Taking Hold of the Flame 2025

[Team Desire]

Katie Steward | SCW Goddess of Desire | "Her Consequences"

The alarm on Katie’s phone sounds off throughout her bedroom while she lays buried under the blankets on the bed sound asleep. Her hands move from underneath the blankets, navigating its way to the phone on the nightstand near the bed and shutting up the insisted alarm sound. Katie rolls out from under the blankets and out of bed. She stumbles to her bathroom and shuts the door behind her.

A few seconds passed by before the door swung open and Katie stepped out. Looking dazed and confused. Her hair is still a mess from the bed head when she wakes up. She realizes something isn’t right with her situation. She is not home. She’s in some hotel room, somewhere. How?

Katie walks over and sits at the edge of the hotel bed. She tries to rack her brain trying to figure out what or how she got here. Nothing happens. Her mind is just blank. Katie spins around. She stretches her body out over the bed reaching for her phone. Checking out what day it is. Thursday. It’s Thursday. What was even Wednesday? Why can’t she remember? Katie scrolls through her phone. Trying to find some clue to her missing memories. Opening up her schedule, she sees that she has a meeting set today at SCW HQ for later.

Katie is so confused. Why can’t she remember?

Katie holds up her phone and makes a call to the only person that could probably help her. She hears TJ’s phone ringing on the other side of the hotel room door. She rushes to the door and opens it and yanks TJ inside. He’s carrying a couple of bags in hand. Almost spilling them on the floor.

“TJ, thank Goddess. What is happening?” Katie blurbs out. “What am I doing in Toronto? Why does SCW want to meet me?”

“Umm, well I’m not really sure. You didn’t tell me.” TJ tries to explain. “You scheduled a meeting with SCW and that’s all I know. I’m just here because you called me wanting me to bring you a few things that you forgot to take with you.”

TJ holds up the bags he’s carrying and Katie grabs them from her. She throws them on the bed and frantically searches through trying to find something to help her memory. She doesn’t find anything. Just her usual provisions that she takes with her on the road.

“Katie, are you feeling alright?” TJ asks with a look of concern. Obviously sensing  that something is wrong, but smart enough not to guess what it is.

“I… think I have had a blackout for the last couple of days. I don’t know what I’m supposed to be meeting SCW about.” Katie's visibility frustrated. Trying so hard to remember. “Are you sure I didn’t say anything?”

“I’m sorry, Katie. You didn’t.” TJ shakes his head. Can’t help, but feel useless a little bit not being able to help her. “You should be getting ready soon for your meeting though.”

Katie nods her head agreeing with TJ. She repackages the things TJ brought and puts them back in the bags. She heads into the bathroom to get herself ready.

Katie turns on the hot water in the shower and lets it run. She stands in front of the sink and puts the bags on the counter. Going through the things that TJ bought for her. Katie looks up at herself in the mirror, except it’s not Katie who stares back at her.

“Hello Sweetie.” The Goddess says in the mirror. Staring at Katie with a sinister smile.

Katie stumbles backwards in shock from her Goddesses sudden appearance. Enough that she bumps into the hotel tub and falls in. The shower was raining down on her. Katie screams as she struggles to pull herself out.

“Katie? Are you alright?” TJ is heard at the bathroom door. Knocking on it to get her attention after hearing the commotion inside.

“I’m fine. Everything is ok. I just thought I saw a bug. You know how these places here are.” Katie shakes her head. Hoping that TJ buys it. Which of course, he does. He goes back to his seat in the hotel room and plays with his phone while Katie gets ready.

Katie slowly moves towards the mirror. Keeping a sharp eye trained on her reflection. Moving to see it in the mirror and Katie sees herself staring back at her.

“What?” Katie’s eyes search around the mirror trying to find anything, but there is nothing, nothing but her pretty self looking back at her. Katie rubs her head with her hand. Running it through her damp hair after taking a spill in the shower. Massaging her brain trying to get her brain going and figure out what is wrong with her. Why can’t she remember? Did she really just see her Goddess in the mirror?

Katie grips the counter tight. A massive wave of thoughts suddenly floods her mind. She can feel the entire room around her vibrating  around and everything fades away.


Katie stands in a massive circular room. A black and white world that is a drain of color flows in this flashback that Katie relives. Except for the pink glow that emanates from the QueensBlades that Katie holds in her hand. It’s power strong and Katie can’t help, but let it consume her. Causing her eyes to glow the same pink coloring.

Katie’s Goddess sits on the ground in front of her. The Sword of Light inches away from her. Looking defeated. Katie looks to have defeated her. The Queensblade making her the superior Goddess. Now the blade compels her to finish the job. Under its influence Katie raises the blade and pulls her arms back then lunges the blade forward piering the Goddesses heart. Burying the blade deeper and coming face to face with each other. The Goddess says something in an old forgotten language that Katie doesn’t understand. She grabs Katie by the neck and pulls her in, giving a kiss on the forearm. Then she just disappears.

Katie is felt standing in an empty room. The battle is over. She is left holding onto her Queensblade. The power within it glows brighter and brighter. Too much power flows and the blade ends up shattering. Its shards fly in all directions spreading out in the room. With that the hold it has over Katie is released.

Also the hold over Katie’s Brats, who are no longer under the blades influence. Who are also in the room with her. Spread out and helped fight the Goddesses army. With their will free now. Turn and stare at Katie. The tension between them is thick. Katie is the one to turn away first and flee. Not willing to face them after enslaving them to the cursed blade.


Katie is back in the hotel’s bathroom. Opening her eyes and looking at the steamed up mirror in front of her. The memories of the event of her supernatural thriller arc played back in her head. Is that where the Goddess disappeared too?

Katie turns around and shuts off the shower. She wipes the fog off the mirror with her hand and stares at herself. She concentrates hard trying to get the Goddess to reappear. Nothing happens. Katie lets out a frustrated scream.

“I’m not going crazy. I know what I saw.” She tells herself. Running her hands through her damp blonde hair.

TJ knocks on the door checking her on her after hearing the scream to make sure she is alright. “Everything ok?”

“It’s fine.” Katie screams at him. She stops and takes a deep breath. Realizing her mistake. Her frustration getting the best of her and causing her to scream at him. She shouts through the door. “I’m sorry. That was not directed at you.”

“It’s ok. You're coming up pretty soon on your meeting and we should be heading out.” TJ updates her.

Katie grabs the bags she brought in with her and goes through them. Mostly feminine products, but also she finds some prescription bottles inside. Prescribed by Dr. Mercer. This might be the clue she was looking for.

“Hello, Dr. Mercer. It’s Katie Steward. I was just calling to ask a question about my medication. Why am I on it? I mean I know why. I’m not having blackouts or anything serious like that. Unless I told you… Of that I’m seeing the ghost of a dead person I might’ve killed… No, I didn’t. I don’t know what I’m saying. I don't know what is wrong, but something isn’t right. I think the Goddess is playing games with me.”

Katie listens on the phone to her doctor. She tells her about the medication that was prescribed as just something to help her sleep. In their sessions Katie said she was having trouble, but it was nothing too serious. She also warns her, if the medication is causing these things to stop taking them. She’ll schedule something for her when she gets back to California and meet with her.

“Thank you. You’re right. That has to be it. I’ll do that and yes, when I am back in California we’ll schedule something.” Katie smiles feeling relieved. Clearly her mind is just a bit overstimulated. She has been busy this year. After the success of her first movie, A Rift in Time, Hollywood has been calling her. Also the tabloids have called the chaos of the screening for it, but that is another story in itself. Katie looks at the mirror again and she just sees herself in it. Her beautiful, gorgeous self. Though her hair is still wet and she still needs to get herself ready for the meeting.

“Oh my Goddess, I need to get ready!?”

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At SCW Headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Katie walks into the building followed closely behind by TJ Johnson. Katie rushes over to the receptionist to notify them that she is there. She may be just a couple of minutes late for the meeting. Everything is alright though. They’ve been expecting her. The receptionist tells Katie they’ll be down in a minute to meet with her.

Katie and TJ wait around in the lobby. Katie doesn’t wait around. She ventures off and looks around the headquarters. TJ continues to follow her.

“Where are you going? We’re supposed to wait in the lobby.” TJ warns her.

“They’ll find us. Although while we wait, we should check and make sure everything is how it should be.” Katie smiles walking through the halls of SCW Headquarters. Employees move around and everyone greets her and TJ as they pass by.

Katie looks up at the walls and the decorations that SCW has hung on there. She notices something is missing.

“Where is it? TJ, where is it?” Katie looks around. She smacks TJ’s arm with her hand to get him to work faster and find what it is that is missing.

“Easy now, I’m sure it’s here somewhere. It didn’t get up and walk away.” TJ defensively held up his hands to protect himself.

Katie spots a janitor walking away, carrying a painting. It’s covered in a white sheet for its protection. Katie dashes to intercept them. “Excuse me. Wait. Hold on.” She grabs the painting and flips the sheet over. There it is. The old time-y, renaissance artwork of Katie Steward that should be hanging in Headquarters for all to see. “Found it! Where were you going with this?”

The Janitor looks at Katie and then glances at the painting. He takes out a note card from his jumpsuit and in broken English reads “We need to move, for cleaning.”

“Oh I see. A little prepared statement in case you’re caught. Moving it around. I knew they only hung it when I came around. Give me it!” Katie grips the painting and tries to pull it away from the janitor to save it.

Janitor held on and caught in a tug of war with her. “No.”

“TJ, don’t stand there. Help!” Katie shouting instructions to TJ. He tries to help, but also tries to talk her down. Just let the janitor do this work.

The SCW representative walks over finding Katie and TJ. “Hello. Ms. Steward. Mr. Johnson. I’m Ms. Lane. We had a meeting scheduled.”

Katie lets go of the painting and turns to meet the representative. The Janitor takes the painting and runs far and away from her. “Damn it. Now he's gone.”

“Is everything ok?” Ms. Lane asks, trying to assess the situation.

TJ steps in. “Yes. We’re good. Katie just had a few questions about where they were taking the artwork. They’re off to get it cleaned.”

“Oh yeah, I heard they were bringing out and hanging up some artwork for today.”

“I knew it.” Katie pumps her fist in vindication.

“Excuse me.” Ms. Lane, new to SCW. Just a few months into her job. Not too familiar with Katie and TJ’s act.

“She is just really excited to get this meeting underway. She’s got a lot of ideas. Also Hollywood is really biting right now, so she’s got a lot to offer.” TJ walks with Ms. Lane as Katie follows them. Katie takes a look back and the janitor is long gone. He got off lucky.

Katie turns back around and sees TJ and Ms Lane step into the elevator to head to the upper floors. Katie sprints after them, but doesn’t make it in time. She steps into her own elevator and watches the doors shut. The elevator lifts and she turns and notices that she is not alone.

“Still not saying hi,are we?” The Goddess says.

Katie lifts her head and takes a breath. Trying to block her out. “You’re not here. Just a bad side effect of my sleep medication.”

The Goddess laughs. “It’s not a side effect. How could it be? TJ just got it for you. You haven’t taken it yet. I guess next you’ll say you’re overworked and I’m just a hallucination. Well you’re half right.”

“That you’re a hallucination?” Katie asks.

“No. You’re overworked.” The Goddess rolls her eyes. “But, isn’t that what a Goddess is? Someone who shows up and visits a person to deliver a message or bless them. No one else sees them.”

“Are you delivering a message or blessing me?”

“Nice try. I ain’t got nothing for you. Not after what you’ve done.” The Goddess scolds Katie. Each one keeps their distance from the other.

“I’m not responsible for the death of your King.”

“It’s not that. You’ve been playing around this game for far too long. A game you have no business to be playing in. On top of that, The Queensblade. It’s far too powerful of an artifact to be wielded by a faux Goddess.” The Goddess splits her fire in Katie’s direction. Hoping to burn her with its fire.

Katie laughs off the insult. “Fake Goddess, huh. I ain’t scared of you. The business that I work in I’ve bigger and worse threats than you. So if you think I’ll step down to you. Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet.”

The Goddess smirks. “Cute, but you can’t get rid of me. I’m going to get rid of you. Now if you don’t mind. I got a meeting schedule. Enjoy the blackout.”

The Goddess waves at Katie. Katie throws herself up against the wall of the elevator. The feelings of being hit with a truck. She struggles to catch her breath. Then everything goes dark.

The elevator dings and the doors open for Katie to step out. She is met by TJ waiting for her. She walks by him and brushes her hand under his chin. In the most seductive way possible announcing she is ready to get this meeting underway. It’s not that awkward.

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Back in California at her home. Her actual home. Katie walks up in her actual bed this time. No hotel room somewhere in the world. Katie sits up in her bed and looks around her room. Again, she has no memories about what happened after her conversation with the Goddess. Did the Goddess take over? What is she doing?

Katie throws herself across the bed and grabs her phone. Scrolls through new messages from her therapist, Dr. Mercer. She ends up calling TJ on the phone. He was there in the room with her. He knows what happened.

“TJ, TJ! What happened in the meeting? What did she… I do?” Katie listens in as TJ tells her that she killed it.

“She did what? Killed!? They’re all dead!” TJ explains it a little more and a little more detail. She did well with the meeting. “Oh, right. Of course. I knew that. So that was it. Just a normal boring meeting about what ideas I had with SCW.”

She listens to TJ tell her some of the ideas, but nothing bad or terrible. At least it sounds like the Goddess is out to ruin her. What is her game she is playing?

“Thanks TJ.” Katie says her bye and ends the call.

The game seems to have only just begun.


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Taking Hold of the Flame
06-01-25
A Dream, Last Goal Post…

“I can’t. I can’t think about what she is doing. I’m the one who is in control. I’m the one who still has goals left to finish. Businesses to settle. Movies to debut. Becoming Supreme Champion wasn’t the last thing I could do in SCW. Like the Hall of Fame introduction, it was another notch of things that I do better than everyone else. The most decorated person in SCW. Not a single person can touch it. It only proves that I’m untouchable. They can’t beat me. I have already won. The only thing I can do now. I continue on my greatest. It’s not really about winning Taking Hold of the Flame. It’s about that main event spot. The biggest stage in this business. If it’s not meant for the best, which as I just explained is me. Who then, who is it for? Nobody has traveled this road longer than me. Now 20 years later, my anniversary show. It is promising to be the biggest celebration yet. To finally main event the biggest show. That is what dreams are made of. That is what I’m fighting for. I know it’s not unique. With my legacy though it kinda is. Is that what she wants? Is that how she’s going to hurt me? Rob me of my spotlight? No, this isn’t about her. This is about me.”

“This is about getting a second chance at being SCW World Champion. I’m going to make them care again. Everyone is going to want to see another Katie Steward reign. Especially after they witness what Xander, Giovanni, Waylon and James do locked inside of a dome match. Needing every piece of special effect that can muster to try and get the crowd into it. When it is time for me to take the spotlight. I’m going to give the fans what they've been lacking. What Selena, Syren haven’t done? The emotional road that I’m going to pave through Taking Hold of the Flame to Rise to Greatness is going to feed families.”

“That is all there is. I know what my goal is. I know what I have to do. Everyone knows it. Because they’re all jealous. They know deep down in their hearts that they can ever beat me. They can’t take away from what I’ve done. They’ll be gunning for me. Trying to end me. Ruin the biggest moment that SCW will ever have. They can not beat, they will not beat Katie Steward. No. They won’t. No, She won’t. I know how to play this game. I play this game better than anyone. I’m not scared about what my future holds. I’ll be scared of what SCW’s future holds without its true Goddess.”