Post by Jay Crowley on Aug 25, 2021 8:58:35 GMT -5
The Following is shot both in a mix of black and white and colour.
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Interior: A Church. The Pews empty, nobody present in the church.
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Enter: Jay Crowley, dressed in a full black suit, no tie, shirt slightly unbuttoned at the top, hair tied up with a top knot.
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Crowley is walking slowly through the aisle of the church pews. The camera flashes through shots of the church distorting it, creating a vision of a dark satanic looking church. As Crowley walks through the church he appears to be troubled.
“You know, when I came to Project: Honor, I was told that this was the place where the best competitors perform. I was told that this would be the place to which I could dispel my brand of justice and healing to those who deserve it. I was told that I would be challenged in my mentality however… I have been disappointed. So far in my time at this so-called Proving Ground, I have been tested against… half men, men proud of their murderous, vile heritage, Materialistic fools and now… a man who follows the orders of Vermon and a virtual unknown. I feel both disrespected and disgusted at the same time. It is disrespectful to me that this foolish company would place me against such pitiful excuses for competition, wasting my time that I could be spending against more important competition, against opponents who would be worthy of feeling their punishment. I am disgusted that you would place me in a position where I am supposed to fight a man who listens to the words of what he perceives to be a rat. While I understand Rat’s are quite intelligent creatures, this is quite frankly absurd. Burque I cannot say that I am at all interested in helping you see your mistakes because to be honest unlike most of my opponents, I simply pity you. You’ve lived a rough life by the looks of it, you seem as if you are troubled and thus attempt to deny it all by using the direction of an animal lesser than yourself to direct your actions when in reality you are simply a man without purpose and thus the insanity within your mind seems to allow you to believe that this Rat has the ability to say things. On one hand yes I do feel pity for you but on the other I am burdened with a divine purpose of delivering the consequences for your sinful existence and while you may lead a life of pain from what I can tell, that does exempt you from the punishment you will endure. You are truly a disgusting specimen from what I can tell and I will have absolutely no problems tearing you to pieces when we step into the ring together. I do not view you as a worthy opponent, I do not view you as worthy to call yourself human. I cannot wait to tear you to pieces.”
Crowley eventually takes a seat in the front row of the Pews. Staring straight ahead as the film continues to distort between the colourful church and the black and white satanic imagery.
“As for Mr. Ranger, I do not know anything about you. I will be truthful in this fact, you do perhaps come into this with the largest advantage of no actual knowledge of you. Not even a word spoken about you before this match up. You are certainly an enigma to me as it currently stands but don’t think that keeps you safe. I view you as another person who must pay the price for their sinful existence. I am well aware that you may bring up the old adage of the fact that I should not judge those I do not know but to that I say that no man has been able to live a life free of sin. Whether your vice’s are simply small things or the larger picture I will make sure that you suffer the consequences of your actions for that is my purpose. So James I almost would like to apologise that your debut here is against someone like me but I believe you have earned this pain in some way it is simply up to me to discover as to why you have. I do have to say, travelling to Japan would be quite nostalgic for me if it was something for which I cared about but it is simply another battle ground to which I stand opposite those who must receive their final judgements at the hands of the one whose heart has been sentenced to Damnation.”
Crowley finishes his sentence when the sound of footsteps begin to echo throughout the church, the camera starts with a shot of the person's feet slowly panning up to reveal a priest but something seems off about this one, as the camera distorts revealing a more ominous appearance, the Priest with black and white face paint and many satanic symbols on his robes.
“Hello Father Exodus.”
“Welcome Brother Crowley, still on your mission to give out divine punishment?”
“If not me then who else?”
Crowley stands up and shakes the hand of the priest as the two stand in the changing background with the camera continuously distorting.
“So what brings you here today?”
“It is time that you punish me for the sins I commit, Father.”
“I see. Well this is no place for that. Please come with me.”
Crowley and Exodus walk away, leaving the church area as it permanently distorts to the more satanic of the two churches.
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The remainder of this is shot fully in black and white
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Interior: An empty room with a stage, the windows high up allowing light to enter the room but not to allow viewers to see what takes place within.
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Already in shot: Jay Crowley, Shirtless only wearing his suit pants. His hair flowing down covering his face. Father Exodus, standing in front of him dressed in his full priest attire.
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Exodus stands above Crowley as Crowley is kneeling down in front of him with his face obscured.
“State your sins Brother.”
“I have taken pleasure in the pain on which I have delivered to my opponents, I have allowed myself to feel the temptation of lust in the form of alcohol, women and championship glory...”
A silence falls over the scene for a moment
“Is that all?”
Crowley is silent for a moment, he is almost trembling
“I said, Is. That. All?”
“No. I have also yet again felt the desire for revenge on my family for the pain they caused me. That is all.”
“Hmm. You seem to be straying off your path quite a lot currently Brother Crowley but no matter. Your punishment will not be too harsh as while your sins are no light matter, you do in fact give the punishment to those who live lives of much worse proportions. Your punishment will be 25 lashes by the cat of nine tails.”
Brother Exodus walks over to a chest, he opens it taking out the cat of nine tails. He hands it to Crowley, Crowley hesitates for a moment before taking it. Crowley holds it for a moment looking at it, Exodus looks at him as he awaits for him to do it. Crowley then takes the item and begins to whip his back Exodus counting out each time he whips himself, the camera cuts until Exodus counts the 25th lash with Crowley kneeling with blood running down his back. Exodus leans over and whispers into the ear of Crowley.
“One cannot punish others for their sins without allowing himself to be punished for his…”
“Thus the only just man is the one who both punishes himself and others to create a pure world.”
Exodus nods as he stands up and gestures for Crowley to rise.
“I suggest getting your back patched up before your match this week, don’t forget to remind yourself of the pain the others must feel for their punishments."
“Yes Father.”
Exodus walks away as Crowley stands still in the middle of the room bleeding as the shot fades to black
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