Ranieros Journal Pt 1

 

Knights Templar Entry--January 5th 1193

The trip from Troyes was long and with it came unexpected perils. We fled the night of the twenty second. Lady Katherine after witnessing Armands death and her Fathers soul being forced into the abomination of a mirror was in rare form for the duration of our travels. On the third night we made camp and I informed her of the Templars true purpose for existing, It did not seem to surprise her after what she watched happen only a few nights before. Her determination to carry on surprised me. The next morning I informed her of our destination and the reason Toledo was the end of our journey together. Her brother sits in exile at the monastery there awaiting my arrival. This is something I have long dreaded. She was skeptical at first but still holding Laurents abilities I was able to enlighten her with visions of the past. Her brother is to receive their fathers gifts and be anointed as the new grandmaster of the order. Her will to carry on has been rather daunting. Always wanting to push the horses to their limits, resting only when she could accomplish nothing further.Her brother would do well to keep her close after I depart for she is an unstoppable force once she has set her mind to something. On the eighth day of our journey we stopped to rest near a stream in a wooded area it was on that day I befriended Tanooki. I was drying some figs in the sun when he appeared. The small pine marten had no fear of me or Katherine. I of course shared my figs and after that he seemed to have decided to join us on our journey. With Tanooki now accompanying us we departed but three days later we lost a horse to a pack of wolves. With our supplies redistributed amongst the two horses we would be traveling slower as there was still three days of travel left to Toledo. We arrived late this afternoon and Lady Katherine was rushed off to meet her brother the two have been inseparable since. In a few hours I will perform the ritual and Raymond will be imbued with his fathers powers and be ordained Grandmaster of the Knights Templar. Then I shall take my leave and return to my home in Verona.

Shawn turns the page on the Journal and begins skimming the next journal entry till he comes across a list of names William Rigaud, Danbalt Capuleti, Guillaume de la Fossa, Robert Anjou, Albert Montdidier he then comes across a brief description of the wounds these specific templars carried. All 5 of them gaping cuts on their left hands running down their palms to their wrists. As he begins to dig deeper into the page there is a jolt and the flight attendants voice carries throughout the planes intercom system welcoming the passengers to Philadelphia International Airport then giving instructions on how to disembark the plane. Shawn slams the journal shut and stuffs it into his carry on unbuckles his seatbelt and steps into the aisle stretching his legs and back out after the long flight. He had just left the States and here he was home again for a couple days at least but then it was off to Rhode Island for Savage. He waits his turn to get off the plane and makes his way to claim his bags. The conveyor begins turning and Shawn's bag finally appears. He grabs it and makes his way out to the exit where a driver was waiting to take him home.

A nap and a shower later Shawn walks through the front door of the RMI office in South Jersey to find Renee standing there waiting for him expectantly. “Welcome home!” she grins at him.

“Thanks babe” Shawn replies as he approaches her to lay one on her. As Shawn leans in to kiss her she quickly steps around him and kicks him in his ass sending him tumbling forward into the wall. A loud thud rings out through the office building as Shawn hits the wall face first and crumbles to the ground. Erin opens her office door and peaks out to find Renee standing with her hands on her hips and a heap of Spyder on the floor. Erin shakes her head and closes the door.

Renee presses play on a voicemail on her phone and moaning and groaning noises pour out of the speaker on the phone a few loud thuds then garbled scratching sounds. Shawn's voice can then be heard saying “Oh Shit Arcana!” then the voicemail ends.

“Who the fuck is Arcana!?” Renee screeches at him as he clamors back to his feet.

“Listen that voicemail is a lot more incriminating sounding than it really is.” Shawn chuckles but the razor sharp glare coming from Renee's face as she positions herself to pounce on him quickly changes his tune.

“WHO THE FUCK IS ARCANA!?” Renee screams again. “IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR YOU WHEN THIS CALL CAME THROUGH!! WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN SO LATE AT NIGHT?” She rushes at him, her fists clenched tight and she swings wildly at him.

“You don't understand we had Lycana tied up. It was amazing!” Shawn catches her punches and looks her in the eyes.

“WHAT!? Your fucking around with that bitch too!?” She kicks at Shawn, her fists useless in his grasp.

“NO! No! You got it all wrong Arcana and I knocked the bitch out and kidnapped her… I was gonna use her as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Left Hand but things went wrong. The shed burned down. She's a Werewolf.. You know unforeseen complications.” Shawn laughs “We got her in Spain and drove 11 fucking hours back to Florence. Lycana woke up halfway through the drive and tried to break free.I must have dialed you somehow during the scuffle. I was driving so Arcana ended up having to take care of her. It was a pretty terrifying few moments.”

“She's a werewolf?” Renee kicks at Shawn again struggling to break free of his grasp. “Thats the most ridiculous shit ive ever heard. You have got to be kidding me Wylde!”

“Listen to me Renee, She is a Witch and a Werewolf and she is dangerous! Not just beating you up takes you home dangerous. She's shown Tommy and I just what she is capable of.” Shawn opens his Photo gallery and shows Renee a picture of the Canyon now open in the middle of Florence. “She did that… Her and Marf. It's okay we have gifted friends now as well. Wait till you see what Tommy can do now, and as for Arcana she also has the ability to use magic. It's unbelievable.” Shawn releases Renee's fists from his grasp and she catches him square in the jaw.

“Would it kill you to call your girlfriend more often while you're away?” Renee walks back to her desk leaving Shawn grabbing at his mouth.

Shawn walks over and again leans in to kiss her but is straight armed in the face. “Call me while you're away then maybe you'll get what you want when you get home. Till then get out I have work to do.” Renee then motions at the door. “Off you go then little spyder.”

Shawn scowls at her as he makes his way to the door. “Well you fucked up buddy..” He says to himself as he leaves the building. “No love for you tonight.”

Shawn sits in the empty mess of an apartment he shares with JoJo the bright computer screen in front of him. He sets up his livestream and starts the broadcast.

“Hello Friends… Hello Thad, It's been a while since we've met in the ring, I've been looking forward to this. I have a feeling that this time the results may be a little different. Last time there was a Finn to take the fall and a Page to play dirty. This time it's strictly my athleticism against yours. But before I get too far into a rant I have questions… Why Lycana man? What was the thought process? Take it from me you wanna stay far away from that nut job she's the type that bites to break skin. Oh also what's it's like for you to be down here in the midcard when not too long ago you were the Uni Champ. Oh and I heard you're having issues with your manager. You should see what Tommys offering. Seems our next rental is a Castle. I have no Idea where he gets these deals from but I'll tell you this, the amenities have never been short of spectacular. Golden Boy that's what people call you right? It's about time to go 1v1 with The White Spyder so let's agree on this no matter which man comes out on top at Warfare the fans get what they paid to see. The former Uni champ and the future King of the XWF Cough Me Cough battling it out and giving it everything they have for them. Sound good? See you soon friend. Till then… Dude call me.. Okay i've heard her hair isn't the only thing that's blue about her. There's rumors about a certain breakfast item of hers sharing the color.” Shawn gags at the thought. “Look to the skies!” Shawn reaches out to cut the stream but not before retching on camera a second time.