Alice's Kingdom [700 Words]
May 13, 2020 18:00:39 GMT -5
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Post by Alice on May 13, 2020 18:00:39 GMT -5
Alice stands in front of a mirror in the changing room of the State Farm Arena, dressed ready for the CruiserHavoc Rumble.
She takes a long deep breath and closes her eyes, after a moment she opens them, the reflection has changed, it is no longer The Hard as Fuck Girl looking back at herself, it is a younger, more fragile Alice. The Alice who had just been left by her husband to raise two children by herself. She was broken and had no confidence.
This Alice doesn’t have what it takes to win Havoc, she isn't ready to claim her kingdom.
She blinks again, the reflection changes. It is now Alice after her first day at wrestling school. She is tired and beat up, everything hurts. Bump after bump crippling her body, she looks exhausted, yet hungry for more. She was following the path of her ex-husband, yet she was different, she was mentally stronger, a survivor. It was going to take a lot of hard work, the raw potential was there, but it needed developing.
She wasn't ready yet to win Havoc, she needed to grow in order to claim her kingdom.
Again she blinks, now it is The Hard as Fuck Girl looking back at her, but from February 10th, her debut night in Action Wrestling. The promise was beaming from her like a ray of light, she walked into SmallTown Bank Arena that night with confidence and swagger, the upstart from Caerenta defeated Blanca and Shades, and in the process, she put the whole CruiserClash roster on notice that there was a new star in town.
Alice was getting closer to achieving her dreams, one of those dreams, winning Havoc, but she wasn’t ready yet. She needed to pick up more victories, she wasn’t ready to claim her kingdom.
With another blink came yet another reflection, next is a half-naked Alice following the attack in the hotel room by her ex-husband. Her lip was split from the struggle, her breathing heavy. To the unknowing eye, she looked like a vulnerable woman, yet she had demonstrated in that moment the fight or flight theory was real. She chose not run, instead she stood her ground and fought for her life, and conquered her past. Yet she would fall short later that week in her bid to become United States Champion, and in the process suffered her first pinfall loss.
This Alice was almost there, so very close, she was on the cusp of being ready to win Havoc, within a fingertips reach, but she wasn’t yet ready to claim her kingdom.
She blinks one final time, and it is her current self looking back at her again. This Alice has come a long way since being that scared young single mother all those years ago. She had found her confidence, found her inner steel. She smiles to herself.
“There she is, The Hard as Fuck Girl. I knew you were in there. It’s showtime, everything that has happened to me has led to this very moment. The pain, the tears, the countless sleepless nights, being separated from the kids for weeks on end, it has all brought me to this moment. CruiserClash is my kingdom, I am the ruler of this division. Bolas is only an interim champion, he only has the purple belt I desire because I have yet to receive a title shot for it. Tonight that changes, I’ve earned the final entry spot, watch me go out and capitalise one that achievement. The task at hand was hard enough, the roster was already filled with top contenders such as PJPM, Snow, Kabukii, Bob, and Flop. And to make it worse we have foreign invaders from Clash in Teo, Nash and Kaine who think they can just waltz in here and steal my kingdom. They are going to find out very quickly that one girl runs this roster, and you’re looking at her.”
Alice puts her leather coat on and pops in her mouthpiece, she flicks her back and smiles into the mirror.
This Alice is ready to win Havoc, the previous Fortress had burned to ashes, and from those ashes will arise Alice’s Kingdom.