heroes and villains [1]

Anxiety and doubt had already clouded the mind of Your Hero, and Mine, but you wouldn't have suspected it. His signature smirk plastered over his lips, but beneath his eyes you could see the darkness brought on from sleepless nights, thinking what if? He wasn't even sure whether he could trust his own manager, Gregory Murphy, who'd thrown the towel in his last encounter with PJ Lemon

MARK STORM: "Would you rather die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain?"

There was a sincerity in his voice, one that lingered after he paused, allowing his words to simmer.

"I've toyed with both worlds, believe me, I've been the villain, the narcissist, the asshole. Played the role exceptionally well and it paved my path in this industry, I won't shy away from it.

Before I was Your Hero, and Mine, I was the reckoning of Professional Wrestling. An angry kid who came from a troubled home, who wanted to escape all of that and just wrestle.

All of the bullshit and the trauma, I could forget all of that in the comfort of a ring, and that grew on me, year after year, opponent after opponent. I'd enjoy inflicting pain on others and making them squeal, making them know that they had no chance when they were coming up against me.

I wanted them to know, and feel, the pain that I felt when I was growing up in the streets of Brooklyn, tryna make ends meet whilst surviving on welfare, a kid who was destined to be nothing!"

Storm clenched his fist whilst biting down on his lips. Reflecting on the past often brought back harsh, half-hearted realities that he'd neglected for years, in the hopes that they'd somehow fade away into obscurity. They never did. 

"But I became something, something more than anyone could've ever imagined. As the years went on, I evolved as a person. I had a partner and we had this kid and she changed my world. From that day on, I decided who I wanted to be and I said to hell with everything you think you know about me, from this day on, I will be her knight and shining armor, I will be her hero! And I haven't looked back since.

Hell, I put that shit on a t-shirt now, yeah... Your Hero, and Mine, worldwide, but right here, right now, I'm at the most critical moment of my career, with the biggest match just around the corner. Since I've been here, I've been through hell, over and over again with a plethora of fucked up individuals out to get me from the start.

They said that I didn't belong, they said that a hero wasn't welcomed here and I took that personally. I made it my personal objective to get to the mountaintop here in RAZOR Wrestling despite all the odds stacking against me, that's not a deterrent, it's an incentive because the success will taste a little sweeter after it's all said and done. And when it is, the world will know that PJ Lemon, isn't on the level of Your Hero, and Mine." 

The scene gradually fades out.