooden table. The chains are heard again before two bare, but tattoo covered feet sway into frame. The camera pans up to see a body hanging from the ceiling on thick chains. The candles illuminate his face and we see Karnivall swaying back and forth, suspended by meat hooks through his back attached to thick chains, as he begins to speak softly.
Karnivall: A new beginning in the life of a Carny. Traveling the roads I’ve seen and done it all. But now I come to Union Battleground for the one thing I have yet to have in this life. Stability. I have yet to find a spot to settle my feet. And I plan to set up my tent and put my oversized clown shoes up!
Karnivall swings in a circle, almost perfect in his movements. His voice is quiet and mellow and he doesn’t even look into the camera. We see he is shirtless with only a pair of pale blue sweatpants covering his legs.
Karnivall: Round one was a slip up. Round two won’t be the same. Phantom, the big, tough masked mayhem. He stands at seven feet and weighs over three hundred pounds. With his size comes strength and power. He could easily lift me over his head and toss me into that rowdy crowdy! He could sit on me like a ton of bricks and wait till my legs stop kicking. Or he could just run through me like a big ol’ Mack truck!
Karnivall bends his arm and motions up and down as if he was honking the horn on a semi. He lets out a playful honk before continuing.
Karnivall: But you know the thing about size? Just like Frankenstein’s Monster, Phantom is slow. Sure he might be the size of a great oak, but he’s also got the speed of the same tree. So while he stumbles around attempting to lay me out in his debut with his brute force, I will be running the ropes and playing peek a boo with the Eiffel Tower!
He places his hands over his face and then uncovers them over and over, yelling “peek a boo” each time he uncovers. We see blood dripping down the back and off of the feet of Karnivall. Clearly it comes from the massive meathooks attached to his back. This doesn’t bother him however as he continues to speak.
Karnivall: Come Lights Out, I wanna’ see the big bad Phantom attempt to catch me. I’ve got some redemption to deal with this week and I’m not going to let some oversized Slipknot reject use me as a stepping stone on his way to the top. I’ve lived as an underdog and as a reject coming from the Carny world. People take a look at me and think I’m some sort of unemployed freak with a self harm fetish. I’m about to prove that this unemployed underdog is about to set Union Battleground... ON FIRE!
Karnivall takes a huge swing before kicking over the wooden table. The candles fall and ignite the table. The floor catches fire too as we see the mask of Phantom in flames with a bit of clown paint drawn overtop. Karnivall sways back and forth over the flames as we get a overhead shot. He laughs continuously as the camera fades out on the burning clown paint covered mask of Phantom with a FREAK swinging in the middle.
