Only a fool (Osiris)

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The lights in the O2 Arena begin to flicker erratically before they go completely black.

Buzz: WHOA!!! Did someone forget to pay the electric bill or somethin'?

Suddenly, the ominous voice of Khryst is heard.

Only a fool...would make the mistake that you did...Osiris.

The lights slowly begin to brighten, and the enigmatic man stands in the ring with a mic in tow.

And I had such high hopes for you. I thought, you were a man who saw beyond good and evil. Wins and loses. But your foolhardy words at Ring Rage told a telling tale, as well as sealed your ultimate fate. *Hmmph* To think you being able to defeat me, or draw my blood makes you my better is something I'd expect one of these sheep, or the sheep that compete in this ring to think. But not you. Or...so I believed. But in one fell swoop. In one moment of shear, unadulterated folly, you showed your true self. You showed me, that you're in fact...a sheep...in wolves clothing. Such a disappointment. I've already stained my hands with your blood. So now, I'll rend your flesh, tear out you beating heart, and drink from it in ultimate victory. Wins and losses mean nothing to me. The destruction of man is my prize. The killing of a man's will to fight is my championship. And Osiris, yours will be a "death" that will be spoken of for years to come. You're not worthy of your name...Osiris. Lord of the dead. God of the afterlife. You...are nothing but a flawed, mortal man...with flawed, weak mortal ideals. So I shall take from you, your will to fight. Pray to whatever deity you worship for mercy and compassion. For on this night...you'll see none from me.

[Osiris]

While Khryst was talking, Osiris is seen coming through the crowd, steps over the barricade and gets into the ring. When Khryst was finished speaking, Osiris was standing right behind him. Sensing someone was behind him, Khryst turned around to see Osiris, with a mic of his own in his hand.

Osiris: You call me the fool? But in reality, you are the one who has been fooled. I only said that just to see what you would do next, and you did not disappoint. Because both of us repeating ourselves gets boring, so I change it up a little and look at what happens. Your idea of me changed drastically. You were right from the beginning though, I am beyond good and evil. Wins and losses mean absolutely nothing to me. All I care about is the pain I cause, the destruction that is done by my hands, and the satisfaction that it was all orchestrated by me and me alone. My loss to cocky blondie, means nothing. He didn't come out unscathed, and it took much more then he thought it would to keep me down. Just like you figured out in our first two encounters. Then you wised up, and walked out of the third encounter after spilling my blood. So please, tell me, I want to know. This "death" of mine, whatever could it be? Because no matter what it is, I shall do as my namesake and rise again and make sure the one who killed me regretted making such a faulty error.

[lash]

An ominous chuckle proceeds his response.

My friend, the death of your will...shall come indeed at Only The Strong. What I do do you before hand will be but a prelude to it. And what a grand and glorious end it will be, for it will be a baptism by fire. And when the smell of your burning flesh fills your nostrils, and the searing, excruciating pain of being burned like a piece of meat sinks in, you'll know the true your true folly. And you'll know that there are monsters far more dangerous then you are.

Buzz: Uhm...I know the dude kinda speaks in riddles but...it sounds to me like he just challenged Osiris to an INFERNO MATCH at Only The Strong.

Matt: That's what it sounded like to me too, partner.

[Osiris]

Osiris: Oh, that's a good one. An Inferno match, how exciting. How invigorating. How pathetic. You want to burn me because you think it'll make me realize my folly? Please Khryst, you think your the first one who has said that to me? You think I've never been on fire before? But fine, let's play your little game of setting the opponent on fire. But I'm not going to wait till Only The Strong to have it. We can do this on Takedown, unless of course you still need time to heal from our last three encounters.

[lash]

Khryst grins.

In case it may have slipped your mind, the last of the three encounters saw me leave you in a pool of your own blood. How glorious it must be to be so naive. And it's by that foolish naivety that you're end has all been but pre-determined. If it is your want to burn tonight, so be it. Who am I to deny the walking dead their final wish.

Buzz: I...I don't believe I'm hearing this. An Inferno Match, TONIGHT!!!

Matt: The 1st time we'll have an Inferno Match on Takedown. The 2nd only Inferno Match done in XWA to date. This is not going to end for one of these men.

Buzz: I don't think I'd classify either one of these guys as a "man". I doubt there's enough humanity in Khryst for him to count as one.

Matt: Point taken.