(Richard Montoya office)
"After tonight, there will be no need for you to help me anymore." Richard said as he looked across from Seth Sullivan. He placed a card on the table, which Seth picked up. "This is a present from me. After tonight this King card will lead you to the ACW World Championship."
Suddenly the door opens as Jason Sabre and Detrick Cyrus enter the ring in their ring gear.
"You wanted to see us?" Detrick said as he makes eye contact Seth Sullivan.
"Seth, good luck in your match up next. I need to talk to these two." Richard said, before Seth stood up. He started to walk away, but stopped to look Detrick and Jason in the eye.
"I see that you're going through your emo phase." Jason quips, before Seth walks away.
"Don't make an enemy out of him, Jason." Richard said
"Like you're one to talk. You owe the world an explanation for your involvement with Despair." Detrick said
"Everything is not what it seems. That truth will be revealed in due time. As for now, you two have to focus on your big match." Richard said.
"The triple threat with Azriel, right?" Detrick said
"No. You see, I already did that Triple Threat once this season. I don't want to be repetitive. So it's time for me to throw in a plotwist and make the two friends who were rumored to turn on each other face each other after they just showed their unity. It will be Jason Sabre versus Detrick Cyrus in the first ever Hellfire Trinity. You two will compete in three different matches. The first one will be a Singles match. The second will be a TLC Match. And if needed, there will be a third match, which will be contested inside a Steel Cage. The winner of two of these matches will face Azriel for the ACW World Championship at Final Destination. The other...well, he'll just be the friend of the Final Destination main eventer." Richard said. Sabre and Cyrus look at each other.
"So it's one on one." Detrick said
"I'm sorry that Hope isn't going to topple Azriel." Jason said
"I'm sorry that everyone is going to see why you'll always be below me." Detrick said.
"I don't live in your shadow." Jason said as him and Detrick go nose to nose. "And I never will."
Richard watches on from his desk as Sabre and Cyrus have an intense staredown. But he wasn't alone, because outside the door Micah Hyde watched through a crack in the door with a smile on his face.
"And this is where he breaks." Micah thinks
"It's time for the end….the main event inside Devil's playground." David said.
"It is time for Ash Russo to meet his end. After all the Anarchy he caused in this world, it's time for him to buried." Evan said
Contemplating, isolating
And it's stressing me out
Different visions, contradictions
Why won't you let me out?
I need a way to separate yeah
But I promise you that I'll make sure you never forget me
(Never forget me)
Now that you want it
Now that you need it
I'm too far gone
You're trying to blame me
But I'm not breaking
I'm telling you, I'm bulletproof
Believe me, I'm bulletproof
You make me so bulletproof
And now I'm too far gone
The crowd explodes into a mixed reaction as a solidary light as the opening rift to the song begins. As it picks up the light expands. Then the lyrics begin and a music video starts. It shows a darkened, desolate city, where the single light zooms out to reveal a solitary lamp post. Suddenly, a colossal tank drives itself on to the scene, running straight over the lamp post. Then it shows it firing into building with people rioting on the streets. White and red smoke emit from the entrance stage as neon lights in the background form a half white and half red A. Ash Russo comes out through the smoke with eyes focused on the Devil's Playground. He walks down with his eyes fixated on the 20 foot tall structure. His movements become slower as he approaches. Almost hesitant. Eventually he gets to the ringside area as the outside ref opens the door. Ash breathes heavily and walks inside, before sliding into the ring.
From the skies, across the sea of lies
To the dungeons of the damned
Scorching winds blazing thunderclouds raging
Here I make my stand
The viper's venomous bite
Has brought on the night
Swept away, like a bird of prey
Now there's hell to pay
From darkness into light
Nothing matters anymore
My strings ring hollow
Bleeding evermore
The lights dimmed to a near darkness as a purple light shines on the top of the stage as Seth Sullivans appears on the stage. But he is not alone as he rides on top of the ramp on a horse. Nostrils flared it high steps its trot onto the ramp, a bouncy gait measured and graceful, yet intimidating. The graceful arch of its muscled neck follows, its long strands of mane flowing. The animal must stand at a good 18 hands high, every square inch of its glistening black goat groomed to perfection and reflecting the eerie blue lights. Every muscle in the black stallions body is taut and straining against the silky coat. The horse chomps on the bit, thin straggles of foam dripping from his lips and it continues its steady trot down the ramp as Seth Sullivan stared down Ash. The horse stops at the bottom of the ramp, before Seth gets off. Seth enters the Devil's Playground and closes the door behind him, signalling for the arena to lighten up again. Ash waits on the inside as Seth Sullivan enters the ring.
"No more jokes. No more charm. This Seth Sullivan is a King Cobra that is very dangerous." David said
"Everything that he loved was taken away by Ash." Evan said
"Just like how everything Ash loved was once taken away by him." David countered. "This is not a game. This is not for the faint of heart. Both men have entered the Devil's Playground. I pray for both."
The bell rings as the crowd has hit a fever pitch, even after that last tag team match. The two men approach each other in the middle of the ring. Seth swings at Ash with a right hand. Ash takes it on the face and tries to fire back with his own rights. They seem to be less effective as Seth quickly comes at him with lefts and rights, backing him into corner. Seth delivers a few body blows to Ash, before trying to Irish Whip him into the opposite corner. Seth follows, but Ash stops himself and wraps his hands around the top ropes, before lifting his legs up. Seth runs underneath Ash and hits his chest against the turnbuckle. As he does that Ash lands behind him and rolls backwards onto his feet, as Seth turns around. Ash then dropkicks him into corner. Seth's back hits the corner really hard, before he drops down and rolls out of the ring, onto his feet. But Ash stays on him with a Pescado.
Ash gets to one knee and grabs Seth by the hair, before punching him in the face a couple time. Ash then drags him up to his feet and delivers a chop. Ash then attempts to Irish whip Seth into the chain linked fence, but Seth reversed. Ash jumps up, about eight feet into the air and latches onto the bottom panel of the cell. Seth walks over and Ash jumps off with a crossbody, but the King Cobra catches him horizontally. Seth then rams Ash's back into the bottom panel of the cell, before turning around and ramming him back first into the Steel Post. Seth then drops Ash on the floor and allows him to wince in pain.
"That's what you get!" Evan mocks from the outside.
"Unbiasedness isn't your forte." David chimes in.
Ash uses the ring apron to pull himself up and is met with a throat thrust from Seth Sullivan. Seth then grabs Ash by his hair and drags him around the ring, before stopping in front of the steel steps. Ash quickly elbows Seth in the gut, before he can do anything. Ash tries to slide into the ring, but Sullivan catches him by the leg and pulls him right back out. Sullivan then kicks Ash in the gut. Seth tries to slam Ash's head off the steel steps, but Ash uses his hands to stop his attempt, but Seth quickly clubs him over the back to stop him from countering. Seth then stands him up and then rams him into the ring apron. Ash falls over as Seth looks under the ring, before pulling out large wooden board. Seth then pulls two chairs out from under the ring. He throws one of the chairs down, before turning back to Ash with the other chair in his hand. But Ash jabs the wooden board into his stomach from both knees! The air is taken out of Seth's body as he bends over. Ash gets to his feet with the gigantic board in his hands. Ash charges at Seth and drives the board into the side of Seth's head. Seth seems to be bleeding from his right ear now! "Anarchy" chants are heard as Ash slides the board into the ring, before looking under the ring. Suddenly, something catches his eye. It's a nail. Ash notices Seth's bleeding ear and pulls his head onto the ring apron. Ash then forces Seth's earlobe flat on the ring apron. Then he jabs the nail into Seth's ear, driving his hand down into the earlobe, causing it to bleed.
"God, I prayed for mercy on these two, not this!" David said
"There is no god in Devil's Playground. Someone stop this madman! He's hurting Seth!" Evan yells
"Scream like your snakes screamed when I burned them to death!" Ash screams as he continues to force the nail into the now bleeding earlobe of the screaming Seth. Suddenly, the nail pierces through Seth's earlobe and breaks through the other side. Ash lets go and allows Seth to squirm around as the crowd chant "You sick fuck." over the uncomfortable sight as Ash Russo has just given Seth Sullivan a piercing. Seth walks around the ring, heaving and screams as he continuously touches his ear and the nail. Ash follows with a steel chair in hand and slams it over Seth's back. Seth is forced against the wall as a result of the shot. Ash sets the chair up and takes a step back. Ash runs, jumps onto the chair and jumps off with a double knee press, sending the back of Seth's head crashing against the fence. Seth crumbles as Ash stands over him.
Ash picks Seth up and rolls him into the ring. Ash looks underneath the ring, before pulling out a barbed wire 2x4! Ash slides into the ring with it as Seth is on all fours. Ash raises it over his head as Seth pulls something out from scaly designed black tights. It's a bag. Seth throws the contents of the bag into Ash's face, making him drop the weapon.
"Were those Ashes?" David speculated
"Thank you Sully." Seth is heard saying as he grabs the Barbed wire 2x4 and stands up onto his feet. Ash tries to rub the ashes out of his eyes, but can't as Seth clotheslines him with the 2x4 causing small cuts on Ash's collarbone. Seth drags Ash up by his T-Shirt with one hand and headbutts him, before pushing him into the ropes. Ash rebounds, right into a barbed wire 2x4 shot to the head! Ash starts to bleed a little from the right side of his forehead as Seth then drives the bottom on the 2x4 into his throat. Ash coughs loudly as he grasps his throat. Seth then reaches for the nail in his earlobe and rips his out. He lets out a scream as you can see some skin and blood on the nail. Seth throws the nail outside of the ring, showing his toughness as he walks around Ash, wielding the barbed wire 2x4.
Seth waits patiently as Ash rolls over to the ropes and uses them to slowly ascend to his feet. Seth tries to swing again, but Ash ducks underneath. Ash then turns Seth around and hits him with a bicycle knee strike right to the chin of Sullivan. Sullivan stays on his feet, but quickly takes him down with a running DDT! Ash sits up to breath for a second, before getting to his feet. He kicks the 2x4 out of the ring, before walking over and picking up the gigantic wooden board. Ash walks over to a corner and wedges it between the top and middle turnbuckle. Ash notices Seth sitting in the opposite corner, so he runs at him and delivers a double running knee smash to the face of Seth Sullivan. He then drags the King Cobra up and walks him toward the corner with the wooden board. He turns Seth around and tries to do a German Suplex into it, but Seth backflips behind Ash and out of his grip. Seth then hits Ash Russo with a Dragon Suplex into the board! The wooden board falls down onto the outside after Ash's head hits it. Seth sees the opportunity to roll Ash onto his back and go for the pin.
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"What brutality! And somehow Ash was able to kick out even after all thats transpired in the last 14 minutes." David said
"Quit praising Ash! Seth's been hanging on with pure badassery as well. God, you're so bias." Evan said
Seth looks down at Ash who has a glazed look on his face. Seth gets up and exits the ring. He looks underneath the ring, trying to find a weapon. Then he pulls out a bag and duct tape. Seth smiles for the first time in weeks, but it's not charming at all. It's sick and disgusting. Seth enters the ring and wraps the duct tape around his right hand. Everything from his wrist to his fingertips are taped up as he watches Ash slowly gain consciousness and gets to his feet. He then opens the bag and dips his fist into it. When he pulls out, his duct taped hand had shards of glass all over it.
"Oh no…" David said
"Oh yes!" Evan cheered.
Ash Russo turns around and Seth decks him with his glass covered fist. He then picks him by the hair and pushes him into the corner. Seth climbs up to the middle turnbuckle, before delivering punches to previously bloody spot on Ash's forehead. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. The crowd count along, although they're shocked at the scene. . Eight. Nine. Ten! Ash is a bloody mess as the wound has opened up even more and the glass has lodged itself onto his forehead. Ash falls to the floor as Seth stays on the middle turnbuckle to look at the booing crowd. Seth then delivers a moonsault to Ash, before hooking his leg.
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The crowd cheers as they begin to get more behind Leader of Anarchy than the Cobra Club King. Seth sits up on both knees, shocked. Ash props himself up on the mat and smiles at Seth, almost in defiance. Seth mounts Anarchy's leader and starts to pound away at the already bloody Ash Russo. Blood flies onto the mat as Seth clubs away at his head with rage and contempt at Ash's defiance and will. Seth gets up and yells "Die...Just fucking die…!" before stomping on Ash's face. Seth then rips his glass covered duct tape off his hands, slightly cutting his fingers. But that's nothing compared to what would happen to Ash. He shoves the glass covered tape into Ash's mouth and stomps on it! Ash is bleeding from his tongue and gums. But Ash sits up and spits the tape out right at Seth to anger him. Seth delivers a thrust kick to the face of Ash, knocking him down. Seth then drags him up and puts him onto his shoulders. Seth hits a modified Death Valley Bomb! Seth lays on Ash following that move.
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"Ash! Ash! Ash!" chants Los Angeles as Seth is in disbelief. Seth lifts Ash up and sets him up for the Neurotoxic (Crosslegged Fisherman buster)! But when he lifts Ash up, Ash uncrosses his legs and turns it into a Victory Roll!
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Kick out at 1.16!
Both get up, but Ash connects with Rebellion (Claymore Kick)! The crowd explodes with cheers as Ash takes a few moments, but eventually slides over to Seth and hooks a leg.
"Rebellion connects!" David calls
"Not this way! Not this way! After 20 minutes, not this way! Kick out Seth!" Evan yells
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Ash lays beside Seth as the crowd show respect with chants of 'ACW!" Ash rolls over to the ropes and gets to his feet. As he does this, Seth rolls outside and crawls over to the cell wall. Ash looks over at Seth getting to his feet, before ripping his shirt off and tossing it to the side, to allow the blood from his face to flow down onto his chest. He then runs toward a corner, before connecting with a Triangle Moonsault on him! Both lay on the outside as Seth is sitting against the cell after being hit with the move as Ash is using the steel steps to get to his feet. Ash is a bloody mess and all the blood loss has taken it's toll as he leans against the steps. Seth uses Devil's Playground to get to his feet. The two wobble over to each other. The two then trades some weak punches, clearly affected by the match. Seth starts to get a small edge until Ash decides to pull on his previously hurt and now pierced earlobe! Seth grabs his ear, which allows Ash to hit a Bycicle kick to knock Seth down. Ash rolls Seth into the ring. Ash slowly enters the ring as Seth gets to his feet and attempts his own Bicycle kick, but Ash sidesteps and lifts him up into Burn to Ashes (One Winged Angel) position. But Sullivan backflips off his shoulders, before he can grab his head. But once Sullivan lands on his feet, he finds himself with jello legs, clearly exhausted. And Ash takes advantage with a second Rebellion! Ash sits up as the crowd is on their feet. Ash gets up and drags Sullivan to his feet. Ash lifts him up onto his shoulders and goes for Burn to Ashes again. He reaches up to grab Sullivan's head. Then he drives him down! And it's right into a pin!
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"It can't be! Not this way!" Evan yells as he jumps up from his seat and tries to get closer to Devil's playground, only for security to stop him
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"Ash Russo wins! Ash entered Devil's Playground and after 25:01, he survived it!" David said as Ash gets his hand raised while laying on Seth
"Seth Sullivan reached into the darkest depths of his soul, but in the end, Ash Russo was just a little bit better. God dammit, this hurts to say. This is unfair David. Ash had an advantage. He's going to hell when he dies, so he has to be cool with the devil!" Evan shouts
"Never have I heard such a embarrassing excuse. Seth lost. I know that it must hurt deep inside that he failed Richard Montoya and everything that he lost when Anarchy allegedly invaded his home and a good performance means nothing to him. But he he still showed toughness and proved that he's more than just some entitled prick who gets high and plays with his snake all day. Him and Ash proved their toughness. Nails into earlobes, Glass shard covered fist and much more. All of it takes a different level of endurance and toughness that neither of us will know. I know that neither give a single fuck about performance in a match like this, but hats off to both." David as as Ash Russo is helped by the ref while Seth rolls out of the ring. Suddenly the lights went out. When they came back on the crowd popped loud.
"That's Damian Crowe! What is he doing here?!" Evan shouts as Damian Crowe has Ash in position for Reapers Curse (Double Underhook DDT). He hits it!
"It looks like Richard Montoya seeked the help of one of America's greatest heroes to take out Ash! Richard was one step ahead this entire time!" David said as Crowe stands over Ash inside Devil's Playground. He picks up his baseball bat, then leaves the ring and looks at Sullivan.
"What does this mean?" Evan questions as Damian points his bat at Seth, almost as a threat.
"I have no idea. We're out of time! Someone get Ash Meltzer and Freddy Alvarez on this news story!" David said as Crowe then left Devil's playground, leaving Ash Russo laying in the ring after his warning shot.
(After the show; Santino's Mozzarella Pizza)
"This is the building that you wanted to meet at." Jacob Brooks said as he sat across from Freddy.
"I let Caesar pick the place." Freddy said as he turned to Caesar.
"They had a ball pit boss." Caesar said
"Dammit Caesar." Freddy said.
"Caesar, why don't you go and guard Freddy's car." Jacob said
"He doesn't need to guard my car. There's no one else here except the three of us." Freddy said
"I want to talk in private." Jacob said. "Now go!"
"Okay bosses brother in law." Caesar said, giving him the thumbs up and leaving. As he walked away, he noticed Jesus Garza and Rey Aguayo entering the Pizzeria. "Good day guys."
"Good day." Jesus said, before Caesar walked out. Jesus then closed the door and locked it. Freddy took notice of the two gentlemen entering.
"Friends of yours?" Freddy asked, causing Jacob to look back as they approached. He instantly recognized Jesus.
"Wait, that's him!" Jacob said, getting up from the chair. Jesus quickly pulled out his gun, as did Rey.
"Shit!" Freddy said, before trying to reach into his pocket, only for Rey to shoot the table, causing Freddy to flinch. Rey then jumped at him and took the slightly smaller man down. Rey quickly reached into Freddy's pocket and pulled out the revolver, before throwing it to Jesus, who caught it with one hand while the other has a gun pointed at Jacob.
"We can talk about this." Jacob begged.
"The time for talking is over." Jesus said, before Freddy decided to throw a right hand at Rey Aguayo and push him off. Freddy made a run for it, to the kitchen as Jesus is slightly distracted. He points his gun at Freddy, but The Prince is saved when Jacob grabs Jesus by the wrist. Freddy enters the kitchen as he hears gunshots.
"Rest in peace puto." Rey's voice says as Freddy runs out the back door. He sees Caesar on the sidewalk playing jump rope with a couple of little girls.
"Caesar!" Freddy said as he pulled him away and started to force him towards his car. "We got to go."
"But boss, I was playing." Caesar said as he got in the passenger seat while Freddy frantically opened the door to the drivers side and got in.
"They're here." Freddy said as he stepped on the gas. "The cartel. They're guys from the cartel and they want to take our head."
"But you said the guy in Mexico died." Caesar said
"He did! I don't know what's going on. All I know is that Jacob is dead, which means Talia has the fortune now. We got to figure this out, keep her safe, get the Cartel off my back and make it to my wedding day." Freddy said as he drove through a red light
"What do we do boss?" Asked Caesar.
"I don't know buddy, but I'll figure it out." Freddy said.
"Am I going to die?" Caesar asked, causing Freddy to turn his head to him.
"I promised your mom that I'd keep you safe, you big idiot. And unlike with most people, I wasn't lying when I said it." Freddy said.
A/N: And thus ends the PPV. Only five more episodes until the Finale. Which means Season 2 is around the corner. Speaking of which, APPS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW! Resend your OC's under the new app (Found on my profile and the story that I posted titled ACW Season 2) or submit new ones.
Chosen 5 (Female)
5. Adela Harroway
4. Natalia Rodriguez
3. Erin Frost
2. Katarina Love
1. Lacey Alvarez
Chosen 5 (Male)
5. Jason Malice
4. CJ Hawk
3. Ash Russo
2. Detrick Cyrus
1. Jason Sabre
Episode 15 Preview
Hellfire Trinity (Part 1: Singles Match, Part 2: TLC Match, Part 3: Steel Cage match), Winner faces Azriel at Final Destination for the ACW World Championship: Jason Sabre vs Detrick Cyrus
Popularity Polls:
Top 5 matches ( Act 2):
5. Jason Malice vs Detrick Cyrus
4. Erin Frost vs Natalia Rodriguez
3. Azriel vs Seth Sullivan
2. Detrick Cyrus vs Will Ralston
1. Jason Sabre vs CJ Hawk
Top 10 Characters (Act II)
10. Micah Hyde
9. Azriel
8. Ray Kiran
7. Detrick Cyrus
6. CJ Hawk
5. Natalia Rodriguez
4. Ash Russo
3. Jason Sabre
2. Alexis Espinoza
1. Giselle