The Faint Smell of Fear


The camera opens up to see the darkness of the boiler room. The pungent odor of oil and smoke from the air made the atmosphere unbearable for the normal person however, the normal person would not be caught dead in this place.

The enigmatic madman, Omega sat in the shadows soaking in the odor of the boiler room with a slight grin on his face. The man who have been reduced to the underbelly of society watched the flames from the nearby furnace from the cold hard floor. Omega’s eyes fluttered as small sparks floated from the furnace near his feet. The grin from his face subsided as shadows covered the right side of his face and all that could be seen was the half dreadlocks covering his damaged left eye.

“Kenshiro is guilty of a perfidious betrayal. A betrayal that he will pay dearly for. He is a man on borrowed time that has let the Underground Championship destroy his mind. He believes that he the most powerful being in jOlt but WE are the most powerful being in jOlt. Kenshiro’s soul has been corrupted with delusions of power. You are not worthy of the power that you steal with deception you motivate. That corruption has rankled and turned into a mesh of deception to all of you.” Omega stated as he continued to inhale the fumes from the furnace.

“Last week Kenshiro you stated that the shadows betrayed us after you had sent your assassin to do what you were not man enough to do. We heard the weakness in your voice. We felt the uncertainty in the punch and kick. We saw the frightfulness in your eyes. We see how afraid of us you really are. You want to show the façade to the Clan that you are the one in the driver’s seat but we know better. Every man in some way is afraid of the devil. They don’t want to succumb to the devil’s power. But you do not realize something Kenshiro, we are who the devil looks to when he needs chaos, mayhem and destruction.”

Omega slowly stood to his feet and walked into the shadows near the furnace. A sick smiled formed on the lips of the big man.

“The curse that the championship brings will continue to lead you down the road to damnation. Chief Retainer you claim that you cannot wait until our encounter but we beg to differ. You are scared of the unknown Kenshiro. We are the unknown. We are something that you have never faced before. We are not like Paulton or Sylo. We are many, you are few.”

Omega smirked as he slowly moved his head down to the flames of the furnace. Soaking in the warmth of the surrounding mechanical structure.

"Kenshiro. You claim that you are the end all be all of the Underground but you are about to enter our domain. The domain of perpetual suffering and despair. A place where there is no compassion. Only destruction. We will take the Underground from your grasps. No tricks, no games, just pure unadulterated violence."

“We are underground.”

Omega smirked as he eased back into the shadows and the camera faded out.