Over 26 Years in the Making. CreatureWrestling Presents: Chapter 15..... Act IV: Apocalypse Unbound

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A few days later, following the events of CWE is MAD, Darkspade emerged victorious in a non-title Triple Threat Match against both Charon and Cravus.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Darkspade showed no mercy. Not to Cravus. Not to the crowd. And certainly not to his own daughter. In fact, he pinned Charon herself.... what a loving father.

The private jet ride back to the Death Family Estate was wrapped in an uncomfortable silence. Darkspade appeared content enough, occasionally rising from his seat to stretch his legs or retrieve something from elsewhere in the cabin. Each time he passed by, however, Charon's eyes followed him.

A glare... one cold, sharp, and unforgiving.

The kind of stare that suggested Darkspade was only one poorly timed comment away from being thrown out of the aircraft at thirty thousand feet. Fortunately for him, neither of them spoke. Upon arriving at the estate, they barely had time to step into the grand foyer before Brandon appeared. Without a greeting, and without an explanation..... a flash of arcane energy erupted around them. The world lurched. Reality folded.

And in the blink of an eye, Brandon's spell whisked the trio away to The Technocracy Complex. The transition was so abrupt that Charon nearly lost her footing upon arrival. Recovering first, she immediately spun toward Brandon, her frustration already boiling over.




Charon of Death: "Right. What was that about?" she demanded.

Her voice echoed through the sterile halls.

Charon of Death: "Why did you drag us here?"


Brandon just looked at her with a serious stare- and then pointed to the observation deck-- right there before them was the remains of the silver mirror- or rather- the mass of swirling liquid glass forming in and out of a recognizable shape....


Brandon: "Right indeed. WELL first... WELCOME BACK!!! Holy hell where the... oh nevermind.... by the way [shakes his head at Spade] well you just had to pin your own daughter eh? I saw the event on the tele....


Darkspade: "I get it.... damn. Think of it this way- Cravus did not win... so at least one of us will be facing him at CreatureMania.... as opposed to none of us."




Charon smirked... he had a point... but still.... Her father, always the competitor....


Charon of Death: "Rrrr....iiig....ht... So what's up with the mirror this time?!"

Brandon: "Well. When you guys disappeared a year ago, the mirror broke up. Then the remains sorta collapsed into a small mirror again... it was put into a crate here on the observation deck... but then, when you guys showed up on the tele- the crate exploded one night, and a mass of swirling shards started up... I think... I think its trying to tell us something? I don't really fucking know.... maybe you lot can make sense of all of this, I give up!!!"



The Darkspade was the first to approach the mass of swirling shards- even with Charon's protest- and without warning- as if the mirror shards were aware of his presence- the swirl of mass re-formed into a 7-foot Silver Mirror and even added a CWE logo to it... The Unholy One felt like he was in the presence of an old friend- all of the adventures he had- everyone also noticed something interestingly peculiar- the reflection was the same except that Darkspade's blue highlights on his attire were red in the reflection. What could this mean?






Charon of Death: "Mate... step... away.... from... the mirror.... Dadddddddd..... I am serious!"


Spade did- a bit but then he heard himself speak through the other side of the mirror... instead of the usual irritating hum he used to experience in his head- it was instead a calm voice calling out to him from the other side of the reflective surface. Was the mirror actually talking to him?! Darkspade stop touching the reflective surface and walked away when....





The Silver Mirror trembled not with malice or the whispers of The Unholy Darkness... buut with amusement. Its silver surface rippled like liquid mercury before forming what appeared to be a mouth!!!!!




"Well, well, well... if it isn't the Unholy One and Most certainly BORING...... THE Darkspade."

Darkspade narrowed his eyes.
"I am NOT BORING!"









The mirror immediately laughed.






"Oh, that's rich. Charon says the same thing. Then she spends three hours staring dramatically into the distance while standing on rooftops pondering why her."



Charon narrows her eyes as well.. there was an awkward pause in the room.... "RIGHT.... honestly, between the two of you, I'm surprised gloom itself hasn't filed a restraining order."




Darkspade frowned.
"Leave my daughter out of this."








"Oh, I like Charon." The mirror shrugged.





"She just has the remarkable ability to turn an exciting apocalypse into a lengthy discussion about feelings."




The silver surface rippled again.
"But that isn't why you're here."



Darkspade slowly approached- angry and annoyed!!!
"No."






"No," the mirror agreed. "You're here because you're afraid."










Darkspade stopped and said, "I fear nothing."










The mirror's reflection rolled its eyes. "Sure."




"You only stabbed me, shattered me, imprisoned me, yelled at ME, and treated me like an inter-dimensional hazard when you LOST to
Johnny Napalm........ DUDE THAT WAS YOUR FAULT.... NOT CHARONS..... YOU'RE the one who had to ignore her and all... upsetting her [the mirror looks back at Charon with Brandon nodding]"




"To be fair," Darkspade replied, "you were DRIVING ME NUTS."





"Exactly!" The mirror pointed at him with its silvery fingers. "Were."
Darkspade's eyebrows lifted in wonderment- so did Charon and Brandon listening to all of this!!!

"The Unholy Darkness no longer influences me. Its whispers are gone. Its corruption is gone. Its lies are gone."
The mirror's surface became calm.
"For the first time in ages, what you see in me is simply... me."

Darkspade remained silent.






"You have nothing to fear from me anymore."




Nobody said anything- as if everyone was trying to process all of this- as if the whole end of world thing wasn't enough.... now they are talking to a..... a mirror!








"Besides, if I wanted to kill you, I'd have done it back when you had that ridiculous ponytail cleaning your manor contemplating fighting Katsumi.... by the way, how is your SHOOT Project friends? Miss them?."




Darkspade glared.
I wasn't there to make........ to make friends...... I was there to compete..... to be the best.... to....





The mirror laughed.
"Still sensitive about that, huh? Right. Of course, you didn't make any friends.... I mean.... JUST look at what you did to Ricky's mind? Although that lad kicked your ass and straightened his head... OH OF COURSE... what about Vito Valentino? After you submitted like a bitch... YOU WHINED AND MOANED like a lil' gurl in your room for several weeks....... dayum and you wonder why Arthur hasn't at least called you back after leaving a voicemail..... I WOULDN'T EVEN ACCEPT YOU TO MY COMEDY RELIEF SHOW!!!!"



The reflection's amusement faded as Darkspade fumed to high heaven and gripped his teeth and clenched his fist!!!!




Darkspade: "YOU HAD ENOUGH? What's the fucking point of all of this anyway? It's not like I will ever be able to go back there...."





Its eyes shifted beyond the glass. Toward somewhere impossible, distant, and elsewhere.








"You seek answers."

















Darkspade nodded, including Charon and Brandon.











"The end of the Death Family prophecy.... of the balance.... Richard Arcane's involvement.... you know there is something else going on... you can feel it.... but your answers cannot be answered just in your world... The SHOOT Project world is where you will find them"

The mirror's surface began swirling.
"The answers you seek are not ALL here."



Darkspade stepped closer.




"Where, then?"








The mirror pointed into its own reflection.
"Beyond...... The reflective world..... The forgotten corridors connected to the SHOOT Project



Darkspade's expression hardened.
"I thought those pathways were closed. So did everyone."










The mirror grinned.
"That's what makes it fun.... There are secrets there even The Oracle never uncovered. Memories that were erased and choices that were never made. Versions of reality that should not exist"

Darkspade's reflection turned differently again- showing his red attire in the SHOOT Project world... To Charon and Brandon they saw Spade walk into the Silver Mirror!









The mirror lowered its voice.
"And someone has been moving through them."








Darkspade's eyes narrowed.
"Who?"





The mirror smiled.
"If I told you that, there'd be no story left..... Go look for yourself.... you are free to enter and exit the SHOOT Project world to investigate- the Wicked World won't be your proxy.... and if Charon starts giving one of her emotional speeches, just tell her I said hello."



Darkspade, on the other side of the Mirror, saw Charon and Brandon staring at him on the other side- and in their world.... The Unholy One nodded at them.... as he turned to look for these answers....

The reflection paused.
"And maybe bring a snack..... Trust me. Interdimensional exploration is much more enjoyable with snacks."

Charon yells back at her dad before he scampers off, "MATE DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK.... you have a bird to pluck at CreatureMania...."

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And then, after a dramatic, dynamic array of colors radiating in and out of a spiral, The Darkspade falls face-first out from a Silver Mirror leaned against a wall in the server room of the estate he purchased from SHOOT Project, winnings onto the cold, harsh, stone, unforgiving floor riddled with wires feeding into his multi-system of servers. The Darkspade, with a heavy breath, lifts himself from the floor and stands tall.... he scans the room- hallow of life- even the servers were off- the once ballroom engulfed in darkness... it has been almost a month since existing in this space- this world- this fantasy....

Retracing his steps around the labyrinth of wires littered on the floor- The Unholy One contemplated his motives and reasons anywhere from the influence of The Unholy Darkness and his uncontrolled spirit- The Unholy Knight of Darkness and the distorted aura of his spirit...... manifested into beings from his fractured mind, obsession, desires, and corruption.

Spade reached a moment of reflection as he arrived at the steps to his makeshift throne made from mannequin parts- his 'Unholy Empire'..... 'Unholy Emperor'.... and there- laid across the throne were The Unholy Cardinal ropes he wore at Master of the Mat.... it felt like another lifetime ago when he donned those robes- ascending to the most corruptible essence from the endless powers of The Unholy Darkness..... and..... confronting his very own daughter..... Charon of Death.

Spade sat at the foot of the throne- reached behind him and dragged down the robes- held them- and gripped them. More images of Julie's spirit saving him... and the irreversible decision as the Guardian of Balance to kill his youngest daughter, Lilith, and even to end Angel of Death's own life. As Charon mentioned to him, she understood fully why... and now, he is back in this world to seek out answers... above them all- was there an acknowledgment that some force was manipulating the
Silver Mirror, a sentient being with bad jokes, corrupting it. If this is to be true, and it was someone, what was the motive?

Only speculation could be contemplated- but he knew that he lost control over The Unholy Darkness.... the result of such is doom.... utterly... and ultimately.



Still yet, even back in this world, the realization that he could compete again in the ring, he was depressed, alone... and thoughts lingered about losing control over The Unholy Darkness could, again, drive him back to madness.... knowing that his Soul and Spirit are connected yet separated from the shell which held the Cardinal robe of Sin made Spade felt uneasy about his success... and then... at that point... as if seeing an old episode of SG1, The Silver Mirror fluttered, as it leaned against the wall!! The Darkspade rose from the ground of the throne- and leaped off the platform- from the mercury shimmering surface of the glass- came spitting out.... CHARON!!!!


This was a surprise indeed... but why? and just before The Silver Mirror ended its rhythmic waves- that face formed again- it said....


"Uhhh.... HAPPY? NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!!! GESH!!!"


Darkspade helped her up to her feet- and they looked at each other....


Charon of Death: "Right."



The Darkspade: "CHARON!! Yo... you are here!!! But.... why?! what happened?"




**Dusting her attire off.... her lime-lighted eyes full of nanobots swirling around**

Charon of Death: ".... Dad, well, why do this alone, eh? Besides, in our world CWE has announced its newest CreatureMania- as cards are being drawn- I thought it was important to share that information with you, and, like the Arcane family often does, is trying to profit from our expense... what this could mean too- there is a possible correlation with how and why we lost a year when we came back to Earth. Do you remember what Angel of Death confessed about Richard?"


**Darkspade is scratching his head.... so many things happened its hard to pin-point exactly**

The Darkspade: "Um... something about... Richard is actually Red Spyder..."




Charon of Death: "Uh huh.... and... Angel granted him the power of time and space-- now one could assume, before she expired, Richard intervened in our transport and sent us a year later- why... I do not know. But this would give him a strategic advantage of having us out of the way for so long- now we could also assume, given that the effects of Angel's Creature Wars weaned away- that Richard lost this power as well.... so it would make some sense too why we weren't lost in time- perhaps he only had enough left-over power to stall us for a year as he prepares for the next attack... which [Spade at this point is still scratching his head from all of this information given at once] we all know historically that CreatureMania is a tipping point in these evil schemes- a platform to unleash hell while profiting from it... its the American dream eh?"





"AH HUM... I AM STILL HERE YA KNOW!!"



Both Charon and Spade turned around to face the face in the mirror... it laughs....




"YEP.... FORGOT ALL ABOUT ME, AGAIN? OH LOOK... SOMETHING TO SHARE TO YOU TWO DOLTS... ITS THE CREATUREMANIA PROMO CHARON MENTIONED... WATCH IT AND TELL ME ONE, OR MORE, THINGS WHICH YOU FIND INTERESTING... YOU MIGHT WIN A PRIZE!"

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Darkspade rubbed his chin....




Charon of Death: "You see what I mean... total rubbish.... especially the editing and cheap CGI.... hands in awkward positions, disappearing, bodies reappearing, and did that werewolf have two-jaws?"





The Darkspade: "Well aside from the budget they invested- what stood out to me was scenes for which they could not have known such as us falling out from The Silver Mirror"





Charon of Death: "Hey! That's right..... good point- did they have access to our security cameras?"



Then, the mirror's face materializes over the feed of the event.... he then showcases the updated card from SHOOT Project... both Charon and Darkspade are facing off against The Punch Line in their first ever tag-team lineup.



**Darkspade scratched his hair so much there was a bald spot**



The Darkspade: "The... Punch Line? I never fought them before- interesting"


Charon of Death: "Hmm.. how did they know we were here already? This mystery is...."



**The Silver mirror giggles**


"HEH. WELL THAT WOULD BE MY DOING... A LITTLE BIRDIE SENT A MEMO DIS MORNING... HEY I AM A WRESTLING FAN TOO WITH A NEED FOR DREAM MATCHES... SO SUE ME FOR BEING A FAN....."


**Both Darkspade and Charon shook their heads**



The Darkspade: "Okay. So well... daughter of mine, shall we do what we do best?"


Charon of Death: "Sleep?"


The Darkspade: "NOT JUST THAT.... But shall we kick ass in that ring and show the world that THE DEATH FAMILY is a force to be dealt with..... and... perhaps this will draw out whoever- or whatever- has been pulling our strings?"


Charon of Death: "Right.... and address CreatureMania.... basically, both Reverend Jones and Richard Arcane."


The Darkspade: "Sounds like a plan....."

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[The Unholy One and Charon flick their fingers.... all of the servers and the security cameras came on..... the cameras moved and pointed at the duo.... persona on.... addressing The Punch Line in a swift and to the point statement.]







The Darkspade: ".... I am back..... but I am not alone. For who so stands beside me- once a foe- always my blood- my very own daughter.... With our return comes retribution- SHOOT Project, at first, you had to deal with just me.... and even THAT was a handful.... the most dangerous wrestler you have EVER encountered.... and now....."




***The cameras execute an extreme closeup of Charon's face**
Charon of Death: "..... you have TWO members of Death... our first victims are The Punch Line...."


[A pause.... The Unholy One slowly raises his right hand and crawls his individual fingers inward to his palm while flipping his eyes into the back of his skull- emitting a white, cold glow from the backside of his eyeballs]


The Darkspade: "You call yourselves The Punch Line. We call you the setup.... you are a brief distraction before the inevitable ending. Every joke has a beginning and every story has a climax.. you will become an epitaph carved into the Death Family legacy. So step into the ring with us if you dare.... you may swing first, smile like a jester and may, entertain the crowd..... but we are not here to make friends, and make people laugh.... when the bell falls silent... your greatest performance will be convincing yourselves you ever stood a chance against THE DEATH FAMILY"











Both: "................................ WHEN THE CURTAINS FALL, YOU WILL BOTH..... FALL AND BOW DOWN TO PRAY....... AMEN!"

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Ella Rey – This Is How It Ends // Darkwave, Post Punk Meanwhile... within the Ivory Towers of CreatureWrestling headquarters in New York....

The scene crossfades showcasing Richard Arcane seated in a Victorian black chair adorned with gold... to his left was his child, Hra'gad and to his right was Cadmus... The children, stared at their father who was contemplating the recent return of The Darkspade and Charon of Death-- and Darkspade's win against Cravus for a shot at the Nethercore title.



The door opens to this room- and Reverend Jones emerges... he approaches Richard Arcane.





Reverend Jones: "...So the rumors were true. The dead do not stay buried. The lost always find a road home.... The Darkspade... and Charon of Death... have returned."


Richard Arcane: "The gift of time was returned when she died... I could not cast them into the ashes of eternity."


Reverend Jones: "Yet the world continues to breathe as though nothing has happened. Curious.. almost as if history itself chose to look away."



Richard Arcane: "History lies, balance edits and adjusts... The Creature Wars, for instance, are a figment of the imagination both physically and mentally. Even the Lords of Darkness were affected. There is no knowing unless we visit the ethereal realm of the Urn to know The Undertaker's fate- did he return? Or did the removal of his heart stay intact, and if so, where is it? And Uncle Howdy... he is gone, and it's also a mystery what happened to him. It was all sudden at the point of my love's life's end."





Reverend Jones: "CreatureMania XVII... its upon us again. Its an opportunity to seek revenge, to cast judgement-"




Richard Arcane summons his sons to kneel beside both of his hands on the chair's arm rest....



Reverend Jones: "... let us call it, then, The Ashes of Eternity. They will expect another war, another prophecy, another apocalypse- but unlike before, we are the gods who command the revelation upon the damned."





Finally, a faint grin emerged from Richard's depressed gaze forward to a faint painting of Angel of Death leaned against a dark wall.

Richard Arcane: "Then let them expect it, its the easiest prison to build. The Darkspade still believes balance can be restored.... however, I am not sure if he is aware, but Charon of Death harbors ill feelings towards her father and does not trust him.... and on one side, she still believes blood can become family again. That faith... will become their weakness."









The Reverend takes out a bible from his back pocket and turns to Revelations...
Reverend Jones: "You speak as though you've already seen the ending....."


Richard Arcane: "No. Only enough of it to know which pages must be torn away. At CreatureMania XVII, they won't simply fight opponents; they'll fight a question, one they cannot answer. The same dilemma I am tasked to fulfill- I believe the answer to finding it is to play this role, this body, I now possess, and use this Wrestling Organization, as its sole Promoter to create conditions which can answer the problem in itself...."


The Reverend closes the bible shut with his right hand--


Reverend Jones: "And the secret? The one whispered beneath the moon... The one even the Oracle feared to name."


Richard Arcane: "It still sleeps. But not for much longer, and when it awakens... every victory... every sacrifice... every resurrection... will suddenly carry a different meaning. The scales of Balance will tremble... not because someone tips them, but because they'll discover there were never only two sides."



Reverend Jones: "That revelation would shatter everything The Darkspade has fought to protect."


Richard Arcane: "Exactly. Sometimes the greatest weapon isn't darkness. It's a forgotten truth."




Reverend Jones: "And you? What drives you now? Surely not ambition...."


Richard Arcane: "No. Not even love- Angel of Death died believing the answer existed somewhere beyond the obvious. Her final words still haunt me."

[Richard Arcane stands up, leaving the presence of his twin sons and walks up to the painting of Angel]


Richard Arcane: "Find the problem... in and of itself"



[Richard turns around to face The Reverend]


Richard Arcane: "I have replayed those words a thousand times. She wasn't speaking of an event, nor a kingdom, nor even The Apocalypse... I feel.... if there is anything.... she was pointing toward something older, woven into reality itself, a catalyst of some kind. Until I understand what she truly meant... I cannot let her rest."


Reverend Jones: "And your sons? Cadmus and Hra'gad. Angel's sacrifice has allowed them to exist together at the same time- an anomaly that the gods refused to permit- and yet- they are here. What roles will they play in all of this?"


Richard Arcane: "They are no longer merely children. They are vessels of a legacy that has yet to awaken. Within them sleeps power untouched by gods, untouched by demons, untouched even by The Balance itself. I will teach them, sharpen them. And when the time is right.. their inheritance will eclipse everything that came before!!"


Reverend Jones: "Then CreatureMania is not the end..."


Richard Arcane: "No. It is merely the moment the first lock breaks. The Darkspade believes his greatest battle ended on the Moon. He has no idea his real enemy has yet to reveal its face."



[At that point, the doors to the room open wide- you could not pick out the face- but it was clearly a woman]



Richard Arcane: ".... And when it finally does... even Balance may beg for mercy."











Reverend Jones: "Let us pray."

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That same day..... CreatureWrestling Entertainment revealed the card for the event.
The dominoes are set.... now it is time to see how they fall and affect the events.....



You can view CreatureMania XVII: Ashes of Eternity from THIS LINK

This is the ending to Chapter 15.... Act IV.....
To be continued in Chapter 16.