The Complete Conversion of Rob Langdon/Shadow Demon

by **Shadow Demon** December 23rd 2009, 11:47 pm

-December 14th, Miami, Florida-

Rob watched Corey Casey attempt to exterminate Nick on the TV in his locker room. He stared at the screen as Nick dodged out of the way of the fireball, and escaped extermination. Then, out of nowhere, Jason Hawk grabbed Nick and nailed him with the Wings of Time. Jason then grabbed Nick’s NLWF Championship, and held it up above his head. Rob shook his head, and smiled. Dangerous By Design was going to be awesome. Rob began putting on his casual clothes, just as someone knocked on his door.

Shadow Demon
Just a second!

Rob finished putting his clothes on, and then opened the door. Samantha Praxton stood in front of him.

Samantha Praxton
Hey, Rob, there’s going to be a press conference for the World champions in a few moments. Can I take it you’ll be there?

He smiled. He loved press conferences, for any other job, press conferences would be boring, but for NLWF, they were actually pretty fun. Rob finished putting on his clothes, and grabbed his Undisputed Championship, pulling it over his shoulder, before walking out of the room. He walked down the corridor, and immediately saw where they had the press conference set up. KID was there, World Championship on his shoulder, waiting for the rest of them to arrive.

Shadow Demon
Hey man!

The Notorious K.I.D
Hey, what’s up bro?

They talked for a while, just small talk, about the show, about other stuff. Then, the topic of Salvation reared its ugly head, and they began talking about it. Rob knew this was a serious subject, very serious, this week was their final choice: to continue following Corey, or to follow Nick instead.

The Notorious K.I.D
So...What are we going to do? Stay or go man?

Shadow Demon
I really don’t know man. I don’t know if I can trust Corey.

I really didn’t. Who knows what’s possible when a rookie gets drunk with power? He goes power crazy, Rob had a bad feeling about him running Salvation, a really bad feeling.

The Notorious K.I.D
Yeah, but we believe in Brenton though!

Couldn’t argue with that, he thought. And just then, as if on cue, the duo of destruction walked in. Rob still hadn’t forgiven Nick for killing Brenton, so he avoided eye contact with him. Nick looked around for a while, before speaking to them.

Nick Ridicule
What’s going on guys?

He could tell that Nick was looking at them, but he just looked away. He wondered if anyone was going to answer that question. Luckily, KID did the honours.

The Notorious K.I.D
We were just talking about Salvation.

Rob could here Nick laughing, and wondered if he was saying anything to Ashley. It seemed like a thought Salvation was a joke.

Nick Ridicule
Like how Corey Casey tried to attack me out there after the main event?

Rob heard Nick let out a huge sarcastic laugh. All Rob could do was to continue looking away, or staring at his shoes. But then suddenly, Nick’s tone changed, he was serious now.

Nick Ridicule
Or maybe you were planning another ambush like the one we saw on Ashley’s father, Chuck.

Shadow Demon
We didn’t have anything to do with that...

As soon as he’d finished speaking, Nick looked at him, and then locked him in what Rob knew was the Force Face Claw. Rob couldn’t speak, its grip was incredible. Rob could hear Ashley giggle, before Nick let the Claw off.

Nick Ridicule
Yes you did, yes you both did!

Rob could tell Nick was getting angry.

Nick Ridicule
You two swore allegiance to this Salvation. Therefore if one man does something, the entire group does it! What happened to the two of you?

Rob looked at his Undisputed title, and could see KID looking at his titles. He couldn’t argue with that.

Nick Ridicule
You guys used to be leaders! I brought you into Salvation with Ashley remember? Because you guys were the best main event talent in the world, and right after that you guys became champions, you’re both more successful than ever right?

Rob nodded, he couldn’t argue with that either. They were both on a roll, KID was the World Heavyweight Championship had defended the No Limit Championship five times, while he had become the best Undisputed Champion in history. Nick was looking around, Rob wondered what he was looking at.

Nick Ridicule
Hey?

Rob and KID stared at him.

Shadow Demon
What?

The Notorious K.I.D
Yeah?

Rob watched Nick, as he slowly began to speak.

Nick Ridicule
Where is Corey Casey at this press conference?

Good question, he thought. Nick looked at them, waiting for one of them to answer. Rob soon had an answer. He was about to speak, but Nick applied the Force Face Claw on him again. Rob felt it grip him again, and he gritted his teeth.

Shadow Demon
Stop that.

Nick put his hand down. Ashley clapped and giggled behind him.

Nick Ridicule
It was a rhetorical question. Corey Casey isn’t a champion, we are. I mentioned it awhile ago, holding one of the major three titles is the goal everyone is shooting for. To be a Champion is the most prestigious honour there is. NLWF needs it’s champions to stand united, and to lead this era without Brenton Cyrus. We need to take the company on our backs and carry it guys. Brenton Cyrus wanted to pass on, he knew that Salvation was going to be the death of NLWF, and he gave his life to save it. Salvation is killing the NLWF, not helping it!

Rob thought about that, as Samantha Praxton walked up to them.

Samantha Praxton
Ok guys, come on up.

Nick Ridicule
You guys are the most talented wrestlers in the World, you deserve to be respected like the champions you are. Brenton Cyrus joined Legacy and lead a revival, now I think it’s time for us to start a new revival. We need to lead the NLWF as its champions, you can still believe Brenton Cyrus is God without Salvation. I do.

Rob looked at KID, and then looked back at Nick. He was right. An awkward silence set over the conference for a few seconds, before Nick began speaking again.

Nick Ridicule
Alright guys, let’s head up for the conference.

They headed up to the table, and he and KID placed their titles on the table. Rob looked over at Nick, who had stopped, and was whispering to Ashley. After a few moments of whispering, he walked up to the table, put his title on it, and sat down next to him and KID. Samantha looked at us, the champions, nodded her head, and began speaking.

Samantha Praxton
Next week on Revolution: Award Show in the Main Event Nick Ridicule defends the NLWF Championship against Jason Hawk. Then in the co Main Event, Shadow Demon and The Notorious K.I.D will fight the team of Havoc and Corey Casey, the team of Frank Hart and Rico Sutton, and the team of Chuck Matthews and a mystery partner in a tables, ladders, and chairs match!

A TLC match. What a surprise. Rob was happy that he and KID would get to team again, TLC was one of Rob’s favourite matches, and he knew it was one of KID’s as well. The one thing that bugged him, were the parings on two of the other teams; Corey and Havoc, and Chuck and a mystery partner? It seemed strange that Chuck wasn’t going to have a partner, and that Corey would be paired with someone out of Salvation. Oh well, he thought, at least he’d get to beat the shit out of Havoc again...

Samantha Praxton
This week’s awards have been announced. Match of the Week goes to the Main Event, and the Wrestler of the Week award goes to Nick Ridicule!

Rob clapped, as did the crowd and KID. Both of those awards went to the right nominees, Nick smiled, and pointed to his NLWF title belt.

Samantha Praxton
Additional award winners are, Corey Casey who picked up the violence award… Shadow Demon and Steven Angel picked up the easiest wins of the night award, best losing performance goes to Jason Hawk and Dave Zombie, and last the Submission of the Night goes to The Notorious K.I.D.

Rob clapped, again all deserving winners. Corey beat the holy fuck out of Ryan Apollos with his Cat o’ Nine Tails, and other weapons. He and Steven had destroyed their opponents, Dylan and Wayne. Dylan was no more, and Wayne...well, there wasn’t much to say about Wayne. Jason and Dave had put on an amazing performance, almost taking Nick’s title, but Nick was just too good. KID’s Shut The Fuck Up was fucking awesome, causing Chuck to tap out. Samantha waited for the crowd to quiet down, before speaking again.

Samantha Praxton
Ok Everyone, first, here is the No Limit Wrestling Federation Champion, Nick Ridicule!

Nick stood up, grabbed his NLWF title, and walked over to the podium.

Nick Ridicule
Match of the Week and Wrestler of the Week, it’s good to have Ashley back.

Rob smiled thoughtfully at that. He’d been able to pin Nick last week, but that week happened to be the week Ashley wasn’t at Nick’s side in the ring. Rob guessed not having Ashley must have a big effect on him, because he’d bounced back this week to defend the NLWF Championship this week, and picked up those two awards as well. Maybe someday they’d have a match where Ashley was managing Nick, and settle the score. Nick answered all the questions of the press confidently. He talked about the triple threat, his career, the next two matches he was going to have with Jason Hawk, and the future. He gave a final statement, before lifting his championship above his head, as Shark Ethic boomed through the speakers. He shook hands with Samantha, and then walked off the stage. Samantha then announced KID, who grabbed his title, and went up to face the media.

The Notorious K.I.D
Well, this wasn’t what I expected from Chuck, Quite disappointing to be honest, but this week should be great, he and his new partner Nick will be a hard force to defeat!

He couldn’t argue with that, Nick was in great form, and Chuck was a great wrestler in his own right. KID talked about making Chuck tap, which title he was going to cash in his briefcase for, and if the Carnival of Violence was going to win the TLC match. Rob smiled at the compliment KID gave him, and watched as KID left the podium. Rob was the only one left, his Undisputed Championship sitting on the table in front of him.

Samantha Praxton
And last but not least, he is the Undisputed Champion, Shadow Demon!

Rob grabbed the title, slung it over his shoulder, and walked up to the podium. The crowd clapped.

Shadow Demon
What a Revolution, Dylan Evans is no more, and next up is the Awards Show. Bring on TLC!

Rob looked out to the crowd, and suddenly a question was thrown at him.

‘What do you think about Havoc making a return to the NLWF?’

Shadow Demon
I have to be honest with you, I thought that bastard was dead and gone after what Brenton did to him, but I guess not. Havoc tried, to take me out this week, and failed. I’ve beaten him in the past, and no longer do I consider him anything more than an opponent. I wasn’t expecting him to make a return, but he decided to, and if he wants to fight me, I will. I’d say he has a good chance at being part of the massive Triple Cage match at Dangerous by Design. If he is, he should prepare himself to feel the wrath of Shadow Demon, because I will be looking to kill in that match to retain this title here. It’s no secret that me and him have a bit of history together, and yeah, he goes on about how he created me, and so on, but the only real reason I wound up in the asylum was because I was sent to investigate it many years ago, and was brainwashed into becoming a member. Havoc didn’t create me, sure, he may have come up with my name, but everything else, everything you see here...was all me.

He looked up, ready for another question.

‘Dangerous by Design will be held in Australia, what are your thoughts on that?’

Shadow Demon
Well, everyone knows how things went down with me at the last NLWF PPV in Australia, and this time I’ll be trying to rectify that. I am desperate to win at this PPV, I want to show everyone in my home country what I’ve become, how much I’ve improved since Resurrection of Respect. I want to end this PPV with this title still around my waist, which is the way I know KID wants to end it; with championship gold still in his hands. I know the Triple Cage will be a huge challenge for me, I mean, I damn near destroyed everyone who was in it last time; I don’t think I’ve seen such an unforgiving structure before. I want to conquer the Triple Cage at home, and show everyone what I’ve become.

He waited until another question popped up.

‘We’ve seen the Carnival of Violence fail before, how confident are you going into TLC?’

Shadow Demon
I know we’ve had our moments in the past, but I really believe that next week me and KID have a good shot at winning. We’re both on a roll at the moment, and both world champions, and, as I said before, we both love TLC matches. I’d tip this match to be one of the best so far this year, I can’t wait for it. It will no doubt be a hard task to win it, going up against quality competition like Nick and Chuck, but I believe me and KID have the form to become tag team champs.

He looked up again, and then Samantha Praxton spoke.

Samantha Praxton
No more questions? Ok then. Thank you, Shadow Demon, and good luck.

Rob smiled, grabbed his Undisputed title and raised it to the crowd, before walking down the steps, off of the stage. He then suddenly realised that he hadn’t seen Tara after the show, like he usually does. Most of the time she would visit him after his match, but he hadn’t seen here at all after this show. He looked around for her, but he couldn’t see her anywhere. He frowned, and began to walk back to his locker room, when he heard a voice he knew all too well.

Tara Langdon
There you are Rob!

He smiled as he turned around, and was greeted with the smiling face of his wife. They hugged, and then began to walk together, holding hands.

Tara Langdon
You destroyed Dylan, babe!

Rob Langdon
Yeah, well, he wasn’t really much of a challenge. I expected more out of him to be honest.

Tara Langdon
Anyway, I can’t wait to see you and KID kick ass in the TLC match next week!

Rob laughed, and squeezed her hand.

Rob Langdon
I can’t wait to kick ass next week!

-December 19th, City of Salvation, Rob and Tara’s House-

Rob punched away at his bright red punching bag. He’d always had a punching bag, but since he moved to the City of Salvation he hadn’t thought of putting it up. Now he had finally put it up, ironically around the same time he was having thoughts of leaving Salvation. His punching bag was in his backyard, just outside the back door of his house. He threw combinations at it, and a few kicks every now and then. He was really working up a sweat, his black UFC gloves feeling very wet against his hands, when he noticed something on the TV that Tara was watching inside. He threw one last hard right handed punch into the bag, before heading inside. He walked over to the lounge where Tara was laying, and looked at the TV. It was something about a town meeting on in the afternoon, Corey Casey had organized it. Tara saw him looking at the TV.

Tara Langdon
Are you gonna go?

Rob Langdon
I don’t see why not. It’ll be interesting to see what Corey has to say...

So later that afternoon, he got in his car and drove over to the Church of Salvation. As he did, he could see Corey standing up on top of the church, which had become quite a spectacle. Large TV screens were pointed either side of the church, and hundreds of TV cameras were pointed right at Corey. Sal Ramis then appeared, and gave a black box to Corey. Rob knew what that was. It was the box that contained the heart of Brenton Cyrus. Corey tried to open it, but couldn’t, so he whispered to Sal Ramis, and handed the box back to him. Steven Angel suddenly appeared next to Corey as Sal walked off, and Corey whispered to him as well before beginning to speak to the crowd.

Corey Casey
Followers of Salvation! Welcome…welcome to the beginning of The New Dawn. I have called this meeting for a number of reasons. First of all, I wanted to gather all the followers of Salvation, both here in the City and across the globe, for this joyous moment!

Rob heard him as he climbed out of the car, and began to clap along with the crowd. Maybe Corey could lead Salvation...

Corey Casey
My friends! Salvation has been forced to deal with the death of our God Brenton Cyrus…the loss of God has given me cause to pause. What has Brenton Cyrus done for us, The New Dawn? In the last few months before his death, Brenton Cyrus did not do a single thing for Salvation!

Rob stared at Corey, as the crowd all around him began to whisper to each other. Brenton had made Corey Casey, Brenton had chosen him to be his prophet. Brenton had contributed more to Salvation than any other NLWF wrestler. Brenton had chosen Corey to succeed him, sure, but would Brenton know that after he had passed, that Corey would bad mouth him like this?

Corey Casey
Brenton Cyrus was barely in the City during the last few months of his life! Brenton Cyrus questioned Salvation, he questioned our religion and our beliefs. Brenton Cyrus turned his back on Salvation! Behind the scenes, I was the one that was holding Salvation together. I was the one that was guiding us towards the future! Corey Casey was the one that was guiding Salvation towards The New Dawn! Besides...

Rob couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Corey Casey
Who decided that Brenton Cyrus was God? The Old Salvation! Nick Ridicule and Chuck Matthews stood by Brenton Cyrus and let him believe that he is God! He is not divine, he is nothing more than a man! he bleeds the same as everyone else! He can die like everyone else! He has died and he will rot in the ground...just like everyone else!

Who was Corey to show disrespect like that? He was going power crazy!

Corey Casey
My friends! This is The New dawn of Salvation! This is the Salvation that we have all worked for! This is our Salvation! I will lead us into The New Dawn! I am not claiming to be a God…I am claiming to be your Lord! I will be The Lord of Salvation and lead us into The New Dawn! With that said…

‘The Lord’?! What motherfucker decides his nickname is to be a cheap rip-off of ‘The God’? Rob stared at him in amazement, just as the head of the statue of Brenton Cyrus flies out of the church, and shatters on the ground. Rob couldn’t believe what he was seeing. And then, Havoc walked out of the church. Rob stared at the massive son of a bitch, before shaking his head, and walking back to the car. He climbed in, and drove off. He had seen enough, enough to know that he didn’t want to be in the New Dawn of Salvation anymore. He drove all the way back to his house, and parked the car in the garage, he walked inside. Tara was watching the meeting on TV.

Rob Langdon
I can’t do this anymore Tara.

Tara turned to look at him, and then looked back at the TV.

Tara Langdon
Neither can I. Corey’s gone insane.

Rob Langdon
You think we should leave?

Tara Langdon
Hell yeah.

Rob Langdon
Alright, well, start packing...

They began to pack up all their stuff, ready to move to a new home. As they did, Tara asked him a question.

Tara Langdon
Do you think KID is going to move too?

Rob stopped what he was doing.

Rob Langdon
I guess he does have SCWF, but if he went to the meeting, I’m sure he would want to move too.

Eventually, they finished packing up their stuff. It was night by the time they’d finished.

Rob Langdon
Alright, we’ll move tomorrow...

-The Next Day-

Rob was deeply in thought as he ate his cereal. He wondered if he was really making the right choice...he and KID had had such a connection with Salvation...What if he was betraying Brenton? He tried to shake the thought out of his head, but he just couldn’t. He really needed to know if what he was doing was right. Then, he had an idea. He could visit Brenton’s resting place, which was the Original Church of Salvation, and let him know what he was doing...and maybe find out if it was right. Either way, it was closure. Rob grabbed his bowl of Just Right, and put it in the sink. He called out to Tara, who was in the shower.

Rob Langdon
Babe, I’m going to go visit Brenton’s resting place in the Original Church of Salvation.

Tara called back.

Tara Langdon
Why?!

Rob paused a second, before replying.

Rob Langdon
Because I need some closure...

And with that, Rob grabbed his car keys, went outside, and climbed into his car. Then, he drove off towards where he knew the original Church of Salvation was. It lay outside the City of Salvation. It took him a while to reach it, but he soon saw the huge church up ahead of him. He parked his car just off the road, and walked up to the entrance. He then placed his hands on the large wooden entrance door, and pushed on it. It wouldn’t open, so he pushed harder, before slamming his shoulder into it. As he did that, the door swung open, and he fell into the original church of Salvation. It was dark except for a ring of candles around what looked like a coffin on top of the altar. Rob slowly got to his feet and walked toward the altar. The church looked eerie in the candlelight. Spiderwebs were in all of the corners of the church, and Rob could see a few spiders around the place. No one had cleaned up for a very long time. Rob reached the altar, and looked down at the black coffin. He doubted that there was anyone in there, but he went down on one knee to pray anyway.

After a few moments, he looked back up at the coffin, and began to speak quietly.

Rob Langdon
Hey there, Brenton...Well, I don’t know if you’re really dead or not, but anyway...I want you to know what I’m doing. I’m going to leave Salvation, Brenton. Corey’s bullshit is too much, man. I hate it. I bet if you were looking down on that town meeting, you would’ve been pretty pissed at what you saw. Hell, I was angry as fuck bro...But I believe this is the right choice. Nick is a great guy, you know that, despite the fact that he killed you. I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him for that, but at least he accepts you as he god like I do...

Rob blinked away a tear that had begun to form in his eye.

Rob Langdon
You were the best Brenton. You’ll always be my friend.

And with that, Rob stood up, and took one last look at the coffin, before slowly walking out of the church.

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Shadow Demon
I knew this day would come. The Triple Cage, a nine man match to determine who will end the year Undisputed Champion. I’d like to start off by welcoming two people who I didn’t think at all, would be in this match: Cody Dementuim, or however you spell that amazingly pointless last name, and Steven Angel. Congratulations guys, welcome to the Triple Cage match for the Undisputed Championship AKA, hell on earth. You guys weren’t around for the first Triple Cage, were you? No? Didn’t think so. So I’d like to welcome you both with a big right handed punch, directly to the nose. But I’ll make sure I punch you, Steven, harder. Mainly because I heard you say this: “Why have you turned your back on Salvation. What would your old leader Brenton say to you for leaving.” And this: “Shadow there is no way in hell that you will walk out champion it is just impossible for you to do that.” Steven, just how retarded are you? I’m sure the first thing Brenton would say to me for leaving the New Dawn of Salvation would be “Good call, Rob.”

:It’s impossible for me to walk out champ? Really?:

Shadow Demon
Steven, I don’t know what drugs you take, but it is clearly possible for me to win this match. Hell, I’m one of the most experienced guys in the match, and you’ve been here, what, two-three months? Next time you want to insult me, try to get it right, jackass. As for the rest of you, there isn’t much to say. Chuck, you’re a great guy to fight, and yes, I know you won the first Triple Cage, so you’re the one to watch in this one, right? We’ll see if you can perform as well as you did the first time round Matthews. You’ve beaten me, I’ve beaten you, you beat me in a tag match, here’s where we settle the score. Chuck, you’re the only one I want to beat me if I lose, because I know you’d make a much better Undisputed Champion than Steven Angel or Havoc. Speaking of Havoc, you’ve finally got your bum buddy back! Death Angel and Havoc, BFFL’s right?! Yeah I know, I know, you tried to kill each other in the TLC, but I’m sure on the inside your both hurting for each other’s love!

:You two will never get your hands on this title:

Shadow Demon
If someone ordered me to hand over my Undisputed title to Havoc, it would be like asking me to take the belt, beat the shit out of it with a sledgehammer, and then throw it down a sewer. You give any world title to Havoc; it’s raped of its prestige. Death Angel, I don’t know about you, but judging from your one seven day reign with this title, I’d guess that giving it to you wouldn’t be much better. Now, who’s next? Oh yes, The Cabinet, all of you guys managed to jump into this match as well, didn’t you? There’s not much to say about you guys, I’m not really sure where you guys are headed. Frank, I know you were a good friend of Nick’s...That’s just about all I know about you. Sure, I know you were around in the old days of NLWF, but you and your buddy Rico have been on and off more than Havoc and Death Angel. So, to you two, I guess I just have to say “See you out there” and beat the shit out of each of you, and your oversized heads.

:One more thing...:

Shadow Demon
I want to spend Christmas with my wife, an ice cold beer, and my Undisputed Championship. Anyone who wants to take that away for me, is going to pay.

:Merry Fuckin’ Christmas: