Re: The Edwards Family's Herfordshire Estate... Part 5

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:24 pm

Micah: ...true.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:28 pm

Ewan: So I ask again....... why do you doubt yourself?

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:29 pm

Micah: Hmm...It seems...I have no reason to.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:34 pm

Ewan: You worry so much about your heritage.... where you come from...... but have you ever actually done anything to justify your belief? Have you ever been anything but a good brother, son and friend? Is it possible that this darkness you fear...... is some you are creating.... because you EXPECT it to be there?

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:37 pm

Micah sits quiet for a long, long time....

Micah: ....Yes.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:40 pm

Ewan crouches down so that his eyes meet Micah.

Ewan: Is it not possible that you are not a monster waiting to be unleashed.... but simply a young man.... who had a difficult childhood........ and wants nothing more than a family.... who will love him just as he is?

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:41 pm

Micah: ....Yes.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:43 pm

Ewan: Micah..... do you deserve to be a part of this family?

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:49 pm

Micah clears his throat and answers confidently...

Micah: Yes. I do.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:52 pm

Ewan: Before you answer that question..... you must see more of what that means.....come

He leads Micah to the trophy room.

You are about to enter one of our most sacred places..... I am going to offer you another chance to turn back.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:53 pm

Micah: I've come this far. I won't turn back.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:57 pm

Ewan: Very Well.

Ewan swings open the double doors. After becoming accustomed to the darkness of the hallway, this room is blindingly bright. It is an extravagant circular room with a white marble floor and blood red walls trimmed with intricate carvings gilded with gold. A grand ballroom which had been re-purposed decades earlier as a monument to the glory of the Edwards Legacy. Every surface adorned with a glittering award representing a significant achievement in the world of professional wrestling. The perimeter of the room lined with pedestals bearing trophies of every conceivable shape, size and importance. But most daunting of all is the family tree. Seven generations of the Edwards dynasty, not scrawled on paper with ink as one would expect, but laid out, larger than life, across the walls with championships in glass cases and golden plaques detailing the accomplishments of those that held them.

Ewan: Welcome to the Hall of Champions.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:00 pm

Micah stands in awe...

Micah: No wonder Alex needed a bit of time to...inherit this mantle. This is....quite impressive.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:05 pm

Ewan walks towards Amamnda's wall.

Ewan: This is Amanda's wall......

He pulls a cord to reveal a blank wall with a blank plaque.....

... and this would be yours.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:08 pm

Micah smiles...

Micah: My accomplishments...would be posted here? All of them?

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:11 pm

Ewan points over to Alexis' wall.

Ewan: All of them..... wrestling or otherwise.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:15 pm

Micah smirks at Alexis's 2nd degree black belt in Kung Fu...

Micah: I remember when I promoted her to this. I'm glad she's being recognized...I'm glad all of them are. It makes me feel...like I will leave a lot of marks in the world.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:19 pm

Ewan: And that is the big secret Micah.... people assume that the Legacy is about wrestling.... it isn't..... family is the true Legacy..... My son.... his beautiful wife..... my nephews and their partners.... my perfect daughter..... and if he passes his test...... her soon to be husband..... that is my Legacy Micah.... that is my marks on the world.... the success and happiness of the people we love.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:21 pm

Micah: So then...why all the hatred? The...thoughts of elitism?

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:28 pm

Ewan: Because we are not open and forgiving to those who wrong the people we love..... because we keep a closed circle...... we need nothing from anyone but our family..... we keep ourselves aside from those who would potentially harm our family.... history have shown us outsiders cannot be trusted.

..... and yes..... we pride ourselves on achieveing excellence in our chosen field.... not for fame or glory..... but because we relish the challenge.

People fear what we are capable of..... although we have given them no reason to.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:32 pm

Micah looks around the room...

Micah: ....But Ewan, haven't you given them every reason to fear you? I mean, history also shows that those who strive for and achieve excellence....are often shunned and hated by those around them. Sadly, it's their weakness. As I told you before, it was mine with Alex...

...but no person that is good at something...should ever be afraid to be proud of it. A sense of pride in family...something else I've always wanted.

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:36 pm

Ewan: As I said.... we need nothing but our family.... and I'm sure if you're successful.... you will come to realise the same thing...... and shall be loved in return..... as though you were our own flesh and blood.

Cryonix Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:39 pm

Micah: There is more isn't there? This isn't the end, is it?

Cruel Britannia Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:40 pm

Ewan: Micah.... it has not yet begun

He leads Micah back into the darkness.... he points down the longest darkes corridoor yet.

Ewan: At the end of this hallway is a door.... through the door lies your final challenge. You must make this walk alone.... because it will be the very last journey you ever have to make alone.

Once you step through that door there is no turning back.... you will either leave that room an Edwards.... or you will not leave.

Last chance.... do you wish to change your mind?

Pockets Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:42 pm

Alexis: Alright, Mandy. Your turn.

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