"Calming The Storm..." [Act VI, Scene I]

Scene I of I – “Calming The Storm…”

We open to the close up of a window being battered by heavy rain pounding down on the outside of it, with the sound of each heavy rain drop hitting the window pane rattling through the shelter the camera finds itself in, escaping the harsh conditions outside. Thunder cracks, echoing through the heavens, followed by lightning ripping through the sky and as soon as the lightning fades we begin to pan back into the darkness that lay behind the window as the storm rages on outside. Nothing is to be heard, except the rain, until the ever so familiar voice of Union Battleground superstar Nemesis begins to emerge through the darkness.

“There are those who can’t sleep at night, out of fear of a storm or the consequences of the chaos a heavy storm can bring while they lie there helpless…while I lose not a wink, knowing every storm eventually subsides…then there are those who have a phobia of thunder and lightning, astraphobia, while I leave that for the animals you have domesticated on your planet…long story short; fearing a storm is not only beneath me, but something an animal does…not a deity”, Nemesis’ voices echoes through the presumably empty room he’s in as he speaks with utter certainty and confidence which is conveyed even in complete darkness

“I find it honorable that you Trixie, have decided to put aside your differences with Anton Chase, especially after all he’s done, you know; running your first protégé out of town in that worthless sack of flesh Jason Bourne, to taking your hideous Championship and then having the audacity to throw it back towards you after he defeated you, as if saying your title, like you, just isn’t good enough for him to concern himself with anymore….how does that make you feel? To now align yourself with someone who views something you hold in such high regard as worthless?”, Nemesis asks as thunder crashes outside rumbling throughout followed by a quick burst of lightning showing Nemesis too quickly for us to make out his attire or what’s around him but showing us that he is sitting down with his legs crossed on the ground

“And now Trixie, you’ve managed to drag another young soul into your business, Tornado Desencadenado, yet this time, it’s not ‘Wrestling’s False God’ Anton Chase that you have to deal with, oh no, through your inclusion in my affairs and the interference you two used to pull one over on Mila, I have decided to punish you…to not only calm the storm but vanquish it into nothing more than a mere drizzle overpassing and fading off into the Atlantic…it is time that you two, like Anton Chase, feel what it’s like to go toe to toe with ‘The Harbinger of Revelations’…I consider you two no more than warm up’s for Guerilla Warfare…like your partner for this week Anton Chase was at the previous L!GHTS OUT…”, Again lightning quickly lights up Nemesis for a split second following the loud crash of thunder as if perfectly timed

“Speaking of ‘Wrestling’s False God’, Anton Chase, do you quiver at night knowing that a second day of reckoning awaits you this Friday? I bet you have counted your blessings that you even received a few more weeks to breathe after what I did to you…but your hopes…your aspirations beyond L!GHTS OUT Eleven are worthless…irrelevant, because along with the acolytes of Salvation; my black rose Mila and ‘The Enigmatic One’ Kreature, we will finish what I started and tell me Anton, how is Chris Woods’ neck doing these days? I’m sure the sight of Sinister haunts his every move like the sight of my eyes haunt you every time you look in a mirror”, Nemesis’ evil laugh echoes through the darkness before he continues on

“Going up against the three of you, to which I ALONE am superior to, does not bother me or give me a worry in the slightest but what has irked me is that two inadequate mortals like yourselves Trixie and Tornado, tried to get over at the expense of vital believers in my cause and that is unforgivable while Anton continues to throw sacrilegious words towards my name…what has transpired is the root cause leading to the dire consequence you weak mortals will have to face, delivered by the hands of the almighty ‘Alpha & Omega’ Nemesis and Salvation…there will be no one to run in and save you this time…that goes for ALL three of you…”, Nemesis says as we hear that the rain outside sounds as if it has abated

At the same exact time, the camera’s audio picks up the flicker of energy as suddenly a small light, which hangs on it’s lonesome, with no pull chain switch visible, comes onto an ultra dim setting, only showing Nemesis from his head down to his shoulders with his signature markings of darkness encompassing the area we see. By the sounds of it, the rain has in fact come to a complete stop with no thunder to be heard or sight of lightning coming in through the windows of the housed shelter we are in, which still remains a mystery as only an abyss of darkness is visible behind Nemesis.

“Do you hear that?...Listen closely…”, Nemesis says as he sarcastically raises his hand to his ear but due to the poor lighting the bulb is emitting we can only make out his finger tips touching his ear

“Eventually…every storm passes…and no matter what is to be weathered and what is to be conquered...”, As Nemesis cuts himself off the light begins to brighten slightly

Nemesis rises to his feet slowly and then from the darkness behind him emerges Camila Martinez, Kreature and Sinister. Mila comes up and rests directly on Nemesis’ shoulder, in awe of his presence, while Kreature and Sinister flank the two of them to the right and left respectively. Nemesis continues on with confidence pouring from the group standing before us with the lighting somehow, someway only revealing their presence and not exactly where they are still as darkness perfectly encompasses the space behind Salvation.

“We will stand strong…we will overcome…Salvation will prevail…so let it be written, so let it be done…”, Nemesis finishes as we hear foot steps now emerge from behind the group

Out of the blackness comes the priest we saw Nemesis interact with in his last promotional scene yet, he looks far darker and different; instead of a black clerical suit with the white clerical collar, his suit and shoes are all red, along with a black dress shirt and a red clerical collar, he is also leaning on quite the exquisite black cane which has beautiful solid gold working on the handle and a devious grin all over his face to match. He takes position in front of the massive entity that is Sinister, on the opposite shoulder of Nemesis that Camila isn’t occupying, as Nemesis carries on again not phased by the priest’s arrival.

“With what has been created here, we have already begun to seek out growth, expansion if you will…and after showing this Priest of His church the real path of righteousness by unveiling not only the keys to unlocking heights as a human being that some small-minded mortal may deem ‘unimaginable’ or ‘unattainable’, but by also showing him the truth, as simple and cliché as that may sound…what He doesn’t want you to fully know or have the chance to comprehend…now, with this growth we are beginning to seek closely approaching, he is no longer a Priest of the church but instead, has become a Preacher of our message…the TRUE message…as we go city to city and country to country, not only will our message be spread throughout what we accomplish in the ring, but through Preacher, our message will spread into the community…the Final Salvation has only just begun…”, Nemesis lets off another laugh, this time far more evil, deep and bellowing like a psychotic madman about to unleash a devious plot with such certainty

The camera pans slightly to the man now referred to as Preacher while he tightens the grip on his cane.

“Beautiful Storm…Anton Chase…YOU ALL have committed the deadliest sin of them all; denial and blasphemy towards our cause…the debt of your actions is to be paid with your souls…and Salvation…is coming to collect”, Preacher says as his grin widens even further from ear to ear like the Grinch who just stole Christmas

As the camera begins to slowly start to pan back, Nemesis blows towards the light bulb and all of a sudden the light bursts sending us into darkness as we fade out to a commercial promoting Union battleground’s upcoming and highly anticipated Pay-Per-View “Guerilla Warfare” on the Battleground Network.