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The Enigma · (07-27-2014)

The Compound was supposed to be my Fortress of Solitude and for a time it was. But then things changed. My brother Sebastian along with Azrael Erebus decided to ignore the rules that govern things such as time and space travel. As a result what Sebastian did for his own selfish wishes have ended up destroying him. Thaddeus managed to fall into a time vortex and as a result went missing. Despite Sebastian's best efforts to rescue Thaddeus he instead only succeeded in witnessing the murder of his only son and heir. The result of which sent Sebastian into a tailspin. When he was not sitting in the bowels of The Compound, alone, contemplating the repercussions of his actions he was off murdering young kids while wearing the face of his own son’s killer as a mask.

It has pained me greatly to see Sebastian like this. A man known for his methodical nature is now acting as though he has no clear direction. These events have not only ruined Sebastian’s personal life but they have taken their toll in his professional life. His reign as Universal Champion came to an end thanks to the actions of a career scam artist named Eli James IV. Mr. James tried to weasel his way into a number one contender’s match, of course he then went on to challenge wrestlers who have had less than a handful of matches combined in the last year. Because after all, what is a better way to determine the rightful number one contender to the federations top prize but to have a match with guys who have long since given up wrestling as their profession of choice. To make a sports analogy that would be like Albert Pujols entering the Home Run derby but only if Hank Aaron, and the ghosts of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were his opponents. Fortunately Paul Heyman did what only Paul Heyman does and he cut Mr. James off at the pass. Instead putting Mr. James in a match where if he won he would receive a twenty four seven briefcase, one of the most prized possessions in the entire fed. Perhaps even more so than the Universal Title. But Eli James, a man who believes he is deserving of a shot at the Universal Title could not even beat a field made up of Kendall Sawyer, Morbid Angel, Barney Green and a few other competitors whose names are not important enough to remember.

What was Mr. Jame's response to blowing a chance at having the actual right to force himself into the Universal Title scene? Well it was to involve himself in the biggest match the XWF had seen in over a year. And because of that he now finds himself in the crosshairs of not just Sebastian but of the current Universal Champion Azrael. Not exactly the smartest move Mr. James has ever made. Had Sebastian not been so distraught with everything else going on he would have seen this coming. Mr. James would have been stopped before he ever got the chance to get involved in something so far above him.

To make matters worse Ozymandias the deposed General Manager of Madness actually bowed to Mr. James wishes and gave him a title shot. Rumors in the backstage area were that Eli begged and pleaded with Ozymandias to give him a shot since none of the other General Managers would and Ozymandias being the nice guy, scratch that, pushover that he is, he relented. So much for all of the General Manager’s not wanting Eli James. Oh right, that was just a narrative that Eli James perpetrated, not something that any of the General Managers actually said.

Of course to hear Eli James tell the story this is all part of his grand plan and he deserves every piece of this. He is the undefeated champion of this and that, handing titles off not long after winning them. Someone with the drive to acquire titles but without the intestinal fortitude to do what champions are supposed to do and that is defend them. According to Mr. James he is sharing the wealth, according to everyone else with a brain cell, Mr. James is simply a coward. And like all great cowards he will be dealt with, swiftly and without prejudice.

Despite all of that, we are not here to talk about Eli James. We are here to talk about my brother Sebastian. During the course of the last several weeks it has been impossible to speak to him. I do not mean that in the sense that he will not speak to me, I mean that in the sense that he will not speak to anyone. Anyone but Jacob, his trusted Messenger, his brother. Not his actual brother by birth mind you, but the man he seems to care for and trust more than anyone. More than our father and more than me. A man who not long ago wanted to kill Sebastian. Granted, Sebastian deserved it but still, the tension did exist for however fleeting of a time it was. If my dislike for Jacob was not obvious before I am sure it is now. Everything Jacob says, everything he does elicits a scowl from me. Even when he does not actually do anything wrong, it is as if it's a preprogrammed response on my part.

After a few weeks of trying to get an audience with Sebastian and being rebuffed, not by Sebastian but by but his ever faithful errandboy Jacob I took the hint and went to New York to continue furthering my own business venture. For a while it kept me busy, it kept my mind off the fact that despite everything that I've done for Sebastian he was too busy sitting in a dark corner wallowing in self-pity. And when Sebastian does actually have something to say what does he do? He uses Jacob as his mouth piece. Sebastian allowed Jacob to address Azrael in preparation for their rematch at Leap of Faith. Speaking from my own personal experience having lost the United States title to Azrael, he has a way of twisting your words and making even the most innocuous of statements come back to haunt you. He might be one of the best, if not the very best in the XWF at doing it. It’s one thing for your own words to haunt you but someone else’s? That was what Sebastian did when he allowed Jacob to speak for him.

Jacob has his strengths, he also has his weaknesses, and chief among them is that he is not Sebastian. Every time he speaks for Sebastian he makes matters more difficult, unfortunately Sebastian does not see this and I have no way of telling him.

So while I am in New York conducting business of my own things in the XWF are crumbling for Sebastian Duke and the rest of The Black Circle. Nathaniel Adolph Zachary Idenhaus better known as N.A.Z.I has been quiet and distant ever since his fiancé lost their baby. John Madison has been so bored with the Black Circle that he has been acting as the Manager for Peter Gilmour. Peter Gilmour. And Sebastian? Well you know his story. And so that just leaves me. The guy Shane

instructed John to bring into the group to help revive it. And what have I done since getting here? Win the X-treme title and then the United States title and a briefcase all in the course of three matches. I did everything I could to bring the Black Circle back to the prominence it once held. Back when Sebastian did actually speak to me we spent a great deal of time talking about the history of The Black Circle, how its very name elicited fear among the roster. Stables like The Brotherhood and the Congregation came and went but the Black Circle was supposed to be every bit it’s namesake, it was to be never ending. And yet here we are, the group is a shell of itself. I came to the XWF with one specific mission, to usher in it’s revival. I have so far failed in that task but this upcoming trios tournament will be a chance for Sebastian and I to finally take steps towards rebuilding what was once so dominant. The great irony is that our partner, the aforementioned Universal Champion is one of the main reasons that The Black Circle has fallen on hard times. While most would say that Shane

's turning on The Black Circle was the beginning of it's end, it was Azreal's exit along with that of Theo Pryce that put the Black Circles on life support. But no more, the days of The Black Circle lying dormant ends on the twenty eight of July, two thousand and fourteen. The trios titles usher in the beginning of a new era. The Era of Darkness. The era in which the Black Circle is led not by Shane

or John Madison but by Sebastian Duke. The King of Darkness, my brother.

Consider this your one and only warning XWF.

Darkness is upon you. There is no where you can hide that we will not find you. This is the beginning of your end. Spend your last days wisely, things are going to change around here. I promise you that.

Fade to Darkness.

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