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 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:29 am
The lights in the arena began to dull down to a more dark atmosphere as the titantron became all static and emitting a white noise sound. This continued for a little while as the BBW techs scrambled to try and restore everything back to normal that is until they got an unexpected fright as "In Time" by Mark Collie began to play along with a video package hightlighting the early years of Harli's life and the begining of his professional wrestling career. Pictures include from when he was a toddler and until his late teens as well as various videos of him during those years before it switched over to his debut in WWFG.
I can hear what you're thinking,
All your doubts and fears,
And if you look in my eyes, in time you'll find,
The reason I'm here.
And in time all things shall pass away,
In time, you may come back someday.
To live once more, or die once more,
But in time, your time will be no more.
The video package then starts to highlight the first title win of Harli's career to various moments of success as champion in many different promotions and also showing highlights of his EEW World title reign that had surpassed the legendary Shadow's one year reign. The video kept playing with his run as tag team champions with Yukari Clepysdra in both ICW and WWE:E and then it cut to more footage of his tag team title reigns with different partners across different wrestling promotions and as well as his bitter defeats and betrayals which resulted in the loss of those tag team belts.
You know your days are numbered,
Count them one by one,
Like notches in the handle of an outlaw's gun.
You can outrun the devil, if you try,
But you'll never outrun the hands of time.
In time there surely, come a day
In time all things shall pass away,
In time you may come back some say.
To live once more, or die once more,
But in time, your time will be no more.
More footage was shown as "In Time" kept playing along side the video, this time footage of his midcard title reigns and world title reigns would be highlighted like his win in XCW for the XCW Undisputed Championship as well as him finally grasping the biggest prize of WWFG which was short lived but none the less it was a title that he had been chasing for a while. Harli's two reigns as EWA were shown, his losses during his career had made the cut in this video package that seemed to be showing the success and defeats Harli has been through during his time as a professional wrestler, some of the photo shots showed him backstage with different titles as he had a nice smile on his face as if he looked happy for once in his life. A rare few photos and videos of Harli spending time with his wife and kids prior to the abuse that they had suffered a couple years ago and everyone in the photo looked happy. Once the video had finished and the song had ended the titantron and the lights when back to normal leaving the BBW techs scratching their heads as to what happened.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:15 am
After the video package and song had ended, the crowd were chattering amongst themselves as to what that was all about and there also was some slight applause from the crowd to as the video package had been put together beautifully. Harli's wife Jayde, son Akira and two youngest daughters Sasha and Natayla where seen sitting in the front row near the ring. Suddenly the intro to "Shepard of Fire" began to play through the arena as the lights dimmed to a faded red color and flames shooting up out from the ground as Harli and another figure emerged from the backstage area. Let's take a moment and break the ice
So my intentions are known
See I have pity in watching you suffer
I know the feeling of being damned alone
I've got a storybook of my own
Don't you see I am your pride,
Agent of wealth,
Bearer of needs? (And you know it's right)
I am your war
Arming the strong
Aiding the weak
Know me by name
Shepherd of fire The second figure who was standing next to Harli was his eldest daughter Melissa who is currently pursing another chance to get back into pro wrestling, the two of them walked down to the ring side by side before Harli climbed up onto the ring apron to hold the ropes open for Melissa who had walked up the steps and carefully climbed the ropes trying to no expose herself in front of the crowd. Once she had entered the ring, Harli too would climb through the ropes and walked over to Melissa and stood next to her. Harli and Melissa both looked around and at the camera as the crowd gave them both a welcoming reception, their family who were in the front row was also giving them a friendly greeting by clapping and cheering. It was Melissa who took the opportunity to speak first. "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls. For those who do not know who I am, please allow me to introduce myself......I am Melissa Drummond and I am the proud daughter of the man standing to my right, Mr Harli Drummond. Despite the recent turmoil within our family over the few years, I love and respect my father who has brought me and my siblings great joy in our loves and taught us the value of how much a family should mean to a person and not only that during his off times he would come home and teach me to wrestle with the help of a few others but I think that's enough from me for now, time to let the old man shine because he has some breaking news to make."The crowd cheered loudly at Melissa's kind and sweet words as she planted a kiss on his check before Harli was to speak. It was easily seen that he had a smile on his face not from the kiss but because of the reaction he had received from the crowd. Harli then raised to speak. "That right there has to be one of the loudest and positive reactions I've ever received during the years that I've been a professional wrestler which has been as of this year.....nine years and during that time my body has taken a beating for better or worse. The matches that I've been in have almost resulted in my career or someone's elses career getting ended that's just how bad and violent some of these matches can get. However nothing has always gone the way I've wanted during these past 9 years due to succumbing to a few different personal demons to the point it felt like I was struggling to crawl out of the grave that I had dug myself into."Harli brushed a hand through his hair as he paced back and forth trying the right words to speak next as a had few things going through his mind. Some of my demons affected me so greatly that I had becomes such a violent and dangerous person and a very difficult person to deal with during contract negotations and it had reached a point where I no longer cared for winning but only to hurt and injure any person who was booked to face me in a match. Despite making peace with some of these people who I've gone out to intentional hurt, I do not for a second regret anything that I did. I have stood against the best and I have beaten some of the best during the 9 years that I have been wrestling although my greatest accomplishment is ending Shadow's legendary reign as EEW World Champion and over taking his record by a few days before my reign came to a cruel end at the hands of a Kelly King which was a great match."Harli gave his daughter a hug before she exited the ring and pulled up a chair and sat in front of the barricade near her family as Harli continued to speak. "I have been often describbed as a rather diffcult person to deal with outside of wrestling, sadly it was during the time I was battling my inner demons, if I could go back these past nine years I would make alot of personal life changes so I wasn't so much of a ******** a*****e to everyone. These days my body feels so god damn sore that everytime time that I get out of bed it ******** hurts like hell and this brings me to my annou-".Harli was suddenly cut off as a song that he did not know began to play through the arena.
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ProtoWolf 2.0 Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:25 am
Wind howled through the PA system, loud enough that there was no way it could be miscontrued as an audio error. Harli was right to stop. Lights dimmed and flickered on the stage, and a raven flew out from backstage, glding low over the ramp. It fluttered up and over the ring's ropes, diving down and snatching the microphone out of Harli's hands to further stop him from speaking, dropping it near one of the corners, before it just started to circle the ring.
With that, the wind stopped howling and gave way to the beat of drums and the strum of a guitar, the lights in the arena completely dimmed now, with the exception of a large spotlight set on the ring, keeping Harli, Melissa, and the circling raven visible. The fans were somewhat excited, as they'd seen these ravens the past three shows, and normally, it hadn't ended well for anyone involved when the assailant showed up.
Run On - Blues Saraceno
You May Run. For A Long Time.
Run On
For A Long Time.
Run On
For A Long Time.
Let Me Tell You The God Is Gonna Cut You Down.
Let Me Tell You The God Is Gonna Cut You Down.
A giant flock of ravens exploded out of the backstage area, up into the rafters of the arena and out through any hole that ventilated or led to an exit. As soon as they had dispersed from the entrance way, in their place was standing a cloaked man. His hood was drawn up over his head, gray feathers splayed from his shoulder. The light that shone on him as he arrived was just was bright, not hiding him from the sight of anyone in the arena anymore. The skin of the man, where it showed, was a morbid and sickly pale white, scars laid bare all over his chest and abs. The man stood there for a long time, just letting the music play, staring down at the ring, at Harli, and at Harli's daughter. The raven above the ring was the only one that had stayed when it's brethren had took flight, still ominously circling the ring, as though signalling like a vulture that someone in between those ropes was not long for this world.
Go Tell That Long Tongued Liar
Tell That Midnight Rider
Tell The Gamblers
The Ramblers
The Back-Biter
Tell Them The God Is Gonna Cut Them Down.
Tell Them That God's Gonna Strike Them Down.
The man began a slow walk down to the ring, each step providing a certain degree of gravitas as he stalked. The interesting thing about his trek down to the ring was the smoke that appeared to follow in his wake, hugging very low to the ground. The smoke almost seemed to be coming out from under his robes, as it billowed out only from the man's body. He kept his head bowed in reverence, letting the dark clothes that he wore mask his identity from most of the cameras, although a few of the fans at ringside were already whispering that they were pretty sure they knew who he was. Some peeked under the hood as he walked, and immediately turned to whisper to their friends or family. His silver hair was draping his face at the same time as his hood, hanging out all around his face while he made his way down the ramp and over to the steel steps. As he turned to walk up the steel steps, one side of his cloak fell over the back of his shoulder, revealing an eerie, blue tattoo that almost appeared to glow in tune with a heart beat. This man was something else.
One Of These Days, You Can Mark My Word
You Think A Man Is Away At Work
Creep On Up, Knock On That Door
THAT'S ALL SON, YOU WILL KNOCK NO MORE!
As the bass drum thundered the arena, the man stalked up the steel steps and walked across the apron, going as far as the turnbuckles before turning around to look at Harli Drummond in the ring. He stared at Harli in the ring, as the two spotlights that had been lit the entire time, one on the man entering, one on the ring, met with each other and became one. The raven floating overhead finally stopped and came down on the steel ring post next to the newcomer, stretching it's wings wide before becoming still as a statue. The cloaked man entered the ring, careful of his entrance attire as he did so. Smoke continued to follow him, although most of it had dissipated. He stood there, staring at Harli for the longest time. One of his arms appeared from inside his cloak, and he held out his hand, palm up. The raven perched behind him fluttered over his shoulder and dived down to pick up the microphone that had previously been snatched from Harli's hand. The bird flew it over to its master, dropping it in his grasp. His arm disappeared back under his cloak. If Harli would want to speak to the man, he was going to have to retrieve for himself a new microphone it seemed, as this person didn't seem the type to give it back politely.
You Can Run. For A Long Time.
Run On.
For a Long Time.
Run On.
For A Long Time.
Let Me Tell You That God Is Gonna Cut You Down.
Sooner Or Later, God Will Cut You Down.
The lights returned to mostly normal after the music ended, with the exception of one or two of them still flickering every so often. The raven returned to it's perch on the steel ring post after it's job was complete, and simply waited. The man who had interrupted Harli, who had attacked Kayla King and Dallas Cruz, stood and said nothing, his dead grey eyes burrowing into Harli where he stood. He didn't seem to pay Melissa any mind at all.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:07 pm
Harli tilted his head to the side with a sense of curosity as he stared at the man that had made his entrance into the arena. He wasn't sure what this guy was after but it was something that maybe he was about to find out. A cold shiver ran down Harli's spine as a smile started to form as he continued stare down the man who also too was staring him down.
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ProtoWolf 2.0 Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:23 pm
The man lifted his microphone slowly. He did not remove his cloak or hood, although with the lighting as it was now, his identity was almost unmistakable to anyone who knew him. The man looked so very different, it wouldn't be a wonder if many people around the world never recognized him for who he truly was. The dark figure stalked around in front of Harli and his daughter. Up close, it looked like his grey skin might crack at any moment and create a new scar on his body. With his eyes dead set on Harli Drummond, he spoke. His voice was deep, dark, and filled with a gravel.
"Harli Drummond. I know what you came out here to do. To say. You've come here tonight to announce your fateful and everlasting rest. To retire your legendary career quietly, without pomp. Without circumstance. Without a chance to celebrate who you are as a human being and a wrestler. And though, it is true, that all things die... your fate is not to retire this night. This, I know."
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:29 pm
The words from the hooded man struck a chord within Harli, he too knew that tonight wasn't the night that he would announce his retirement despite that being his original plans, however it seems that this man has peaked Harli's interest as he would ask Melissa to hand him her microphone, once he had retrived the mic he raised it near his mouth to speak.
"You speak some interesting words which have struck a chord within me, I was going to retire tonight since there has been no one of interest that I particularly wanted to fight but you have changed my mind because just your presence alone makes my blood boil with excitement about the possibility of going toe to toe with you. If you think that you can retire me personally, then I welcome your challenge and if you win I will retire and I will keep my word on that."
Harli began to pace back and forth in front of the hooded man who still kept an eye on Harli.
"However should I beat you then I will continue my in-ring career here in BBW as I see fit, so we shall see who the last man standing is in a Last Man Standing match at the next BBW pay-per-view. What do you say to that, do you think that you could stand toe to toe with the Demon from Down Under?"
Harli asked as he would wait patiently for the man to respond.
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ProtoWolf 2.0 Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:52 pm
The man stood there, respectfully listening to Harli propose the challenge. In a very unsettling way, the dark figure didn't seem amused, nor pleased, nor even interested in the challenge that was laid down by the legendary Australian wrestler. The man slowly lifted his hand to his hood and drew it off of his head, letting his silver hair fall over his scarred face. "I'm afraid you don't understand, Harli Drummond." He said into his microphone, looking over at Melissa for the first time, before his dead eyes drifted back over to Harli.
"I knew that you would not retire tonight. Could not retire tonight. Because your career ends in two months time. In two months time, you will fail to answer the count of ten. In two months time, you will lay in this ring, and the hour will strike for you. Because I already know, that in two months time, I defeat you, and your career dies. Everything dies, Harli Drummond, and while you were so ready to accept it before, the second I came out here, you changed your mind. You were ready to fight. You wanted a reason to prove that you can still be the Demon from Down Under. The Nightmare. You want to beat me. You want to live on forever."
The man stalked up closer to Harli, and the air around him might just start to feel a little more cold. "Once, my name was Seita Gray." He said, confirming his identity to the audience watching, especially the fans that had thought as much. "Seita Gray was unknown to most. Passable. Unsuccessful. Forgotten by family and friends... now... There no one on this planet that does not know my name. I have come to put your career to an end. Because it is time for it to die."
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:48 am
Harli began chuckling during the course of Seita's speech, of course Harli also did not mean any disrespect by the chuckling either. He loved hearing everything Seita had to say because this was the first time in a very long time that Harli had felt such excitement in wanting to fight someone like Seita Gray. They both shared a common thing and that was that both had fallen into darkness and despair during their lives but it was obvious to Harli that Seita Gray had fallen alot deeper into the darkness and despair than he had. Harli stroke his chain while thinking about what to say next before looking into the eyes of Seita Gray.
"You make bold claims, Seita Gray, very bold indeed. I'm very much looking forward to you trying your best at bringing me down but I won't go down without a fight and I promise you that. This is a sink or swim situation for one of us and only one of us can reach the shore while the other one sinks into the dark abyss of the ocean, are you prepared Seita because I plan to drag you down with me."
Harli's smile had turned into a more serious and aggressive look, waiting to see if Seita Gray had a response for Harli.
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ProtoWolf 2.0 Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:45 am
Seita smiled. It was the first time he had since he came out here that he had had anything but a sullen and emotionless expression on his face. He stood there next to Harli, unthreatened but smiling. Seita looked at Melissa, Harli's young daughter, then back at the Demon from Down Under, and spoke once more.
"Yes, Harli. You're absolutely right. You don't go down without a fight. In fact, you will fight the most brutal fight of your entire career. You will scratch. You will claw. You will do anything you can think of and more. You will bleed. You will sweat. You will cry. But you will go to war for your legacy, and you will give everyone one last hurrah. But on this fateful summer night, as the sun is going down, your blood will not be enough. Your sweat. Your tears. When the sun goes down, and the moon comes out. Your career will die. I know this. I have seen it happen. That is your fate, Harli Drummond, as it is mine to guide you to it."
Seita stepped up closer to the slightly taller man, and put one of his cold, dead hands on Harli's chest, using only his fingertips. The raven fluttered from it's perch on the post, flying in between Harli and Melissa, before finally leaving its master alone in the ring with the duo. "And on your epitaph, it shall read;"
"No one. Can Stop. Death."
Gray dropped his microphone, and reached back to draw the hood of his cloak back over his head, turning away from Harli after staring him down for a little bit longer, and then he stepped out of the ring.
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:56 pm
Harli and Melissa who had been quietly watching her father and Seita Gray exchange words over the last few minutes, both watched as Seita Gray left the ring. The smile on Harli's face returned as he clenched his hand into a tight fist, it seems Seita's words had sunk deeply into Harli as his eyes flickered with a sense of excitement. He was pretty darn keen on laying the smackdown on Seita Gray however tonight would not be that night but it would be Harli who would get the last few words in, he did not want to be outclassed by the likes of a man who calls himself death. The crowd had been silent during this whole time but they would roar with excitement and cheers for both men after Harli's final words for the night.
"Seita Gray, for the next few weeks leading up to the final dance. I want you to watch me each and every week as I lay waste to people who dare stand before me, their sacrifices will not be forgotten as they will be used to send you a message that I should not be taken lightly."
Harli threw the microphone down as the crowd cheered while Harli and Melissa both left the ring straight after Seita Gray had disappeared from ringside.
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