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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 20:12:03 GMT -5
He sits up and looks left, then right. The room is very fuzzy, taking longer than normal to come into clear view. Slash is sitting on his locker room couch, having fallen asleep. Things are still fuzzy as he sees a masked figure walking his way. He brings his right hand up and first slicks his hair back over his head, then rubs his eyes. Things don't get any clearer so he speaks in his calm accented voice. (Bane from Batman)
Slash: "Scream, is that you?"
He tries rubbing his eyes again, but it does not work. Then once the figure it about 5 or 6 feet away everything slowly starts to become clear, and right as he realizes who is standing before him, the figure speaks.
Asylum: "Looks like not even Slash can keep the monster from his nightmares!"
At first Slash's eyes were wide with bewilderment, but then he settled, and the calmness showed on his face.
Slash: "You are an interesting fellow, Asylum. I'll give you that."
Slash then spins his legs around so that his back is against the couch, and the soles of his feet are touching the cold concrete floor of the locker room.
Slash: "And unlike most, your intimidation tactics aren't just tales you make up. You really are a "monster" as you'd put it."
He does quotations with his fingers as he says "monster" then stands to his feet, turning to face Asylum, who just stands there still, holding his ground. The only movement coming from him was the up-and-down motion of his shoulders as he breathed.
Slash: "Unfortunately for you, Asylum. That's something we have in common. The three of us..."
Asylum's head tilts slightly as he ponders on the last couple words Slash said, then the question flowing though his mind is answered as he hears steps from behind.
Asylum: "Glad you could join us, Scream."
Asylum says the words over his shoulder, showing no signs of fear, then turns his head back completely facing Slash.
Scream: "You won't be glad for long."
Scream starts to move in on Asylum, but Slash holds his hand up, signaling Scream to stop and Asylum laughs to himself.
Slash: "Is that nervous laughter, or do you really have no fear as you say. Are you really a monster? Or is that just a cover up? A way to intimidate opponents to have an early advantage, perhaps to increase the rate of them making a mistake? You're going to need any advantage you can get, especially considering your partner hasn't even shown up at the arena yet."
The words come out of Slash as if he is reading Asylum's thoughts however he somewhat off taken when Asylum's expression and body language does not change on bit. He doesn't seem uncomfortable or afraid at all.
Asylum: "Those words might be true of you two but fo-"
Asylum's words are cut short, when Slash interrupts him. Asylum's face shows impatient and annoyance being someone that does not take lightly to being interrupted.
Slash: "Anyone can use tom-foolery when in a dream world. Anyone can be a monster in dreams, Asylum. True intimidation comes from being that same monster in reality."
Asylum takes a couple steps toward Slash, then stops about a foot away from him.
Asylum: "You don't believe that I-"
He is cut off once again by Slash, and his fists clinch, his eyes showing a hint of rage now.
Slash: "Dreams are just imagination and thoughts. So if you're a monster in a dream, or nightmare as you call it. Then, I guess it's just your imagination, of what you hope to be in reality."
Asylum's shoulders now rise and rope in a much more animated way, his fists starting to sway at his sides, both of them clinched tightly.
Scream: "I think you've angered the monster, Slash."
Scream's voice spewing pure mockery as he says the word "monster", then he follows the sentence with a chuckle.
Asylum: "Think what you want, but reality or not I a-"
Slash interrupts him yet again and he takes a step forward.
Slash: "I care not for your explanations."
Asylum now less than a foot away, fists clinched and anger burning in his eyes.
Slash: "If you are this monster, you say you are. Prove it to me! Make me believe it!"
Asylum reaches and unloads a huge right hand punch that connects with the side of Slash's face and causes him to spin around and fall down to one knee. Aslyum then grabs Slash by the shoulder and reels him back around so that Slash is facing him then grabs him by the throat with his left hand and reels back with his right, only to be caught from behind Full Nelson style. Scream holds him in this position. Slash rubs the side of his cheek, and spits out a bit of blood before speaking.
Slash: "I'm disappointed. Not even in our nightmares, your domain, could you conquer us."
A very loud ~Thud! Thud! Thud!~ is heard, like a club hitting metal. It's very loud almost deafening, and it just continues every couple of seconds. Eventually it's so thundering that the ground begins cracking underneath them, and the deafening volume begins to cripple them all. They all fall down to their knees, looking around trying to figure out what's going on and then the crack in the ground spreads apart rapidly and they all fall down into the ground. Deeper and deeper they fall, no near in sight and then a bright light.
Slash startles awake and stares straight ahead. After a couple seconds of sitting there breathing heavily, a ~thud! thud! thud!~ causes his head to jerk to the right and he stares at the door.
Stagehand: "Slash! Scream! You guys are up next!"
Slash gets up and walks to the door slowly and opens it, letting the stagehands know that he would be ready in 5 minutes. He then closes the door and turns around to wake Scream and standing before him is Asylum. However, instead of the fear in the dream he had felt, he now felt peace and calming as he shared the gaze that Asylum gave to him. After a few seconds the lights flicker off for a couple seconds, then when they come back on Asylum is gone. Scream comes out of the changing room of their locker room and shares a quick look with Slash.
Scream: "This is gonna be fun."
He says with intensity, yet excitement in his voice. He then chuckles as he heads to the door and opens it. Slash follows him out and walks behind him, shutting the door. They get about halfway down the hall, to the backstage area and Slash speaks his mind.
Slash: "We have conquered your dream world, Asylum. Now you must face your reality!"
Slash then uses his right hand to slick his hair back and Scream chuckles with excitement as he pounds his right fist into his open left palm multiple times. They reach the backstage area just in time to get the okay from the stage hands, then You Only Live Once by Suicide Silence begins to play over the P.A. and they head straight through the curtain and out onto the stage, the crowd roaring with excitement.
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