Even Heroes Die

In Jasper Redgrave, Promo by Jasper Redgrave

[The room of a young girl.]

[The walls and furniture is covered in pink.]

[Standing amongst this sea of pink is none other than Jasper Redgrave.]

[He walks over to the perfectly kept bed, grabbing a stuffed animal.]

“Every little girl has a role model.”

“Someone that they look up to. Someone that they paint perfect portraits of in their minds.”

“A person who they think is above all else.”

[Jasper tilts his head as he places the stuffed animal face down on the bed.]

“And I’m sure Mikaela was no different, eh Harry?”

“I’m sure that she looked up to you as her hero.

“Someone who she thought would protect her when the evils of Arcadia came knocking.”

[With a gleam in his eye, Jasper turns to the corner of the room where a baseball bat laid up against the wall.]

[He walks over, grabbing the bat.]

“Now here we are in OSW. Here we are in front of all of Arcadia and they too, have grown fond of you.”

“As you stand before them now as their World Champion, they praise you as if you’re some sort of hero.”

“Looking to you as if you’re going to save them when the terrors of the night come out to play.”

“And for months, you’ve been the vigilante that they all need.”

“Every hero has their nemesis, and you’re no different.”

“You’ve spent months trying to garner my attention. Attempting to seek some sort of revenge for your daughter’s murder.”

[CRASH!]

[Redgrave strikes forward, starting to destroy the room with the baseball bat.]

“Well congratulations, Harry!”

NOW you have my attention.”

“You’ve had quite the past few weeks, haven’t ya? First you become OSW Champion and then you put your cape on and came to the aide of Albert Lamplight.”

“You’re starting to look like a true hero.”

[Jasper pauses. A photograph has caught his attention. Jasper throws the bat aside and regains his composure.]

[It’s a photo of Harold Attano with his daughter atop his shoulders.]

“But, even heroes die.”

“You’re not some supernatural being. You’re not some immortal deity.”

“You’re a nobody.”

[Jasper picks the picture up and smirks.]

“Despite what you may believe, you’re not some invincible super hero, Attano.”

“You’re just as expendable as the next man.”

“The supervillain that you’ve been chasing specializes in death.”

“And your days of being the saint have been numbered.”

[Jasper tosses the picture frame against the wall and it shatters.]

“You’ve been a thorn in my side for far too long, Harold.”

“But now, you have something that belongs to me in the OSW World Championship.”

“At Pandemonium, we end this for good.”

[Jasper walks towards the door and opens it.]

“In front of all of those who are so ignorant as to look at you as their hero, I will give you everything that you’ve been seeking for the past few months.”

“A reunion with your daughter.”

“And it’ll be the greatest masterpiece I’ve ever created.”

[Redgrave gives another dry chuckle as he takes his leave.]

[The perfectly kept room of Mikaela Attano left in shambles.]

[Fade.]