ARENA SURVAILLENCE FOOTAGE SHOWS MYSTERIOUS MEETING
CCTV footage obtained from outside Meltdown last week shows yet another shadowy meeting involving the WZCW Champion and an unidentified second man.
V: How dare you DEMAND to meet me in shadow. Are you not man enough to let him see exactly what you think of him?
?: Look, I had to. You know there are eyes and ears everywhere and you know our history. So yeah, its the shadows or nothing partner.
V: And what is so important that it couldnt wait until next week?
?: Thats the thing... you cant just stay on Meltdown away from him. Next week, youre on his turf. And hes got something planned. I mean, youre up against Blade. Now I know hes not the worst guy on the roster, but you can be damn sure hes up to something given the number of guys he could have picked to face you on Ascension. I know had it been me picking your opponent, Id be putting out the baddest guys on the roster to take you down. Either that, or Id be finding someone that a loss would derail your title credibility and making sure people knew all about it.
V: Im not stupid, and I know what Im getting into. Im expecting a trap, but Bateman is not taking what I have as easily as he things. Hell in a Cell is daunting, but there are going to be other people in there, and it will be more daunting for them being trapped in the demonic structure with the demonic career ender.
Youd best slither inside like the snake you are so no-one notices you are helping the enemy.
*end of feed*
***LATER IN THE WEEK***
There is a large crowd gathered outside the hotel complex where the stars of WZCW are staying prior to Ascension, the sun shining brightly through the light clouds dotted throughout the bright blue sky. The flashbulbs flash as the local and national press clamour to get a snapshot of the arriving stars, and patiently waiting for the impending statement to be made on behalf of the current WZCW champion regarding his thoughts on the upcoming pay-per-view.
A sudden gap in the crowd forms around the centre of the gathering, as the camera in position to broadcast the statement to WZCW.com picks out the small figure standing in the centre of the mass. Tarjas voice projects, loud and clear for all to hear despite the noise and the apparent lack of any amplification.
Tarja: You all come to see reaction, to witness the anger of Vengeance, the defamation of Vance Bateman at his hand, but you are all to be disappointed.
You all wonder why the shadowy encounters, what the problem is, and why people continue to consult in the shadows.
Laughs
Fools. Why do you insist on concerning yourself with the important issues. WZCW has been plunged into an era of darkness, an era of retribution, and soon it will be focused on one man.
Vance Bateman aims to try to undermine, to destroy the one man who has the guts to stand against him, to risk everything to attain the ultimate reward. Now that he has, Vengeance will face all comers, anywhere.
Ask yourself, would you voluntarily imprison yourself in a structure that has can end careers, with a man who has ended careers and is more than comfortable with being in the confines of steel and has destroyed those inside.
Go, look through the record books, look at the destruction of Murfish in KFAD, see the carnage and the pain inflicted.
Camera zooms in and captures Tarjas eyes, the blue intensity piercing through the crowds
Tarja: But Vance, dont think that Vengeances wrath has passed over you.
This week, the champion is on your show, on your playing field, with your rules, and no doubt you feel safe. But you make the fools mistake you think people care.
My master is no respecter of person, and he will judge all according to their works. Vance, you have been weighed, you have been found wanting, and all you do to undo the very deal you made that gave Vengeance what he wanted, what he deserved, will be as chaff in the fire of his judgements.
This week, your judge, jury and executioner comes to visit, and you will not be spared his wrath. You can throw whomever you desire at him, but he will be refined and come forth as gold, silver and precious jewels, undefiled by the filth.
The loss of sunshine has become tangible, as one solitary black cloud has partly obscured the sun, a solitary beam piercing through, and giving Tarjas normally pale skin, an almost incandescent look to it.
Tarja: And so we come full circle to the man who has been used to send a message to Titus.
Blade, you own a win over a former world champion, but we both know that win was nothing more than a statement on Vengeances behalf. You were in the right place at the right time, nothing more. HE defeated Titus! HE allowed you to gain the biggest moment of your insignificant career, and this week, he will show exactly why you are unworthy to hold your head up and count yourself among the elite.
When even your family dont think you belong here, can you really expect a man who has claimed the scalps of Everest and Titus in successive weeks to show mercy on you? Maybe you should learn from the beating you WILL receive, regardless of what Vance Bateman tries, and just go.
The cloud has now completely obscured the sun, the eerie darkness engulfing the crowd
Tarja: This is the word of Vengeance, and he shall perform it with wrath and brutality.
All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning flashes into the centre of the crowd, causing the journalists to scatter in terror. Amidst the chaos, it is clear that Tarja is no longer there, as the sun begins to shine, with no sign of the cloud that had previously dominated the sky.
