“Oh, Little Eagle, how naive you are..”
[The Artist finally speaks. His words drip with venom.]
“Love is nothing but weakness.”
“That feeling inside of you that burns so deep is hate. But it is a feeling that is shared between you and I.”
“I hate you, Jackson.”
“I hate everything that you stand for. I hate everything that you’ve ever accomplished. I hate everything about you..”
“But that’s what makes us just like Gemini and Muerte.”
“Without me, you’re nothing.”
[The Killer King flashes a twisted smile.]
“Without me, you have nothing.”
“There’s nothing left to fight for. There’s no burning desire to see me brought to justice to keep your fire fueled.”
“Without Jasper Redgrave, Jackson Cade fades away.”
[He pauses, letting Jackson marinade in those words.]
“The thought of me never leaves your mind. I could be lurking around any corner.. ready to strike.”
“Ready to take another loved one from you.”
“And that’s what keeps you at the top of your game, Little Eagle.”
“It is the hatred that I forged that keeps you flying high.”
“You need me just as much as Gemini needs Muerte..”
[Redgrave paces back and forth, his hands clasped behind his back.]
“You’ve made a good point though, Little Eagle.”
“Gemini is just as naive as you.”
“That burning in her chest isn’t adoration. She doesn’t love Muerte.”
“In fact, she hates him. She hates who he is. She hates what he has done in the past. She hates the lies that he’s built his empire on.”
[Jasper steps forward and taps on the glass that separates him from Jackson.]
“But just like you, she’s ignorant to the differences between love and hate.”
“As such, she leans on him. She believes in him. She confides in his ability.”
“That, my dear Eagle, is where our differences lie.”
“They will forever depend on each other. They will stand as a cohesive unit.”
“But you and I?”
[Jasper slaps an open palm against the glass to startle Jackson.]
[Redgrave smiles.]
“Our egos will work to devour one another.”
“We will use our hate for one another to devour anything that attempts to stand in our way.”
[He smirks.]
“Just like we always have.”
[Jasper pivots on his heels and steps away from the glass, his back to Jackson.]
“We’ve always fought tooth and nail against one another. We’ve always destroyed everything in our path to get to each other. We have and will always strive to ‘one up’ the other.”
“Neither of us will be willing to concede..”
[Jasper turns back to Jackson as he leans against the wall furthest from the glass that separates them.]
“Because when it comes down to it, my Little Eagle..”
“Hate will always be a stronger emotion than love.”
“After Warzone, you and I will be the new Tag Team Champions..”
[Jasper laughs out loud.]
“And I bet you fuckin’ hate that.”
[Jackson’s eyes shoot daggers in Redgrave’s direction as he laughs.]
[Annoyed, Cade pivots on his heels and heads for the door.]