“The future depends on what we do in the present.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Lucian Frost is amongst an elite few to claim that he’s one title away from becoming Grand-Slam Champion in Sin City Wrestling, he is also amongst a small handful to win at the first and second Blaze of Glory events, this Sunday he looks to add Into the Void to those lists of accomplishments of being one of a few to hold victories at both events. Matthew Barnes downfall and short reign in the SCW epitomised his destruction at last year’s event, this year Frost faces one of those men to have captured the roulette and tag team championships, The Freight Train Casey Williams, the classic team sin city wrestling against team Erik, the age old historic battle of David versus Goliath. David defeated the giant on that occasion will the same happen at into the void?
Date: 17th June 2013
Location: Mardin, Turkey
Time: 12:45pm
Title: Tall Order
It had been a long journey from the United States to the United Kingdom, waiting around for the next flight was boring beyond belief, yet Lucian sat around in Heathrow Terminal before boarding his plane to his true destiny. Turkey. Little under a week prior to his encounter with the freight train, not exactly the ideal time for a holiday most will say, however he had alternative motive for his visit to transcontinental country. Sitting on the plane watching the passengers reactions to the flight whilst in transit, glancing up with the inflight movie every now and then, having his face covered by his long black hair to not expose his horrible scares on his face. Upon arriving in the hot climate that is Turkey, Lucian hailed down a taxi from outside the airport, telling the driver its destination before slamming the door shut and getting comfortable for the long journey ahead of them.
A few hours pass and Lucian had fallen asleep as the driver pulls up outside of a rural landscape of Turkey, nudging Lucian awake he pulls out several Lira and handing it to the driver, Frost climbs out as the taxi pulls away leaving a dust trail in its wake. Lucian begins his long trek down a small narrow driveway into a large field, pulling out his traditional mask and sliding it over his head tucking his hair in at the back, the climates heat causes Lucian to roast underneath the mask as he walks up to a large farm house. The sun piercing overhead with several cattle drinking from the troff, an elderly Turkish man walks out of the house and walks towards the barn, Lucian watches as he sees the person he had come here to see and glances into the camera as he slowly walks over to the barn.
“ In the fictional creation known as ‘the Bible’, a great Philistine warrior from Gath was slain by a man with a stone and sling, who could of fathomed such a concept that a man holding a stone and sling could defeat a great warrior? Many theorists and authors try to disprove it, saying the great warrior usually would have one sixty six per cent of the time, trying to disprove the added title of the ‘underdog always has it’s day’. Can an average sized man actually defeat a great warrior like the biblical legend says?”
Lucian stops walking as he reaches the barn, the elderly Turkish man enters the barn, Lucian glances up for a second before continuing to talk to the camera.
“This great philistine warrior from Gath was known by the name, Goliath, the biblical legend says that Saul and the Israelites are facing the Philistines near the Valley of Elah. Twice a day for forty days, Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, comes out between the lines and challenges the Israelites to send out a champion of their own to decide the outcome in single combat, but Saul and all the Israelites are afraid. Imagine that they travelled all that way to get challenged only to back down from it, yet a young man heard of this challenge and accepted it, Soul offered his armour but this young man declined only armed with a rock and sling! The two didn’t really fight, the young man slung a rock into the great warriors head, he falls to the ground and the great warriors head is severed! From being a champion of the Philistines he was dethroned by one single hit to the forehead! That young man was known as David and that is the tale of David versus Goliath…why do I recite this?”
Lucian holds his arm up, pointing towards a man holding a cain, the camera pans to the side to see that it isn’t any normal man, having to step back to get the whole man into sight next to the very small masked man next to him.
“This is Sultan Kösen, officially the world’s tallest man, a simple farmer who kept on growing thanks to his hormones. Thankfully for him he got treatment and his growth has since stopped, but doesn’t take away the fact that he stands at an impressive eight foot three inches, dwarfing everyone who stands next to him, I mean look at me I’m only Five foot Seven inches and I look like a child compared to him. A true Goliath! The man I am facing Sunday is the freight train of Pain, better known as Casey Williams, a man who stands at seven foot himself will battle me in what is naturally described as a David versus Goliath contest! I may not be armed with a sling shot or rock, you may not be the champion to your people, what we are…are two hungry competitors wanting success, wanting the recognition we deserve, wanting to challenge the very best this company has. I want to challenge for the Heavyweight Championship and defeating you will prove a major factor in accomplishing that goal! My arsenal of weapons for this Sunday is something you’ve got to be wary off because, Casey, if you are like Goliath and allow me in with one single shot, one single move then you could be the one on the floor whilst this David, this young man topples the almighty giant and shows the entire SCW that Lucian Frost is wanting success once more!”
Lucian walks over to Sultan Kösen and holds his hand out, Kösen a little confused at the sight of a masked man, extends his hand out and the two shake before Frost walks into the barn. Sultan Kösen slowly walks behind with the aid of his walking stick, only to be shocked at seeing the elderly gentleman holding a wrench near the tractor, the two exchange some words in Turkish wondering where the masked man disappeared too but Lucian had disappeared leaving the cameraman to switch the camera off and make his own way back.
Date: 22nd June 2013
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada.
Time: 14:23pm
Title: Into the Void Part II
The passing of Pernicious had hit Carlos Duquesne hard, standing in the middle of the cemetery all alone as the large casket is lowered into the large hole, the reverent saying a few words but Carlos isn’t listening as he looks at the headstone through his sunglasses. The reverent closes the bible as the casket is fully lowered, the reverent pats Carlos on the shoulder before leaving, Carlos stands over the casket and looking down at it. Carlos pulls out a cigar and drops it on top of the casket, along with an official picture of Pernicious as an SCW competitor, he takes off his sunglasses and places them in his inside pocket before grabbing a handful of dirt and chucking it on top. Lucian Frost appears from out of nowhere and stands next to the old man.
“How are you feeling?” Lucian asks gracefully, placing a reassuring hand on Carlos shoulder, looking down at the casket with him. “I know you wanted to destroy my career not too long ago, he was a goliath of a man, but his demons couldn’t be defeated as it proved to be his personal demise!”
Carlos nods “He was a fool” he looks at the masked man “I took from the underground scene and given the platform to perform!” Carlos looks back down at casket “A chance to succeed but he decided to get himself suspended and ultimately got himself killed!” Carlos covers his mouth with a tissue as he hacks away with his nagging cough “I can’t get rid of this godforsaken cough!”
Frost laughs “Don’t worry I’ve got a bit of a cold since coming back from Europe” Frost notices the men standing with shovels near the mound of dirt. “Look why don’t we get out of here, let him rest as best as he can, we’ve got to prepare for this Sunday!”
“The man who said Mark Ward is a man with empty promises that nothing’s going to happen to him” Carlos snorts “The man who couldn’t prevent his teams loss against team SCW, the man who couldn’t capture the tag team championships the previous week to that, he lost to his partner Matthew Kennedy for the number one contendership for the roulette championship…is he sure nothing’s going to happen to him since the only thing he could do is win!” Carlos laughs “and that is a silly statement to make since he’s one fruitcake short of a bake sale away from winning any sort of match!”
Carlos and Lucian walk over to Duquesne personal hired car, Carlos nods towards his driver to hold the door open for him as he steps inside, Lucian walks around the car and gets in himself next to the elderly man, who has pulled out a glass of Champaign from one of the side compartments and begins to sip from it as the driver turns the key in the ignition and begins to pull away.
“It is the classic David versus Goliath match, Lucian, you’re going to have to fire that one vital shot to lay the beast down” Carlos glances over to the masked man “I know I said he’s on a losing streak but you’ve been a bit hit and miss lately. A victory will do you the world of good!”
Lucian sighs “I can and will win, Carlos” Lucian looks at Duquesne. “Kain has returned as he looks to get the Roulette Championship, a title he deserves through all his hard efforts, if one half of Blood Omen can challenge for gold then I don’t see why I cannot be considered for a heavyweight championship match!” Carlos has a coughing fit and allowing him to catch his breath Lucian continues “I know I could of entered the massive battle royal but I don’t want to chance my way to the title, I don’t want to do a Carter and win a contract only to not use it, I want to earn my way and in my year and so in the company not once have I even contemplated or challenged for that title” Lucian stares straight ahead “I want to challenge for the SCW Heavyweight Championship, my partner Kain has and he didn’t succeed, I deserve that opportunity to challenge Jordan or Simon and by defeating Casey Williams hopefully I’ll be one step closer in achieving this!”
Carlos smiles, drinking his champagne, nodding at everything Lucian has just said “My boy, you are the inaugural Roulette Champion and have become the second longest reigning Tag champions in SCW History, you have lost to some big names but you’ve also defeated some!” Carlos looks at Frost who continues to stare straight ahead “By defeating Casey Williams, another man trying to challenge for the Heavyweight Championship, by defeating the Freight Train of Pain himself you’ll be that step closer in achieving your goal!”
The driver pulls out onto the highway as Carlos’ phone begins to ring, Carlos pulls his cellular phone out and begins to talk, Lucian glances over to him to see if he is paying attention to him, but Carlos is too engulfed in his conversation to worry about the masked man sitting next to him. Lucian pulls out his phone and pulls up the camera option, switching it from picture to video, he lifts it head height and presses record.
“It’s only a few days until Into the Void two, a night where the ownership of the SCW will be decided in one match, either Mark and Christian will reign supreme or Erik Staggs finally accomplishes the unthinkable and lead the rebellion to victory against the loyalists. That will be decided in the main event, what would have been decided is another Team Erik versus Team SCW match, Casey Williams against yours truly. A man who says he is going to pull my own ass over my head, truly flattering imagery that one needs going into this match, someone who wants to touch my ass and try to do things with it.. but you said something more interesting, that I miss the place that shall not be named, you could be further from the truth Casey. Me and Kain got up to equal merit with a team that hadn’t tagged together for a long time, where we considered challengers for the straps, even considered for a future match… no! I had raised up the ranks in both Cruiserweight and TV and not once had I been given a title opportunity! To say I miss that place is like saying I missed a turd once it had squeezed from my cheeks! You are right that place put SCW through hell, we had managed to get three out of the four titles, but I’m sure the board wasn’t too happy that the lifeblood of that place dominated it’s so-called heritage! Why they did what they did to Spike is unforgivable but let’s face it, the SCW didn’t need that place to survive, that place needed the SCW!”
“Casey you said your actions will speak louder than any word I could fathom, well like Carlos said earlier, you haven’t had the best of luck as of late concerning matches, so if the action you speak off is of your past then I do not fear your wrath. But if you mean what you’re going to try and attempt I still am not going to fear the wrath and fear the pain that you will bring! Goliath thought he was untouchable with the fear and status he got within the community, yet his downfall lead to bigger and better things, you maybe the goliath in this contest and by defeating you you’ll be left derailed and off course from what you truly want. That same thing you want is what I want too… the triple crown, the grand-slam monarch of the SCW. Both you and I wouldn’t dare be considered the grand slam champion amongst the names we have on the roster however dreams are dreamt and dreams can sometimes come true. Lucian Frost is hoping to live that dream and be the first man to hold the Roulette, Tag Team and the Heavyweight champioinship! I will experience the once in a lifetime opportunity, Casey, you can enjoy it from a fans viewpoint as not only will Team SCW prevail in our match but they’ll prevail in the main event, proving why the loyalists of SCW are better than the rebellion of Team Erik!”
Lucian presses the stop button on his phone, lowering it down and watching some of it as Carlos ends his call, Lucian pauses it and glances over at Carlos.
“Mahatma Gandhi once said that ‘The future depends on what we do in the present’” Lucian says as Carlos looks at him “What I’m going to do is beat Casey Williams at Into the Void and move on to challenge for the Heavyweight Championship!”
Carlos smiles as he places his drink down and pulls out a cigar, Lucian glances out of the passenger side window, the car carries on driving through the busy highway as the scene slowly begins to fade away to black…..
