The soothing chime of a piano washes over the excited OCW audience before it is replaced by a wailing guitar, the tones seem off key, as if being played on rusted strings. Slowly, they begin to take on their familiar form, joined once more by the piano. It becomes apparent what the theme is and the crowd shift uncomfortably, it's been awhile since they've had to hear both the music of The Family and the forceful propaganda uttered by their head preacher, Jacob Trance.
Onto the stage come Eli and Raze, who turn, showing their backs to the crowd. The pair drop to their knees and bow their heads as if listening to a church sermon.
Jacob Trance: Blessed are the destroyers of false hope... For they are the true Messiahs, cursed are the God-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep... Discarded once used up.
And then the man himself walked onto the stage, twirling his beard, a smile plastered across his face.
Jacob Trance: It has been awhile my friends, my people!
He chuckles.
Jacob Trance: I can see in your heart of hearts that you have missed me, that you need guidance so that you may find the other worlds... And so, the man in black fled across the desert, and... Yes, many gunslingers followed.
Jacob nods to himself.
Jacob Trance: But these men... They all fell, for they were only mortal and insignificant when faced with an old god... These men like Parker Stevens... Tobin Frost...
The crowd give loud cheers for both men.
Jacob Trance: Matsuda...
The crowd explodes.
Jacob Trance: Matsuda...
The crowd break into a "Mat-su-da" chant" honouring their country man.
Jacob Trance: HE TOO... He too failed.
The crowd begin to boo, prompting a wagging finger from Jacob Trance.
Jacob Trance: No my children, it is rude to condemn him... He stood in front of me, a dragon before a knight, and he was slain. Slain for the better good. Slain so that others may grow, that they may try to find the way.
The Family rise now, heading to a corner of the stage.
Jacob Trance: There was also Bobby Minio... Now Bobby Minio he had it all, but Bobby Minio had a great fall... And all of C4 couldn't put poor Bobby Minio together again... Where is he? Where is your false idol I ask of you?
Jacob points.
Jacob Trance: Is he there?
Jacob shakes his head and points to another area.
Jacob Trance: Is he here?
He once more shakes his head.
Jacob Trance: No, he's nowhere... He has removed himself from this world because he has finally seen the light... Prayers are to men as dolls are to children and I cannot be one of you children no longer... You try to crawl through your lives, you bough and scrape upon your knees... But I...
Jacob removes the OCW title and holds it up for all to see.
Jacob Trance: I will stride through my life upon my feet...
Jacob trails off and heads backstage with his flock, leaving the crowd to decipher his words, and perhaps more importantly, wonder who will stand in his way next.