Not so fast....the 'Phace has NOT left the building....

{{The scene fades in from the fuzz on your screen.
What you see in front of you is a large warehouse type building. It's raining heavily as you stare up at the large building.
It's around 8:30 pm local time, and darkness accompanies the rain.
As you walk, you see up ahead a doorway. The door is partially open as you get closer.
Seeking refuge from the rain, you enter the building.
As the door shuts behind you, you get the eerie feeling that you didn't shut it, it just closed somehow.
The room you have entered into is dark and the room smells musty.
There is a little light coming down from some weakly lit lamps on the ceiling, which must be over 50 feet in the air.
The next thing you hear is a bit disturbing, like the sound of someone screaming.
But yet, it's muffled. Not covered at the mouth, but yet, someone surpressing a scream.
Again, the surpressed scream. Chills begin to run up and down your arm.
You walk in slowly and in the distance you see what it is that is making that sound.
Skarrphace himself is on his knees, and behind him, with a hot iron, Master Rudolph is there, poking the iron into Skarrphace's back.
Rudolph sees you approaching and turns to dip the iron in a bucket of water, causing steam to rise up from the bucket.
Skarrphace's body itself is covered in sweat and Rudolph speaks to him with a very harsh tone.}}

Master Rudolph: We will continue this later. For now, rest. Do not lose this mindset you are in, Skarrphace, for it is this mindset that will make you strong for the Battle Royal match on Monday. The Extreme Title will be yours. You must never lose sight of your goal. I shall return in 15 minutes. Refresh yourself as you wish.

{{Rudolph walks off, heading towards the opposite end of the building.
Skarrphace stands up gingerly as he walks over to get a wet towel. He places it on the wounds in the back.
The towel quickly becomes reddish from the blood.
Skarrphace's face makes a grimace then it fades away.
He turns to you and speaks with a very low, gutteral sound in his voice.}}

Skarrphace: I....*deep breath*....have NOT left.....I....*deep breath*.....am still here.....and I.....*pause*.....am still THE ONLY 1 THAT MATTERS.....it would appear as if XTC saw the writing on the wall.....that coward has left for greener pastures.....I can't say that I blame him really....what would've happened to him just might have ended his career and his life in one fatal night....I would imagine that he must've gone to a forture teller last week.....she must've looked XTC in the eyes and seen his fear.....as I have seen it. She looked him dead in the face and told him to run.....run, XTC, like the wind.....and his fears were confirmed....his demons were exorcised....and he left UWA for good.....yes, XTC saw the writing on the wall....but there will come a day, XTC, when you will not be able to play your game of "hit and run" on the 'Phace.....because you will step directly into the bear trap I have set for you, and when you do....you will be mine.....there will be no escape, and I will have NO mercy.....so count your days and count your blessings, XTC....the day of reckoning is near....and it is nearer than you think.....

{{Skarrphace turns and walks towards a large cooler that is on a table near the west wall.
As he turns, in the small light that is available, you can see the wounds on his back.
They seem to form a letter, but it's not something you can read.
The wounds themselves are starting to clot and congeal, and are becoming dark reddish.
Skarrphace reaches inside the cooler and pulls out a bottled water.
Uncapping it, he drinks some, and pours much of it on his head, causing it to run down his body.
He drinks the last bit of it and throws the bottle into the darkness.
As he turns around slowly, he speaks again.}}

Skarrphace: Now, the task is at hand.....on Monday Madness....January 24th, 2000.....the 'Phace and 10 other competitors will all compete for the UWA Extreme Title....11 men with one goal in mind.....in this type of match, I couldn't possibly go over each and every opponent I will face and go over their strengths and weaknesses....no, that would be a waste of my time. Matches like that aren't true wrestling matches....they are wars. They are wars that have no rules....where anything goes, and usually does. These types of wars require you to prepare for only one person....and that is yourself. And I have been in many a battle royal in my time....I've won some....and I've lost some....I've even had those that would call me a friend push me over that top rope.....it's all for the sake of the prize that we fight. I know I can only prepare my own body and my own mind....because the only person that can truly defeat me is myself....I am one who is without equal....so if I prepare myself for the onslaught of the UWA talent that will be present in that ring on Monday night, then I know I will be ready to win that Battle Royal....I know I can prepare myself for this. It takes mental and physical preparation...and the time has come to get serious....or go home. The UWA Extreme Title is mine....it is in my hands.....and Monday will be my crowning moment in the UWA.....for I am the ONLY 1 THAT MATTERS.....and there is nothing.....anybody can do....about that.....

{{Just then, as Skarrphace's voice carries throughout the building,
Master Rudolph comes back into the picture. He is carrying with him a stopwatch. He motions at Skarrphace before speaking.}}

Master Rudolph: Skarrphace, come. Outside we go. It is time to test your endurance, and see if it is any better than last time. We will run in the rain for 10 miles. You must run the 10 miles in under 60 minutes or you will do it again until you do. Is this understood?

Skarrphace: Yes, Master Rudolph.

Master Rudolph: Come then, we go. You, with the camera, you must leave.

{{Master Rudolph and Skarrphace head back out towards the entrance of the building, as you follow.
They exit the building and walk down the steps, and now, you can tell, it is raining much harder than before.
Streaks of lightning light up the night sky as the rain falls like bullets.
As soon as Skarrphace gets to the dirt road, he begins to run, fast.
Rudolph takes his umbrella out and stands on the curb of the road, and starts his stopwatch.
The scene then fades out as Skarrphace disappears over the ridge.}}

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