WWI Onslaught 3

8/19/2019 WWI Onslaught 3

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Onslaught #3WWI heads to Seville, Spain where the Great Escape Championship will be defended in the main

event Can !o"er hold onto his title or will $ %acchus wiggle out of the cage first to ta"e the belt from

him&

'pdate on Europe(nderson sits at his office in the arena in Seville, Spain )e opens up his laptop and logs into the

Warhammer Communications program ( few clic"s later and he is loo"ing at irios Spatharsis

(nderson* +What is going on with this Elder God& )as $r Shult finished outfitting a new aircraft

carrier& )as an-thing else wor"ed out&+

Spatharsis* +$r Shult and his crew need at least another wee" to get finished %- the time .enance

rolls around& )e should be read- to go with the WCS /ermillion S"ull In the meantime& We have

pulled bac" troops to cut down losses across the board and have been hitting him with missiles 0ationshave been firing their stoc" of non1nuclear arsenal that will reach the target in the hopes of causing

damage or slowing it down It is in German- now I don2t "now that -ou will be able to tour here I also

have word that ather 0athan of -our compan- went in with a contingent from the /atican 4here2s been no word from them since+

(nderson sha"es his head )is %ritish champion on the 5I( list )e did as" the man to go stop the

Elder God, but he had 6ust hoped that he would succeed )e 6ust sighs


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(nderson* +I guess I should have e7pected that I was hoping that he would have been the man for the

6ob and come bac" alive, but -ou can2t win them all )as an-thing even "noc"ed it down& Chipped it&+

irios sighs, sha"ing his head

Spatharsis* +0ot even a scratch We have a solid target to shoot at, but we might as well be throwing

spitballs at it I mean the onl- thing that can reall- damage %lac" )ole $iamond is another %lac" )ole$iamond+

(nderson frowns

(nderson* +What about a %lac" )ole $iamond tipped iron round fired with an electromagnetic rail1

gun&+

Spatharsis* +We have ever-thing but the %lac" )ole $iamond+

(nderson* +Send someone here right awa- I 6ust happen to have one from when I had finished off thecrippled (pe7 (8uadome It2s small, but it should do some damage enough to distract it+

irios beams with e7citement

Spatharsis* +I will be right there in person to pic" it up9 We2ll put a hole right through it2s heart and see

how it li"es that9+

(nderson* +Good )ow far are -ou awa-&+

Spatharsis* +rance b- the 0orth Sea I should be there before -our show is over )ave it read- for me+

(nderson* +Will do Safe 6ourne-9+

(nderson hits a button and ends the communication )e pulls the %lac" $iamond out of a drawer

(nderson* +It was nice to have -ou while -ou were here, but -ou have to go for a greater cause+

Opening4he lights in the arena begin to flic"er and go out and the ground can be felt 8uivering underneath

ever-one Is is the unimaginabl- heav- foot steps of the Great Old One so far awa- causing the ground

to sha"e& Or something else& 4he crowd doesn2t seem concerned about it, being used to the vibrationsof the ground

4he !umbo4ron lights up and +or the uture+ b- %ruton 5usic begins (s it pla-s, spotlights flash

through the crowd to show off the e7cited Spanish crowd (s the song comes to a close, the !umbo4ronfades, the arena lights come on, and we go to the commentar- table


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Empson* +)ello, I2m ladies and gentlemen9 I2m 5atthew Empson and beside me is1+

$ion* +4he wonderfull- happ- and perfectl- safe0eil $ion9+

Empson* +)app- and safe&+

$ion* +:up9 $id -ou not hear the recent staff meeting& Of course -ou did, being there and all 4heElder God was last sighted near Cologne, German- 4hat2s where the ne7t .enance is being held I

won2t be there and ;ose !ohnston and !ane Coughlin will have to be there9+

Empson* +4hen -ou were not properl- pa-ing attention !ane Coughlin has a stomach flu and -ou listed

militar- e7perience on -our resume& :ou get to go in her place9+

0eil $ion falls out of his chair

$ion* +5e& Wh- me& Oh no9 I can2t go there9 (n Elder God doesn2t care about m-um e7perience+

Empson* +:ou could alwa-s tell (nderson that -ou don2t reall- have militar- e7perience :ou2d get

fired, but -ou2d be alive+

$ion* +I uhh seen people get fired here, 5atthew It2s unpleasant I thin" I would rather get crushed

4han"s+

Empson* +Good to hear that, because I was l-ing to -ou+

$ion* +:ou son of a bitch9 I2ll get -ou for1+

+4he Imperial 5arch+ b- 5etallica begins as (llen (nderson wal"s out onto the stage, leaning on his

wooden cane with a red rub- phoeni7 inside of a cr-stal globe

(nderson* +I 6ust wanted to ma"e a 8uic" announcement Our ne7t show is .enance at Cologne,

German- 4his show is being held in a ruined part of German- with the Elder God within fift- miles of

the place I won2t sell tic"ets to this show1+

4he crowd brea"s out into a fresh round of boos for the hated ederation owner )e waits silentl- until

the noise dies down

(nderson* +)owever or an-one who reall- wants to go and ris" life and limb to watch the show live

under hardship conditions& I will give free tic"ets, help with transport to the show, and bac" to safe

haven I ma"e no promises that an-one will ma"e it bac" alive, but it is all free9+

4here is silence for a moment then the crowd comes alive with cheers (llen (nderson ta"es the time

then to head to the bac"

$ion* +ree or not, I ain2t going to Cologne9+

Empson* +Well, I don2t thin" I will be going either Still& If the- can2t stop the Elder God at Cologne

and the compan- survives& We will be going to %erlin, German- Which wa- do -ou thin" the Elder

God will go ne7t&+


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$ion* +4owards Ital-, Switerland, or rance&+

Empson* +WellStephen 4heobald is getting an7ious to start the show So let2s get down to the ring forthe opening match9+

;ish vs %rice

+5oonage $a-dream+ b- $avid %owie begins to pla- as %rice St /ient comes down to the ring

4)EO%(O0* 4hat2s a nice wa- of sa-ing that .late Gilb- beat him so badl- that the referee stopped the boutso that St /ient wouldn2t bleed to death in the middle of the ring

E5.SO0* air enough It was an unfortunate luc" of the draw that St /ient had to face off against

.late in his opening encounter Gilb- is a monster %ut %rice St /ient is a talent -oung competitorwith a terrific pedrigree and the training to boot )is father was a European champion, and his -oungest

son is loo"ing to follow in the old man2s footsteps St /ient reall- needs a strong +W+ tonight to

bounce bac" from his heartbrea"ing debut It was especiall- rough for a man who went undefeated for

five -ears between the ages of ?@ and =3

$I>O0* $o -ou thin" /ient2s even at full fighting strength after the ass1whooping Gilb- handed him

last wee"&

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that ring

E5.SO0* %e that as it ma-, $utt now has one loss against him 1 and we "now (llen (nderson does

not have much patience for wea" losses If $utt2s not careful, he ma- soon find himself loo"ing for a 6ob

$I>O0* (nd b- loo"ing for a 6ob, -ou mean being slowl- devoured b- some "ind of hideous monsterfrom the depths of the ocean&

E5.SO0* 4hat, too

B$I0G, $I0G, $I0GB

4he bell rings and St /ient e7plodes on $utt, battering him with hard chops and blows to the head,

driving him into the corner9 St /ient follows up with a nast- running bac" elbow, and $utt2s nec" snaps

bac" hard inall- St /ient drags him out to the center of the ring, and nearl- ta"es off $utt2s head with

a short1arm clothesline9

E5.SO0* What aggression9 %rice St /ient is a house of fire9 )e2s 6ust not letting $utt get an- sort of

breather at all

$I>O0* 0ow might be a good idea for the referee to remind St /ient of the dangers of concussions

)e2s going to shorten $utt2s career9

St /ient goes for a cover one two $utt "ic"s out9 %ac" on their feet, St /ient hits a vicious bac"

"ic" to double $utt over in pain St /ient off the ropes, $utt throws a desperate lariat but St /ient

duc"s and slips in behind %ell- to %ac" Suple79 $utt lands hard on the bac" of his head9

E5.SO0* 5- god9 $utt 6ust folded up on his nec" li"e an accordian9

$I>O0* I2m telling -ou, we should reall- push for better concussion awareness in this sport

Instead of going for the cover, St /ient drags $utt to his feet one more time ront faceloc" into a bigvertical suple7 holds him holds him and drops him into the $$4999

E5.SO0* IC(;'S9 IC(;'S9 4his one2s over9

St /ient covers, hoo"ing the leg ;eferee counts one two three999 B$I0G, $I0G, $I0GB

E5.SO0* (nd St /ient is vindicated with an impressive victor- over ;ish $utt9 0ow that2s he2s got atic" in the win column, let2s see if this -oung man can build some momentum and reall- show us what

he can do9

$I>O0* I thin" ma-be someone should order an Im.(C4 test on $utt

E5.SO0* 5eh, don2t bother (nderson2s probabl- 6ust going to feed him to a troll ne7t wee"


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4he 4rial %eginsIn a courthouse in .aris, rance

5s 5c!ames sits at the defense table with her defense attorne- She loo"s nervousl- about as a

number of people from C


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chewed out

4he .rosecutor clears his throat to draw e-es on him and grins

.rosecutor* +(s I was sa-ing before being rudel- interrupted b- the guilt- part- here 5s 5c!ames

loo"s to her attorne- to call for an ob6ection to labeling her guilt- before the trial even reall- begins,

but he sa-s nothingD and prove that she is guilt- of willingl- help $r Claw gather the materials needed b- $r Shult to create the Ghost


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!udge* +0o -ou can2t go free9 0o bail9 :ou will be provided the resources to find an attorne- from

prison9 (lso, I warned -ou before about outbursts from -ou9 eep it up, 5iss, and I2ll disembowel -ou

m-self9+

5s 5c!ames goes pale and sits down 8uic"l- She loo"s around rather frightened of the crowd around

her that leers at her with death in their e-es She wipes awa- a few tears and swallows hard

5s 5c!ames* +:es, sir+

!udge* +Good %ailiff& 4a"e her awa-9+

/alora vs .late

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+.ra-er+ b- $isturbed begins to pla- /alora wal"s out from the bac" and pauses in the entr-wa-,

pointing at the ring and dragging her thumb across her throat as she bas"s in the reception the crowd

gives her, before ma"ing her wa- down the rampwa-, getting into the ring and displa-ing the 5e7ican

or ;ebel flag she carries with her to the crowd, smir"ing as she prepares for the coming match

E5.SO0* /alora seems unfaed and completel- unintimidated b- the monster "nown as .late Gilb-

$I>O0* She2s fought worse

E5.SO0* She gives up nearl- =FF pounds against .late, and if an-one can match her in heartless brutalit-, it2s the monster -ou see before -ou right now9

$I>O0* Oh, I mean +worse+ as in lous- competition, li"e 5oll- or /ince the %oss She2s never foughtan-one li"e .late )e2s going to "ill her

/alora is climbing into the ring as .late grabs her b- the hair and drags her over the top rope, flinging

her to the mat9 /ale is at ringside, -elling at him to not get himself dis8ualified /alora screams at thereferee to ring the bell

B$I0G, $I0G, $I0GB

E5.SO0* We are underwa- here and /alora starts off at a disadvantage as .late starts the match

showing absolutel- no regard for his opponent

/alora tries to go low to ta"e out the legs of the big man, but .late shoc"s here with a vicious "nee to

the face /alora hits the mat hard, stunned .late deadlifts her off the canvas and flings her halfwa-

across the ring with a hiptoss9 /alora hops bac" up and leaps at .late2s throat, but the big man drills herwith a stiff headbutt to the face9

$I>O0* What2s the matter, /alora& at gringo has bigger ca6ones than -ou&

E5.SO0* /alora needs to regroup and re1strategie, or this one2s going to be over 8uic"9

.late pressed a single foot on /alora2s chest, pinning her to the mat It2s unclear whether he2s tr-ing for

a pinfall for to crush her rib cage9 ;eferee counts one two /alora s8uirms out9 /alora tries to

escape but .late 8uic"l- grabs her b- the hair and pulls her bac" once again deadlifting her off themat and wrapping both his massive arms around her nec", lifting her into the air9

E5.SO0* S


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Wal"er* +:ou alread- "now $on2t -ou&+

(nderson grins

(nderson* +:es, I do "now :ou2ve become 8uite the power house of magical power+

Wal"er* +I loo" after m- own interests+

(nderson* +What do -ou intend to do with the stones&+

Wal"er* +)ow I use them shall be at m- discretion 4here2s no real reason to worr- I ma- not be as

powerful as m- ancestors, but I can hold off the hoards of %oundless 5allorea+

(nderson blin"s for a moment, clearl- not 8uite grasping the reference, but nods an-wa- as if he did

(nderson* +Well that sounds fine enough (nd -ou won2t be abusing this power once m- compan-

surpasses -our2s in the ratings& I would hate to have to deal with -ou at the same time as the destructionin Europedrin"&+

(nderson sets two glasses of ice on the table and pours from a private label of !ac" $aniels It also bears the s-mbol of the Warhammer Corporation in addition to the !ac" $aniels label

(nderson* +4his is especiall- made for the compan- I wor" for It2s reall- e7cellent+


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(nderson* +Candice& I am indeed watching her and am considering putting a collar on her I heard her

nec" was bro"en not long ago in $enmar", but she wal"ed out of the arena 6ust fine that night She will

have her uses in and out of the ring 4hat I can assure -ou, but -ou alread- "new this Wellunless -ouhave an-thing else to add I2m going to go bac" to watching the show Our ne7t one will "noc" the

soc"s out of ever-one :ou2ll see Wellthat or it2ll be our last and -ou2ll have to tr- to use -our powers

to save what2s left of Europe once the WWI is e7tinct+

Wal"er shoo" his head

Wal"er* +( collar, eh& :ou can tr- (s for WWI, I wish -ou the best of luc"even if -ou are the

competition It2s no fun being the best if -ou don2t have competition that ma"es -ou strive to continue

being the best, wouldn2t -ou sa-& En6o- -our show, 5r (nderson Oh, here2s a giftsave it for a rain-da- :ou2ll "now who to do if and when -ou need it+

4he tall blac" man "nown to few as


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irios shrugs

Spatharsis* +I don2t "now I "now that ever-thing else has failed Well e7cept for $r Shult2s weapon

which never got to be tested before being destro-ed If it does& 4here are still the creatures that haverisen from the depths once the Elder God was transformed into something of a golem (nd cultists

dedicated to the Elder Gods It boggles the mind I thin" the area destro-ed might still be inhabitable

for -ears (ll because of a single man and his dreams of power+

(nderson nods, his e-es on the %lac" )ole $iamond

(nderson* +Is it dissimilar from five people who gathered to ma"e the world peaceful through the

stripping awa- of all freedoms& What did the- call it bac" then& 4he Sinister .eace :our ancestor

6oined later on didn2t he& I forget who he murdered to ta"e his seat in the Circle of ire+

irios slams the %lac" )ole $iamond down on (nderson2s des", splitting the wood of the top

lengthwise in his sudden fur-

Spatharsis* +$on2t -ou dare compare the ver- foundations of this compan- to that sic" madman9 $r

Claw would have destro-ed the world in childish spite if he didn2t get his wa-9 4he old Circle of ire

6ust wanted peace in the world and "new that the best wa- to do it was to con8uer it 4he- would havenever destro-ed it+

(nderson nods, his grin slowl- changing to a grim e7pression

(nderson* +So how man- times over can the Seven Shadows destro- the world& )ave -ou as"ed

-ourself what all that the- do in 4wilight&+

irios glares at (nderson for a long time, but he eventuall- drops his gae

Spatharsis* +I need to get the transport We need to get this to the rail1gun as 8uic"l- as possible It2sstationed near the rench1German border+

%efore (nderson can sa- an-thing else& irios Spatharsis leaves the room

(nderson sighs )e "nows that he should not have baited irios into anger, since he could help weigh

in on whether or not WWI is penalied for shooting down the Scottish rioters in Glasgow Stillhemanaged a win, and an- win against a $irector of his status is a good one Even if there could be

dangerous fallout

)e goes bac" to his wor" when an email pops up to show .late Gilb- going ballistic and wanting to geta message to him )e watches the video again with a grin

(nderson* +.late Gilb-& I don2t "now what place -ou are tal"ing about, but I can gather what women Ihave here and alive to do battle with -ou I don2t thin" -ou will li"e the results ver- much though I can

also do a title shot Wh- not& I thin" either Sall- or !essica would be a fine challenge for -ou+


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Special Commercial %rea" for

Wrestling $ivided*

War of the ederations4he !umbo4ron lights up to reveal a happ- man in a tu7edo with slic"ed bac" dar" brown hair

+)ave -ou ever wanted to pla- as a wrestler, have different ederations fighting to give -ou a contract,

fight -our wa- up the ran"s for a championship, feud with a hated enem-, or 6oin with friends to form astable&+

4he !umbo4ron scene changes to see a gu- with long blonde hair and blue trun"s bod- slam another

gu- with short dar" hair and 6eans before going for the pin

+)ave -ou wanted to run a ederation, recruit -our wrestlers, boo" the tours, and ra"e in the power and

glor- involved with being a leader in the pro wrestling industr-&+

4he scene changes to a man with short dar" hair in a business suit sitting at a des" and ra"ing in stac"s

of cash across the table

+0ow -ou can9 Coming soon to all platforms is the latest and greatest of wrestling mmorpgs with a

health- dose of action that -ou will ever see9 $efeat the World champion, poach enough talent from a

rival ederation that the- have to close their doors, rub elbows with famous celebrities and politicians9:ou can do it all in*+

+Wrestling $ivided* War of the ederations+9

4he !umbo4ron screen changes to a promo pic of the game, though it loo"s suspiciousl- similar to the

ed Wars logo with different words in the same font

+.la- a part in famous wrestling ederations from around the world nGw, C


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changes again into the villainous c-bernetic $r Claw )e waves his oversied steel claw hand to the

viewing audience

$r Claw* +'nloc" amaing secrets throughout the game 'nloc" them all& Win the greatest and mostm-sterious prie of them all9 .reorder toda-9+

4he !umbo4ron goes blan" and we go bac" to the commentar- table

Empson* +(m I the onl- one disturbed at the idea of allowing the mind of an insane criminal

mastermind loose inside of a computer video game comple7& It 6ust sounds li"e trouble I2ve watchedthe 4erminator9 I "now9+

$ion* +:ou over react, 5atthew 4he- have enough firewalls put into place that 5ills could neverescape into the main s-stem and infect other computers to spread his influence out li"e a plague and

bring down the entire world b- turning ever- computer ran militar- weapon against humanit- and

launch the nu"es to wipe us out and build robots to hunt down those who survived 0o wa- I mean, it2s

not li"e this is a movie or some "ind of fictional creative writing piece ;ight&+

Empson* +'m0eil&+

$ion* +What&+

Empson* +0othing 0othing at all+

5a"ing the $ropOutside of a small Spanish coffee shop, Eliabeth $evereau7 and /alora Salinas are sitting at a small

table and are sitting at some tea well o" /alora had dumped her tea out and refilled the cup with a flas"of te8uilaD

4hough it is night out, /alora has a pair of dar" shades on and a high collar with her hair down around

her face Eliabeth prods her a little with a grin

$evereau7* +Oh come on now 4he bruises don2t loo" that bad It could have been worse+

/alora sha"es her head and growls

Salinas* +I have never had an-one get awa- with what he did 4here was something wrong9 I don2t lose

li"e some two bit (dam Smo"e9 0E/E;9+

/alora slams her fist on the table, causing all of the cups to bounces Eliabeth places her hand on/alora2s shoulder

$evereau7* +We2re in a public place to do a transaction in a nation that has heav- influence from the

Catholic Church over a special item 5a-be a little more discretion&+

/alora smiles a little and ta"es another swig of her drin"


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Salinas* +ine I2ll "ill the bastard later Where is this )osni ;assul an-wa-& Is he late&+

+)e is e7actl- on time, m- dear :ou were simpl- earl-+

/alora and Eliabeth loo" up to see )osni ;assul ta"e a seat in front of them )e smiles and holds out

his hand to /alora She she puts her hand out to sha"e, he twists the hand and "isses the bac" of it

;assul* +:ou must be, /alora Salinas9 I was told of -our battle prowess, but I was not told of -our

beaut-9 (path- must have been tr-ing to "eep m- attentions to herself9+

/alora pulls down her collar, pulls her hair bac", and ta"es off her glasses to reveal anger instead of a

flattered loo"

Salinas* +


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sudden rush of pain Eliabeth grins

$evereau7* +We would love to attend this ceremon-+

)osni stands up and smiles

;assul* +If I might have the case& I will go on m- wa- and see -ou at .enance in Cologne, German-+

Eliabeth la-s a case on the table )osni pops it open and peers inside with a wide grin before closing

it

$evereau7* +We will see -ou there, )osni+

)osni ;assul pic"s up the case and wal"s awa- /alora watches him wal" awa- and -ou can almost see

the fires of ambition in his e-es

Salinas* +4he World Championshipmine+

/engeanceEarlier in the wee"H

5a7well Solo"e* So she beat them without using abilities&

Shoc"trooper* (ctuall-, she was allowed her powers mid1match 4o be honest, it was over"ill that shewas

Solo"e* I see So that is now a 6obber in the blob and a 6obber to follow&

Shoc"trooper* 4hat is about right, -es

Solo"e* I see (n-thing else going on&

Shoc"trooper* Well, -our former partner earned herself a match against 4endonin for the %loodstain

Championship

Solo"e* ;eall-& 4hats amaing9

Sall- Osgard* I "now, isnt it&

4here was a long, aw"ward pauseH

Solo"e* )ow long has she been bac" there&

Shoc"trooper* (lmost the whole time

Solo"e* H Shit


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Solo"e turns around with a small smile to greet his friend1 ;E.E(4, 5O4)E;'CE;9 Osgard la-s

him out cold with a "noc"out hoo" that sends him spinning to the ground9

Osgard* 4hats for leaving me in a 6ail for almost two months, -ou son of a bitch9

Solo"e twitches on the floor before pic"ing himself bac" up )e crac"s his head to both sides beforefavoring his 6aw, bleeding a bit

Solo"e* !eeH I would have rescued -ou9

Osgard* :ou werent there within an hour, so I planned m- own wa- out

Solo"e* WhateverH (gh, damn, that hurts

Ogsard* eels good to have power again (n-wa-, so -ou heard I had a match, right& :oure going to

be thereH right&

Solo"e* Sal When have I ever missed -ou beating the ever living )ell out of someone&

Osgard* Great point9 Glad to "now I still have a stupid enough partner thatll do whatever I want

Solo"e* :eahH wait, what&

;E.E04, 5O4)E;'CE;9 Solo"e drops to the ground again, completel- unconscious this time

Osgard* 0othing9 %-e, now9

%loodstain Championship4


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Empson* +It2s one of those special 4edd- %ears that give out hugs to people with depression In this

case& It gives ripping, tearing hugs with barbed wire+

$ion* +)ol- crap9+

Empson* +:es 4his match promises to get 8uite blood-+

Stephen 4heobald gets into the ring as the last of the wor"ers head to the bac" )e loo"s around the

ring and one almost wonders if he is seeing visions of some war long past )e sha"es his head to bringhimself to the present and holds up the microphone

4heobald* +4his ne7t match is scheduled for one fall and is for the WWI %loodstain championship94his is a 4


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nodding to the crowd and smiling She taps both shoulders and loo"s down at the ring She then sha"es

her wrists, loosening up 4he lights brighten and the crowd begins cheering louder as !essica begins

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belt

$ion* +%oth women are bleeding6ust li"e me+

Empson* +Oh be 8uiet 4his match is heating up 8uite a bit+

!essica and Sall- begin climbing either side of the ladder and brawl at the ver- top !essica pulls Sall-in close and hidden b- their bodies& 4he palm of her hand begins to glow brightl- 5a7well Solo"e

rushes into the ring, grabs a chair, and slams it across !essica2s bac" She falls bac"wards through one

of the tables 5a7well climbs the ladder in her place and begins cheering for Sall- to ta"e the ladder

Solo"e* +Go, Sall-9 4he title is all -our2s9+

Osgard* +Gotta earn it first, butthead+

( 8uic" ;epent, 5otherfuc"er9 and Sall- grabs 5a7well before he falls She lifts him up in a power

bomb position and wal"s to the ver- top of the ladder before turning and power bombing him downthrough the table behind her 5a7well rolls out of the ring, wrapped in barbed wire, and staggers into

the clutches of the 4edd- %ear It reaches down and grabs 5a7well in a tight bear hug %lood flies in a

high arc and his scream is 8uic"l- cut short

Empson* +I2m guessing that Sall- did not forgive 5a7well for leaving him in a Warhammer prison for

so long+

$ion* +Wow9 4hat 4edd- %ear hugged so damn tight9+

Sall- reaches up and grabs the %loodstain title, leaping bac" down b- !essica 4endonin She helps!essica up, ma"es sure that she2s o" and1

$ion* +;epent, 5otherfuc"er9 !essica is out cold9+

Empson* +4hat wasn2t a ver- friendl- thing to do, but I guess this is WWI+

4heobald* +4he winner and 0EW WWI %loodstain ChampionSall- Osgard9+

Sall- rolls out of the ring and pries open the arms of the 4edd- %ear )e regards 5a7well for a moment before cooll- punching him in the chest Some rather loud snapping sounds are heard

Osgard* +0ow, we2re all even, 5a7ie9 Once -ou get out of the long term care in the hospital that is+

Sall- wal"s to the bac" as medics come to chec" on ever-one and wor"ers come to remove the barbed

wire for the main event


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Great Escape Championship

4heobald* +4his ne7t match is scheduled to be for the first person to escape the steel cage and is for the

WWI Great Escape Championship9 eaturing first the challenger weighing in at two hundred and ten

pounds$ %acchus9+

+)eres-+ b- 0ine Inch 0ails begins as $ %acchus wal"s out from the bac" to a round of cheers $

stops in his trac"s and loo"s around in apparent confusion

$ion* +I thought the fans hated %acchus&+

Empson* +)e has the bac"ing of the %ritish Crown and has been spotted sla-ing monsters in the 0etherlands )e is 8uic"l- becoming a hero to the people 4his despite his obvious selfishness and

perversions+

$ion* +I see Sort of ma"e sense 5a-be+

4heobald* +(nd his opponent, weighing in at two hundred and twent- five poundshe is the WWIGreat Escape Champion!o"er999+

!o"er wal"s out in silence 4he crowd gives him a mi7ed response still unsure of what to ma"e of him

as he wal"s down to the ring and enters the cage

Empson* +4he man of m-ster- meets the man whose motives are a m-ster- Should be a great match9+

$ion* +Which one is which&+

Empson* +0o idea+

%acchus rushes at !o"er as if to go toe to toe with him, but drops and brings !o"er down with a drop toe

hold )e floats over !o"er2s bac" to grab him and cinch in a side headloc", cran"ing the pressure on

!o"er2s nec" !o"er tries to brea" free, but %acchus raises his legs high into the air and brings his "neesdown into the small of !o"er2s bac" to "eep him from reaching for the ropes

Empson* +%acchus is "eeping !o"er pinned down and is loo"ing to wear him down in this match It2snot bad strateg-+


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$ion* +It2s also boring strateg- Come on, pla-bo-9+

!o"er raises himself up enough to grab %acchus b- the head and drop down for a 6awbrea"er to ma"e

%acchus release him !o"er 6umps to his feet, steps bac", and hits %acchus in the top of the head with a;olling Wheel ic" that flattens %acchus to the mat !o"er lunges down, grasping his hand to the throat

of %acchus and pressing a bulge on his mas" )e releases $2s throat and breathes out a white mist

that %acchus suc"s in when tr-ing to regain his breath

!o"er leaves him lie, standing up and wal"ing to the wall to begin climbing it

+)e-, !o"er9+

!o"er turns around to find $ %acchus standing up with a smile

%acchus* +I do stronger stuff than that 6ust to get to sleep at night9 :ou2ll have to do better than that9+

!o"er grabs %acchus around the waist for a bell- to bell- suple7, but %acchus grabs him b- the bac" ofthe head and pulls him close as if to "iss him 5outh open, tongue stic"ing out, and ever-thing !o"er

releases him and shoves %acchus bac" two feet %acchus grabs !o"er b- the legs, bringing him down to

the mat, and slingshots his face into the un-ielding wrought iron bars

$ion* +What the )ell was that& %acchus went to "iss !o"er to get him to brea" a hold&+

Empson* +I don2t "now if he would have reall- "issed !o"er, but it wor"ed+

%acchus drags !o"er up, blood running from the bottom of his mas" and out of e-e holes )e leans

!o"er on the ropes outside and 6umps bac" into the ring )e pulls bac" on the top rope with !o"er onthem and releases to send !o"er2s face bac" into the steel cage !o"er slides down the cage wall and la-s

unmoving on the ring apron %acchus laughs and begins to climb the cage

$ion* +%acchus 6ust bro"e the s"ull of the Great Escape Champion9+

Empson* +Sound strateg- on his part+

4he .( s-stem comes to life as %acchus nears the top and a distorted voice is heard

+4hat would have been a stunning victor-, $ %acchus If the real !o"er it was that -ou defeated in the

ring+

$ %acchus loo"s around from the top of the cage when a man dressed 6ust li"e !o"er climbs up fromthe outside of the cage and meets him at the top 4he two e7change punches until !o"er and %acchus

climb up higher and balance their feet on the ver- edge of the cage wall, still brawling

$ion* +O"this some "ind of wu7ia thing&+

Empson* +I don2t thin" the-2ve noticed&+

!o"er "ic"s %acchus in the "nee, causing him to fall and be rac"ed b- the top of the cage 4his brings

out a collective s-mpathetic groan from the man in the audience !o"er pic"s %acchus up and scoop


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slams him to the mat on the inside of the ring )e stands on the cage wall with his hands on his hips

!o"er on .(* +:ou were brave, but this challenge is over+

( giant "nitting needle flies through the air and the butt end of it stri"es !o"er in the bac" of the head

!o"er falls, his midsection hits the top rope, and he bounces through the air to land on his bac" ne7t to

%acchus

Empson* +4he hell&+

$ion* +


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$ion* +$espite someone once in another compan- claiming to be the Egg 5c5uffin of Wrestling

actions&+

Empson* +I stand corrected+

$ %acchus wal"s to the side of the cage and sweeps his sword around in a wide arc


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mostl- remorseless "illers& 4hose become officers and elite securit-

Spatharsis* +4e7t boo" repl-, gunner 4han" -ou !ust tell me when we are read- to fire+

Gunner* +:es, sir+

irios loo"s at the oomed in view of Gtuhanai, the $estro-er of the (arta It towers over thesurrounding landscape It2s taller than man- mountains ( wal"ing thing that brea"s the laws of realit-

li"e dr- twigs It is the ver- presence of this +thing+ that monsters have crawled out of different hiding

spots in the areas effected b- it Creatures that have not been seen e7cept for m-ths and legends Somethat have never been seen since even before that or ever have started plaguing destro-ed areas of

%elgium, the 0etherlands, and German- 4he supernatural energies in the region have gone up so

dangerous hauntings have been reported (ncient threats have sprung up from lost time

(nd the- have not remained put (ttac"s have been recorded in other parts of German-, Switerland,

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