Post by Alice Harris on Oct 2, 2015 19:19:37 GMT -5
The scene opens up in a darkened room where the only real source of light is coming from the small gap underneath the door. We hear footsteps initially before there is a click of a switch and the light comes on. Right on cue, a pounding drum beat and steady guitar riff comes in, building up in volume and intensity with a solid groove to it kicks in as the room gets lit up and we see that it is a locker room. Standing in the middle of the room is a woman in a black mini skirt, brown mid-calf high boots, a white hooded jacket with the hood pulled up and a briefcase in her hand with NAW's logo etched into it.
"I feel the cold blood inside.
What's in my veins cuts like knives.
My soul of black dies inside.
Got no air to breathe.
No pain to feel."
What's in my veins cuts like knives.
My soul of black dies inside.
Got no air to breathe.
No pain to feel."
As the verse kicks in to "Black" by Swedish groove rocker's Sparzana, the camera circles round to the figure's face. Though the majority of her face is obscured by the hood and shadowing and clever digital effects, we know that it can only be one person - Alice Harris. As the vocals kick in, Alice lip syncs along with them as the screen goes split-screen mode, with the locker room scene occupying a smaller portion in the top left corner whilst the rest of the screen is showing highlights of Alice's promo's in NAW, more specifically the ones from the alleyway, abandoned courtyard and the backstage hallways.
"When the silence sounds so loud.
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
With the chorus kicking in having a slightly more melodic hook to it with less raw vocal work, it cuts to Alice in the locker room again, this time with images superimposed onto the walls behind her showing some of her match highlights - Her debut against "The Beast", her tag matches with Fenrir, her success in the Briefcase of Choice match and more importantly, her loss to the Hatebringer. As these images flash around her, Alice does the usual hands to her head, trying to avoid looking at them as if she were haunted by them and 'having a breakdown' before they fade away as the light levels drop just in time for the "No Turning Back/For My Soul Is Black" lines.
"I hate the truth I have found.
I try to hide from my own mind.
The void within is calling me.
Now I'm left behind.
These eyes are blind."
I try to hide from my own mind.
The void within is calling me.
Now I'm left behind.
These eyes are blind."
As the second verse comes in, we see the 'slow shift' of Alice playing out, from fresh faced hopeful to full on intense, with plenty of emphasis on her 'flirting' with Corey Bull and the moments with Fenrir playing out either side of her as she stands watching them with the words in those scenes subtitled to see what is going on. As these scenes quickly shift on, the light levels drop further so the room is dark except for where Alice stands with her eyes closed for the final two lines "Now I'm left behind/These eyes are blind"....
"When the silence sounds so loud.
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
Once again, the chorus comes in and once more we get more match footage and action shots of Alice, this time it focuses more on her victories over Helena Jeckel, Katherine Brock-Brown and places great emphasis on her taking on the "Apex Predators" whilst again, Alice 'acts like she's having a breakdown', only this time, she drops to her knees and through clever CGI/editing work, as one Alice drops, another one is stood over her, this time with the hooded jacket tied around her waist and a gun in one hand and a bullet in the other.
"Black....
For my soul is black."
For my soul is black."
With the middle section coming in which features the classic and almost mandatory melodic 'aaahs' from the vocals to build the atmosphere up before the guitar solo section, the gun wielding Alice loads the bullet into the magazine before loading the gun and chambering the round and pointing it at the kneeling Alice. As the Solo comes in, the kneeling Alice quickly pushes herself up to her feet and spins round, disarming the gun brandishing Alice and the two have one of those 'final good guy/bad guy' movie fights as the final chorus comes in.
"When the silence sounds so loud.
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
And darkness shines with blinding light.
In the crowds I feel alone.
No turning back
For my soul is black."
With both Alice's kicking the hell out of each other during this last chorus, the one with the hooded jacket still on eats a Dirty Kick and as she falls down, her outstretched hand lands on the gun which she quickly grabs hold of. Rolling onto her back, she raises the gun and pulls the trigger, sending the bullet into the chest of the doppelganger. As the shot hits the second Alice, she just stands there and looks down at the other Alice before pulling a second gun out and shooting her as the "No Turning Back/For my soul is Black" line lands once more
"[Ahhhhhh section again]
No turning back...
For my soul is Black....."
No turning back...
For my soul is Black....."
As the hooded Alice begins to bleed out before fading into the floor, the standing Alice reaches into her top and pulls the bullet out, showing she had a bulletproof vest on. Holding the bullet, the camera shot switches to it, showing "Bull" carved into it. Smiling, Alice loads this bullet into her gun before turning round and taking aim at the camera before pulling the trigger as the video cuts to black and the song trails off.
We then hear Alice's voice speak with a cold tone, much like the one she has used recently when addressing her opponents.
"Keep the bullet with your name on close, that way only you can kill yourself with it.... Corey... I have the one with yours on... If you want it... Come get it"
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Alice: "Woah... That was intense!"
Alice leans back watching the promotional package. In her short career so far she never imagined this would be happening to her, main eventing a PPV, becoming a pivotal and crucial figure in a civil war plaguing NAW and finally becoming recognized as a legitimate competitor and not just the token eye candy or the 'try hard'. Alice was finally hitting the big time.
[Alice's inner voice] "It's finally happened... Everything I wanted.... The respect, the equal treatment, the opportunities... I have gave so much of myself in such a short space of time and it is time to reap my rewards"
Turning the video off, Alice pushes away from the desk and thanks the producer and editor who proceed to wish her luck for her match as she leaves the room, making sure to emphasize some of the hip swing in her walk and as always, she glances back over her shoulder and flashes a cheeky smile to them as she leaves the room. Closing the door behind her and walking down the hallway, Alice notices she is alone so she begins to vocalize her inner monologue
"I know Corey, He knows me... I'm in his head, he is in mine... He's broken his promise to me though, he lied about saying he'd come at me with everything in the first match we shared... And that has hurt me... I don't like being let down... I don't like my hopes being shattered right before the big date....
Corey... You broken a promise to me and didn't tell me... And you got upset that me and Fenrir worked together... I would have apologized to you if I hurt your feelings, but after I discovered you were holding back on me all this time... I can't help but feel that maybe I was right to give Fenrir the bullet with my name on... For he has made me a promise which he will keep...
He has agreed that when all this is over... This bullshit with the Renegades, The Gate Crashers, the NAW infighting and tensions rising... He will meet me on the field of battle once again, warrior to warrior and we will contest the right to call ourselves a champion...
For you see Corey... You know it and I know it... Your days as champion are numbered... People are conspiring against you from all sides and you just lost your best back up... It's just you and 'them' against the world.... Sure that might well be the way you like it... But the thing is... When you're in a fight against the world... Always back the world.... It always wins in the end... You can conquer lands, make great empires and establish a legendary dynasty which could last for a thousand years... But sooner or later, the world will strike back and another will rise to take your place...
The question is... Will it be me? Will it be Fenrir? Will it be the spineless coward who grants himself a title shot right after we put ourselves through hell at Revenge?
You know as well as I do Corey that you cannot win this time... You might be bringing more of the hate, but the fact that you held back on me and you need to surrender yourself to the voice in your head just to prepare for the toughest match of your title reign... Your back is against the wall and like any cornered beast... You might be dangerous, but something has to give...
And what will give Corey is me.... I will give everything I have to defeat you... I will give everything I have to drown out 'them' so the only thing you hear is my voice... Because that is what you want isn't it? You want me... You want me all to yourself and you don't want 'them' to share... You don't want Fenrir to share... Well Corey... At Revenge, you got me....
The only problem you have though... Is that I have the bullet with your name on it... And just ask all those who have succumbed to me since I got here... I never miss when I pull the trigger"