(Ever since the attack on Aurelia and herself and the formation of High Society, Celeste had grown restless. Without her husbands psychiatric influence, Aurelia was the only voice keeping Celeste from slipping into insanity, and the attacks by the men that she now considered mortal enemies further haunted her, and tormented her. She wanted to make them pay for what they did to her, she wanted to hurt them all, break every bone in their bodies, snap their necks, torture them as they die, and rip the muscles from their bones. Of course this was the insanity taking over, spewing its lies, making her believe that she was a god, and that she was untouchable, just like when she was a child. Celeste believed the insanity took a form of a demon that would protect her from those that wished to harm her by using her body as a catalyst to perform certain inhuman acts of violence on her enemies to get them to leave her alone. Celeste also believed that she drew strength from this demon, even though she knew that she also had a rare medical condition that affected some of her nerves, making it impossible for her to feel large amounts pain. Take the beat down she received last week for instance, Celeste had so much adrenalin pumping through her body, that she could barely feel the blows the 3 larger men were landing on her body. And even a day after the assault, she still couldn’t feel the bumps and bruises on her body. Celeste at times was tormented by the demon, and her refusal to hurt her loved ones, most notably her mother, caused the demon to turn on her and cause her more pain. The pain the demon caused Celeste after her mothers death lead her down a violent path of self hate and regret, which ended in Celeste attempting suicide twice but failing both times. In her entire life, there was one thing that Celeste always felt broke her contact with her demon, or maybe it just made their bond stronger, never really knew, but what she did know is that the demon wasn’t there to help her through this ordeal. When she was a teenager, around 14, she was accidentally burned in a house fire that destroyed her family’s home in California. Celeste felt that her connect with the demon was shattered momentarily, almost as if it had been pulled back into the fiery hell it came from, and since it was unable to influence her and do the devil’s work it set out to do, it left her alone. It wasn’t until her mother’s death 10 years later that the demon appeared to Celeste again, this time escorted by the flames that Celeste thought had once been her savior, Celeste came to the realization that she couldn’t live without the demon, as the demon set out to reclaim its vicious hold on Celeste and her life. Since her mother passed, not a lot of people, other than her family, were able to penetrate the thick outer shell that Celeste put up to protect her fragile psyche. Her husband, Alex, finally got through to her after several years of trial and error of dating. Aurelia was the next person to get through to Celeste. She was the person who kept Celeste on track, despite the demons influence, when Alex wasn’t there to council Celeste. The demon didn’t like Aurelia, and tried to persuade Celeste to get rid of her several times, but failed as Celeste refused to hurt her friend, which upset the demon causing Celeste great emotional pain. For a while the demon again separated itself from Celeste, but once she joined up with WZCW, forcing herself to leave her husband behind, the demon returned. Having Aurelia brought to WZCW was the best move for Celeste, that way not only would she have a companion, but also a safety net that could sever the hold if ever the demon were to ever take control of her again.)
(Celeste walks down the hallway of the condo that she and Aurelia rented while WZCW was touring. A single candle lights her way as she walks into her room. Celeste walks into the room and places the candle next to about 2 dozen others on top of her dresser next to her bed. Celeste walks over to the full length mirror beside her dresser and gazes at her refection longingly while twirling her long blonde hair. Celeste is wearing her favorite crimson red satin pajamas, and looks down the hall into Aurelia’s room to see that her friend is sound asleep. It is the middle of the night, and not surprisingly, Celeste can’t sleep. Celeste gazes out the window and gazes up at the full moon for second, but is suddenly startled when she hears a loud voice shout her name, making her turn back towards the mirror. And Celeste jumps when she sees another figure in the mirror besides herself, and when she turns to confront the figure, she is gone. An uneasy silence fills the room, as Celeste looks around her room, her senses becoming aware of another presence inside her room. All of the sudden Celeste is overcome with a piercing static sound that is so loud it brings her to her knees. Celeste screams in agony against the piercing noise, but to no Avail. Finally after several seconds of agonizing torture, the noise ceases and stops. Celeste opens her eyes only to find herself looking at the feet of an unknown assailant. Celeste suddenly jumps back, and quickly gets to feet to look her attacker in the eye, but is utterly horrified by what she sees as she can only bear to look upon the face of the person for a few seconds before turning away.)
Figure: You were always afraid of me, Celeste, even when you were a little girl. What? You’re not even going to look at me?
(Celeste finally brings herself to look at the figure, a woman, who just happened to look exactly like her. Celeste stares her right in the eyes, her heartbeat racing. The woman standing before her looks exactly like her, or at least half of her does. The entire left side of this Celeste duplicate looks exactly like the real thing, from her blonde hair reaching down to her feet and toes. But the right side was a totally different story, the woman’s face and torso had been horrifically burned. Some places, like the woman’s arm and hand, had been burned so badly, that the bones were exposed and charred. The right side of the woman’s face was torn, withered, scarred, and to make it worse, it seemed like part of her body was decaying, as parts of her jaw bone, eye socket, and skull were exposed. The woman’s right eye had been burned out of its socket, as the woman stared a hole through Celeste with her one good brown eye. The skin on the woman’s right side was dead and starting to turn a ghostly pale green. Even the clothes on the woman’s right side were burnt and withered, to match her physique.
Celeste often described such a figure when talking to her husband during their sessions. She told him that this figure haunted her, tormented her. It seemed to show up whenever Celeste was placed under an overwhelming amount of stress. Already classified as a known schizophrenic, Celeste often described herself as having 2 parts. One part, the side of her that had “humanistic” characteristics, the side that showed compassion and warmth, the side that showed empathy and mercy. Then she described another side that was almost inhuman, no it was inhuman. This side of herself showed no compassion, no mercy, no empathy to any of the people around her. This side would sooner eradicate all of Celeste’s enemies, and then go back and kill off all her loved ones out of boredom. When Celeste first got into pro wrestling, many people were concerned that she couldn’t make the jump not because she wasn’t skilled enough, but because her fragile psyche wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure. Psychologists, especially her husband, were concerned that Celeste wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between kayfabe segments and attacks and real life attacks. Her doctors were afraid that she would treat a kayfabe attack like a real one and wind up seriously hurting or even killing someone in the heat of the moment, because she wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Celeste had guaranteed that this wouldn’t happen, but not everyone could be sure. Even Chuck Myles had second thoughts about signing her due to the dangers that she could potentially cause, not for herself but for others. Now, having to facing the ghastly figure that haunted her again and again once more, Celeste wasn’t ready for it. She wasn’t ready to face the demon again, not yet.)
Celeste: What do you want?
(The demon cracks a smile before answering Celeste)
Demon: You know what I’m here for, your losing it Celeste.
(The Demon begins to move over to Celeste, who tenses up, as the Demon begins to circle her.)
Demon: I can feel your anger, your hate, you want revenge, you want to crush these High Society guys, I can read your mind.
(Celeste only remains still as she crosses her arms and says nothing.)
Demon: Join me Celeste, and I will make your dreams come true, it’s not the High Society guys you really want, is it? The Battle Royal, Celeste, this is our change to win, to make history, to become the first female heavyweight champion…
Celeste: That’s what you want; I could care less about the title.
(The demon suddenly hisses and gets right in Celeste’s face.)
Demon: Your lying, I KNOW YOU WANT THAT TITLE, just as I know you would sooner kill everyone in that ring to get to it. Join Me Celeste, and let me take care of all that oppose us. You want to be the best? Or do you want to quit?
Celeste: I don’t need your help, I didn’t need your help on the jujitsu circuit, and I don’t need your help now.
(The Demon takes a more somber tone, before raising her voice again.)
Demon: Oh. And who do you think won all those titles and tournaments? It was me, your to much of an incompetent, spineless, c**t to have won those titles on your own AND YOU KNOW IT! You can’t deny my power or the influence I have over you. Join me, and together we will be unstoppable!
Celeste: I’d rather die then see someone else get hurt at your expense, these are good people here, and they mean no harm.
Demon: Really? So last week when High Society beat you down with steel chairs you didn’t cry out in pain and anguish?
Celeste: You don’t understand…
Demon: Oh I understand YOU would rather be walked on then fight back, you would rather be a someone’s stepping stone. You’ve gone soft on me, ever since your f*****g mother died and you showed human emotion, you become nothing but a coward.
(Celeste lashes out suddenly and bitterly.)
Celeste: YOU MONSTER, DON’T YOU F*****KING DARE BRING MY MOTHER INTO THIS!
Demon: Or you’ll do what?
(The Demon begins to laugh, so Celeste goes to strike the Demon but the Demon grabs her first and throws her into the wall behind her. The demon then picks her back up and throws her into the mirror, shattering it. The demon then restrains Celeste on the ground before speaking again.)
Demon: Your worthless Celeste, JOIN ME, and together we can dominate this sorry excuse for a fight club. There is no other guy in that entire organization that can come close to beating us Celeste, Join me, UNLEASH ME, AND I WILL DESTROY THEM ALL!
Celeste: NOOO! I’ll never let you out, ever! You’re the reason people don’t like me or trust me or respect me, I’m tried of walking around getting everything I want by establishing fear and dominance…
(The demon gets off Celeste)
Demon: You need me Celeste, your nothing with out me, you’re a nobody.
Celeste: I’d rather be a nobody then go back to the hell you sent me too, yeah IT WAS YOUR FAULT I WAS BURNED ALIVE!
(At the last comment, the Demon develops a smug look on her face.)
Demon: Very well, but let me tell you this, you can’t handle yourself Celeste, your losing it, and sooner or later, I WILL GET OUT, and when I do, there will be destruction, there will chaos, and someone will get hurt! But before that, YOU CELESTE will pay!
(Before Celeste can react, her Demon look alike is upon her and is savagely beating her into a pulp. The Demon throws Celeste to the ground, then reaches up and grabs one of the lit candles form the top of the dresser. Celeste knows what’s coming and she tries to defend herself, but the Demon throws the candle on her before she can get away. The small flame suddenly bursts into a large flame as it begins to eat away at Celeste’s Clothes, and then her skin, as the Demon just watches her writhe in pain trying in vain to put the fire out but to no avail.)
Demon: BURN IN HELL, B***H!
(The Demon kicks a burning Celeste a few times before grabbing another candle. The Demon starts to laugh manically, as she throws the candle against the wall, which explodes into flames, turning the entire room into a raging inferno. The Demon exits to the sound of loud static leaving Celeste screaming, and trapped in the Inferno, burning Alive.)
(Aurelia is suddenly awakened by the sound of screams. She slowly gets out of bed and goes to check on Celeste, who is screaming her head off. Aurelia peers into Celeste’s room to find her friend asleep. “Reoccurring Night Terrors” was the term that Alex gave these outbursts whenever something like this had happened at home. The result was when Celeste went to long without her sedative medication. Aurelia stayed with Celeste until the night terrors were gone, but was careful not to wake her, then went into the living room. The clock on the wall said 4:30 am, and since Aurelia was up, she might as well stay up, as sleep probably wouldn’t come again. Aurelia thought about the upcoming Battle Royal, a chance at a title shot, for her that would be big, but she was more concerned about the safety and wellbeing of Celeste then to wanting to go solo right now. She figured Chuck Myles brought her to WZCW to help get Celeste situated and to keep an eye on her and to keep her safe and to make sure that she doesn’t lose herself and wind up hurting someone. Aurelia figured that once Celeste got to the point where she could handle herself on her own (if she can get to that point), properly, then she may want to go for a singles title. Aurelia seemed to be focused primarily on High Society. Even though she felt the full brunt of their sly and sneaky attack last week, she probably ended up taking it better than Celeste did. Revenge enough for her would be just to eliminate some of those high Society bastards. She knows a feud with them is imminent, so that’s why she talked to Gus and Kenny, as they seem to be having just as much trouble as they where with High Society, and the two teams have decided to unite against high society, at least momentarily. Maybe with the combined forces, they have a shot at taking High Society down. After sitting up, awake for an additional 30 minutes after being woken up by Celeste’s screaming, sleep finally catches back up with Aurelia. She first checks on Celeste one more time before heading back to bed. She peers into Celeste’s room and sees that all is good, so Aurelia goes back to her room to try and catch up on some much needed sleep.)
