Mac Bane Vs. Sah'ta Thor

Mac Bane Vs. Sah'ta Thor Aug 14, 2020 3:48:14 GMT -5

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Post by Sah'ta Thor/Insidious on Aug 14, 2020 3:48:14 GMT -5

Three Little Words

Imperial Enterprises Baltimore House
Baltimore, MD, USA
August 11, 2020
3:30 AM EDT

One of the lesser touted side effects of aging was the need for less sleep then earlier in one's life. Some nights turned into unwinnable bouts with insomnia. Such was this night that found Nathaniel Grant idly flipping through channels hunting for something to watch. As he flips through he manages through several commercial voice overs.

"2 for 1 Appetizers at Applebee's…"

"This Gluten free product contains no wheat and wheat by-products."

The voices pass by as Nathaniel switches through channels. Finally he rests on a channel just coming back from commercial. On the screen appears to be some sort of world war two setting but the first words heard are, "Guten Morgen mein freund. Ich liebe dich." Again the channel changes as Nathaniel shakes his head. His mind was reeling with dozens of thoughts. He knew he was pushing himself past the limit that a sane man would push. However, given his condition he knew he didn't have the time to do anything less intense. His channel flick finds him on Animal Planet where a documentary on pachyderms was playing.

"While the elephant is the biggest and best known pachyderm others include the rhinoceros and the hippopotamus…"

Nathaniel sighs and just hits mute as he stares at the television screen contemplating his current state of mind. He knew that many considered him a joke when it came to his wrestling career. It was something that he had dealt with his entire career and it still got to him. As he sits there watching a herd of elephants play at a watering hole Nathaniel clenches his firsts as she takes several deep breaths. Each breath was meant to steady his emotions yet in the end tears started to fall down his face as he sat there.

He had managed to put on a facade that had fooled most of the world when it came to Carnage Wrestling and his announcement of war. However, the thing was that he would end it all if he heard three simple words. Of course there were several variants on the words that he longed to hear from his coworkers. Words that he knew would only come after had forced them to be spoken. It still amazed him how three words could shape a person's mindset. Yet, as someone who had rarely heard the phrases "I'm proud of you," or "I respect you" the desire to hear those words without contempt attached to them was a driving force.

In his nearly thirteen and half year career, he could count the number of times he had heard those words in a way that couldn't be construed as a backhanded compliment. When he had come back to the ring after learning about brain tumor Nathaniel had hoped that his experience and accomplishments would earn him some respect. However, as had been a staple of his career he had been seen as a joke by management, the rest of the roster and the fans alike. A joke that everyone seemed to think was worth laughing at.

For some it was his age. Others it was his size. For others still the joke was in his past accomplishments. Maybe his attitude in trying to be at the head of a movement played a part in the overall lack of a respect he had received. In the end, it was that very lack of respect that had caused Nathaniel Grant to declare war on the Carnage Wrestling locker.

As they said, sometimes you had to take what you wanted on the battlefield. The whole situation with Matthew Knox and how nothing Nathaniel said was ever heard only served to highlight the reality. The reality is that even though it wasn't a secret that Nathaniel Grant was fighting on limited time, there wouldn't be any respect coming his way while he still drew breath. Even then Nathaniel had come to doubt that he would have his death and legacy treated with anything sort of respect.

No, the sad realization was that based on his past Nathaniel expected to be forgotten is less time than it took to flush a toilet. All of this and more had played into the decision to declare war on the Carnage Wrestling. He had seen that the rest of the roster was capable of giving respect yet none had come his way. Such had been the testament of his career to that point.

A career built around the hunt of three words. Three words that he had earned time again over the years yet consistently had to force out of the mouths of those he worked with. He knew what he had said in regards to the purpose of Insidious and even that was only the part that people were ready to listen to. He had learned in the past that sometimes sharing the full extent of his plans only lead to derision and apathetic loathing.

Nathaniel Grant had come to the point in his life where if he couldn't get respect he would accept being hated. After all. Hatred implied investment and given the limited nature of his remaining life Nathiel would take negative investment over outright apathy in response to his actions. However, he would continue to fight to hear those three words. As Nathaniel sits reflecting on the future and what was actually going on he watches the muted documentary just to see what each of the animals does in relation to each other.

Barbeque Time

Imperial Enterprises Baltimore House

Baltimore, MD, USA

August 11, 2020

10:40 AM EDT

It had been a long sleepless night for Nathaniel Grant. After a point he had given up trying to sleep and eventually headed to a local hardware store. He had found the barbed wire and lighter fluid easily enough. It had taken a bit more effort to find a couple folding tables. He had gotten a strange look as he had purchased these items.

From the hardware store he had gone to the grocery store where he had gotten some steaks and burgers. While there he had gotten barbeque fixings as well some cereal. One of the boxes was "Kid tested, mother approved." Kix. It had been some time since he had a box so he figured it was worth the buy.

Now he was back at the Baltimore House and was unloading things to the backyard. The meat and other food stuff ends up in the kitchen. Meanwhile, the tables, lighter fluid, and barbed wire ends up in the backyard. Once there Nathaniel begins setting the tables up. Once they are set up he begins to wrap them with barbed wire. Each table soon becomes an approximation of a porcupine.

After putting the barbed wire around the tables Nathaniel goes to check the grill that had been brought in weeks before for summer cooks offs. As he makes sure the grill is clean and coals ready to go his phone begins to ring. Without even looking to see who was calling Nathaniel flicks the phone to speaker and continues scrub the grill clean.

"Good morning. This is Nathaniel, who is this and what can I do for you?".

“I’m never going to call you Nathaniel. And you know who this is” came the velvety, slurred monotone of Matt Knox “Or I hope you do, only known each other longer than most feds stay in business..”

There was a sharp eyebrow raise as Nathaniel lays down the grill brush and looks at his phone a moment. It was strange to hear the voice of the man who was his estranged son-in-law speak to him. Even drunk, the call came as shock considering that the last time the two had said anything to each other a brawl had broken out.

"Don't mind me if I quote Boy here. Flugelhorn. To what Captain do I own to this conversation?"

“Just another knee-jerk action I decided to take. You with my kids, or can you talk a moment? Man to man. Like you said we ought to have before shit got where it is now” A pause on the other end, and an exhale “Don’t get anything twiisted though, i’m not here to talk peace.”

"I am free to talk. Just preparing to barbeque later. As for peace, I know you well enough to know that won't come until after we faced off in the ring. Which, I am not the one holding that match back. The new boss probably wants to make a spectacle of it.

Nathanie looks over the barbed wire wrapped tables and runs a hand through his hair as he waits to hear what Matthew had to say.

“Forgive me if I don’t buy it. I don’t doubt we’d be settling this if you hadn’t used Mohr to send a message and get a shot at the cowboy, but this could have been done anywhere, any time between Ninety four, and ninety six.”

He trails off, and chuckles “They don’t gotta make it a spectacle with you, Thor. Your whole schtick, your cult, your goons. That’s spectacle enough. I hope you’re ready, because you know. I know you know, that i’m not going to lose to your three goons.” Another pause, he exhales and speaks frustratedly

“I know, what i’m doing doesn’t make sense. I get that. And i’m not foolish enough to think it makes me look any better to the girls. Hell, with you people in their ears i’m sure I just look worse. But you need to try and understand, Thor. You need to understand that I’m not going to be able to move forward and do what I got to do, not until you and Insidious are no longer a part of my life, a part of Carnage..”

He chuckles “I respect you, for what you’ve done in that ring. Here I am, trying to recapture the glory of one world title...picking a fight with you, who has so much gold Canada could run it’s economy off of it”

"I appreciate hearing that Knox. You don't know how rarely I hear that somebody respects me for my in ring accomplishments. In a lot of ways, the current structure of Insidious is built around that fact. You know how hard I had to claw to get anything of value under the Dragon and his management team. I am not sure if you have taken the time to look at the archive of my greatest matches that Isabella put together a few months back. Even for all that gold, even for all the time I have spent in the ring, I am treated like a fresh out training rookie. I have always tried to leave any company I am part of better off than when I joined it. Yet,"

Nathaniel exhales slowly as he stops to wet his lips. He had so much he wanted to say but wasn't sure how to make it come out without sounding like a muddled mess.

“Don’t bullshit a bullshitter, Thor” He said curtly “You leave these places shriveled, and destroyed from what I've seen. Carve a path of destruction, probably get the biggest contract. Put down their champions and leave for a new challenge...At least, that’s how I’ve read it. And here, at Carnage you’re right there again. About to swipe at the regional title. Against a company hero. He sounds like he’s more than ready, but none of them really are...You, you can go from the rookie getting a roll up on you to maiming someone in a match like this. Flaming barbed wire tables..what a joke”

He takes an audible gulp of some liquid, and lets out a hiss as the liquid burns his throat “I’ll leave you with this, Thor. Adrienne Levi, she’s my people now. I don’t want to hear any horseshit about your gesture, throwing in extra money. You don’t get to build the army of bodies you have without being a good sales rep..So again, plainly. Adrienne Levi, Silvio Leon, Kohaku Fujihara, Mitch Heart...you keep your claws out of them and yourself away from them outside of matches...and get your affairs in order. Because Mac might not end you, but I intend to. For the good of Carnage, for my own selfish reasons. And Frankly, for your own good. I’ll see you at WAR i’m sure, Thor.”

Nathaniel nods hearing the words. It was nothing new he hadn't expected to hear. Yet, for all of that there was a need inside of him that made him need to reply with words that Knox may not expect.

"Matthew, I want you to know something. If you had been around over the years things may have been different in both our careers. There were so many times I could have used a man like you at my side. Who knows what will happen before my ticket is punched. However, I want you to know that I am proud of what you have accomplished in getting your career back. I am proud that you have decided to take a stand about something again. You may not believe me but I know how much those words can mean.

There’s a moment of silence outside of Matthew’s steady breathing. Finally, he speaks in a tone much more forgiving than any he had used since making his return “Everything is as it should be. I’d never work out in your set up, and you’d never work out in my world. Connecting as we have was a mistake. Your family, your people. They’d never mesh with me and I’d never mesh with them, not really. The only good thing from all of this, is Ivy.” He chuckles “When I end your career, I know they won’t want to see me or have a thing to do with me. So i’m asking you for one favor, you evil son of a bitch...be a good grandfather, if nothing else. I’ll be announcing what type of match we’ll be having directly after the bell rings in mine. Good luck, Thor” and with that, the line went dead with a click

Nathaniel stares at the now silent phone for a moment as he blinks away some tears. He hoped that before the end things on that front would be better. However, the call in of itself was an unexpected step towards if nothing else and out of ring truce. Yet, only time would tell what the future would bring. After reaching up to wipe the tears away Nathaniel goes back to scrubbing the grill. He had managed to have this conversation when he highly suspected that he would never with some of his children.

~~~~~~~~~~

Several hours later Nathaniel and the rest of Insidious were seen scattered around the backyard. Voices echoed out from the house as teens were seen walking outside. As everyone was talking Nathaniel grabs a bottle of lighter fluid as a box of matches before walking over to where the barbed wire wrapped tables were standing. As he walks over to the tables Aaron comes over to his side.

"Are you sure you’re on the right path here Pops?"

"Honestly, I started down this road and I have to see where it takes us. Even if I wanted to take a detour there aren't any to take for the foreseeable future. If you are referring to the bar-be-que I have going at We Are Relentless. Then we will just have to see since Mac was the one who added the barbed wire to things. Speaking of which, I'll need you to record what I am about to say."

The two men get out to the tables and Nathaniel sets the body of lighter fluid down before turning to stand behind the tables with his back to the house. He hands his phone over to Aaron who sets it up to play.

"We. Are. Relentless. Such a definitive name for what will be a night of wrestling brutality. A night that will be Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious when it comes to the action. For the last couple of shows Insidious has been involved in what can only be deemed gang violence. I have heard the word cult through around quite often to describe Insidious. Well, I will save that topic for another time. No today is for a matter that is of more immediate importance.

The Baltimore City Championship and the man who currently holds it. One Mac Bane, who as of today held the title for an impressive 134 days. Mac has held the Baltimore City Championship since the same night I made my Carnage Wrestling in ring debut. In that time the Baltimore City Championship has only been defended a trio of times. Isolation 2020 saw a triple threat elimination match vs Zephyr Queen and Trent Steel. Chaos 91 saw Josephe War cash in the shot he won at Isolation. The most recent defense was 50 days ago at Underground: redemption. Yet, to be fair the frequency of shows does lend itself towards a longer reign."

Nathaniel lets out a slow exhale and allows a small smile to crack his features as he stares into the camera, wagging a finger to accentuate his point.

"However, what is to come at We Are Relentless has been 22 days in the making. Chaos 95, was the night I made JD Mohr tap out to earn my shot at Mac and his title. Eight days ago, we all saw that I respectfully gave Mac Bane the chance to spin the Wheel of Extreme to determine the stipulation for our match. I have already gotten some questions on why I would leave a title match to the hands of fate. Simple, the perversity of the fact that I am not afraid of death. It is no secret that I am dying. Hell, I cough wrong and the brain tumor in my head could end me.. The Wheel of Extreme came up as a Flaming Tables match. A match that would have been insane enough. We all heard Mac Bane add the choice of razor wire or barbed wire. I am not afraid of the fire or the wire.

It was a simple choice since I actually respect Mac Bane for his career. However, don't think that my choosing barbed wire is in any way a sign of weakness. I am not afraid of you Mac Bane and by the end of our match you will realize that fact in vivid detail. No, I just wanted to leave something for the man to crawl home to his woman with. You see folks, as much as I respect Mac Bane for what he has down inside of a Carnage Wrestling ring, I have also come to despise him as a man. It is quite simple, he is a trained pet. A pet who answers to the whims of his much more talented girl friend. Oh, that is right his girl is the current Carnage World Champion. A woman who spends more time on twitter than my sixteen year old. A woman who is constantly hyping her work in other companies."

Nathaniel stops speaking and looks back towards the house where Isabella and few other teens were gathered.

"A woman gets praised for being such a passionate fighter for working multiple companies. A woman who benefits from the hypocrisy of the abuse I get for doing the same thing. Yet, I got side tracked from the man of the hour, Mac Bane who after our respectful exchange got himself involved in the latest Knox instigated drama. Makes me wonder if Mac is afraid to face me at full strength in our match. Is.the great Gate Keeper, Mac Bane afraid? I mean, serious question time. Where did Joseph War go after his loss? Or what about Angel Panic!? Oh that is right, they don't work in Carnage any more. I know that there are many on the roster who would love it if I just suddenly stopped working here after our match at We Are Relentless.

However, Mac let's get one thing clear. Those folks are banking on the fact that I won't win our match. Those same people are banking on the fact should I lose I will take my ball and go home. Yet, to paraphrase a conversation I overheard the other day. "My name is Abraham and I'm not a bad guy I'm just not as nice as Steve Matthews" Of course with the full context of those words it doesn't make any sense. Much like the wishes for you destroy me at We Are Relentless.

I have plans for the coming months and they start with Mac Bane. It is time for me to Carpe Diem, Seize this day and make my own destiny! If I have to burn everything down around me and rebuild it from the ground up I will. Of course, at We Are Relentless you will all learn that Insidious is bigger than it seems. Soon enough you will learn just what it means when we say. "We. Are. Insidious! It starts with the Baltimore City Championship but it won't stop there. I hope you are ready for what is to come."

With those words Nathaniel falls silent as he grabs the lighter fluid and begins to douse the tables. He drenches the tables before stepping back. Once he is far enough back he strikes some matches and tosses them at the tables. The matches hit and the pair of tables erupt into an inferno of flame. The rest of the video is the tables and barbed wire burning to cinders and charred metal. As the video ends the words "Welcome to the Barbeque appear on the screen. The words vanish into a We Are Relentless hype package.

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