Mercy
Oct 12, 2019 21:32:45 GMT -5
Post by October Raven on Oct 12, 2019 21:32:45 GMT -5
::Corey O'Brian was in the DRAGONSUPLEX Dojo, not in the ring but in a side era. A heavy bag is to his left and his right but behind him is what looks to be a dummy suspended from a heavy bag frame, clothed in what looks to be Gauntlet Security attire but with a black hood over the head.::
Corey O'Brian: Ruby Moreno, Agent 1, DESTINY... I think you're still not understanding something. I know you've bugged my Dojo and I allow those bugs to remain because I do not fear you. You get to keep tabs on me because and only because I allow you to. If I wanted to spend the effort, I would have removed them. It's been years now. Hell, I know at least where six of them are and I wasn't even looking for them. Maybe you wanted me to find them, maybe not, but I don't care.
Corey O'Brian: But this... this I do care about.
::Corey removes the hood from the 'dummy' to show it's actually a person, pale faced, dead eyed.::
Corey: Now, I can appreciate wanting to find out what I have in store for Agent 1. Maybe, you've found tapes of some of my old deathmatches. Of course, I was younger, brasher, less refined and less experienced in those old days, and you weren't sure what my gameplan would be. And listening wasn't helping, I didn't discuss my plans and there's only so much you can learn from the thumping of bodies hitting canvas. So you sent... hey, buddy, what's your name again?
Gauntlet Guy: ...I will tell you nothing.
Corey: That's all he's said to me. Commendable, that kind of loyalty. I loathe everything you all stand for but loyalty, that means something to me. Now, I could get in touch with Wingate who can get in touch with ThunderStrike who can probably make this kid talk. But I'm in a good mood today! So I'll tell you what from my old deathmatch days you can expect to see in No Quarter...
Corey: ...Nothing. I've learned so much since those days. I studied judo, dabbled in MMA, studied hundreds literally thousands of hours and tape and always, always evolving. I am a man whose prolonged success is partially due to my willingness to learn, to adapt, to evolve so why in the world would I regress? In fact... allow me to demonstrate....
::Corey made a quick gesture and two of his students began moving the other heavy bags away and pulling back the padded mats, before a third (Recognizable as David Atwood) hands Corey a wooden sword, and a bottle.::
Corey: Back in those days... deathmatches were in vogue so I wanted to stand out. So, I came up with a little trick.
::Corey took a swig from the bottle, handing it back before picking out a lighter from his pocket and holding it between himelf and the sword, spitting liquid to a lit lighter, causing a fireball that sets the sword on fire.::
Corey: This takes me back. Agent 1... I want to you to watch this VERY carefully.
::Corey grips the sword with both hands before striking Gauntlet Guy with the sword, repeatedly. Gauntlet Guy screams the first few strikes, eventually the fire is extinguished from the forceful blows, but Corey swings until GG stops moving... then delivers one more, *breaking* the sword.::
Corey: That, Agent 1... is merciful compared to what I have in store for you. Does that disturb you? It should. I am going to make you beg for mercy. But I won't be done. I will punish you until I decide to do this...
::Corey unlatches the Gauntlet Guy from the heavy bag frame, before putting him on his shoulder powerbomb style before spiking him neckfirst on the floor::
Corey: Agent 1, remember. No Quarter means that your punishment will not end until I decide your punishment ends. You will beg for me to stop. You will beg for the referee to stop. You will apologize to me, to Xander Starr, telling me anything you can think of to convince me to grant you mercy. But I won't, Agent 1. You don't deserve mercy. And who are you to ask for mercy? Xander didn't get a chance to ask you to stop when you tried to end his career. And if he did, would you have listened? We both know you wouldn't have.
Corey: Consider your scouting report complete.
::Corey walks off calmly, leaving the broken spy behind::
Corey O'Brian: Ruby Moreno, Agent 1, DESTINY... I think you're still not understanding something. I know you've bugged my Dojo and I allow those bugs to remain because I do not fear you. You get to keep tabs on me because and only because I allow you to. If I wanted to spend the effort, I would have removed them. It's been years now. Hell, I know at least where six of them are and I wasn't even looking for them. Maybe you wanted me to find them, maybe not, but I don't care.
Corey O'Brian: But this... this I do care about.
::Corey removes the hood from the 'dummy' to show it's actually a person, pale faced, dead eyed.::
Corey: Now, I can appreciate wanting to find out what I have in store for Agent 1. Maybe, you've found tapes of some of my old deathmatches. Of course, I was younger, brasher, less refined and less experienced in those old days, and you weren't sure what my gameplan would be. And listening wasn't helping, I didn't discuss my plans and there's only so much you can learn from the thumping of bodies hitting canvas. So you sent... hey, buddy, what's your name again?
Gauntlet Guy: ...I will tell you nothing.
Corey: That's all he's said to me. Commendable, that kind of loyalty. I loathe everything you all stand for but loyalty, that means something to me. Now, I could get in touch with Wingate who can get in touch with ThunderStrike who can probably make this kid talk. But I'm in a good mood today! So I'll tell you what from my old deathmatch days you can expect to see in No Quarter...
Corey: ...Nothing. I've learned so much since those days. I studied judo, dabbled in MMA, studied hundreds literally thousands of hours and tape and always, always evolving. I am a man whose prolonged success is partially due to my willingness to learn, to adapt, to evolve so why in the world would I regress? In fact... allow me to demonstrate....
::Corey made a quick gesture and two of his students began moving the other heavy bags away and pulling back the padded mats, before a third (Recognizable as David Atwood) hands Corey a wooden sword, and a bottle.::
Corey: Back in those days... deathmatches were in vogue so I wanted to stand out. So, I came up with a little trick.
::Corey took a swig from the bottle, handing it back before picking out a lighter from his pocket and holding it between himelf and the sword, spitting liquid to a lit lighter, causing a fireball that sets the sword on fire.::
Corey: This takes me back. Agent 1... I want to you to watch this VERY carefully.
::Corey grips the sword with both hands before striking Gauntlet Guy with the sword, repeatedly. Gauntlet Guy screams the first few strikes, eventually the fire is extinguished from the forceful blows, but Corey swings until GG stops moving... then delivers one more, *breaking* the sword.::
Corey: That, Agent 1... is merciful compared to what I have in store for you. Does that disturb you? It should. I am going to make you beg for mercy. But I won't be done. I will punish you until I decide to do this...
::Corey unlatches the Gauntlet Guy from the heavy bag frame, before putting him on his shoulder powerbomb style before spiking him neckfirst on the floor::
Corey: Agent 1, remember. No Quarter means that your punishment will not end until I decide your punishment ends. You will beg for me to stop. You will beg for the referee to stop. You will apologize to me, to Xander Starr, telling me anything you can think of to convince me to grant you mercy. But I won't, Agent 1. You don't deserve mercy. And who are you to ask for mercy? Xander didn't get a chance to ask you to stop when you tried to end his career. And if he did, would you have listened? We both know you wouldn't have.
Corey: Consider your scouting report complete.
::Corey walks off calmly, leaving the broken spy behind::