Ring the bell

Utter darkness

Eyes fixed into it

As if staring into the void

The void of everything

Only things that I can identify within are me

and my prize

Shaking with excitement

Seething with enthusiasm

I was ready

Boom

The music hit

I began my march

Down this ramp

That lead not only to what I had left behind

But to all that I would gain

This was it

The end of the road

One last test

One more drop of blood would be shed if necessary

One more tear would drop if need be

I was ready

I launched myself head first onto that square stage

That stage for all to see

That stage that would break the weak

And reward the strong

Which would I be?

We will find out

The roar was intoxicating

The people had reached out with their voices and let me know

This is how they felt

This is what they wanted

The suspense was over

The curtain was about to fall

They would finally get the ending they wanted

No

The ending they deserved

Then silence

Then nothing

Darkness again

Now another entered into my void

The music rang out

I knew what was coming

The one immovable object standing in my way

That one unstoppable force that would not stop beating me down

I had to move it

I had to stop it

On this day

No other

No more

The end is here and now

The object was close now I didn't have to see it

I could feel it

The presence was known

That force was close now

I saw it

I felt it

I wanted to take it and smash it into the ground

Here we go

Now just as all those times before

We had to wait

To break down our walls and find our breaking points

Physical and mental

Words were being told to us that would always go in one ear and out the other

To ensure the fairness of all of these meetings

It was fine

We knew we could wait

We had patience enough for that

The words died out

The crowd began to roar again

We backed to our respective starting places

Now we waited

For that almost angelic sound

The sound that could motivate the dead if necessary

To motivate revolutions if need be

Come on

I am dying to hear it

Let me hear it

GIVE ME THE SOUND

and just like that

it began with a simple

Ding