Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 0:33:57 GMT -5
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"My brother needs to be eliminated, it's as simple as that Matthew."
"Oh, this shop looks cute, let's go in there Matty. Matty... Matty."
Matthew Shields shook his head and snapped back as his girlfriend Billie gave his arm a squeeze.
"You okay Matty?"
"Yea babe, just something on my mind."
"Is it what you and that skank talked about? You still haven't told me what she wanted from you."
"No no, nothing at all to do with Kiara. She had this crazy idea that she thought I could help with, but I couldn't."
Billie looked a little suspicious, but let it go and latched on to his arm as she pulled him in to one of the shops inside the Canal City mall. The place was clearly designed to attract tourists, with a lot of small brightly colored souveniers in the front windows. Billie looked around for a bit, Matt right beside her as she tried to find the perfect thing to get for Trixie.
"Matthew Shields?"
Matt and Billie turned around to see a young Japanese man standing behind them.
"I thought was you when you came in. Have you come back wrestling here?"
"Kind of. The company I work for is doing a tour here."
"Redemption, right? Yes, I have tickets. I have to call my friend and tell him that Matt Shields is in my store. Picture before you leave?"
"Sure."
The clerk gives Matt a bow, and Matt returns it.
"You really are famous over here."
"I told you."
They continue looking around for a little bit, with Billie finally finding a small Geisha doll figure that she thinks is perfect for Trixie. As they go towards the front, two men walk in and look straight at Matt.
"Shields"
"Kazunori. That your new boyfriend? Did Koshiro finally get tired of never getting to be on top."
"Still a smart ass piece of shit. Kunzai knows that you betrayed him."
The other guy doesn't say anything, just lunges forward with a punch. Matt is able to see it coming and ducks it, kneeing him in the gut as he comes at him. Billie quickly backs away from the fight, but watches. The first guy falls close to her and she quickly grabs a large metal dragon and slams it down on his head, knocking him out. Kazunori shakes his head and pulls out a butterfly knife. He shows off for a little bit, but Matt just rolls his eyes.
"Everybody already knows how good you are with something in your hands, Kazunori."
"Was that another gay joke?"
"Sure."
Kazunori comes forward with the knife and Matt moves out of the way quick. Kazunori comes forward with another slash, but Matt moves, and a hole row of jade figures gets smashed up.
"Those were expensive."
"Should have thought about that before you called these cocksuckers."
The clerk runs off and hides in the corner as Kazunori slashes at Matt again. Matt moves, but the blade manages to graze across his left arm. Matt connects with a hard overhand right punch, and Kazunori stumbles back into a rack of trinkets. Matt quickly grabs his knife and holds it up against his throat.
"You go back to Kunzai and tell him that I haven't betrayed anyone. Kiara came to me, I told her I didn't want any part of their bullshit, and then I life. I'm fucking done with her, him, and all of this bullshit. I gave him what he wanted, and now I'm out."
Matt folds the knife back up and drops it at Kazunori's feet.
"Now get your bitch and go."
Kazunori stares at him for a few seconds, fuming and clearly wanting to punch him, but he nods his head, grabs his knife and partner, and leaves.
"What in the... Matt who were they?"
"Remember when I said there was some stuff you didn't want to know about?"
"Yes."
"That's part of it."
"Okay, well let's just get back to the hotel."
"Good idea."
Matt goes to put his arm around Billie, and she notices the small cut.
"YOU'RE BLEEDING!"
Matt looks at the cut, and shrugs it off.
"Naw, it's already stopped bleeding. I'll clean it up and wrap it when we get to the hotel."
"No, you need to go and get that checked out."
Billie is a little freaked out at how casual he is about getting cut.
"Babe, it's fine. If it makes you feel better though, we'll go to the hospital."
"Yea."
Billie takes his hand and quickly heads out.
"Which way?"
Matt smiles, and leans in to give her a quick kiss.
"I've got it babe."
Matt heads out of the shopping center and quickly finds a car to take them to the nearest hospital.
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Matthew Shields sits on a small bamboo mat in front of a large circular window, In front of him sits his Redemption Wrestling Heavyweight title, and his Wrestler of the year trophy. He sits, shirtless, his eyes closed, his right hand wrapped over his left fist.
"Honor. In this country, there is nothing more important or more precious. The thing is, everyone has a different view of honor, especially when it comes to a fight. Some think it means following all the rules strictly. Some people think that if you simply show respect before and after, you have lived up to some code of honor. Some people think it is making sure that the people who are there to watch, are given a good contest. For me though, it's about success. My honor demands success. My honor demands victory. My honor demands that I let nothing and no one stand between myself and the win. I don't have to respect my opponents, I don't have to follow all the rules, I just have to win."
Matt drops his arms and looks up at the camera.
"That is why I have these Yujiro. That is why I've got the biggest table at this buffet. It's not because I was invited to it. It's because I fought my way to it. I scratched, I clawed, I made people bleed, and I broke bones to get where I am Yujiro. You just want a spot at the buffet. You just want a chair and a plate, I want to be the only one in the damn restaurant. I'm well fed because I hunt down my food, kill it, skin it, cook it up, and devour it. That is what it takes to be a champion Yujiro. I don't see it in you. No doubt, we're going to go out there and have one hell of a match. This could be the best match that Redemption Wrestling has ever seen, but it is not going to be your match. It is not going to be the key scene on your highlight reel, and it is not going to be your moment. I am ready for a war Yujiro, but I don't think you are. There's no killer instinct behind those eyes. That's the difference between a champion and a really good wrestler. I'm willing to kill to keep what's mine. Are you willing to go that far to try and take it?"
Matt spreads his arms out, then brings them forward to motion to his title and his trophy before giving the classic 'come and get it' gesture with his hands.
"My brother needs to be eliminated, it's as simple as that Matthew."
"Oh, this shop looks cute, let's go in there Matty. Matty... Matty."
Matthew Shields shook his head and snapped back as his girlfriend Billie gave his arm a squeeze.
"You okay Matty?"
"Yea babe, just something on my mind."
"Is it what you and that skank talked about? You still haven't told me what she wanted from you."
"No no, nothing at all to do with Kiara. She had this crazy idea that she thought I could help with, but I couldn't."
Billie looked a little suspicious, but let it go and latched on to his arm as she pulled him in to one of the shops inside the Canal City mall. The place was clearly designed to attract tourists, with a lot of small brightly colored souveniers in the front windows. Billie looked around for a bit, Matt right beside her as she tried to find the perfect thing to get for Trixie.
"Matthew Shields?"
Matt and Billie turned around to see a young Japanese man standing behind them.
"I thought was you when you came in. Have you come back wrestling here?"
"Kind of. The company I work for is doing a tour here."
"Redemption, right? Yes, I have tickets. I have to call my friend and tell him that Matt Shields is in my store. Picture before you leave?"
"Sure."
The clerk gives Matt a bow, and Matt returns it.
"You really are famous over here."
"I told you."
They continue looking around for a little bit, with Billie finally finding a small Geisha doll figure that she thinks is perfect for Trixie. As they go towards the front, two men walk in and look straight at Matt.
"Shields"
"Kazunori. That your new boyfriend? Did Koshiro finally get tired of never getting to be on top."
"Still a smart ass piece of shit. Kunzai knows that you betrayed him."
The other guy doesn't say anything, just lunges forward with a punch. Matt is able to see it coming and ducks it, kneeing him in the gut as he comes at him. Billie quickly backs away from the fight, but watches. The first guy falls close to her and she quickly grabs a large metal dragon and slams it down on his head, knocking him out. Kazunori shakes his head and pulls out a butterfly knife. He shows off for a little bit, but Matt just rolls his eyes.
"Everybody already knows how good you are with something in your hands, Kazunori."
"Was that another gay joke?"
"Sure."
Kazunori comes forward with the knife and Matt moves out of the way quick. Kazunori comes forward with another slash, but Matt moves, and a hole row of jade figures gets smashed up.
"Those were expensive."
"Should have thought about that before you called these cocksuckers."
The clerk runs off and hides in the corner as Kazunori slashes at Matt again. Matt moves, but the blade manages to graze across his left arm. Matt connects with a hard overhand right punch, and Kazunori stumbles back into a rack of trinkets. Matt quickly grabs his knife and holds it up against his throat.
"You go back to Kunzai and tell him that I haven't betrayed anyone. Kiara came to me, I told her I didn't want any part of their bullshit, and then I life. I'm fucking done with her, him, and all of this bullshit. I gave him what he wanted, and now I'm out."
Matt folds the knife back up and drops it at Kazunori's feet.
"Now get your bitch and go."
Kazunori stares at him for a few seconds, fuming and clearly wanting to punch him, but he nods his head, grabs his knife and partner, and leaves.
"What in the... Matt who were they?"
"Remember when I said there was some stuff you didn't want to know about?"
"Yes."
"That's part of it."
"Okay, well let's just get back to the hotel."
"Good idea."
Matt goes to put his arm around Billie, and she notices the small cut.
"YOU'RE BLEEDING!"
Matt looks at the cut, and shrugs it off.
"Naw, it's already stopped bleeding. I'll clean it up and wrap it when we get to the hotel."
"No, you need to go and get that checked out."
Billie is a little freaked out at how casual he is about getting cut.
"Babe, it's fine. If it makes you feel better though, we'll go to the hospital."
"Yea."
Billie takes his hand and quickly heads out.
"Which way?"
Matt smiles, and leans in to give her a quick kiss.
"I've got it babe."
Matt heads out of the shopping center and quickly finds a car to take them to the nearest hospital.
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Matthew Shields sits on a small bamboo mat in front of a large circular window, In front of him sits his Redemption Wrestling Heavyweight title, and his Wrestler of the year trophy. He sits, shirtless, his eyes closed, his right hand wrapped over his left fist.
"Honor. In this country, there is nothing more important or more precious. The thing is, everyone has a different view of honor, especially when it comes to a fight. Some think it means following all the rules strictly. Some people think that if you simply show respect before and after, you have lived up to some code of honor. Some people think it is making sure that the people who are there to watch, are given a good contest. For me though, it's about success. My honor demands success. My honor demands victory. My honor demands that I let nothing and no one stand between myself and the win. I don't have to respect my opponents, I don't have to follow all the rules, I just have to win."
Matt drops his arms and looks up at the camera.
"That is why I have these Yujiro. That is why I've got the biggest table at this buffet. It's not because I was invited to it. It's because I fought my way to it. I scratched, I clawed, I made people bleed, and I broke bones to get where I am Yujiro. You just want a spot at the buffet. You just want a chair and a plate, I want to be the only one in the damn restaurant. I'm well fed because I hunt down my food, kill it, skin it, cook it up, and devour it. That is what it takes to be a champion Yujiro. I don't see it in you. No doubt, we're going to go out there and have one hell of a match. This could be the best match that Redemption Wrestling has ever seen, but it is not going to be your match. It is not going to be the key scene on your highlight reel, and it is not going to be your moment. I am ready for a war Yujiro, but I don't think you are. There's no killer instinct behind those eyes. That's the difference between a champion and a really good wrestler. I'm willing to kill to keep what's mine. Are you willing to go that far to try and take it?"
Matt spreads his arms out, then brings them forward to motion to his title and his trophy before giving the classic 'come and get it' gesture with his hands.
