WWI Rise of Empire

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WWI Rise of EmpireThe Reign of the Teacher continues as we go to the Memphis Dome in Luxor, Egypt.

Egypt is burning under the assaut of Thamptis and his fying caste. Wi the !iain come to Luxor in

his "uest to burn a of Egypt# $tay tuned%

&aste o!er Luxor '!er the ancient ruins at Luxor, Egypt...

&oud begin forming o!er the ruins, boc(ing out the s(y. The couds begin changing coors, a

muticoored dispay across the s(y.


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$ienty as if a coud itsef, the )ying &aste of Lord Thamptis gides o!er the ruins. It stops o!er the

ruins and hangs in the s(y.

*t one of the ower baconies, Lord Thamptis foats o!er to the raiing. +e paces his hands on the

raiing and oo(s o!er the ruins. In the distance, modern Luxor burns from the !ioence of the in!adingarmies.

Lady *pathy swoops in from the s(y, anding on the bacony next to Lord Thamptis. +er wings fod bac( and !anish into her bac( again and she stands at attention.

Lady *pathy -Lord Thamptis. our brothers report that the war on Egypt is proceeding as panned and

the upper (ingdom wi be caimed within hours. I ha!e heard that &aptain /ideon Rogers of

Warhammer Wresting is panning on trying a counter0offensi!e to dri!e your sodiers away fromLuxor and try to push them bac( to the caste. +e is being supported by the $andstormers, the /enocide

Regime, the 'bsidian Raiders, and a ot of $hoc(troopers. I don1t (now that your brothers can hodagainst such a force. They pan on stri(ing right after their pay0per0!iew.-

Lord Thamptis raises a hand and motions beow to the ruins.

Thamptis -2o matter what patry force that this morta can muster# They wi not be abe to stand

against the Dread Dragon once it has been raised from where I had seaed it away from thousands of


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years ago. The prison that I had designed ony increased it1s power o!er the centuries.-

Lady *pathy oo(s down on the ground where the apprentices of Lord Thamptis are car!ing an arcane

circe into the ground and getting it ready to fis the groo!es with bood from sacrifices ta(en fromLuxor.

Lady *pathy -The Dread Dragon is that powerfu# What if the 'rder of the Dragon were to ta(e iton#-

Lord Thamptis is sient as he watches the preparations down beow.

Thamptis -I am aware of their strength. I thin( I had e!en met Dragasha 'mega once ong ago. We

were not at odds then and so there was no batte. $ti. If they choose to oppose me at this atehour...they wi be burned to a crisp. The Dread Dragon has sain /ods from an in!ading dimension.

There is nothing that these itte Dragons can do to stop me. The &hinese wi3ard who imprisoned me in

the form of stone is ong dead. 2othing can stop me now.-

Lord Thamptis oo(s away from the ground to oo( to ga3e at Lady *pathy.

Lord Thamptis -*t your ast schedued match against the !ery Dragon that you spea( of, Dragasha'mega. ou managed to brea( the rues of their new eader. ou represent me now. Do better. *bide by

the rues as aid down to be abe to defeat your opponent and show the word the strength gi!en unto

you by my power.-

Lady *pathy oo(s down, but she can1t hide a smir(.

Lady *pathy -I wi be more carefu, Lord Thamptis. Though if we meet in the fied of war# I canabsorb her energy. If we meet outside of a wresting match, I wi (i her.-

Lord Thamptis -That is good. *fter the end of their show, I wi destroy the means for the WWI toescape and ha!e my Dread Dragon burn them a. Then we wi ma(e our way to Rome and destroy the

city. )rom there# &aim a the ands once caimed by Rome and &arthage to hand contro o!er to those

who come from roya &arthage bood. It wi be my gift to them. We wi mo!e on and car!e our ownempire.-

Lady *pathy smies, her pae chee(s sporting spots of rosiness.

Lady *pathy -That wi be a gorious !ictory. I cannot wait to hep your brothers defeat our enemies in

the fied.-

Lord Thamptis -/o and prepare for your match with another of the Dragons. I wi continue to o!ersee

the ritua to bring out the Dread Dragon.-

Lady *pathy nods, spreading her dar( wings and ta(ing fight into the s(y.

Lord Thamptis oo(s down beow and smies a ghasty smie.

Lord Thamptis -E!erything is proceeding as panned. Mortas and Dragons wi burn to ash in the path

of my Dread Dragon.-


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'pening and &onfrontationThe arena goes dar( as the 4umboTron ights up with a disturbing sight. The !iew is of the ruins outside

in od Luxor. The !iew pans bac( to re!ea the )ying &aste o!erhead. There is the sounds of distant

gunfire and exposions as the remnants of the Egyptian miitary try to stop the endess hordes that comefrom the caste to o!erwhem them i(e a tida wa!e. )ans begin to murmur to each other ner!ousy, but

the murmurs sience themse!es as the 4umboTron changes to.

The fans begin "uiet, but as the song goes through the paces, they begin cheering ouder and ouderunti the song ends.

The song is repaced by !ideo montages of Dragasha 'mega and 56(er, ending with a cips from theirast match in the ring.

'nce that !ideo ends, the ights come on and we focus to the midde of the ring where Ms. Mc4amesstands with a microphone in hand.

Ms. Mc4ames -+eo and wecome to WWI1s pp!, Rise of Empire% It is here and now that we wi

estabish Warhammer Wresting as the premier wresting brand that the entire word wi oo( to fortheir wresting% We wi change...e!erything% 2o more chaos. 2o more bac(stage assauts. 2o more

supernatura cra3iness% 2o more battes that do no concern wresting. It ends here and now with the

dawning of a new age of wresting%-

4ohnston -Ms. Mc4ames ma(ing a bod statement here tonight.-

Di3on -The crowd doesn1t want what she1s seing though.-

*s the crowd boos, Ms. Mc4ames sha(es her head with a smie. $he goes to spea(, but is interrupted by

an exposion near to the arena that sha(es free dust from the rafters. $he coses her eyes and mumbessomething to hersef before she smies again.

Ms. Mc4ames -What is happening outside of this arena is something for the Egyptian miitary to beconcerned with. We are merey pro!iding entertainment and wi not be targeted. *fter here# We wi

return to Engand and be safe.-

-That is the !ery ast thing that we wi do%-

E!eryone turns to oo( at the entrance stage to see a new man standing there. +e is in an impressi!eyexpensi!e suit and begins to stro down the aise to the ring. Ms. Mc4ames narrows her eyes as she

regards this man.

Ms. Mc4ames -I am the /enera Manager, stranger. I wi decide where to go%-

The man smies and ros into the ring.


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Man -Daring. ou ain1t ma(in1 those choices anymore.-

Ms. Mc4ames grows as the fans cheer for the stranger.

Ms. Mc4ames -ou don1t understand% I am the hero here% I am the one who wi sa!e e!eryone1s i!es

for the greater good% 4ust who do you thin( that you are#-

The man grins and hods out a document.

Man -I go by the name of Ethan Mis. What I ha!e here is the proxy !ote of the sharehoders for this

company. * of which are owned by one *en *nderson. +e cannot be aowed to !ote with his own

shares because of his uni"ue situation, but I can. I choose to promote mysef to /enera Manager and(ic( you out of office% In fact# Later on tonight, you wi face someone of powerfu stature in order to

show you the error of your ways.-

4ohnston -*nother coup#-

Di3on -* good and proper coup. I thin( I might i(e this Ethan Mis%-

Ethan Mis turns away from Ms. Mc4ames to oo( to the ringside security.

Mis -Ta(e Ms. Mc4ames to the bac( so she can prepare for her match.-

Two $hoc(troopers grab Ms. Mc4ames and ta(e her to the bac(.

Mis -&aptain /ideon Rogers. 2o need to come out. I wi wager that a camera is right by where youare in security.-

The 4umboTron ights up and &aptain /ideon Rogers can be seen at his des(.

Mis -I (now you1!e been aching to do so. Ta(e command of the Warhammer troops from here and

coordinate their defenses against this fying caste and the creatures that spi from it.-

Rogers -es, sir. Than( you, sir. We wi ha!e them routed within a coupe of hours.-

Mis -That1s what I i(e to hear, &aptain% &arry on.-

The 4umboTron fades to dar(ness with the crowd cheering.

Mis -I (now what1s going out there isn1t our fight, but where wi they go if we cannot stop them

here# What more damage wi they cause if we do not stop them# We are a wresting organi3ation, but

we possess some of the most gifted peope in the entire word. We can and wi stop this. We wi sa!eEgypt and reay begin our new Empire. We wi Rise...tonight%-

The crowd stand up and cheer on a deafening e!e as Ethan Mis wa!es to the crowd.

Mis -En5oy the show tonight, fo(s% We promise to not disappoint% )ire, bood, and chaos. Wecome

to Warhammer Wresting%-


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The fans cheer as Ethan Mis ma(es his way to the bac(.

4ohnston -*s I understand it, Ethan Mis and *en *nderson used to be room mates in a businesscoege. I forget which one right now.-

Di3on -That certainy goes a ong way on expaining how he1s here to hep *nderson remo!e Ms.Mc4ames from power.-

4ohnston -es. *nd we shoud oo( to the ring for the opening match.-

Di3on -$ounds i(e fun.-

The sounds of gunfire and exposions outside of the arena ony increase as &aptain /ideon Rogers

5oins the batte.

4ohnston 7whispering8 -9e safe /ideon.-

Di3on -$o you and he are an item%-

4ohnston -$hut up%-

Debut of :ander :achary

Theobad -This next match is schedued for one fa, featuring first the chaenger, weighing in at two

hundred and thirty0fi!e pounds...:ander :achary%-

-Duaity- by $ip(not begins as :ander :achary ma(es his way down to the ring. The fans stay sient as

they regard the newcomer. :ander eers at a coupe of fans, drawing out a smattering of boos. Thereaction gi!es :ander a grin as he ros into the ring.

4ohnston -:ander :achary comes in fu of arrogance. I wonder if he reay (nows what he1s getting

into with this match#-

Di3on -$omehow I doubt it. This wi be interesting.-


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Theobad -*nd his opponent, weighing in at two hundred and eighty0fi!e pounds...Tarras"ue%-

-Ladies and /entemen- by $ai!a begins as Tarras"ue steps out from the bac(. +e raises his arms into

the air and roars, getting the crowd to roar bac( and cheer. Tarras"ue rushes down to the ring, steppingo!er the ropes, and oo(ing to :ander with a wide grin on his face.

4ohnston -My reports say that Tarras"ue has been in the Restricted *rea e!er since ;enance )our cameto a cose. +e1s been hunting the creatures that ha!e ta(en o!er the area and i!ing off of the and.-

Di3on -That1s as cra3y as they come. I won1t set foot in the Restricted *rea% +e1s spent wee(s there#Wow.-

*s the be rings, :ander aunches into Tarras"ue, beting him with efts and rights before appying anarmbar, turning it into an arm drag. +e (eeps the armbar, twisting and dropping his eg into the arm to

brea( the hod. :ander and Tarras"ue are both bac( to their feet "uic(y and :ander bodysams

Tarras"ue, dropping a (nee on his forehead. :ander gets bac( up to find Tarras"ue getting right bac( up

with a grin. :ander turns and grabs Tarras"ue with a Russian egsweep, roing o!er Tarras"ue andgrabbing him with a re!erse chinoc(.

4ohnston -)or a of his arrogance, :ander oo(s to be controing this match.-

Di3on -I thin( it1s a weird pan of Tarras"ue1s.-

:ander brea(s the hod, grabbing Tarras"ue by the ears and headbutting him in the bac( of the head.

:ander gets up, but when Tarras"ue starts to rise# +e grabs Tarras"ue by the bac( of the head and

sams his face into the mat. +e gides up to put Tarras"ue into a side headoc( whie on the mat. When

the ref can1t see what he1s doing# :ander appies a thumb to Tarras"ue1s throat, but he doesn1t react theway most peope woud. +e ta(es being cho(ed in stride. :ander reeases the hod and pus Tarras"ue

to his feet. Tarras"ue 5ust grins at :ander.

Tarras"ue -More. Do more%-

:ander raises an eyebrow, but whips Tarras"ue into the ropes and hits a tit0a0whir bac(brea(er on therebound. :ander then bounces off of the ropes, dropping both (nees into Tarras"ue1s midsection before

mounting him and pounding on him with efts and rights unti the ref pus him away. Tarras"ue sits up,

bood ea(ing from his nose. 'nce the bood reaches his ip, he stic(s his tongue out and aps at thedripping bood with a wide grin.

Tarras"ue -My turn.-

:achary -Right. ou don1t get a turn%-

Tarras"ue -Me had turn. ou turn hurt. We ha!e fun%-

4ohnston -That sounds ominous.-

Di3on -Does :ander get heath insurance as a newbie#-

:ander comes at Tarras"ue, who 5umps to his feet. When :ander reaches Tarras"ue, he is caught by the


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throat. Tarras"ue reaches down to grab :ander by the 5un( and ifts :ander up high o!erhead. The ref

yes at Tarras"ue to reease :ander...amd he does. Tarras"ue hurs :ander o!er the top rope, anding

his throat across the ring raiing. :ander ands on the concrete foor and hods his throat, trying to

regain his air. Tarras"ue ets out a roar, rushing across the ring, di!ing o!er the top rope into a !erticadi!e, and ands a headbutt into :ander1s midsection. The wind is (noc(ed from :ander1s ungs, he ros

o!er onto a fours, and begins coughing up bood.

4ohnston -$o Tarras"ue too( the punishment eary on to get the measure of :ander, and then began his

own offensi!e.-

Di3on -It1s time to see what1s on the inside of :ander :achary%-

Tarras"ue drags :ander to his feet, but :ander reaches o!er the security raiing to grab a hot dog from afan. +e prepares to throw it at Tarras"ue, but the hot dog is sei3ed from him. Tarras"ue doesn1t e!en

notice :ander as he de!ours the hot dog. :ander ros bac( into the ring and waits for Tarras"ue to

return. Tarras"ue "uic(y gets onto the ring apron and is met by :ander, who supexes him into the

ring. :ander ros to his feet and di!es at Tarras"ue once he sits up to cothesine him bac( to the mat.:ander hods Tarras"ue down with a grin.

:achary -The oser of this match gets to go to the buffet%-

Tarras"ue ays perfecty sti as the ref counts the pinfa.

'ne...Two...Three%%%

Theobad -Winner of the match !ia pinfa...:ander :achary%-

The crowd boos as :ander ceebrates his win in the ring.

4ohnston -+e tric(ed Tarras"ue% That was dirty%-

Di3on -I wonder what he1 thin( if Tarras"ue goes to find him after finding out he doesn1t get that

buffet#-

'ut of the )rying ;an

and into the )ire%*en *nderson is aying in his cot. +e has spo(en to his ega counse and so far# There has been ittee!idence to support the caims that he has had anything to do with the crimes of Dr. &aw except fortrying to stop him.

There is howe!er, e!idence that supports that he has paced the WWI staff and fans in the direct path ofdanger time and time again for more than 5ust -heping out-. There is e!idence to suggest that the extra

ris( of boodshed has brought about a ma5or boost in ratings and cash fow to the company. That


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despite the benefits being paid out to heath and ife insurance poicies.

This e!idence has of course been suppied by Ms. Mc4ames in !ioation of *nderson1s persona

property. Though whether it can reay be thrown out of court is up to the ega teams and the 5udgenow. * *nderson can do is wait and hope that his company doesn1t go bey up in the meantime.

/uards ha!e ta(en the prisoner in the ce next to him away for "uestioning many times in the past fewdays. They aways return him bac( to the ce and seem angry. *nderson chuc(es to himsef. The man

has no recoection of any Warhammer secrets that he had promised to gi!e out. +e doesn1t e!en

remember why he1s in 5ai.

+e had been offered the same dea. To rat out on the secrets he has coected on Warhammer o!er the

years, but he (nows better. Warhammer wi ose, but he wi aso ose his position, his power, hisfortune, and his ife. 2o dea is that good.

*nderson is amost aseep when the aarms being sounding. +e can hear sounds of gunfire and

exposions outside. +e tries to as( guards running bac( and forth, but none stop ong enough to answerhim. Though he does catch enough con!ersation in passing to hear what he needs to, and it chis him

to the core. +e inhaes sharpy and et1s the words come out sow as if trying to ma(e the !ery sub5ect

matter fade away.

*nderson -The Men in ;urpe are attac(ing.-

*nderson goes to the bars of the ces and begins sha(ing them as hard as he can, ignoring the fire in

his eg from running.

*nderson -They1re 5ust norma peope% Ta(e the circet under the purpe hat off and they wi change bac( to norma%-

2o one stops ong enough to hear his words. *nderson sighs and staggers bac( to his cot, painfuysitting down.

$ti...under the sounds of batte, aarms, and chaos# There is a sight, but steady beeping sound.*nderson oo(s around to see what coud be ma(ing the sound unti his eyes fa upon the seeping man

in the ce next to him. There is a purpe ight fashing at his tempe and that is where the beeping is

coming from.

*nderson -When I modified his memories, it changed his brainwa!es. They ha!e impanted de!ices to

monitor that# This is not the tech of the Men in ;urpe that my peope faced%-

*nother thought occurs to him.

*nderson -They are coming for you. *nd when they find you...they wi find the man who confinedtheir master into a computer system. This has gone from bad to worse.-

* massi!e exposion roc(s the buiding, throwing *nderson to the foor. The ground continues to sha(efor ong minutes afterwards.

*nderson -What the he#-


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The man in the ce sits up next to him. +is eyes appear to be ga3ed o!er with a faint shine of purpe.

+e smies at *nderson.

Man -The temporary 2*T' head"uarters has faen. * within are dead.-

*nderson drags himsef o!er to the bars between their ces, but the geam has gone from his eyes.

*nderson -+ow do you (now that# Te me%-

The man sha(es his head as if trying to cear his thoughts. +e oo(s at *nderson ban(y.

Man -Te you how I (now what# That you1re a gimp ass rich boy in 5ai# I thin( you (now that,right#-

*nderson sighs and twitches a itte as the gunfire and exposions start to sound coser. +e turns bac( to

the man, sha(ing the bars to get his attention.

*nderson -ou can hear them somehow. ou can hear them spea(ing each other through a cybernetic

communication networ(. +ow much time do we ha!e#-

Man -I don1t (now what the hec( you are ta(ing about, foo% ou spea(ing some (ind of gibberish%-

*nderson -Listen to me now% They are coming for you% When they disco!er that you ha!e been

bro(en# They wi i(ey (i you% ou can sti tap into their communications somehow. I 5ust saw you

do it% )ocus, boy% Te me how ong before they ha!e breached


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you out of here%-

Man -+ow# ou said that they were coming for me. +ow do I stop that# +ow do I hide when they can

5ust find me#-

*nderson -When you get out of here# )ind a man named Dr. $hut3. +e shoud be in Denmar( at the

nation1s Warhammer +=. +e wi (now what to do to 5am the beacon whie (eeping the ines ofcommunication open.-

* guard rushes into the room and opens the doors to both ces.

/uard -We can no onger (eep you secure. /o% $tay ai!e%-

*s the man and *nderson sowy exit their ces, an exposion roc(s the buiding and opens up the wa

behind the man1s ce. )our Men in ;urpe wa( through the hoe that they had 5ust made. *nderson

grabs the man by the arm.

*nderson -/o% /et out and ma(e your way to Denmar(% I1 stop them here%-

Man -+ow0-

*nderson -I1m 5ust as !auabe to them as you, if not more. 4ust go%-

The man ta(es off running and *nderson staggers to the ce door in front of the Men in ;urpe.

Men in ;urpe -'ur faen brother is ea!ing#-

*nderson -+e is, but you don1t want him. Do you# ou want the man who (ied your master. Me. I

put Dr. &aw away fore!er.-

Men in ;urpe -Ta(e him to the +and of &aw at the new seat of power.-

*nderson strugges, but cannot o!ercome the powerfu Men in ;urpe. +e is "uic(y stunned andthrown o!er a shouder of one of the men before they a ea!e through the hoe in the wa.

Men in ;urpe -WWI ;resident *en *nderson incoming. +e is our prisoner.-

'ne of the Men in ;urpe oo(s *nderson and his eyes shine goden. +is !oice deepens and sounds

distant.


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;unishment

Theobad -This next contest is schedued for one fa. )eaturing first, weighing in at one hundred and

twenty0se!en pounds...*i!a 2yte%-

9etween the 9uried and Me0 )ossi /enera 07* )eed )rom &oud Mountain8 begins as *i!a 2yte wa(sout from the bac(. $he is greeted by a stunning amount of appause from the fans as she wa(s down to

the ring.

4ohnston -I1m guessing that the fans aready (now about *i!a 2yte going into Russia and bringing

Ethan Mis here to ta(e o!er the company.-

Di3on -ou coud say that.-

Theobad -*nd her opponent, weighing in at one hundred and twenty0fi!e pounds...Ms. Mc4ames%-

-Messiah 7+aeu5ah &horus8- by +ande begins and before Ms. Mc4ames e!en steps out from behindthe curtain# There is a chorus of boos to greet her. $he wa(s out from the bac( and sha(es her head atthe fans, ceary saddened by their reaction. $he ma(es her way to the ring, her ga3e on *i!a 2yte. The

ga3e grows more and more angry as she wa(s to the ring and istens to the boos from the crowd.

4ohnston -Ms. Mc4ames came bac( to Warhammer Wresting after her tria with the intent on changing

her ways and that of Warhammer Wresting for the better. $he intended on being beo!ed by the fans

for ma(ing the pace safe for wresting fans. Litte did she (now that our fans want to ris( death to

watch this show. They want to be in the midde of a war 3one. +ow ese can you expain a sod outcrowd of one hundred and fifty thousand peope here when in the northern part of Egypt fas to a army

of monsters spiing out of a fying caste#-

Di3on -It1s insane. *ny other company and they woud ha!e faced awsuits by the thousands and

woud ha!e shut their doors "uic(er than Lindsey Lohan opening her egs for another drag of crac(%-

The be rings to start the match and Ms. Mc4ames starts by grabbing *i!a by the arm and turning her

with an arm drag that she turns into an armbar. *i!a tries to escape the hod, but then Ms. Mc4ames

sips her egs around *i!a1s midsection for a scissors hod as we. *i!a sips her foot onto the bottom

rope, causing the ref to force Ms. Mc4ames to brea( the hod. *i!a bounces off of the ropes and comesat Ms. Mc4ames. $he oo(s ready to grab *i!a, but *i!a fips o!er her head. 'nce *i!a1s feet hit the


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mat, she fings hersef bac(wards, catching Ms. Mc4ames by the head, and turning to drop Ms.

Mc4ames in a nec(brea(er. *i!a stands up ong enough to get some height before dropping bac( down

to smash Ms. Mc4ames in the face with an ebow. 9ood spatters from Ms. Mc4ames1s nose from the

impact.

4ohnston -Ms. Mc4ames tries to out technica *i!a 2yte, but she re!s up the speed to ta(e Ms.

Mc4ames down%-

Di3on -Why do we ca her Ms. Mc4ames instead of ;aige Mc4ames again#-

4ohnston -9ecause she1s a teacher and that1s what she wants caed.-

Di3on -'h...stupid.-

Ms. Mc4ames and *i!a 2yte both stand up. Ms. Mc4ames wipes bood from her face and oo(s angriy

at *i!a.

Ms. Mc4ames -ou ruined e!erything by bringing Ethan here% I was going to ma(e this pace great

and safe for wresting%-

2yte -The fans didn1t want that. The owner doesn1t want that. 9ood sti ses%-

Ms. Mc4ames -ou ha!e a ot to earn about what reay ses, and I can teach you%-

Ms. Mc4ames goes in, dropping ow to punch *i!a in the gut. $he stands up "uic(y, bringing *i!a up

into a gutwrench supex, but drops her o!er a (nee for a bac(brea(er. $he rips *i!a up by the hair and

pus her down again, appying an octopus. *i!a grits her teeth in pain and tries to reach for the ropesagain.

4ohnston -That1s a hard mo!e to get out of. *i!a might be in danger here.-

Di3on -* teacher wi teach%-

*fter a few minutes of no submission, Ms. Mc4ames reeases the hod. $he curs *i!a up in a crade for

the pin.

'ne...Two...*i!a (ic(s out%

Ms. Mc4ames pus *i!a up to bring her bac( down with a bey to bey o!erhead supex. Ms.

Mc4ames ros her onto her bey and appies a came cutch. The ref is right in position to see if *i!awi gi!e up, but she refuses.

4ohnston -The ropes are too far to reach and *i!a doesn1t oo( i(e she can brea( the hod. This doesn1too( to be the (ind of punishment that Ethan Mis had in mind.-

Di3on -Try to bring the Teacher down and you1 get schooed%-

*i!a begins deep breathing as if steeing hersef up for something. $he sowy turns a ring around on

her right hand whie the ref isn1t oo(ing and acti!ates her bade. $he hits a hidden catch on the ring and


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it opens up to re!ea a sma neede that she touches to the bade. Ms. Mc4ames reeases the hod and

eaps away from *i!a as if bitten. The bade retracts and *i!a "uic(y coses the ring.

4ohnston -$ome (ind of eectrica shoc(#-

Di3on -Whate!er wor(s for her%-

Ms. Mc4ames stands up to compain to the ref, but is e!eed by a drop (ic(. *i!a bounces off of the

ropes and comes bac( as Ms. Mc4ames stands up and brings her down again with a high cross body

boc(. *i!a is up again and cimbs to the top rope. $he waits for Ms. Mc4ames to sit up and0

4ohnston -Death from *bo!e% )ying Drop >ic( from the Top Rope% This one is o!er%-

Di3on -&a out a few more finisher names and see if it heps you.-

4ohnston -9ac(hand of Doom# The new &ommentary )inisher that shuts up 2ei Di3on#-

Di3on -*nd *i!a 2yte co!ers Ms. Mc4ames%-


Theobad -Winner of the match !ia pinfa...*i!a 2yte%-

4ohnston -*i!a 2yte has changed things around here in a ma5or way. )irst, she brought Ethan Mis

here to defeat Ms. Mc4ames in ta(ing o!er the eadership roe of the company. Then she defeats Ms.

Mc4ames in a match. I1m going to say that Ms. Mc4ames probaby has a fierce hatred being nurtured

for *i!a 2yte right about now.-

Di3on -That is to say if she doesn1t ea!e the company with her teacher tai between her egs.-

4ohnston -Tai#-

Di3on -'(. Ryan /aoway1s penis...tai...whate!er you want to ca it.-

* Dar( Ritua 9eginsThe &aste o!er the ruins of Luxor. Lord Thamptis returns to the bacony o!er oo(ing the ruins when

the sounds of gunfire reaches his ears.

When he oo(s down beow, he sees his apprentices ha!ing finished their wor(, but se!era s"uads of

$hoc(troopers ha!e entered the ruins and ha!e begun cutting down both apprentices and his sacrifices.

Lord Thamptis watches impassionatey as his ser!ants are "uic(y cut down by Warhammer1s security.

+e raises his hands o!er his head and from the muticoored couds in the s(y, meta shards rain down

on the $hoc(troopers. They are "uic(y transformed into so much shredded meat. +e watches then asthe arcane circe is fied with the bood of the dead with a smie. +e casts another spe and cears

away the dead bodies.


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Lord Thamptis -E!erything is as it shoud be.-

There is a oud (eening from within the fods of the robes of Lord Thamptis. +e reaches into a hidden poc(et and pus out a sma mirror. +is own refection changes to a !isage of >honsu.

>honsu -The tide of batte has changed in Luxor. It is as if a new commander has ta(en charge of theEgyptian miitary and Warhammer forces.-

Thamptis ->eep them busy whie I finish the ritua. The Dread Dragon wi turn things bac( to ourfa!or.-

>honsu -We wi do so, brother.-

The !isage on the mirror turns bac( to the refection of Lord Thamptis and he puts the mirror away. +e

hods his hands out o!er the boody arcane circe and begins chanting.

*most immediatey, the circe transforms into green ight. *s Lord Thamptis continues to chant, itte

green gowing spheres begin to appear o!er the circe and stretch out into ines. Dar(er couds begin to

gather and ightning begins to fash in the s(y as nature rebes at the power of the mystic ritua beingcaed upon.


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* deep grow comes from deep within the word. The sound !ibrates e!erything, incuding the &aste

ho!ering o!erhead.

Lord Thamptis grins chiingy, but continues to chant in a ong dead anguage.

Temptation:ander :achary sits in the oc(er room, ha!ing 5ust gotten dressed after ceaning up from his match. +egets ready to find out what the progress of the show because they were brought to Luxor !ia air

transports because of the dangerous situations at the 2ie Ri!er Deta.

'nce he stands up though, a man wa(s into the room and grins at him.

:achary -ou need something# 'r ya 5ust oo(ing for a busted ip#-

Man -I happen to be oo(ing for you, :ander :achary.-

:ander si3es the man up. +e oo(s to be of an a!erage si3e and buid...for a non0fighter. +e coud besome random white coar wor(er. In fact# The business suit mar(s him out as such.

:achary -$o...the he for# I don1t need a manager or an agent.-

Man -I represent some peope who wish to pace a great man bac( into power. * man with the

resources to change the word for the better. +a!e you heard of Dr. &aw#-

:ander oo(s at the man and aughs.

:achary -The 9utcher of Edmonton# The 9ringer of the Destroyer# The Insane &yborg# Who hasn1theard of Dr. &aw and his expoits# Isn1t he dead#-

The man1s smie faters a itte, but then becomes fixed in pace.

Man -+is physica body has indeed been (ied. +is eectronic spirit i!es on and is imprisoned. +e

contros an onine !ideo game now. We intend to bring him bac( and buid a brand new body for him to

rue o!er humanity.-

:ander snorts in his mirth, ob!iousy oo(ing at the man.

:achary -ou don1t oo( i(e you coud (noc( o!er a determine gas station attendant, much esshumanity.-

The man chuc(es, his eyes ginting a purpe gow.

Man -'ur forces are aready sei3ing )rance as we spea(. We need a man i(e you to hep represent us

in Warhammer Wresting and shoud there come time when you are not wresting# +ep us expand ournation. We offer power, position, money, and infamy.-


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:ander sha(es his head, pointing at the man1s white coar buid.

:achary -*nd I as( you again. +ow coud an army of guys i(e you sei3e anything#-

The man ta(es a circet out of a poc(et and paces it on his head. +is outfit transforms into a purpe

business suit with a purpe hat and tie.

9efore :ander can react, the Man in ;urpe grabs him by the throat and ifts him into the air. :ander

grabs at his hand, but can1t pry his steey fingers away. The man sets him down and waits for him to

regain his air.

Man -*s you can see, we ha!e much power that we can offer. ;ower that can aso hep your wresting

career. &an1t it#-

:ander scratches at his chin in thought. $owy, he begins to grin.

:achary -I i(e it. In fact# I i(e it a ot. $o, do I get one of those# *so...is there going to be another/host Laser buit#-

The man1s grin faters.

Man -'ur current eader, the +and of &aw, does not ha!e the bue prints for such a weapon. The

traitor, Dr. ?irgi $hut3, has the bue prints. We are hoping that when Dr. &aw returns to us that hewi ha!e what we need so we can buid it.


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-/reetings, :ander :achary. ou ha!e chosen your oyaties most wisey. ou sha be henceforth be

(nown as the &aw of Death.-

:ander raised an eyebrow.

:achary -&aw of Death#-

The Man in ;urpe paces the armet on :ander1s right arm and is sides to the end of his forearm by the

ebow. This time :ander doesn1t hod in the pain. +e et1s out a how of pain as four pins bore into his

arm and connect at the center of the bone. +is right arm beow the armet dies and begins to transforminto a 3ombie i(e state before his !ery eyes. The Man in ;urpe hands :ander a go!e to pace o!er the

dead hand.

:ander paces the go!e on his hand and pus it to co!er his arm to the armet. +e fees his strength

increasing, but fees something ese in his mind. * hidden potentia to do much, but what#

'nce the pain fades, :ander begins to augh at the name he had been gi!en.

:achary -&aw of Death. $o apt of a name%-

-The /o!e has been treated to (eep in the stench. The arm wi continue to rot, but you can bring

!itaity to the arm by draining the ife energies contained within the i!ing. ou wi aso be further

empowered by this act. $ip the go!e off and touch the i!ing with the dead hand. The drain wi then be automatic. We wi ca upon you soon to ead when we are ready to cross the mountains into $pain.


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-Imaginary- by E!anescence begins as &are Mier ma(es her way down to the ring to the cheering of

the crowd. $he smies and wa!es to the fans as she wa(s, siding under the ropes and into the ring.

'nce there, her demeanor changes to a more serious tone whie she oo(s a around for her opponent.

4ohnston -&are Mier oo(s to ta(e Lady *pathy down a peg or two after she and Dragasha 'mega

had the !icious exchange bac(stage at 'nsaught @A that ed to the match being thrown out. It asoseems that Lady *pathy has thrown her ot in with Lord Thamptis if the footage from 2orthern Egypt

is true.-

Di3on -$omeone from Warhammer Wresting throwing in with an e!i waroc( that seems determined

to con"uer e!erything in his path after saughtering haf of the popuation for fun# Reay# I woud

ha!e ne!er thought of it.-

Theobad -*nd her opponent, weighing in at one hundred and sixty0fi!e pounds...Lady *pathy%-

-I ;ut a $pe on ou- by Marayn Manson begins as Lady *pathy wa(s out from the bac( with herobsidian wings unfured. $he fods them bac( and they !anish whie she smir(s to the boos of the

crowd. $he steps through the ropes and aughs as &are stares her down.

4ohnston -;roof that Lady *pathy 5oined the e!i waroc( is in the wings. $he has ne!er dispayed any

supernatura powers before. 2ow# $he is essentiay showing them off%-

Di3on -It1s not i(e there are not others showing off powers and such here.-

*n exposion sha(es the arena, showering the audience with dust from the rafters. )ar from being

afraid, the crowd cheers. Rose howe!er, oo(s uncertain.

Di3on -'r battes happening o!er our heads...-

4ohnston -That was no creature dying. That was e"uipment expoding on the roof...-

Di3on -I don1t fee so hot...-

*s the be rings to start the match, &are coses the distance with *pathy, ony to get bac(handed hard

enough to send her to the mat. &are 5umps up "uic(y, but is grabbed and *pathy sis behind her,ifting her up and0

4ohnston -Lungbower% That has to not fee !ery good%-

Di3on -That mo!e sounds i(e it shoud oo( different.-

&are ros o!er to try to get up, but *pathy nais her in the bac( of the nec( with an ax (ic(. $he grabs&are by the hair and rubs her face across the mat with a crue augh. $he then rips &are up and drops

her with a super(ic(. $he then cimbs to the top rope and fies through the air, naiing a picture perfect

frog spash. $he co!ers for the pinfa.

'ne...Two...Thre0&are wea(y gets a shouder up.


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4ohnston -&are is fighting to stay in this match, but I thin( *pathy is 5ust paying with her at this

point.-

Di3on -That sounds i(e it shoud oo( different too.-

4ohnston -;er!ert%-

Lady *pathy stands up, oo(ing at her downed opponent. $he drags &are to her feet and drops her with

a


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War in )ranceThe 4umboTron ights up with a i!e feed from &22 and their newest reporter, Trisha Ta(enawa.

4ohnston -We get cabe on that thing now#-

Di3on -$weet. 9efore they pac( it up, I might ha!e to see if we can get some adut on demand showson it. I mean...frea(y.-

4ohnston -I aready (now that you1re a per!ert so don1t try hiding it now.-

Ta(enawa -I1m here in ;aris, )rance where 2*T'1s temporary head"uarters has been e!eed by an

in!ading force. The


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/reat Escape 2on0Tite

Theobad -This next match is schedued for one fa% )eat0-

4ohnston -I hate to stop you there, but there1s something going on in the bac(%-

The 4umboTron ights up to show the dressing room of >D 9acchus. Mi(e 9ac( stands o!er a boodied >D 9acchus, panting with a near cra3ed expression on his face.

9ac( -I ha!e not the time for 5o(es, 9acchus% Te me what I need to (now about &aw that wi hep

me change the future%-

9acchus -It can mean different things, 9ac(ie. In this case# It means the &aw of the Medusa /a3e%-

9ac( -What#-

$omething shines green in >D1s hand and a Medusa ta(es shape next to him. It oo(s Mi(e 9ac( in theeyes.

9ac( -2o% 2ot now% $o many i!es depend on0-

The form of Mi(e 9ac( transforms into stone.

>D notices the cameraman and grins.

9acchus -It seems that Mi(e 9ac( won1t be ma(ing his match. Don1t gimmie that oo(% It1 wear off

in an hour or so.-

The 4umboTron fades out and we see an unhappy $tephan Theobad in the ring.

Theobad -Winner by defaut...>D 9acchus...or something...-

Di3on -It1s such a shame. I wanted to see if this Mi(e 9ac( had something ese in him...other than

stone%-


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4ohnston -+e attac(ed >D 9acchus bac(stage and got what he deser!ed.-

The +and of &aw*t an od caste inside the city imits of ;aris...or at east it was an od caste. Technoogy has been spun

around the one proud andmar( into something mixing od age and future age. Wrought stone wasgeam with a metaic geam. Thic( cabes run from e!erywhere to two newy buit factories

neighboring.

;risoners are brought into one of these factories by the busoad and streams of Men in ;urpe come out

through a arge exit on the other side. The other factory spews out a steady stream of &awbots.

+undreds by the minute.

In the throne room, two Men in ;urpe escort *en *nderson into the room. They stop at the sight of a

gigantic figure sitting on an eectronic throne of immense proportions. &abes connect the throne tomany paces in the was.

The figure on the throne is simiar to an o!ersi3ed &awbot with goden s(in. +is right arm ends in athree mandibe caw. Eectricity arcs from random ocations to random ocations on his body. When he

stands up, he oo(s to be neary fifteen feet ta. +e ta(es sow, cacuating steps to stand before

*nderson. +is eyes are reay the ony detai to his face and they gow bright god when he begins to

spea(.

+and of &aw -Wecome to the new seat of power for )rance. &ities around the nation are

surrendering rather than be destroyed and their entire sur!i!ing popuations transformed into Men in;urpe. Than(s to technoogies de!eoped by the traitor, Dr. $hut3, we ha!e the argest miitary in the

word. 2ew designs are aready being crafted by mysef and the minds connected through the &aw

Teepathic 2etwor( to create new war machines and weapons through nanotech buiding processes.-

*nderson pus himsef free of the Men in ;urpe, but neary fas to the foor because of his eg.

$omething e5ects from the eg of the +and of &aw and *nderson catches it. * goden cane with a

shining red ruby on the top.

+and of &aw -&onsider it a gift. * temporary one since we wi be repacing your egs with

cybernetics.-

*nderson -Woudn1t it be more cost effecti!e to 5ust buid him an android body# That is, instead of

using my body.-

The +and of &aw seems to sha(e. * horribe grating, coughing sound comes from him. It ta(es him a

moment, but *nderson reai3es that he1s aughing.

+and of &aw -It woud be cost effecti!e, but this isn1t about cost. It1s about imprisoning the mind of

the master1s captor within his own body and forcing him watch as Dr. &aw transforms the entire word

into his image.-

*nderson -'h great. That sounds greandtastic. What if I don1t agree to oosen the binds that hod him


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to the game#-

The +and of &aw eans down to get face to face with *nderson.

+and of &aw -+e is aready wor(ing to escape his binds. our payers who buy the game and

downoad the added content find a sorts of add ons that your programmers ne!er created. +e cannot

engage these unoc( codes himsef, but your payers can. We 5ust want you to speed up the process. Dr.&aw wi spread himsef across the internet and into our teepathic net. ou wi 5ust become a mouth

piece and physica extension of +is Wi. Dr. &aw wi become as a /od%-

*nderson goes pae, stepping bac(wards unti he runs into the two Men in ;urpe.

*nderson -We wi stop you% The Warhammer &orporation wi not aow this%-

+and of &aw -+ow do you thin( we rebuit a of this# $omeone in Warhammer is heping us hep Dr.

&aw ascend%-

*nderson1s eyes narrow. This doesn1t come as a ma5or shoc( to him. Though the secret poicies about

word domination do not incude things i(e this. War and business do not aways mix. Word

domination in practice is through poitics, intrigue, and war for a cause that the ma5ority of the wordagrees with. ;ubic reations and dipomacy.

*nderson -Who woud do such a thing# /i!e me a name%-

The +and of &aw aughs again.

+and of &aw -ou woud i(e that woudn1t you# It matters not for his assets are used up in startingthis entire operation. These assets do incude his body for who do you thin( this she is buit around#-

*nderson -Then you (now that this wi ea!e Dr. &aw in charge of a ruined word% This is not theway that Warhammer has aid down it1s pans%-

+and of &aw -The potting and panning that Warhammer does is effecti!e, but gacia. It wi beanother thousand years before their pans bear it1s fina fruit% This pan wi ta(e ess than a year. 9etter

to rue o!er a wasteand than prepare the word for a hundred or more generations down the road%-

*nderson -2e!er. This wi ne!er wor(. I wi escape from here and I wi see you destroyed. our

own networ( wi be used to transform a of your foowers bac( to norma with subimina oyaties to

Warhammer. We wi turn your oss into a great !ictory that wi speed our ong term goas by

centuries.-

The +and of &aw stands up and wa(s bac( o!er to his throne to sit down. +e motions with his caw.

+and of &aw -Ta(e him away. Ma(e sure he is we fed and cared for. We woudn1t want the host

body for our master to be unheathy. Right#-

The Men in ;urpe ead *nderson away from the throne room. +e screams bac( at the +and of &aw.

*nderson -'nce this is a finished# I wi erase Dr. &aw fore!er. I wi rip your meat heart out of that


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she with my bare hands and eat it whie your sight fades to bac(%-

'nce *nderson is gone, the +and of &aw begins to augh again.

+and of &aw -ou can dream that. '!er and o!er again whie you are imprisoned within the mind of

the master%-

/oden $howers$tabe tite, Ironman tite, 9oodstain tite.

ou pin the champion and you get the tite

Inside a stee cage, &haos ensues

4ohnston -To sa!e a itte time# The /oden $howers match has started with e!eryone in the cage. That

is, except for 56(er who wanted to step out of the ring to spea( a moment first.-

Di3on -Is it 5ust me, or is he spea(ing a ot more#-

56(er -I ha!e a rea championship match ater...so et1s ma(e this "uic(.-

56(er gets out a remote contro, pressing a button. )rom do3ens of spots within the cage# )irebas

stri(e e!eryone inside of the cage. 56(er aughs before hitting another button that causes thousands and


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thousand of god coins fa from the ceiing to stri(e e!eryone in the ring down. 56(er presses a third

button that sees itte antennae cic( into pace from hiding spots in the cage to eectrify the god coins,

shoc(ing e!eryone in the cage and meting many of the coins. 56(er tosses the remote to the side and

re0enters the cage. +e passes by Da!id Dreadfu twitching on the can!as.

56(er -$orry. ou woud ha!e gi!en the pan away.-

4ohnston -This is our Word champion# That was sic(%-

Di3on -* we sprung trap.-

Maxwe $oo(e tries to stand up to face 56(er, but is grabbed and tossed face first into the cage.

56(er -I guess we1 ha!e to discuss repacing you...or not. Dead weight.-

46(er (ic(s $ay 'sgard o!er, but before he can co!er her# Maxwe tac(es him to the mat.

$oo(e -I1m not finished yet%-

56(er stands up and (ic(s Maxwe in the gut before power bombing him onto a pie of god. +e pressesa buge in his mas( and eans down to douse Maxwe1s face with white mist.

56(er -2ow you are.-

56(er drops a (nee into $ay1s gut for good measure and ma(es the pinfa.

'ne...Two...Three%

4ohnston -56(er springs this trap to caim more god# This is...wow.-

Di3on -Maxwe $oo(e1s own pan bac(fires on him as he was oo(ing to caim the $tabe

&hampionship and the Ironman &hampionship in this. Instead# +e oses e!erything for him and $ay.-

Theobad -Winner of the match and 2EW WWI 9oodstain &hampion...56(er% *so sti WWI

Ironman &hampion...Da!id Dreadfu. *so WWI $tabe &hampions...56(er and Da!id Dreadfu%-

4ohnston -This was 5ust...sic(.-

Di3on -+a% Wecome to Warhammer Wresting%-

4ohnston 7sighs8 -Touche1-

The Dread Dragon'utside of the arcane circe in the ruins, &aptain /ideon Rogers eads a arge force. +e has swept thearea cean of enemies and is ready to ma(e his fina push. +e oo(s up to the muti0coored, ightning

fied couds in the s(y and suppresses a shudder. The !ery air is fied with magica energies.


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Rogers -Long range weapons at the ready%-

+e waits a few moments as se!era thousand weapons are readied to be fired and ha!e Lord Thamptisin their sights. +e has no reason to beie!e that this wi wor( after the air stri(e faied, but he has to try

something. *nything. +e has radioed to the waiting batteships in the Red $ea to prepare a fu barrage.

+e doesn1t thin( that this wi reay wor( either after a great gowing green shied protected the enemygeneras in Luxor. $ti...anything that can sap the concentration of the waroc( whie he spea(s the

words of power needed for his ritua is a hep.

Rogers -)ire%-

$hots go wid as the ground begins to rumbe and sha(e as a great roar is heard from far beneath the

ground. The gowing green arcane circe, the ightning, and the gow around Lord Thamptis a fadeand are repaced with a cac(ing augh from the s(y.

Thamptis -)oos% * of you% 2one of you can stop the Dread Dragon%-

The ground where the arcane circe is begins to crac( open i(e an egg and the massi!e head of a bac(dragon brea(s through. It1s head aone is the si3e of a batteship%

Rogers -)a bac( to the Memphis Dome on the doube% We ha!e to get those peope out of there%-


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The Dread Dragon opens it1s mouth and et1s out a gout of fame that !apori3es fuy haf of /ideon1s

gathered force. It mets the ground into gowing magma.

/ideon Rogers watches with his troops retreating a around him as the dragon sowy wor(s it1s way

out of the ground. +is attention is di!erted when a arge ba of green energy fies from the caste.

$econds ater, he begins getting panic(ed radio signas of the 2a!a forces stationed in the Red $easin(ing.

/ideon contacts the arena with a ce phone as he too begins to retreat.

Rogers -'ur retreat through the Red $ea has been stopped. 'ur birds are a down. We wi ha!e to go

with whate!er ground transport we can sa!age into Israe% Damn the show% We mo!e as soon as weget there%-

&aptain /ideon Rogers pic(s up the pace of his running. It won1t ta(e ong for him to co!er the

distance to the Memphis Dome, but he hopes that it wi be time enough as the ground behind himcontinues to rumbe as the Dread Dragon brea(s free of it1s centuries od prison.

Word &hampionship Rematch

72o D=8

Theobad -This next bout is the main e!ent of the e!ening and is a no dis"uaification match for the

WWI Word +ea!yweight &hampionship% )eaturing first the chaenger, weighing in at one hundredand ninety pounds...Dragasha 'mega%-

-Imaginary- by E!anescence begins as Dragasha 'mega wa(s out from the bac(. $he ignores thecheers from the fans as she ma(es her way to the ring. *nger seems to come off of her in wa!es.

Di3on -4ust in case she wasn1t watching# Let1s re!iew...-

4ohnston -What are you doing#-

The 4umboTron ights up and catches Dragasha1s attention.


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Theobad -The winner of this match...Lady *pathy%-

The microphone wrenches itsef from $tephan Theobad1s hand and fies to Lady *pathy, who puc(s it

out of mid0air.

*pathy -Dragasha 'mega...I (now you1re getting ready for your Word tite shot. I (now you recenty

fought a pitched batte against ;syco and his minions because your boss, Tere Wa(er, is a stupid ittesimeba. Don1t thin( I hadn1t forgotten you. 'ne dragon down. $houd I destroy >ingston next# 'r

wi you face me yoursef in the s(y abo!e the arena# )ace it, Dragasha...you are a Dragon. Me# I am a

/oddess% There is simpy no comparison.-

Lady *pathy pic(s &air!oyant &are up by the throat and tosses her out of the ring with an arrogant

smir( before exiting the ring and heading to the bac(.

*s the 4umboTron fades, Dragasha 'mega oo(s at the screen in anger, but that "uic(y fades. $he

begins aughing.

Theobad -*nd her opponent, weighing in at two hundred and twenty0fi!e pounds...he is the WWI

Word &hampion, the WWI 9oodstain &hampion, and one part of the WWI $tabe

&hampionship...56(er%-

-ou >now ou1re Right- by 2ir!ana begins as 56(er wa(s out to a chorus of boos. +e ignores crowd

as he wa(s to the ring, enters, and gets face to face with Dragasha.

4ohnston -*nd here we go%-

Di3on -9oody good show%-

*s the be rings to start the match, Dragasha dec(s 56(er. +e fies o!er the ropes and ros into the ring

raiing where he ies sti. 'n the other side of the ring, 56(er sips into the ring from underneath andgrabs Dragasha for an atomic drop into an o!erhead sam. +e foows this up with an ax (ic( to the

throat. 56(er ros to his feet whie Dragasha cho(es. 56(er begins motioning with his hands as if

paying with a sphere in his hands. +e steps on Dragasha1s chest 7though not pinning her shoudersdown8, and thrusts his hands at her face. * arge bac( fireba hits Dragasha in the face.

56(er -&oudn1t dodge that one.-

4ohnston -More sic( tactics from 56(er. Is there no ow that he won1t sin( to#-

Di3on -That1s why I i(e the guy%-

56(er bac(s away whie Dragasha curses in another anguage. $he stands up whie 56(er bounces off of

the ropes and brings her down again with a fying forearm smash. 56(er ands on his feet and bouncesoff of the other side, catching Dragasha as she 5umps bac( up to bring her down yet again with a

budog. 56(er 5umps up to his feet and runs to the ropes again. When he returns, Dragasha is bac( up.

56(er goes for a roing whee (ic(, but Dragasha catches his eg.

'mega -My turn.-


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Dragasha swings 56(er around and throws him from the ring to smash into the ring raiing hard enough

to push the raiing into the second row. Dragasha ta(es in the cheers of the fans with a smie.

4ohnston -* that punishment and Dragasha turns it around with a singe mo!e.-

Di3on -2ot "uite. Loo(%-

The ref counses Dragasha, not beie!ing that the mo!e that she 5ust performed was done with norma

human strength. Dragasha nods and oo(s to where 56(er ies. $he sees him, but reaches bac( bindy to

catch 56(er as he sips into the ring from underneath.

4ohnston -That1s two 56(ers (noc(ed out at ringside and a third one coming in. +ow many are there#-

Di3on -Wi the rea 56(er pease stand up% ;ease stand up%-

Dragasha brings 56(er in for a bear hug, s"uee3ing him tight before tossing him o!erhead to and on the

top of his head. Dragasha eans down to pic( 56(er up, but catches a bast of green mist in the face. $he bac(pedas whie trying to cear her eyes whie 56(er 5umps to his feet. +e drops her with a croo(ed

arm ariat, dropping down so that the bac( of her nec( ands on his (nee. 56(er (ic(s her o!er, grabs at

her wrists whie eaning a (nee into her spine for a0

4ohnston -&arriage 9ox% *nd he has it cinched in pretty we. I thin( according to the notes I ha!e

here# It1s a modified came cutch# 9ut this oo(s simiar to a surfboard to me.-

Di3on -Whate!er it1s caed# It oo(s painfu%-

*fter a few minutes, it becomes cear that she isn1t going to submit so 56(er reeases the hod. +e pusher to her feet by her wrists and uses them in cose to ift her up. +e then drops her whie dragging her

bac(wards and ifting his (nee to crac( her in the face. The nose brea(s, spraying bood onto 56(er.

4ohnston -&hesea *rmstrong $pecia%-

Di3on -*rteria spray% I o!e it%-

5o(er pus Dragasha to her (nees and saps her face a few times whie aughing.

56(er -'h how the mighty ha!e faen%-

'mega -$ti not...finished%-

Dragasha unges up and grabs 56(er to pace him o!er her shouders. $he spins around and drops 56(er

in a body sam. $he points out to ringside, catching the ref1s attention.

'mega -Loo(% *nother 56(er%-

The ref turns to oo( and Dragasha grins at 56(er, dri!ing her fist into 56(er1s face with an impact thatsha(es the ring. When the ref oo(s bac(, Dragasha co!ers 56(er, whose face is turned with bood

ea(ing out from beow his mas(.


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4ohnston -That ref can1t say that he didn1t fee that impact% +is feet eft the mat for crying out oud%-

Di3on -Leeway#-

'ne...Two...Thre056(er (ic(s out.

Dragasha (nees up, oo(ing down at 56(er in disbeief. $he grabs 56(er by the mas( and draws him up.$he positions hersef behind him for a supex, but 56(er grabs her around the head and fas with his

head connecting to her throat. +e ros her o!er for the pinfa.


4ohnston -56(er wins with the Red% +e wins with the Red% I can1t beie!e that he e!en had a head afterthat punch Dragasha hit him with%-

Di3on -They say too many bows to the head can change a person. That one was worth a good

thousand bows to the head%-

Theobad -Winner of the match and $TILL WWI Word +ea!yweight &hampion....56(er%-

Right about then the arena sha(es with more exposions. The doors burst in with $hoc(troopers rushing

in. 'ne reaches $tephan Theobad and spea(s to him.

Theobad -It has come to my attention that something !ery big and !ery dangerous is heading this

way. If you wi head for your !ehices, or any a!aiabe !ehice# ou1 foow the con!oy out to our

predetermined destination for safety. Troop transports wi be made a!aiabe for any of those whose

cars ha!e been destroyed. If you came in on a bus from the airport# Then pease board those. ;easeexit in a "uic( and safe fashion.-

;eope begin fiing out in a neat and ordery manner, many of which are od hands at this sort of thing.

4ohnston -&rap. 2ot again% Where1s /ideon# /ideon%-

Di3on -2othing against you, Rose# 9ut I1m outta here%-

Escape%

The Last $tand of /ideon RogersThe arena is in chaos as $hoc(troopers of different !ariations wor( to hep with e!acuations. )ans,staff, and wor(ers fow out of the arena and into cars, buses, and whate!er ese with whees that stidri!es with $hoc(troopers escorts to ma(e for fu speed north as to get to the narrow strip of and that

separates Egypt and Israe.

Down at ringside, /ideon Rogers finds Rose 4ohnston and 2ei Di3on. +e sends 2ei on with a

$hoc(trooper guard and hods Rose tight in a fierce hug. +e oo(s at her with o!e in his eyes.


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Rogers -ou ha!e to go, Rose. I ha!e a transport truc( waiting outside. ou1 be safe.-

Rose nods, tears roing down her chee(s from fear for his ife. $he does a "uic( doube ta(e.

4ohnston -Wait. *ren1t you coming with me#-

/ideon hods Rose cose and (isses her genty.

Rogers -2ot yet. I1m going to ead a rear guard. The Dread Dragon wi be free soon enough. If we donot hod it here# It wi catch you a. We wi buy you a the time needed to escape.-

4ohnston -Then I wi stay with you% I can hande a gun as we as any of the run of the mi$hoc(troopers. ou said so yoursef%-

Rogers -2o. I won1t ose you. I o!e you, Rose. I need to (now that you1 be safe so I can do what

must be done.-

* pair of $hoc(troopers appear, standing next to Rose 4ohnston. /ideon reeases Rose and nods to

them.

Rogers -Ta(e her to the transport and head out with the rest. >eep her safe for me.-

The two $hoc(troopers start dragging Rose away. $he reaches out with one hand and saps /ideon with

a the might she can muster.

4ohnston -ou bastard% I o!e you too% $tay safe% )ind me in Israe%-

/ideon remains sient unti Rose is out of sight. +is hand goes up to the red hand print eft on his

chee(. +e s"uee3es his eyes shut as a singe tear ros down his chee(.

Rogers -I1m afraid that I won1t ma(e it to Israe. $orry, Rose. I1m so sorry.-

/ideon Rogers turns and runs outside. +e sees the ast of the e!acuations is ea!ing as a dar( shadow

appears on the hori3on. +e oo(s to the gathered &aptains of the remaining $hoc(troopers and other

Eite forces.

Rogers -We won1t be abe to (i this thing. That much I am fairy certain. 'ur 5ob here is to deay it as

ong as possibe so the others can escape. I (now I ha!e signed away a of your i!es, but trust me

when I say that it1s for the greater good.-

The Dread Dragon ooms arger on the hori3on as it grows coser and coser. /ideon signas to the arge

anti0aircraft guns that are standing by.

Rogers -Ready% *im for the wings where the s(in is the most thin% )IRE%-

The s(y rips open with the sound of thunder as the cannons open fire, sending hot death at the Dread

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The creature stops in fight and hods out it1s caws. * sphere of bac( energy surrounds the dragon that

stops the munitions and causes the munitions to expode harmessy.

Rogers ->eep firing% 4ust aim for it to (eep it stopped and inside that shied%-

The anti0aircraft guns (eep firing as "uic( as they can reoad. The Dread Dragon (eeps it1s shied in

pace. That is, unti the cannons run out of ammunition.

The Dread Dragon swoops in and strafes the cannons with fiery breath, !apori3ing them and their

crews in an instant. The remaining ground forces open fire as the dragon fies past, but they might aswe be spitting at it.

Rogers -/enocides% Load the depeted uranium shes and open fire when it comes bac( around%-

When the Dread Dragon comes bac( around, the /enocide Regime open fire. The thic( scaes of the

dragon stop the ammunition from penetrating. /ideon Rogers runs as a gout of fame rips through the

/enocide Regime and those nearby. +e runs to a case eft by the side of the arena and opens it. Insideis a disposabe roc(et auncher that hods a singe roc(et. +e runs bac( to the rest of the troops as the

Dread Dragon turns to ma(e another strafing run. * nearby $hoc(trooper yes to him.

$hoc(trooper -2one of the hea!y munitions ha!e wor(ed. Why wi that#-

/ideon doesn1t oo( at him whie he ines up his shot.

Rogers -The warhead is specia. Remember the ones that ma(e the 9ac( +oe Diamonds# This is a

smaer !ersion. It wi ta(e out e!erything within a thousand feet.-

$hoc(trooper -Won1t that incude us#-

Rogers -)iery death or suc(ed into a !ortex that may aso ta(e out the dragon. What woud youchoose#-

The $hoc(trooper sighs.

$hoc(trooper -I woud rather go out in a way of my own choosing. *im true, &aptain Rogers.-

The Dread Dragon sweeps in with fiery breath !apori3ing most of the remaining troops. /ideon ta(es

aim as the Dread Dragon comes near, he fires the weapon.

)rom a distance, we see the roc(et stri(e the dragon and an exposion sweeps out and then turns in onitsef.

When the exposion cears, a that remains is a 9ac( +oe Diamond and the Dread Dragon in mid0air,it1s bac( shied fading away. It scans the ground for more prey and fies bac( towards the fying caste.

*ftermath


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West of *rish, Israe 5ust off the shore of the Mediterranean $ea...a ma(e shift city has formed

o!ernight. Whie some fans did not foow the cara!an of cars through the entire ong 5ourney through

Egypt, most did.

They were on a path fraught with danger at e!ery stop as different cars had to stop for fue. &reatures

from dar(est nightmares harried the cara!an a aong their path from armies eft behind to (eep the

con"uered regions piant and afraid.

They e!en had troube at the Israei border when an armed force met them and refused to aow them

into the country unti they pro!ed that they were not aied with Lord Thamptis.

'nce they did that, they were aowed into the country with bessings.

The city is one of refugees. Tents are made from ban(ets. &ars, truc(s, and !ans are used for homes

and bedrooms. Troop transport truc(s are gi!en o!er to fans so they had a pace to seep. Water from

the sea is boied and purified to aow for drin(ing water. $hoc(troopers and anyone with combat s(is

(eep an around the coc( !igi to ensure that no enemies come to attac( them with their guard down.

Ethan Mis wa(s through the camp, chec(ing on peope as he wa(s. +e mumbes to himsef as he

wa(s by the temporary hospita set up the many wounded and then the tents set up for heping famiiesfind each other if they were di!ided during the chaos.

'r hep those who ha!e ost o!ed ones to mourn...

Mis -Why did I agree to do this 5ob#-

-9ecause of a sense of oyaty to your friend#-

*i!a 2yte gides in from the shadows to wa( aongside Ethan.

Mis -2o. I woudn1t come to this for friendship. 2one of this heartache0-

Ethan motions to many of the crushed spirits, worn out sous, and batte ratted sodiers with the baresthint of a smie.

Mis -Woud be worth a mere friendship. 2o, it1s something ese.-

*i!a gets a mischie!ous gint in her eyes.

2yte -Then friendship combined with boatoads of cash.-

Ethan Mis aughs, neary getting himsef (ied when the sudden sound startes a nearby $hoc(trooper

so much that he opens fire with his assaut rife.

Mis -That woud be it. 9esides, he sent you to hep me out of that tight spot in Russia. $o a fa!or,

friendship, and yes...ots of cash to ine my poc(ets. I didn1t reay expect to be eading a cara!an ofstraggers though. I expected that after Luxor we woud be heading bac( to London. 2ow we1re in

Israe with not much of anything in suppies or e!en e"uipment to put on a decent show% +ow can we

do a show with no ring, no sound system, no !ideo screen, or anything ese of use# We don1t e!en ha!e


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enough medica suppies to hep a of the wounded%-

*i!a oo(s down at the ground.

2yte -I suspect that we1 be digging a rather arge hoe by the morning. Do you (now how many#-

-Ten to thirty thousand.-

*i!a oo(s up to see Rose 4ohnston standing in their path. +er cothes are torn and her dirty face is

strea(ed with fresh tears. *i!a coughs uncomfortaby.

2yte -I1 see to some other matters, Ethan.-

Ethan Mis oo(s to Rose 4ohnston, his thoughts of missed paychec(s burning away from his mind.

Mis -Rose...I1!e been meaning to ta( to you.-

4ohnston -That1s the numbers I ha!e heard. Is it true# Wi we ose that many through the night#-

Mis -ou1re a!oiding this, but yes. That many. We expect suppies from the Israeis, but not untimorning when it wi be too ate.-

Rose sighs and sha(es her head, etting her tears fa down to the dusty ground beow.

4ohnston -What about /ide0I mean &aptain Rogers#-

Ethan puts a hand on her shouder.

Mis -ou must (now something. This isn1t me. I1m not cut out for this. Taes of bra!ery and courage.

'f the (ind of experiences that *nderson went through in Warhammer to ma(e him who he is today. Itoo( my business coege experience and went on to be a con man. I wanted the easy money. 2ot to be

a eader of something i(e his.-

4ohnston -/ideon. +as he chec(ed in yet# Where is he#-

Mis -I1m sorry, dear. 2one of the Rear /uard made it out ai!e. If it1s any consoation# They managedto at east turn the Dread Dragon bac( to aow us the escape that we did.-

*t first Rose oo(s furious. *ngry at Ethan for sharing this news. *ngry at hersef for ea!ing the

Memphis Dome. *ngry with /ideon Rogers for staying behind and sacrificing himsef so she coudi!e. It a comes crashing down upon her i(e a tida wa!e and she starts to coapse. Ethan catches her

and though she strugges for a moment, she buries her head onto Ethan1s shouder and sobs. Ethan pats

her on the bac( aw(wardy.

Mis -Don1t worry. I1m sure there1s something we can do to (i that thing. There has to be (nowedge

somepace about a wea(ness it might ha!e.-

Rose 4ohnston pus hersef away and wipes at her tears. 2ew determination shines through.


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4ohnston -If there is# Then it must be in the most ancient texts in *exandria.-

Mis -We can1t get to *exandria% 2ot through the host that1s occupied Egypt%-

Rose 4ohnston begins wa(ing away, ta(ing "uic( strides.

4ohnston -We cannot, but I can. I wi% I1m ta(ing a car, some weapons, and some gas cans.-

Mis -9ut0-

Rose 4ohnston turns bac( around, sadness entering her expression once again.

4ohnston -Don1t worry. *fter tonight...there wi be penty of cars to go around. Where do you go fromhere#-

Ethan sighs and points East.

Mis -To 4erusaem. We wi go to the >!e *rena and try to get suppies sent in to put on a show. We

wi hope that Thamptis won1t foow us into Israe. +e has Egypt now. What more coud he want#

*ssets are tied up in )rance and Egypt so we may not ha!e a direct way home so from there# We wigo into $yria to +oms where the Mistara Dome is. We1 continue our way through the Midde East and

into Eastern Europe to e!entuay ma(e our way to where we can ma(e it bac( to London. *ong the

way, I hope we can find some answers to a of our "uestions and concerns.-

Rose nods and turns bac( to ea!e.

Mis -Wait.-

Rose oo(s bac( at Ethan expectanty.

Mis -*s I ha!e said, I1m not !ery good at this. $ti# 9e safe. &aptain Rogers woud not want you to

go get yoursef (ied. It woud dishonor his sacrifice.-

Rose smies a itte and rushes bac( to gi!e Ethan a hug. When she pus away, she wipes away tears

once again.

4ohnston -)or a greedy itte swinding con artist# ou1re doing 5ust fine.-

Rose 4ohnston turns and wa(s away without another word. 2o doubt to go get the suppies that she

needs to return to Egypt.

Ethan Mis goes his way. +e wa(s in sience to the edge of the camp and beyond the watch fires. In

the dar(ness, he stis fees someone watching him, and not with the cod eyes of a $hoc(trooper.

Mis -56(er. I (now you1re out here.-

* mas(ed figure steps out of the shadows, his dar( mas( ginting in the fireight.

4o(er -I am here.-


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Mis -&aptain /ideon Rogers has died in the fied at Luxor. +e eft me a message shoud this happen.

+e wants you to ta(e charge of Warhammer Wresting1s security. ou1 ha!e a iaison from the

Warhammer &orporation to hep as a go0between to get you the assets you need. What do you say#-

4o(er1s mas( is unreadabe as he oo(s to Ethan.

4o(er -Won1t *nderson be upset at my seection when he returns#-

Ethan shrugs with a wide grin.

Mis -I1m sure it 5ust might. We1 dea with that ater since he is currenty imprisoned by other

enemies in )rance.-

4o(er -Then I wi do it.-

Mis -/ood. We wi ha!e a show here in Israe and then I need you to start ma(ing preparations for passage into $yria.-

4o(er -$ounds i(e fun. Do you spea( *rabic#-

Mis -I coud as( you if you ha!e need for a manager in *rabic, but that1s about it. +ire a transator.-

4o(er -*nd who wi be my iaison#-

Mis -Tre!or Maathai. +e1s a &aptain of some of the $hoc(tooper forces we pic(ed up from the

fighting in Luxor. +e was a friend of /ideon1s has ser!ed with distinction for many years. It was$hoc(trooper or some Eite thing. I forget which. They a oo( ai(e to me except for different paint

5obs.-

4o(er nods, (nowing fu we how one coud ma(e onesef appear to be i(e anyone ese.

4o(er -I1 go find him and assess the situation...and ha!e some peope begin digging the mass gra!e.-

Ethan Mis sighs. It was something that he reay wanted to a!oid, but he (new it reay had to be done.

Mis -2o. ou dea with security. I1...I1 dea with the gra!e. *nd the famiies.-

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