[The Gallery.]

[Jasper Redgrave stands amongst a room of displays.]

“I wasn’t always the vicious and violent man that people know today.”

“Growing up, I wasn’t the biggest kid amongst my peers. In fact, I found myself on the bad end of being bullied often.”

“So many days I would come home, beaten and bruised. My father would take me under his arm each time. “

“His words were always the same. ‘Listen boy, you may have lost the battle, but you can still win the war.'”

“It took me a while to understand what he meant, but he was right.”

“The next day, the same thing would happen. I’d get shoved around and made fun of. I’d come home with my head hung and my father would once again comfort me, his words remaining the same.”

“It was then that I finally realized what he meant.”

“No matter how many times I was beaten, I would always come back a little more resilient. A little tougher. A little wiser.”

“With each beating that I took, I became stronger. “

“Until one day, I could fight back.”

[The Killer King folded his hands behind his back and began walking through the room.]

“And fight back I did. That day, I beat that bully within inches of his last breath and he never bothered me again.”

“Jackson Cade.. I must admit. The last time you and I crossed paths, you were able to win the battle.”

“But we’re engaged in a war, Little Eagle.”

“And I’m no stranger to war.”

[Jasper extends a hand towards a display case.]

[Inside it is the Sparta Cup.]

“I won the war for the Sparta Cup. “

[Redgrave continues walking as his other hand extends in the other direction.]

[Another display case, this one housing the Ring King crown.]

“I won the war to be crowned Ring King.”

[Redgrave points out another case.]

[This one has a picture in it. A picture that haunts Jackson Cade.]

[It’s a picture of a newly crowned World Champion standing behind CJ Thorpe just moments before snapping his neck.]

“I stood victorious in the war against your brother.”

[A long moment of silence follows those words, letting them linger in the air.]

{Redgrave comes to a stop in front of the final display case.]

[This one is empty.]

“And at the end of this war, I’ll stand with my hand raised high over your lifeless corpse.”

“Look around you, Jackyboy.”

“At KAOS, the odds are stacked against you.”

“It’s not just another battle that awaits you, Little Eagle.”

“For far too long, we have done battle.”

“It’s finally time that I put this war to an end.”

[Jasper manages a twisted smirk.]

“I’m coming for MY World Championship, Jackson.”

“Even if I have to pry it from your cold dead hands.”

[Redgrave takes a second glance at the empty display case.]

“My father was right. I might lose a battle here and there..”

“But I’ll NEVER lose the war.”

[He chuckles as he spins on his heels, taking his leave.]

[Leaving us to look into the empty case.]

[Fade.]