Maybe it was a sense of complacency...
Nova Wonder has spent many a month sitting right here at the top of the perch; the head of the pack. In PAW, the only person to manage to pull off "the upset" as it was so called was now
gone. The lead she had, after having come from the wood works and rising to dominance, was one that so far? Could not, and HAD NOT, been caught. So, when given a match with the Aokigaha Zombie... a match that was a qualifier for Seven Deadly Sins, at that? Nova had
every intention of doing what Nova Wonder does.
Arrive. Destroy. Claim her throne.
Which, make no mistake - the goal was
obtained, as it always was. But, it was not as easy as Nova assumed it would be. The Titan of the Midway had been given a surprising amount of fight from the Zombie. And while he had come up short, considering Nova's resilience and refusal to be denied her first ever World Championship in her career... the fight he offered was
not something to be so easily ignored.
It was a whole new Zombie. One that left her unsteady and a bit shaken, even in her victory.
It was a close call... too close.
And like it or not, Nova would now have to remember the name of the Aokigahara Zombie.
But that was in the past. Nova
did qualify while Zombie was left in the dust. He could go on and become an afterthought right now. Nova could brush that week off, put it behind her, and go on to compete on
Addiction, which she is the face of if posters are any inclination, and solidify her spot going into Seven Deadly Sins by taking out her frustration and general cloudiness on a man called The Sinister Minister.
Little has been seen from the Minister. A win over John Weyland, sure. But what was
that besides a reason to send him a gift basket for removing that parasite, Tony Chu? John Weyland was not, and would never be, a
Nova Wonder-type.. He wasn't on the same level. And this week? It was all about making a statement. Turning down the pressure of the elusive World Championship and proving that a
good week for a Zombie was not the tipping point of Nova Wonder on the top of the mountain.
At least not as long as there was a breath in her body...
It had been a long trek to get here. One that had seen triumph in record time from the moment Nova captured the Titan of the Midway Championship at Bad Moon Rising. But, this turn of events was so eerily similar to those that she had seen countless times before. Climbing the mountain, reaching the summit, her fingers clutching the brass ring... only to be kicked in the ribs and forcibly tumble down that peak. Hitting rock bottom,
time and time again, in the interest of keeping things the same. Because what was familiar is what is comfortable, and the very volatile Nova Wonder is not a "champion make."
Fuck that. And fuck you.
There is no one, no power from God or his hand, that can stop this now. There's no master hand, no puppeteering, and no ignorant ass motherfucker who calls himself "
American Tommy" of all the ridiculous things that can interfere with this grand plan. This week is all about
SHOWING just who Nova Wonder is, and why everyone would do very well to remember that.
Nova had ducked out of Wicked Live! as quietly as she could. It had truly racked her brain -
how did Aokigahara Zombie nearly pull off the impossible? How did she let that happen? She didn't have a good answer, honestly. The truth was, she'd underestimated what he could do. She underestimated how badly he wanted to become PAW Heavyweight Champion. She underestimated the man and the
last thing she wanted to do was admit that she'd made some kind of a mistake. No... the ends ultimately justified the means. SHE was going to Seven Deadly Sins. He was not. That was what was important.
But, that didn't mean it was any less off-setting. No. She'd have to prove that it was a fluke. A good week for Zombie. The shaky upload to Youtube.com is done from a handheld perspective coming from Nova's iPhone. The wind blows her blonde and blue hair a bit, while the Seattle-born Titan of the Midway Champion carried her title over her opposing shoulder.
NOVA WONDER:
"It's been a while..."
She admits, turning around to get the Amusement Park in the shot. The building is draped with a banner, depicting her photo and promoting the Addiction tapings would be taking place. Nova attempts to replicate that stoic sneer in real life, before chuckling it off.
NOVA WONDER: "Yet, even though I've been competing on Wicked Live!, it still feels like this place is home to me. Maybe it's because it's where I got started or maybe it's because I'm literally the face of the DVD covers and the posters. But, this is the house that built me. There's no setting in the world quite like it. There's nothing as intimate. It's really easy to get absorbed in all of it. And I can't tell you how many nights I stayed for hours after the show, signing everything that was pushed in my face - seeing the little girls who come up to me with electric blue clip-ins fastened in their hair - answering any question that was tossed my way, because in spite of what gets said and who makes up whatever the fuck they want because their feelings get hurt... my Wonder Movement is my life force. They got me to the dance. And, on Wicked Live, I had to show off a helluva lot of my moves. Was it worth it?"
The Titan of the Midway tapped her chin a bit, before an affirmative nod followed only a few seconds later.
NOVA WONDER: "Abso-fucking-lutely, it was."
What she may have lacked in tact... she made up for in passion, her nose giving into a slight crunch.
NOVA WONDER: "Too many times, I've brought my empty plate to the table, only to be turned away from the ambrosia that is a World Championship. 'Maybe next time, Nova,' they would say. And next time never came. I've done some horrible, unforgivable things just to claw my way back up to the top of the mountain - and if I thought anyone wasn't expendable in the process of getting there, MAYBE it would have some adverse effect on me. But, the way I see it... this is just something that has been owed to me for a very long time. If that means stepping on some toes to get what was long overdue to me? So be it!"
She used a few fingers to rake some of her hair into place.
NOVA WONDER: "And those toes this time? They belong to a man who calls himself The Sinister Minister and honestly expects no one to laugh his sorry ass out of the building. Kudos on his commitment to the bit. I've got a long, storied history... none of it good. From what I can see? This guy has the same story. Not that he lets anybody know anything about it. But as much as I love the Preacher comics too? THIS is my church."
An arm extends outward, getting herself and the building into frame.
NOVA WONDER: "And I am the religion that is preached within those walls!"
She nodded her head, adjusting her title skyward as it began to slope on her shoulder.
NOVA WONDER: "I am the beast that has outlasted the heroes and the hymns. I am the creature that has survived in the face of the myths, monsters, and legends. I am the CHOSEN ONE that will embrace those seven deadly sins and capture the gold suspended above the ring. Sinister Minister is a PIT STOP on the way there. My name is the one that makes worlds crumble and men fall to their knees when it is announced they will be across the ring from me. You are not getting some subscriber to ideology here, Minister. You're not even getting a mere person! This is your trial by FIRE, and I am a very trigger-happy executioner."
Grinning, the Titan of the Midway Champion licked over her teeth and nodded her head. This would be her first time proving her merit without the influence of "The Martyr" in the back, the little voice whispering in her ear having found himself on the end of a suspension. Going it alone, officially... was it an intimidating thought? No... not particularly. But it was different, and it did crank the pressure up just a little higher and made it much more real.
NOVA WONDER: "War is hell, kid... and I'll happily take you there."
As the camera lingers for a few moments, it is here that we fade to a close and the video offers the options to embed, replay, or move onto the next video upload. We fade to a close.
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