Admin note: I will be posting rayne's roleplays for him as he does not have posting access currently. Everything below is his work, as is. I have not read it yet or made any edits.

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"I'm telling you Tony, she just split... she just got up and left. I honestly thought she was the one...

"... no, Tony, you're not 'the one'. You're a guy. Must I honestly go over this a billion times? You're a piece of ass. A booty call. A one night stand. Now shut up and listen. This gal... Crystal... she left me cold. And yeah, for a while, I felt broken. But... What do you mean why am I bitching to you then? You may not be my 'one and only', but you're my friend, Tony-Tone! For a little over a decade now! So shut the fuck up and let me finish.

"I put on my most sparkle-icious clothing. JUST to test her. And... well... I suppose she 'failed'. She left me in front of all of those strangers, all of them staring at me... I was horrified. But... I went outside. I wept... but then... I felt her Light. I felt it shining down over me from above... No, not the Statue of Liberty's torch you mook, Alexis! ... I wasn't even in New York, you moron, what the hell are you talking about?! Crimeny...

"I felt Alexis looking down at me...
She may be gone here on this Earth,
But she remains in the stars above.
She is the constellation that watches over me.

"... FINE! Go watch your damned football game! FOOTBALL IS FAKE, YOU KNOW! Watch a REAL sport, like Pro Wrestling!," the sound of a dial tone is heard. "... FUCK YOU, TONY! YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE!" raYne slams the phone into its cradle. "I cannot believe that man... with his football, and beer, and-- BLAH! I hate him... if it weren't for that tight ass and chiseled bod, I would SOOO be over him by now... I can't believe he used to be a tub of lard. He was a bigger fat ass than Pete Gilmour... and that's saying something."

raYne is standing within a mall, collecting items...

"Okie... I have the platinum swastika pendant for N.A.Z.i. ... the mini Confederate flag and matching man purse for Jonny Rebel... the replica Lowrider and a couple of burritos from the food court for Hunter Payne [something tells me he would be into that stuff... just from the looks of him] ... I have the rifle for Lennox, to remind him of his 'biggest fan' ... and a couple of bongs for D.Shadows and Smokie.", raYne looks toward the camera, grinning from ear to ear, "Hello loyal XWF Galaxa-uni-planet-ariah-toidz! You may be wondering what I'm doing with all of this useless junk? ... ERrr, I mean, VALUABLE moi-chandise! Well, it's simple really. I figure, that whomever wins that little six-man Australian Creatures match, will be tired after all of that running from kangaroos and wallabies... so I'm going to help them. I'll give them their gift, and a kiss. And they'll get to take the rest of the night off! Fair, right? OF COURSE IT IS. Idiot...

"N.A.Z.i. ... I'll be honest. I would LOVE to get my hands on you. You ran me down, you TRIED to make me feel inferior... but you failed. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, makes me feel inferior.

"iAm bi... iAm androgynous... iAm straight edge...
... and iAm BETTER THAN YOU.
Buuut... I still love you. <3 "

raYne giggles lightly to himself, before bagging all of the merchandise. He then takes it to a register, and whips out his credit card. The cashier looks him up and down, with an arched eyebrow. "You seem rather... peculiar.", comments the cashier.

"You have a problem with that?", asks $hane, unamused by the cashier's curiosity.

"No, no... honestly, you seem like a rather lively, fun person to be around."

"... oh... well... thank you. I guess..."

"You seem to have a bit of an attitude though... get that under control, and I know a whole host of people that would love to be around a fella like you. So many damned people in this world are so damned close-minded... it's sad."

"Yes... yes it is... it is indeed..."

The cashier finishes the transaction, and waves at raYne, with a smile over their face. raYne's sour demeanor begins to fade... and a small, but unsure, smile presents itself. "Well... have a nice day. And... thanks."

"Not a problem. You take care of yourself."

raYne begins to smile... before heading out of the mall. The cashier shakes his head, chuckling. "That guy... there's somethin' different about him. More than just his looks... can't quite place my finger on it... but he looks like he's headed places. Hope he keeps his head up... this world can be a cruel, cruel place..."

~ <3 ~

raYne skips alongside the sidewalk, on his way to Mac Manor, swinging the bag of "prizes" to and fro'... till he bumps into someone.

"HEY! Watch where you're headed, ya FREAK! Fuckin' queer..."

The man looks like your typical redneck... flannel shirt, jeans, trucker's hat... the man glares at raYne, as if with one false move, raYne could receive a fist to the jaw. "I'm... I'm sorry, sir...", speaks raYne in a hushed tone, quivering and afraid to start any trouble...

"Yeah? Well, ya better be... fuckin' ..."

... and that's when he snapped.

"... what did you just call me?"

"I SAID... fuckin'... . Damn sissy-boy... what kind of guy wears glitter, anyhow? I mean, what are ya supposed to be, a member of Motley Crue or somethin'?"

"... NOBODY TALKS ABOUT HAIR METAL AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!"

And with that, raYne pounces upon the man, before reaching for something... a black baseball bat! He grips the bat by its neck and head, and JAMS the thing into the man's skull... the man begins to bleed from his nose. "WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?!"

"... iAm not a 'man'.

"... iAm a Savior."

raYne removes himself from the man, and then grins... the same, evil, vile grin he displayed in the Church... he reaches out for the man, and the man looks bewildered. "You tryin' tah help me now? After all that shit, you tryin' tah help me to my feet?"

"Take my hand. Do not deny it."

"... ok, whatever man, just stop freakin' out..."

The man grabs raYne's hand, and 'The Storm' begins to pull him to his feet... before he switches his position, and DROPS the man with a wicked arm drag. He locks in an armbar... before releasing. He picks up the black baseball bat, before standing above the man... he presses the heel of his boot firmly into the man's gullet, and points the bat squarely at his face. "You... you wretched MORTAL... you sicken me. You are just as they in XWF... your vision is broad. Far, FAR too broad... you see one man, you think you've seen them all. Queer? ? You think these words mean anything to me? You think they hurt?

"You're damned right they do.

"Because these are the insults of a weakened mind. You... for you, I have nothing but pity." The man begins to slowly lose conciousness from the pressure of raYne's boot and the loss of blood, but raYne screams, awakening him. "LOOK AT ME! LOOK at me when I speak unto thee, you SWINE. You foul, disgusting creature... yours is a darkened soul. Just as Alex. You are lost... but I will help you find the Light. The Light of Alexis... with just... one... drop."

raYne lifts the bat high above his head... before DRIVING it into the man's skull, reering him unconcious. Blood now gushes forth from his nose and mouth... and raYne cackles, kneeling beside the fallen man...

"SEE! For I have given you the Vision that only SHE may provide! See... and then see no more."

raYne holds the bat by the neck with both hands, placing the head upon the cement sidewalk, like a cane. On one knee, he turns his gaze to the camera.

"Alex... you betrayed Nova.
Plain and simple.
Just as Alexis betrayed me...

"You know the Truth.
You felt Nova wasn't good enough for you.
ADMIT IT.
Just as Alexis felt of me...

...

"But the two of you...
You were both blind.
I led Alexis to the Light--
And now she IS the Light.
In the darkness of space...
Her star shines brightest of all.

"Nova... the starman... he failed to make you see.
He tried... he TOLD YOU Griffin would not be there for you.

"And what did that insolent biker do?
He proved me-- I mean, he proved NOVA right...
He proved that Griffin would betray you in your time of need.
He left you there, to be crucified for your sins.

"Had you never betrayed him?
Nova would have been there for you.
He would have SAVED you.
But you turned your BACK on him.
You turned your back on true love.

"And now... after you paid for some of your sins...
... you shall continue to pay. And pay... and pay...

"... and Nova?
Once I am finished with Alexis... I mean ALEX...
... I will be coming for you."

raYne stands, and rests the bat over his shoulder... he looks down at the bloodied mess which he left the man who ridiculed him. He chuckles, and speaks, without looking at the camera.

"Nova... we have some things in common.", raYne turns toward the camera, "But not everything. You see... there is this "light" inside of me... not THE Light... but this... naive spirit. Who still clings to fairy tale delusions... this man who "Believes" in the good of all mankind... that nobody is truly evil. That 'All we need is love', as the old Beatles hymn goes...

"This part of me... must die.

"We are ALL evil. We all swim in a cess pool of filth and debauchery.

"And this filth and debauchery is the sins of worldly vices... drugs. Alcohol. And worldly ideals... one in particular."

raYne walks toward the camera, and begins to roll the bat around in his hands...

"Namely... that there is a God.

"There is no God.

"... only a Goddess.

"And thy name be Alexis.

"Nova... fairy tales are just that. Fairy tales.
And whether they're these tales of a 'God' that men like Eli prattles on and on about...

"... or whether they're stories of stars and children of the moon and babies that grow into UNIVERSE KILLERS...

"... these are myths. They're ALL myths. All of these STORIES you all go on and on about...
... I don't believe a single word.

"iAm taking you all on a journey.
Into the stars...
So that I may have you meet the one entity that truly does exist.

"There is no Mother Moon or Star Child...
... there is only she who casts the Light.
And all those who obey the calling...
... shall have immortal life.

"Any other story is a fabrication.
Any other story is buried within a mound of deception,
A veil of lies,
A wall of unTruth...
... and a road of darkness.

"Follow this road, darlingz?
And see where it leads you.
... till you can no longer see at all.

"... but.
You have another choice.
You ALL have another option...
... to follow me.
Not yet... but soon."

raYne stands now, before the camera... and bows his head, holding the bat to the ground with both hands as a cane.

"My birthday... October 31st... All Hallow's Eve. This year... it shall prove to be an awakening.

"A RE-Awakening.

"A reBirth.

"And 10.24 shall be the Eve of this day... a Warning Sign.

"Within my mind... there is a prophecy. That unfolds, day by day..."

raYne looks up toward the camera.

"Nova... you have no power. You imagine all of these things... these beams of electricity, these 'visions of the future'... Nova, there is only ONE being on this Earth that has True Vision.

"And you're looking at him.

"You cannot even BEGIN to comprehend what you, Alex, and the others have awoken...

"... but you will.
Oh-ho... will you ever...

"Believe.
Or BeLeft BeHind."

raYne grins...
... before reeling back...
... and striking the camera.

*static


"You can't feel the heat until you hold your hand over the flame.
You have to cross the line just to remember where it lays.
You won't know your worth now, son, until you take a hit.
And you won't find the beat until you lose yourself in it.

"You can't fill your cup until you empty all it has.
You can't understand what lays ahead--
If you don't understand the past.
You'll never learn to fly now,
'Til you're standing at the cliff.

"And you can't truly love until you've given up on it...

"...She told me that she never could face the world again,
So I offered up a plan--

"We'll sneak out while they sleep,
And sail off in the night.
We'll come clean and start over the rest of our lives.
When we're gone we'll stay gone.
Out of sight, out of mind.
It's not too late--

"We have the rest of our lives.

"Because we won't back down
We won't run and hide.
Yeah, 'cause these are the things that we can't deny...

"... That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night? We're conspiring by candlelight.
We are the orphans of the American dream...

"... So shine your light on me.

"i'm passing over you like a Satellite--
So catch me if I fall."


~ to be concluded ~