The Gospel of Reed i

[The Silver Tongued Devil]

march 2016
atlanta, georgia

[The rain continued to pour without a hiccup as the gray clouds created the low hanging overcast that would give most people a reason to remain indoors and just stay in bed. But yet, he needed to come out on here on this very day.]



[He needed to pay respects to a dear friend...a friend who he's missed and wished that he could see again.]



[The rain beads off of the top of the black and red umbrella that hangs above his head as he sighs softly and looks down at the marble headstone that reads:]

[ARIES REED] 

[1991-2016] 

[BELOVED SON, BROTHER, AND FRIEND] 

[“Gone Too Soon”] 

“Aries...I'm sorry we have to meet like this. I'm sorry that there are so many things that were left unsaid before all of this.”



“But yet...this had to happen.”



“I want to apologize to you, Aries...I want to apologize for being the one who had to put you in the ground. I'm sorry for having to be the one to end you...and I'm sorry that I had to be one to do what no one else could do or wanted to do.”



“I want this apology to be sincere in hopes that you'll heard it and maybe, one day, forgive me.”



“But I don't care, Aries. I don't care if you forgive me...and I don't care if my apology isn’t heartfelt and sincere because frankly, because I enjoyed it.”



“I enjoyed watching you squirm...I enjoyed watching you suffer on that downward spiral. And I enjoyed taking it all away from you...because with all of your accolades and success...you didn't deserve it because you didn't earn it.”



“You let your own ego get in your way.”



“You let people like Nero cloud your vision.”



“You let things like the chase for the Mid-Atlantic and Pride Championship destroy your judgment.”



“You let men like Ricky Valero, Johnny Karma, and Mark Storm...sully your name.”



“...and the worse of it all, you allowed it happen.”



“You're to blame for all of your shortcomings and your demise.”



“I was just the instrument of your destruction and for that I make no apologies.”



“I considered you more than my friend...I considered you more than just a running partner...I considered you more than my brother...I considered you more than my family.”



“And to watch you succeed when you first arrive was a moment of pride and joy...and when you returned to the Exodus, I was happy and overjoyed...and then I watched you change. I watched you transform into this whiny...crying...ego-inflated...self-serving piece of shit and my pride, love, and joy turned into anger...turned into rage...turned into hate.”



“I hated the man that Aries Reed had become and from there I knew what I had to do.”



[He sighs once again and lowers his head.]



“I had to kill Aries Reed...I needed to end him in hopes of saving him.”



“And with that, Aries...sleep well...rest in peace, all will be forgiven and soon enough, you'll see that what I'm doing is in your best interests when it comes to saving you from yourself.”



[Holding a single red rose, he places it top of the headstone and kneels down in front of the headstone to run his bare hand over the engraving of Reed's name.]



“Soon all will see the Rebirth of Aries Reed.”



[Standing back to a vertical base, he pulls the umbrella down closing it slowly as he looks down at the gravesite only for a soft laughter to slowly pour from his lips. He turns around with a large and wide smile on his lips that belong to Aries Reed. The rain immediately runs down on the contours of face as Aries looks up, his smile seemingly cemented on his face.]



“Now the fun begins…”

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“I wanted to start over when I arrived in Frontier Grapple.”



“I wanted to escape the stigma that I had placed upon me when Exodus finally folded like a old leather wallet.”



“I wanted to turn over a new leaf while still keeping who Aries Reed is…”



“...and then I lose to Ricky Valero.”



“...and then I lose to Johnny Karma.”



“...and then I wrestle Mark Storm...MARK STORM...to a goddamn draw.”



“And as if this shit smoothie couldn’t get any worse, let’s sprinkle a bit of Nero garnish on the whole thing.”



“Then it dawns on me. It took nearly four months, but it’s finally dawned on me.”



“I can’t do this.”



“And before the rest of you starting to lose your shit, it’s not what you think.”



“Aries Reed isn’t leaving, Aries Reed isn’t packing his bag, or taking his ball and going home.”



“It’s impossible for the FGA-Aries Reed to exist.”



“He has no place here.”



“He has no place in the ring with the likes of Luke Jackson because honestly, there’s no need to empower Luke Jackson more than Ricky Valero has already done and the fact that the kid holds one half of the Tag Team Championships is well sickening enough.”



“Yes, the guy who’s singles career has basically accumulated to two squirts of duck shit has found the validity that he was searching for thanks to a odd-couple type complex with the ageless wonder known as Ricky V.”



“Congrats, kid.”



With a smirk on his lips, Aries tilts his head to the side as he claps his slowly, letting the intervals in silence hang in the air.



“But I find it completely hilarious that you share the title with the guy who wine and dine your sister only to take her Pound-Town with a single layover in Dick City. But I mean, I ain’t mad at her, I don’t know if you’ve noticed but for a white girl…”



“...she got a booty.”



“In other words, she can get it Luke.”



“In other words, I’d fuck her, Luke.”



“In other words, I would also have carnal and possible inappropriate relations with her your sister, Luke.”



“But regardless about the possible butt-stuff that I would do to that innocent lilly-white ass...the fact remains that since I’ve been in Frontier, everything really hasn’t gone my way. I’m man enough to admit that, I’m man to admit that something has to give if I want to actually get to a place where I’m not simply opening Vertigo cards or worse yet, being completely and absolutely snubbed for the month of February.”



“But if you want to think that for a single solitary second that the small record that I’ve amass in the FGA is any indication that you’re going to come into the ring and prove the world wrong about Luke Jackson…”



“...then you need to understand who you’re stepping into the ring with.”



“Because despite the jokes and despite the rather ruggish exterior, I’m just a black kid from Atlanta with a chip on his shoulder that gets bigger every week in and week out. And I got every single intention of taking out every ounce of aggression and frustration on that pretty little chin of yours and when I put those shoulders to the mat, who knows what doors will open up.”



“Maybe with it, I’ll even put myself as the number one contender for those Tag Team titles that sit on your waist because let’s be honest, it’s only a matter of time before the collective train wreck that’s known as Luke Jackson and Ricky Valero comes barrelling into the station like the massive clusterfuck that it is.”



“As long as you’ve been in the FGA, you think you know what it’s like to be held down? You think you got the market cornered on being overlooked, underestimated, and simply disregarded?”



“You think I don’t know adversity?!”



[Aries can’t help but laugh to himself as he shakes his head slowly.]



“You think you know, but you have no idea.”



“You have no idea of what means to have to work twice as hard just to get just as far as everyone else.”



“And this ain’t some black and white thing even though it would be convenient as all fuck.”



“I come into the FGA in hopes of starting fresh, come in with a set of new eyes and original ideas only to get stalked by the likes of Nero and having the FGA officials do nothing about it. Watching title shots get doled out to those who just walk into the FGA while they still try to find a place for lil’ ol’ Aries Reed.”



“I will not be denied, I will not be taken lightly.”



“You think that just because you hold your half of the Tag Championships means something when you step into the ring with me?”



“All it mean is that it’s a bigger stage when I beat you.”



“Aries Reeds takes down one half of the FGA Tag Team Champions!”



[With a smirk, Aries only shrugs his shoulders slightly.]



“It’s about time that you learned who the hell you’re about to get into a fight with because Ricky V ain’t going to be there for you to tag out with. You’re going to have to learn to stand on your own two feet and if your track record means anything...you’re looking pretty unsteady.”



“I’m arrogant because I’m the man who puts himself over above all things, I don’t need someone else to speak of my praises because nobody knows Aries Reed better than Aries Reed and I’ll be damned it anyone is going to sing my praises better than the Silver Tongued Devil...the Blackest Son of Frontier Grapple.”



“You don’t have to allow me to beat you because I’m not just going to beat you…”



“...I’m going to make an example out of you and you’ll be the Second Commandment in the Book of Reed.”



“One...Thou Shall Evolve or Die.”



“Two...Thou Shall Not -Fuck- With Aries Reed.”