Into the Darkness
(FADEIN to an empty park sometime in the evening. A light gust of wind forces the leaveless trees to sway and creak. The camera focuses in on a figure sitting against one of the dark oaks. The figure's face cannot be seen, nor his clothing, except for a single hand, covered in a fingerless leather glove with a small white anarchy symbol etched on it. ANARKY, bathed in the darkness, speaks in a quiet, affirmative voice.)
ANARKY: "I cannot say, Mr. James, with any kind of... certainty... that I know of you. But it does not matter what I do or do not know. Perhaps you are a nobody... a little fish in a big pond. Perhaps you're an escaped mental patient seeking revenge. Perhaps you are the second coming of Christ himself. As I have said, I know not of these things, nor do I care.
"You see, Mr. Showtime, if I may call you that, I am sure that you will fill me in on all of the exciting details as soon as you get your chance. I'm sure you'll do your best to intimidate me, and to tell me that, unlike everyone else around you, YOU are the chosen one. YOU are different, because, well... you just are. (He chuckles quietly before continuing.)
"However, I am going to give you fair warning: whatever you expect, I assure you that it's not even close to the truth. Seeing as how I don't really know you, I did myself the service of watching your particular brand of... wrestling... against The Jobber as you challenged him for the GLCW Television Title.
"Needless to say, Showtime, my man, I was not impressed. Jobber had you looking like a lost little girl in that ring, and if you can't even beat somebody like Jobber... then what hope do you have against me?
"The answer, quite obviously... is none. I am sure you will entertain yourself with dreams of glory and victory. I am sure that you will find a way to convince yourself, and perhaps countless others, that you have what it takes. But you don't. No one does.
"And would you like to know why? Because I, unlike everyone else in this league, have nothing to prove. I don't seek glory. I can say that I have had more gold than anyone else in this league. Does that make me great? Of course not. What I have... is that thing inside me... that hate... that fear... that rage... and no matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to feed it enough.
"So you try, Mr. Showtime. You do your damnedest and you come out here and you tell me just how and why you're going to tear me limb from limb. I look forward to it. But remember... when that bell rings... I will unleash it all upon you... and what's left... won't really be worth saving at all... "
(FADOUT as ANARKY laughs quietly at first, then rising into a maniacal cackle as the darkness envelopes the screen... )