The line between truth and deceit is blurred child.
David Manson:”Smoke..you are a fool.”
We open the scene quickly to the site of a huge roaring fire in the middle of an open field. It is late, very dark, but the fire is illuminating the surroundings. We can see David Manson standing in front of the fire with his hands stretched out in front of him. He is feeling the heat of the fire as he smiles. His eyes fixed on the burning flames as the smoke rises up in the sky. He begins to talk, quietly and monotone.
David Manson:”You believe that you can handle what we have. You think you can take apart the Awakening. You are blind child. Blind to the world around you.”
David’s eyes continue to stay on the roaring flames of this huge fire. He simply scratches at his beard as his eyes light up as he is mesmerized by the flames. He stares as he continues to speak.
David Manson:”I can see clearly now my child. Ever since the Awakening was born my eyes have been open! I am no longer blind child. You too can be just like us. Open your eyes and realize the lies that this world has built around you. Realize that everything you’ve been told as a child is nothing but a fib. The line between truth and deceit is blurred child. The Awakening is here to show the world the truth. Show this entire company that the world is a lie! You’ve been deceived your whole life Smoke. Just like all the rest of these feeble minded children you have lived your life thinking that everything will work out in the end. That you will find that dream job if you try hard enough. You will meet the love of your life if you just wait. That everything will be alright. Everything will fall into place if you just give it time. But what do you tell the mother who just lost her child to a drunk driver? What do you tell the children when their parents are killed in a plane crash? LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A WAITING GAME! We are all waiting for death child.”
Manson turns away from the fire. His demeanor has changed drastically. His face is now red from the heat of the fire and his smile has disappeared into a grimace. He stares at the camera as he moves his hair from his face, scratching his head in the process. The fire behind him only lets us see a dark version of Manson as he continues to talk in a completely different tone of voice, one of anger and disgust.
David Manson:”Smoke, I know that you believe in your heart of hearts that you can take apart the Awakening and take back the Hardcore Championship. But the fact of the matter is you don’t have the power to do so. Sure, I’ve racked up my fair share of losses, but it’s not the wins or losses that matter. It’s what happens to the man standing across from me. Take a look at the Awakenings list of victims. Our first victim was burned and never seen again. We tossed bodies and destroyed careers. Take a look in the mirror at your neck. Feel the wound that will forever mark the torture that we have dealt to you. Every time you take a look at that mark, you will remember the Awakening. At AfterBURN when Smoke meets Manson, that burn mark will become the least of your worries.”
David laughs out loud at the thought of the burn on Smokes neck. He looks back at the camera with a sick smile on his face as he begins to pace a bit, back and forth his shadow moves in front of him.
David Manson:”When you step into that ring at AfterBURN remember that you asked for this match. You asked for the Awakening, and that’s exactly what you’re gonna’ get child! You believe you can beat Brandon, you can beat me, and you can beat Jackie. When you stand face to face with the Boogeyman and you look into the eyes of a creature like me, don’t back down child. Just get down to your knees and beg for forgiveness and then, and only then will I save you and open your eyes to the Awakening!”
Manson turns to the fire and places his hands up again, absorbing the heat from the flames. The camera turns to his side where we see his eyes glowing in the flames once again. His voice returns to a monotone level as his smile grows once again.
David Manson:”Don’t look ahead to the future child, because you aren’t even gonna’ make it past this week.”
With that, Manson begins to hum. We can slightly make out Johnie Taylors’s Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire as Manson continues to hum. He laughs slightly as he hums as the scene slowly fades to the sound of David humming and the crackles of the roaring fire. We pan to the sky where we see the smoke as it slowly fades out to total darkness.
We open the scene quickly to the site of a huge roaring fire in the middle of an open field. It is late, very dark, but the fire is illuminating the surroundings. We can see David Manson standing in front of the fire with his hands stretched out in front of him. He is feeling the heat of the fire as he smiles. His eyes fixed on the burning flames as the smoke rises up in the sky. He begins to talk, quietly and monotone.
David Manson:”You believe that you can handle what we have. You think you can take apart the Awakening. You are blind child. Blind to the world around you.”
David’s eyes continue to stay on the roaring flames of this huge fire. He simply scratches at his beard as his eyes light up as he is mesmerized by the flames. He stares as he continues to speak.
David Manson:”I can see clearly now my child. Ever since the Awakening was born my eyes have been open! I am no longer blind child. You too can be just like us. Open your eyes and realize the lies that this world has built around you. Realize that everything you’ve been told as a child is nothing but a fib. The line between truth and deceit is blurred child. The Awakening is here to show the world the truth. Show this entire company that the world is a lie! You’ve been deceived your whole life Smoke. Just like all the rest of these feeble minded children you have lived your life thinking that everything will work out in the end. That you will find that dream job if you try hard enough. You will meet the love of your life if you just wait. That everything will be alright. Everything will fall into place if you just give it time. But what do you tell the mother who just lost her child to a drunk driver? What do you tell the children when their parents are killed in a plane crash? LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A WAITING GAME! We are all waiting for death child.”
Manson turns away from the fire. His demeanor has changed drastically. His face is now red from the heat of the fire and his smile has disappeared into a grimace. He stares at the camera as he moves his hair from his face, scratching his head in the process. The fire behind him only lets us see a dark version of Manson as he continues to talk in a completely different tone of voice, one of anger and disgust.
David Manson:”Smoke, I know that you believe in your heart of hearts that you can take apart the Awakening and take back the Hardcore Championship. But the fact of the matter is you don’t have the power to do so. Sure, I’ve racked up my fair share of losses, but it’s not the wins or losses that matter. It’s what happens to the man standing across from me. Take a look at the Awakenings list of victims. Our first victim was burned and never seen again. We tossed bodies and destroyed careers. Take a look in the mirror at your neck. Feel the wound that will forever mark the torture that we have dealt to you. Every time you take a look at that mark, you will remember the Awakening. At AfterBURN when Smoke meets Manson, that burn mark will become the least of your worries.”
David laughs out loud at the thought of the burn on Smokes neck. He looks back at the camera with a sick smile on his face as he begins to pace a bit, back and forth his shadow moves in front of him.
David Manson:”When you step into that ring at AfterBURN remember that you asked for this match. You asked for the Awakening, and that’s exactly what you’re gonna’ get child! You believe you can beat Brandon, you can beat me, and you can beat Jackie. When you stand face to face with the Boogeyman and you look into the eyes of a creature like me, don’t back down child. Just get down to your knees and beg for forgiveness and then, and only then will I save you and open your eyes to the Awakening!”
Manson turns to the fire and places his hands up again, absorbing the heat from the flames. The camera turns to his side where we see his eyes glowing in the flames once again. His voice returns to a monotone level as his smile grows once again.
David Manson:”Don’t look ahead to the future child, because you aren’t even gonna’ make it past this week.”
With that, Manson begins to hum. We can slightly make out Johnie Taylors’s Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire as Manson continues to hum. He laughs slightly as he hums as the scene slowly fades to the sound of David humming and the crackles of the roaring fire. We pan to the sky where we see the smoke as it slowly fades out to total darkness.