Epiphany - One

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Epiphany - One

A Tyler McClelland Joint

 

 

 

The story goes on… Tyler McClelland, “The Prophet”, will survive this… It’s a rainy day outside of Fairfax, Virginia… the rain beats down on Tyler’s head as he sits down in the mud… staring at a patch of dirt slightly elevated from the rest. The dirt is much newer… the white stones around him bearing the names of the deceased… but this patch, marked only by flowers, does not yet contain such a stone. Tyler, his soiled suit clinging to his body, stares at this patch of dirt as if he was guarding it from intruders. Like this, he has sat for seven hours… simply reflecting and talking to an ever-present spirit that resides over him.

 

(…I’m sorry…)

 

Tyler, you’ve been apologizing for hours now… I thought you were going to move on. Jesus, get ahold of yourself…

 

(…Some things require the proper respect… this is one of them. If I don’t do this… I don’t even have a heart. Laura was… is… a part of me… and I have to get this over with. Leave me alone…)

 

Get over it, for the love of God…

 

(…)

 

Tyler remains seated in the mud… under rain which seems to drive itself straight into Tyler’s heart. Tyler sighs and continues to sit motionless, with little expression on his face.

 

(…Laura, I promise you… I promise you I will not let this go in vain. I’ll make it up to you… everyone will remember you. Not only will they remember you because of what a great, amazing person you were, but they will remember you because I will make sure they don’t forget…)

 

Tyler…

 

(…What?...)

 

Listen to me… I’m seriously worried right now. Nobody gives you credibility because you’re too damn nic-

 

(…Fuck you…)

 

I’m serious… something has to go down. You’d better back up these claims… you’d better actually follow through.

 

(…I will…)

 

Tyler, this isn’t going to be clean… you’re going to have to do some dirty shit to actually avenge her death, so to speak…

 

(…So be it…)

 

The thought of a ‘Dark Prophet’ is quite intriguing, I must say… you’ve never had much of an edge, but if you get one…

(…I know…)

 

You’ve always had the talent, but you’ve never been quite up to par… you couldn’t take someone out. You were always held back by something…

 

(…Fuck that. The only thing that held me back… ever… was the fact that I didn’t want Laura to see how I could really get. She’s gone now… gone because I couldn’t finish my fucking job and be with her. Maybe if I was with her… maybe she would have gotten to the hospital quicker… I don’t know. But, the fact of the matter is this… that’s done. “The Dark Prophet”? Yeah, that’s better… there’s going to be a fucking difference, soon. No more fucking around…)

 

Saying things and doing them are two different things, Tyler. Prove it to me.

 

(…Later…)

 

Ugh. Figures.

 

(…Shut up… let me be with my wife…)

 

Tyler continues to kneel on the ground at the grave of one Laura McClelland and her... no, their… child. His tears are all gone… there is nothing else a man can say at this point. But, nonetheless, Tyler speaks.

 

“Laura, you were my life… you still are. I promise you… I promise I will not quit on myself… I will not quit on life. I will avenge you… I will make them feel this pain. I will make them all realize that you were a person to die for… someone who is more than deserving of someone’s love and admiration. You were a great, great person… I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. I wanted to move away with you… I wanted to grow old with you. Maybe that won’t happen as it was planned, but we will be together forever… not yet, though. I’ve got a mission right now… and I will accomplish it.”

 

With that, Tyler stands up… a black cloud emits a massive lightning bolt which flashes in Tyler’s eyes… the deafening thunder following close afterwards. Tyler’s mission is now clear… Tyler will not fail.

 

Are you ready, Tyler?

 

(…Yes…)

 

I will guide you on this journey… but you, yourself, have to accomplish your mission. No one else can do that for you.

 

(…I know…)

 

Well, let’s begin then… shall we?

 

On this hot, summer day… the dark prophecy is clear.

 

Everyone will feel Tyler’s pain.

 

Nobody will be spared.

 

That’s just the way it has to be…

 

 

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I am nothing more than a little boy inside…

That cries out for attention, though I always try to hide

And I talk to you like children, though I don’t know how I feel…

But I don't know I'll do the right thing

If the right thing is revealed…

 

But it's always raining in my head…

Forget all the things I should have said

 

- Staind, “Epiphany”

 

 

 

This promo is for entertainment purposes only. All characters mentioned in this promo are fictional and are creative products of Mark Ashburn. Staind is in no way affiliated with Mark Ashburn or the SWF and their lyrics are used with permission.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Well, shit. Outcast's gone and flipped out again. This almost smells like an in-ring return which would be, to put it lightly, farkin' awesome. Without the burden of the Enlightenment story that never totally got off the ground, the Prophet-style Tyler character would be a very fun one to write.

 

Choice stuff, and creepy too. (N) on the Staind, but hey, I rip off Depeche Mode, so who's to talk, eh?

[Guest redbaron51]

and yet no one comes close when Outcast does a promo, and that is why he is the best from the rest.

 

But the bad thing is is using Staind which that is a big no.

 

Freaky aswell

[Guest 5_moves_of_doom]

...

 

I am intelligently commenting on this promo.

 

-Taylor "Inside Joke Masta" Thompson

[Guest 5_moves_of_doom]

Ahem. Seriously.

 

I have NO clue where this is leading, and I'm confused. Stop confusing me. Why must you confuse me? You confuse me too much.

 

Well, very well written, and organized in a unique way. This COULD be leading to an in-ring return...or a mass shooting. I dunno.

 

...OR an angle where Laura comes back from the dead and starts eating people's brai....nevermind, I watch too many zombie movies.

 

-Taylor "Fucking Awesome Promo" Thompson

[Guest chirs3]

Um... shit.

 

*dives under the covers*

 

If this leads to an in-ring return, we are sooooooo screwed, guys. Every one of us.

 

Another fine piece of writing from the 'Cast - I like this one best so far, mainly because it's just long enough - no offense, but the earlier ones kind of went forever.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

It seems shorter because I spaced it out more.

 

The last one I wrote was actually 200 words shorter than this one.

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

Muhahaha...Cast is going pycho, Cast is going pycho.

 

Good promo, both in content and length-wise, and I'm not even going to say a word about another female character dying in your RPs. Not a one...

 

...dying in labor?! That's the best you can do?! Geez, I'm disappointed...

 

[Guest TheBostonStrangler]

Night work, man. Hopefully this is leading somewhere good. But I get the feeling this one is leading to something nice.

[Guest BigTim2002]

The words...hmmmmmmm...how can I say it...

 

FUCKING CHOICE! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wanting to read more of Tyler now...T-BONE WANTS MORE, DAMMIT!

[Guest Thoth]

The Dark Prophet? Hmm...

[Guest Lerrin Breggan]

Very Nice work, and this leaves you open to go in a multitude of different directions. The inner thoughts really let you delve deep into Tyler's mind without having conversation with another character, but it does make him seem kind of psycho! but who said thats a bad thing, its a good thing!

[Guest Kibagami]

Just when people finish telling me how much they love my recent promos, here comes Outcast to demonstrate what "storyline" and "background" actually are.

 

Fantastic work, man. Angst is often overused as a character device around here, but when it's done right, and when it's done well...whew. Damn. I can't wait to see more of this.

 

Man, between Edwin's matches and Outcast's promos, I'm not so eager to get to the WF all of a sudden...(Y) @ talented bastards.

 

Great stuff.

 

S.

[Guest Drew_K]

Beautifully done, OC, loved the character development. Really a great way to examine the character, by having him have an in depth conversation with himself. Heck, I've always said, a good conversation takes just one crazy person.

 

Still, great stuff. But, as way of making you hate me, I must repeat what I've been saying to people at every opportunity for about a week now. Why, WHENEVER someone writes a promo, does it have to involve 'my wife/girlfriend just died/left me/got cancer'? Please, if someone can tell me why other methods are not explored more often, do so.

 

Still, Cast, I must say, you do it a lot better than most. Kudos, and please, give us more promo goodness.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

...because frankly, I was the innovator of the "I'm gonna kill my girlfriend" angle.

[Guest Ace309]

Just as everyone else has said, Outcast seems to be able to take everything that's trite, bland, overused and wrong with the world and turn it into a really well-written promo and storyline. I'm thoroughly impressed.

[Guest Ironman]

Damn this promo sucked. I can't believe I actually wasted my time on this.

 

*takes money from Silent, goes back to chat*